Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-07-18
"THE SAILS OF WHOSE VESSELS
WRITTEN THE SEAS"
Delegation From Washington Took
Il Hand in Nominating, and
Were Victorious.

Chicago, July u.-1ouay ehueu INC liIo"I
remarkable convention since the demo-
cratic party, in 1860, was rent asunder on
the slavery issue Today the convention
completed the work which split the parry
in twain on the financial issue. Arthur
Sewal of Maine, a DaLn snIpDullder ana
an ardent free coinage man, was named
for vice president on a ticket headed by
William j. Bryan, the eloquent young
orator from the prairies beyond the MS
siour over 100 delegates 20 the conyen-
tion all of whom, with the exception OIL
the gold delegation from Wisconsin and
portion Of the delegation from Minnesota
came from east of the Alleghames, re-
fused to participate in the nominatic.l of
the presidential candidate on free silver
platform. over $50 today declined 20 par
ticipate in a nomination for vice preSl-
dent. Many of the delegates had left the
city in disgust. Whether the sece"ers
will place a third ticket in the field IS 4
matter for future development. The sI-
yer democrats, who were controlling the
convention absolutely, and who alienafcd
the east in order to erect the
banner of silver hope to secure
support from the populists of the
west and south and the silver re-
publicans to recompense them for the loss
which the platform ana ticket must m
evitably entail in the east. They hope to
see all the hitherto dscordant elements Oh
silver rally to the standard which they
have raised
The nomination of Sewall for vice p'csi-
dent was more Of a surprise than that OF
Bryan for president. Bryan had set the
convention ahame with his eloquenre, and
his name was on every lip when the PAL
loting began, but Sewalrs name+tn con-
nection with the vice presidency bad
hardly been mentioned.
Mclean " as a Day late.
John r. Mclean, the Cincinnati cd;tCr,
was the most PREPAYMENT candidate in the
field, and had the nomination been mace
last night he would probably have been
named. But the leaders decided to allow
the balloting to go over until TO-DAY so
that an opportunity might be had t. thor-
oughly caucus the situation, and 20 learn
Bryans wishes in regard to his running
mate. The names of Sewall OF 2X-Eon-
gresham Shively of Indiana, who has re-
Gently been named for governor of the
Hoosier state, Mclean, Sibley of FeEnJyl-
vania Bland and others were canVas5ed,
and Senator Jones and other advocates OF
silver came to the conclusion that for geo
graphical reasons the Maine man was the
most available for the place on the ticket
with Bryan. The strongest argument IN
his favor perhaps was that his nomlna-
ticn would at once silence the cry that the
silver cause was sectional, an imputation
the Arkansas senator was quick TO fepuKe
when Senator Tillman avowed that such
was the case in the convention on Thurs
day.
InI NOT n he a IL
date, and gave directions to his friends
in the Ohio delegation not 10 present his
name. but the Mclean sentiment was
so strong that it could not be suppressed.
lust as the contest had narrowed down
to a race between SeWall and Mclean,
the latter. through a personal telegram,
which was read from the stage, withdrew
his name, and there was stampede for
SeWau The latter was nominated, as
Bryan was yesterday, on the fifth bal
lot.
On the second ballot there was an at
tempt to stampede the convention TO
Bland who on this ballot received 294
votes. Mclean moved up to 15S, Sibley
fell back to 113 and Sewall dropped to
g. 1t looked as if the latter was disas-
trously beaten. But Senator Jones, with
his 16 Arkansas votes, stood firm. He raj
lied the followers OF the Maine man, ana
on the next ballot Sewall secured 81 votes.
Meantime there appeared to be a general
movement in favor of Mclean.
Some of the Bland men deserted him.
and went to Mclean, who led on this
ballot with 210. After the announcement
of this vote, BANDS name was with
drawn by Governor Stone of Missouri,
who read a message from the Missouran
positively declining to allow the use of
his name for the vice presidential nomin-
alton.