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HOW IT WAS DONE.
Details of Five Ballots to Name De-
mocratic Nominee.

! Details of Five Ballots to Name De-
mocratic Nominee.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-At the opening
of the fourth days session Chairman
Harrity placed the name of Robert E.
Pattison of Pennsylvania in nomina-
ton. Mr.. Miller nominated eX-Gover-
nor Penoyer of Oregon, after which the
nominations were closed and the great
battle of ballots began.
On the first ballot Alabama divided
it's vote between Russell and BoieS.
Massachusetts delegates purposely alb
scented themselves.
Michigan's delegation was polled, and
several of the delegates when their
names were called responded in loud
tones: 81 decline to vote" Others sim
ply said, mot voting"
Minnesota brought Adlai e. Steven
sons name before the convention, but
not a solitary cheer greeted it.
New Jersey being reported, the chair
man of the delegation rose and said
New Jersey respectfully declined to
vote, whereupOn the galleries broke
into cheers and Kisses. The chair re-
Quested that such demonstrations cease,
and delegate shouted: They are all
Republicans and ought to be put Quit"
The State of New York adopted the
same course as the State of New Jersey.
On being called, Ex-Governor Flower
rose and said: I'm view of the plat
form adopted by this convention, [ am
instructed as delegate from the State
of New York to say that the delegates
have agreed not to participate in the
selection of candidates for President
and Vice President, and therefore they
decline to vote"
North Carolina voted solid for Bryan.
Ohio gave Al votes to Mclean, South
Carolina stood by Tillman. Nineteen
of the Wisconsin delegation declined to
vote. Massachusetts finally cast its
vote for Hill.
The chair announced the result of the
first ballot as follows: Bland 223, Bry-
an 105 Boies sc, Blackburn 83, Mclean
3d. Matthews 81, Campbell 2, Pattison
80, Pennoyer 10, Russell 2, Stevenson
and not voting 1856.
The result of the second ballot was
announced at lis p. M, as follows:
Second ballot-Bland PSI, Boies 81,
Matthews "a, Mclean 80, Blackburn II,
O.
Stevenson 10, Hill L, Teller 8, not vot-
ing $50.
The third ballot was then begun at
1 80 p. m.
New York on the third ballot, as on
the second, remained mute when the
name of that State was called, and the
clerk repeated the call in his loudest
tone, but without result.
The result of the third ballot was
announced at 1:50 p. M, as follows:
Bland 291, Boies SO, Mclean "a, Bryan
PIG, Blackburn q, PattisOn 81, Steven
son 9, Hill 1; absent or not voting 1872.
At 2:45 o'clock the fifth rollcall was
begun and it soon became evident that
Bryan would secure votes enough in
this ballot to nominate him by the
necessary majority. When Kentucky,
which was one of the States which did
not join in the procession, was reach
ed, Mr.. Rhea, who had put Senator
Blackburn in nomination, rose and
withdrew Kentucky's candidate.
BANDS name was withdrawn and final
Iy Senator Turpie of Indiana mounted
the platform and said, amid great noise
and confusion, that the delegates from
Indiana had stood from first to last for
the distinguished chief magistrate of
Indiana, but in view of the wave which
had just swept over the convention he
was now authorized to withdraw the
name of Governor Matthews and to |
cast the vote of Indiana for William ]. |
Bryan of Nebraska. (Cheers.)
"In view of the unity which should |
prevail in the convention l move that |
the nomination of w. J. Bryan be made |
unanimous" (Cheers.)
After the vote of Texas had been |
shifted to Mr.. Bryan the chairman put |
the question on Senator Turpie's mo-
ton to make the nomination unani- |
nous, and declared it carried, only a