The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-07-11
been stampeded as it was yesterday.

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were confirmed in their opinion. The
idea which George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts conveyed in his second
ing speech that it needed the strength
of youth to endure the hardships of a
new cause, that young arm should
WELD the scimitar of an indignant peo-
pie, sank home. Here, as Williams
said, was the new Cicero to meet the
new Catalines of today. The leaders,
who doubted the wisdom of nominating
SO young and inexperienced a man,
tried to check the stampede by adjourn
ing. They hoped a nights reflection
would suffice. At the suggestion of an
adjournment there was rebellion. The
motion was carried amid storm of OPP
position from the Bryan enthusiasts
who wanted to nominate their candi.
date at once.
| A nights reflection only made them
more determined. Yesterday when the
convention met the ballot showed Bryan
second on the first rollcall. He had al
ready overhauled Boies and only Bland
remained ahead. 1t was q struggle for
the Missourian to get the 23S votes
which were cast for him. The stampede
began on the nexth ballot Some have
sought to find in the nomination in 1880
of Garfield, who was not candidate,
parallel with Bryan, but there is no
parallel. Garfield was only nominated
after one of the most protracted con-
ventions of the country.
On the first ballot Bland got 23S; Bry-
an, 215; Boies, So; Matthews, 5S; Nc
Lean, 54; Pattison, 90; Blackburn, So;
Pennoyer, 10; Tillman, II; Stevenson,
2; Teller, s; Campbell, 2; Russell, 2, and
Hill, 1. There were 1856 gold men who
refused to vote. They declined to par
ticipate in the nomination ON the plat
form which had been adopted. The
latter realized that the gold men would
probably place another ticket in the
field, or if they did not actively oppose
the nominees of the convention in the
campaign which was to follow, that
they would, passively, at least, give aid
and comfort to the political enemy.
Pennsylvania alone of the gold states,
continued to participate in the proceed
ings. She cast her Ga votes for Gov
ernor Pattison to the end. Most of the
other gold men who voted against their
instructions voted for Pattison, but
there were scattering votes for Steven
son, Hill, Russell and Campbell.
In the second ballot Alabama sought
to check the rout that had already be-
gun by changing her vote from Boies to
to bland, but Bryan was overtaking him
with giant strides. Bland gained 4S
while Bryan advanced 90. Boies was
the principal loser. His vote dwindled
to 81.
On the third ballot Colorado gave up
hope of Teller, the mention of whose
name had been cheered and Kissed by
the galleries, and Oregon gave up Pen
meyer. In the Ohio delegation the
Bryan forces lacked but seven votes Of
a majority, and there was open rebellion
in Illinois and other states which want.
to swing into line.
On the fourth ballot Alabama, the
| first state to vote, headed the stampede
to Bryan. Idaho, California and other
states followed. The revolt in the other
delegations spread, even among those
bound by resolutions of instruction.
Kansas, Illinois, Ohio and Iowa were
| lettering. On the fifth and last ballot
| Kansas went over. Illinois and other
states came tumbling along in her wake.
When Ohio was reached Bryan had 446
votes of the 504 required to make two
thirds majority. Chairman White had
ruled that thirds of those voting
constituted the two.thirds majority I'M
der the rule. The Bryan men in the
delegation demanded the poll of the
| vote. The friends of Mclean saw that
the end was in sight, and Mr.. Mclean
himself mounted chair. He withdrew
his name as candidate and cast the 46
votes of Ohio for Bryan. This gave him
400, IL less than enough to nominate.
Montana changed her six votes to
Bryan and Oklahoma followed with her
six. To the territory of Oklahoma,
therefore, belongs the honor of nomi-
mating the Democratic candidate for
president in 1896, as to that of Arizona
belonged the honor four years ago. OF
course the other states then scrambled
over each other. Governor Stone of
Missouri withdrew BANDS name and
Senator Turpie withdrew that of the
Hoosier governor, and on his motion
the nomination was made unanimous.
There were frequent Bryan demon.
STATIONS throughout the day. The
most dramatic occurred at the conclu-
sion of the fourth ballot, when it was
apparent Bryan would be nominated on
the next ballot. The colors of the states