The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-12

o. W. Powers OF Utah presented the
name OF Senator Daniel q Virginia He
lauded the democracy as the party whose
principles we're equal rights 10 ali and
unjust determinations TO none"
You have inauguratei," he said, "A
new era wherein silver and gold, the
tWin money metals, shall go hand in hand
as God intended. scattering blessing on
every side. 1 desire now. I'm behalf of the
youngest state Of the union, the state
whose star was placed on the flag last
saturday. TO suggest the name OF john
W. Daniel OF Virginia for Vice President.
/ present it without his request and with
out his knowledge"
Mr. Jones Of Virginia acknowledged the
I compliment paid 10 his state, but said
Ihal ne had been instructed by Senator
Daniel TO say. if his name should be pre-
sented as candidate for Vice President,
tnat under no circumstances should it be
voted on i'm the convention.
AIR Norris Of Illinois seconded the nOm-
nation of Mr.. Sibley and spoke of him
as a man whose name and personality
would consume unities and destroy cor
ruption." IT. he added. you link his
name 10 that Of the masterful orator from
Nebraska you viii be inscribing victory
on all your banners as the stars shine
az midnight and the sun sh1es at noon
time"
Ulrich Stone Of Ohio seconded the nom
nation Of Mr.. Mclean and spoke of him
as the man who had through the Cincin-
matt Enquirer made this silver convention
possible.
George W Flthian Of Illinois spoke in
support of the nomination of Mr.. Sibley
Pennsylvania honored son." Although
MT Slbley mad been represented as a pop
ullst, he was rs good a democrat as any
man who had a seat in the convention. 1t
was true that Sir. Sibley differed with
President Cleveland and had the courage
10 express his opinions regardless and
fearless of the administration and every
| body else. And it seemed to him that Mr..
| Sibley's criticism of the administration
rln Ftea In
VentiOn which had by nearly q two-third's
majority refused to sustain a resolution
! commencing the administration of Mr..
! Cleveland
John Scott of Maine spoke in praise Of
Arthur SeWall of Maine as one OF the lead
ing business men of New England and as
| president of a national bank; as a man
whose ships spread their white wings to
the winds Of every ocean and carried the
American nag to the uttermost parts OF
the earth. He could not promise that the
delegation from Maine would be behind
Mr. SewalPs nomination. but he could
promise that next November, Mr.. SeWall
would have the democracy of Maine behind
him. (Cheers) ''Wreathe" he said, with
the suniOwer of Nebraska, the pineflower
of Maine, and next November these flow
ers entwined will prove more threatening
to the little Napoleon of Ohio than the
march of the Prussians proved TO the great
Napoleon at Waterloo. (Cheers.)
This closed the nominat tiOn oratory and
the ballOting begun at y o'clock noon.
The balloting proceeded without notice
able incident until New York was called.
| When the announcement was made: New
| York declines to vote" the galleries rails
egaton, standing on his chair, said al
though Mr.. Mclean was not a candidate,
the Ohio delegation insisted in castings
its as votes for John r. Mclean.
A poll of the delegation was demanded,
! and it was disclosed that four Of the del
egation present were for Mr.. Sibley and
one for Mr.. Fithian, but under the unit
| rule, the entire vote went to Mr.. Nc
! Lean
Pennsylvania announced through Mr..
Harrty that it voted for Sibley, for
Pattison, and SO delegates were absent
or not voting.
Alaska with its six newly conferred
delegates, all gold men, declined to vote.
| Oregon changed from Pennoyer to Sibley
Georgia, which had been passed. by
! request, gave her vote for Bland, al the
same time expressing the opinion that he
ought to be nominated by acclamation.
The state of Nebraska, out of delicacy
least it's vote might be taken as an indi-
cation of Mr.. Bryans wishes, asked to be
excused from voting for the present and
was excused accordingly.
The counting of the ballots was pur-
posely delayed to enable the leaders to
arrange, II possible, to swing the conveu~
tion over to Sibley and recognizing this
fact Utah attempted to precipitate mar-
ters by changing its vote from Daniel to
| Bland, but the chair declined to permit
changes of votes at this stage of the pro
| ceedings.
The clerk announced the result of the
first ballot as follows:
Blackburn ............................ 20
Bland ............................ 60
Ieller ...........................
daniel IL
Harrlty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 21
Boies ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Williams of Illinois ...................2 %
White ..........................
Williams of Massachusetts ........ "a
Mclean .-.......-................... III
Lewis IL
clark .........-................. 30
SeWau ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .............. 100
SlDley ..'....''....'.-.....-....
Total number of votes cast .......... $40
| Necessary to choice ...,.................455
Absent or excused ........................25S
At 1 o'clock the second ballot was be-
! gun and Alabama ATTEMPTED to lead the
/ Bland stampede, but the next states called
/ did not take it up to any extent largely
/ adhering to their first choice. Several
of the states having the largest delega-
/ tOns, however, asked to be passed for
/ the present. with a view of casting de-
! cisive votes later When Rhode island
/ was called the chairman, Mr.. Richardson
said the chairman Of the Rhode Island
/ delegation had called upon him a few mo-
/ ments ago and stated that his delegation
was compelled to leave to take their train
for home, but had authorized him, with
the consent of the convention, to cast
/ their votes for Harrity
/ w II. White chairman of the Washing
ton delegation, made a little diversion in
1 the monotony Of the proceedings by.
/ standing on his chair. and declaring that
/ the vote of Washington was unfortunate
/ " divided by the influence Of the gold
/ bugs" The chairman cut him short by
/ declaring that debate was not in order.
Il became evident that the Bland move
/ was not success. and Gov. Stone of Mis-
/ souri, who had withheld the vote of his
/ state till the last, got up and said that
/ the delegation from the state of Missouri
/ had no authority to present the name of
/ their distinguished citizen, but if the con-
vention voted for him they did so on their
/ own responsibility. He then proceeded
/ to cast the vote of Missouri for other cam
/ didates.
/ At 1;42 O'Clock the result of the second
/ ballot was announced as follows:
/ williams of Illinois ....................... 13
Clark -............... p
] PattiSOn -...................
Harrity ..--................-~2 q
] Bland -............2 294
/ Williams of Massachusetts ........ rs