The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-16

of the Kentucky delegation announcer
that the blue grass state cast her vote
for the "south's greatest democrat, JOS
Blackburn of Kentucky" Sputterngs
Of applause greeted each of these an
nouncements. Louisiana voted for Bryan.
Maine gave five votes for Bryan and ii
for Pattlson.
The siver-tongued Tammany orator. ex-
Senator Grady, made a fiery protest
against the ruling, which he contended
would practically abrogate the unit rue.
| The delegates grew still as Senator White
finally ruled that the unit rule instruction
| did not contemplate the refusal Of the
delegations to vote. He ruled that all 81
lent votes should be considered absentees,
but every delegate present who desired to
vote had a right TO have his vote regis
tered This ruling was loudly cheered as
II blazed the way for an ultimate ruling
that the two-thirds required to nominate,
within the meaning of the rules, were
two-thirds of the votes cast, according to
the precedent of 1916. The clerk consumed
several minutes in computing the results
of the first ballot, during which the crowd
buzzed eXcitedly. Senator Whites voice
was failing, and Richards of Tennessee
again took the gavel.
The Result.
The result was announced by reading
as follows
Bland 223, Bryan 1O5. Boes Sc. Matthews
q, Mclean 81, Pattison 49, Pennoyer 10.
Blackburn SO, Campbell 2 Tillman II, RUS
sell 2. Stevenson q Hill 1, Teller 8; absent
and not voting 1853.
The request of the chairman that parti-
sans refrain from cheering during the an
nouncement was compiled with, and there
was no demonstration at the close. cold
water" Marsden of Louisiana and others
were on their chairs shouting THE Two
thirds rule will be abrogated," but got no
attention.
Second Ballot.
The second ballot was begun with sen
sation, for Alabama shifted two votes
from Bland to Bryan. The Nebraskans
friends waved handkerchiefs. Bryan
gained three in the California delegation.
on the poll of Colorado the votes for
Teller were again Kissed and cheered.
Vice President Stevenson secured one of
BANDS votes in Florida. Three Maine
men asked a call of the state roll, hut
the chair refused. One MASSACHUSETTS
man who refrained from voting at the
first call came in for Matthews. Under
the unit rule Michigans 2S votes went for
Bryan. Bland gained two in Montana.
Two New Jersey delegates who had not
voted on the first ballot came to Pat
tison. Silence followed the call of New
York. South Carolina gave up her sena-
tor and brought her votes into Bryans
column amid much enthusiasm, Tilman
DRY AN DIS the tlIldntlDd-
tor of the white slave" Virginia changed
her votes from Blackburn to Bryan.
John Mclean lost four in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Bryan captured
three of them
The name of Minnesota on second call
brought Stentorian shout from Daniel
Lawler: Minnesota, on this and every
other ballot. present and not voting"
The turning of the tide toward Bryan
was alarming the wheel horses, who Skin
mished about earnestly among the ad-
mitted and intended alien camps, while
the band ciscoursed a solemn air to give
the clerk another opportunity to proceed
with his addition. Meantime many voices
from the galleries called. "Hurrah for
Bryan one shouter who called, what
Is the matter with Bryan?" being an
swered by many voices, Hes all right"
The chairman of the California deega-
tion announced that under instructions
ne desired to announce a change in the
vote OF California. Fourteen votes were
Tor Bryan, change of 10. the losers be-
ing Blackburn and Matthews. Thereupon
calls OF Bryan We're resumed.
The result was announced as follows:
Bland 2S1, Boies 81, Matthews "a, Mclean
o. Bryan 1877 Blackburn Al, Pattison 100,
remover 8, Stevenson 10, Hill l, Teller s;
absent or not voting, 100. All the candi-
dates were losers except Bland. who gain
ed ~, and Bryan, 50. Bryan boomers in
the galleries cheered and fiourished flags
and Autographs. Delegate Marston was
on his feet the moment order was OBJ
tanned with motion to abrogate the
two-thirds rule. 1.-THE majority should
rule he yelled. 1.-THE old custom is a
cowardly subterfuge."
Third Call.
The third call began, and Colorado
changed her eight votes from Teller to
Bryan Florida gave the Nebraskan three
more. Kansas developed a dangerous
spit. Eight votes had gone to BRYAN
but her votes, under the unit rule, were
sun intact. When New York was called
thtre was storm of Kisses. She de-
cllned to vote. oregon deserted Penney
err and divided, Bryan capturing five out
OF her eight votes. West Virginia. which
had gone solid for Blackburn broke
away and cast seven votes for Bland
TWO Tor Bryan and one for Boies Bryan
also gained one in the District of Column
bia
The result of the third ballot was an
nounced as follows: Bland POI, Boies 49,
Matthews 81, Mclean "a, Bryan 2lg Pat
tison 81, Blackburn q. Stevenson 9. hin
]; absent and not voted, 1862. Teller had
dropped out, and the vote of the other
candidates, save Bland and Bryan. had
dwindled. Bland had gained 10, and Bry-
an %.
Fourth Call.
Bryans people went wild AT the he
ginning of the fourth roll call when
Alabama changed her % votes from
Bland. The Nebraska delegates climbed
TO chairs and led the cheers. Idaho fol-
lowed suit by bringing her votes from
Bland to Bryan. There had been a com
motion visible in the Illinois ranks
which portended a change but the state
stood firm for Bland Kansas marched
IRON the Bland to the Bryan camp with
20 votes, followed by Nevada which c,r
RED SIX from Mclean to Bryan Ohio.
although casting her vote under the unit
rule, showed nine Bryan votes i'm her
ranks. Oregon this time gave her solid
vote for Bryan, increasing il from five
to eight. After the fourth ballot the
Pennsylvania delegation filed out of the
hail for consultation. Bryan emblems
began to blossom out on the floor and the
galleries. The dark horse had plunged
INTO the race; there were no portraits
of him to be found in the CITY large
enough for convention purposes. A
morning paper which printed fun page
pictures of the conventions star orator.
was in demand Copies were stuck on
canes in the galleries and Mississippi
hung sheet to the standard of that
state. Buck Hinrichsen asked leave for
the Illinois delegation to retire for con-
sultation. The issue was whether TO
stay by "Siver Dick or follow the
Nebraskan.
ed: Not voting 1872, Bland 21 Boies n
Matthews 80. Mclean 46. BRYAN $50.
Bryan had assumed the lead and the IA
vorite had dropped back into the ruck.
Another wild Scene
The reading clerk got no further than
the announcement of Bryan, $50 votes.
before there was a repetition of the scene