The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-07-16
BRYAN AND SEWALL.
Five Ballots are Required to Nomi-
nate a Man for Vice President.

gone west Tor a candidate for the
Presidency in the person of William
j. Bryan, of Nebraska, the silver
majority went East to find a man for
second honors, and fixed on Arthur
Sewall, the millionaire ship
owner of Maine and the representa-
tive from that State in the national
Democratic committee. When the
convention met yesterday the sound
money men were mostly conspicuous
by their absence and the free coinage
delegates had it all their own way.
The audience was small and so was
the enthusiasm.
After the nominating speeches
had been made it was whispered
about that Bryan wanted Sewall for
a running mate, but whether it was
because of the downeaster's money
or his silver sentiments no one seems
to know. The fifth roll call resulted
as follows:
Sewall, SOS; Mclean, 32; Harrlty,
Il; Williams, 9; Clarke, 22; Patti
son, /; Daniel, sc. Not voting,
Psi.
The vote was made unanimous
amid some cheering, but there was
not much Of d demonstration Re
solutions were adopted empowering
the national committee to fix the
time and place for holding the next
national convention, and to choose
for its chairman and members of
the executive committee persons
not members of the national COM
mittee. Resolutions thanking the
presiding officers, Daniel, White and
Richardson, and the people of Chi
cago fortheir hospitality were passed
without dispute.
Arthur Sewall, nominated for
Vice President, is a Maine ship
builder, who is less known in any
public capacity, if possible, than
Bryan. The candidate for the first
place, George Fred Williams, the
free coinage dude delegate from
Massachusetts,, was complimented
with a few votes on each of the five
ballots. But his colleague who
placed him in nomination destroyed
his chances by by declaring that he
had no private fortune to place at
the service of his party for campaign
purposes. But for the sturdy sense
of Altgeld, Bland would have been
nominated on the second ballot and
the ticket made as sectional as Till
man had already declared the issue
to be.
ADDS NO STRENGTH TO THE TICKET.
The final selection of Sewall how
ever, while avoiding the sectional
criticism, adds very little strength
-to-tne TICKET, from a-sec-
ton and State hopelessly Republic
can. Both the ticket and the plat
form have fallen very flat in the
Democratic business circles of this
city. From theBoard of Trade down
to the retail shop-keepers, the general
sentiment is in favor of defeating
the Democratic nominee, either by
voting directly for Mckinley, or by
putting up another Democratic
ticket on sound money platform,
which course will depend upon the
result OF future conference between
the sound money delegates who de-
clined to participate in the nomina-
ton of candidates at Chicago, and
their constituents.
They have gone home with more
than a bad taste in their open
mouths. They are indignant at
their treatment by the free coinage
majority, and thoroughly CONVINCED
that the Populistic heresy, which
was swept over the West and South
must be resisted at every step if
there is to be any stable business
prosperity in the future. Of the
necessity of a campaign of defense
against financial dishonesty and re-
pudiation they are entirely agreed.
They have gone home to consult as
to the most effective method of de-
Tense against a ruinous financial
policy.
Talk about the calling of a sound
money Democratic Convention to
put Presidential ticket in the
field is still rather vague. A step
has been taken by the Illinois sound
money Democrats, whose voice in
State organization has been ruth
lessly repressed by Governor AltgeId
which may, however, produce some
practical results. A conference was
held last night under the auspices
of the new Honest Money" De-
mocratlc State Central Committee,
of which G. A. Ewing, of Decatur,
ILL.,, is chairman. Twelve members
of the committee and representa-
tives from several other States were
present and took part in the discus
sion, which was led by Comptroller
Eolyn1q Eron Him MaoNnorh and