The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-11
BULLETINS OF THE EAGLE
News of the Nomination as it Was Picked
from the Wires,

thirds vote of all states is required TO
nominate or simply two-thirds Of vote
! given. The best authority says the lat
! ter, and these bulletins will be based on
that supposftion as rules of last conven-
ton, which govern this says: Two
| thirds of vote given"
/ There are in all $50 votes but II is ex-
pected a number will refrain from vot-
! ing.
100 a. m.-Proceedings opening with
prayer.
HOB a. m.-New York delegation has
sent a committee to Hills room TO try
to get him to come to the convention.
11:04 a. m--Harrity of Pennsylvania
rises and is loudly cheered.
| 11:o4 a m.-Harrity dominates Rob
ert E. Pattison for president.
11:05 a. m.-Maddingly OF the District
of Columbia seconds Mclean. Cheers.
11:06 a. m.-Miller of Oregon presents
the name Of Pennoyer for president
| 11:07 a. DETERMINATIONS for presi-
dent closed.
| 11:07 a. m.-Rou of states ordered for
the first ballot.
HOS a. m.-RoH Of Arkansas de-
manded.
First nine votes for Blackburn.
Next for Boies, next for Campbell,
|
an, next for Matthews, next for Bryan,
next for Boies.
One hundred and ninety-nine votes
were not cast on the first ballot.
Official first ballot after connections
account adsentees and declines:
Bland, 233; Boies, IS; Matthews, 81;
Mclean, "a; Bryan, 1O5; Blackburn, 50;
Pattison, 90; Campbell, %; Russell. 2;
Pennoyer, 10; Tillman, II; Hill, l; Sic
venson, 2; Teller, s. Not voting, iS5.
Second ballot-Alabama, % for Bland;
! Arkansas, 16 for Bland.
Roll of California being called. Col
orado, for Teller; Connecticut, p for
Pattison, 10 not voting; Delaware, for
Pattison, Bryan, not voting.
Florida, Bryan, .; Boies, 2; Bland, l;
Matthews, 2; Pattison, u; Stevenson, l.
Chair decides instructions are not to
abstain from. but minority cannot cast
entire vote Of state.
Wisconsin, declining TO vote, 10; for
Bryan, 4: for Blackburn, 1.
Wyoming, 6 for Blackburn. Alaska.
for Bland. District of Columbia. for
Mclean. New Mexico. 6 for Bland.
| Oklahoma, S for Bland. Indian Terri
tory, 6 for Bland.
Result finst ballot-Bland, 233; Boies.
II; Matthews, 81; Mclean, "a; Bryan,
1872; Blackburn, 50; Pattison, "a; Camp
bell, l; Russell, 2; Pennoyer, s; Till
man, II.
States that were passed are now being
called. Those that do not decline to vote
are splitting their votes among outside
candidates, Hill getting 8 votes from
Massachusetts.
Instructions to Wisconsin delegates
from that state being read which in
structs them to vote as unit.
Makes a point of order that the in
structions of the state must be passed.
Dockery of Wisconsin claims privilege
and right to cast his vote. (Cheers)
Dockery says that while majority has
right TO cast vote. it has no right to
withhold it altogether, and asks to
have his vote recorded.
New Hampshire, seven decline to
vote; one vote for Pattison. New Jer-
sey declines to vote; cheers and Kisses.
New York declines to vote; great
cheering.
Chairman tries in vain to restrain
demonstration
Audience quieting down.
North Dakota casts six votes for
Boies
Ohfo's vote challenged and roll of
states ordered.
Ohio casts forty-six votes for Mclean
under unit rule.
Vermont four for Bryan and four de-
cline to vote. Virginia, "a for Black
burn. Washington, 1 for Bryan and
for Bland. West Virginia, u for Black
burn. Wisconsin declines to vote.
Hogan of Wisconsin says unit rule
does not exist and demands right TO
vote. General Bragg says under in
structions majority has absolute power
in the matter.
Wisconsin state roll called.
South Dakota votes for Bryan,
for Pattison, one not voting. Tonnes
see, "a fer Bland under unit rule. Vote
of Tennessee challenged. Roll of state
ordered.
Several of Tennessees votes cast for
Bryan, but under unit rule her "a votes
go to Bland. Utah casts for Bland.
Texas, 80 for Bland.
Including Ohio, votestands: Bland,
1876; Boies, 20; Matthews. 81; Mclean,
40: Bryan, III; Blackburn. SO; Pattison,
%: Campbell l; Russell. 2.
Oregon, s for Pennoyer. Pennsylv-
vania, Ga for Pattison. (Cheers)
Rhode Island, for Pattison; decline
TO vote; II for Tillman, l not voting.
CHissing)
Idaho, 6 for Bland Illinois. 4s for
Bland (Cheers.) Indiana, so for
Matthews. Iowa, % for Boies. Kansas,
20 for Bland.
Kentucky, rs for Blackburn. Louisi-
ana, is for Bryan. Maine, 3 for Patti
son. for Bland, for Bryan, not vot-
ing.
MINNESOTA. for Stevenson. Bryan .,
Blackburn !. Pattison ,. Boies 4, not vot-
souri,. "a for Bland. Montana, for
Blackburn, for Bland. Nebraska, 16
for Bryan. Nevada 3 for Matthews
and for Mclean.
So far Wisconsin delegates as names
are called decline to vote.
One man in the Wisconsin delegation
votes for Bryan Another Wisconsin
man votes for Bryan.
Maryland, IL Pattison; 4 Bryan; not
voting Massachusetts asks TO be
/ passed and is passed. Michigan, 9 for
! Bryan; for Bofes: for Bland; 10 not
voting. Vote IS challenged. Roll OF
state demanded. being called. Several
of the Michigan delegates refuse to vote
when names are called.
Roll of Michigan resulted: Ten not
voting: for Bryan; for BOies; for
/ Bland.
Georgia. Bryan 20 Idaho. Bland g.
Illinois. Bland As Indiana, Matthews
| 80. Iowa, Boies IS.
| Kansas. Bland 20. Kentucky. Black
burn 26. Louisiana, Bryan IS. Maine.
| Pattison, ;: Bland. ,; Bryan. ?; not
voting
! Montana, Bland s. Nebraska, Bryan
| Is. Nevada. Mclean 5. New Hamp-
shire. Patiison. /: not voting. New
/ Jersey. 2for Pattison: IS not voting.
| New York passed. North Carolina. -
/ for Bryan. North Dakota, for Bcies.