The Portland daily press., 1896-07-13
ARTHUR SEWALL...

placed in nomination a man who had
| been twice governor of the state of Ore
| gon, as Democratic nominee, notwith-
Standing that the state went 10. 600 Re-
publican; man recently nominated for
mayor Of the grea5 metropolis of the
northwest-ex-GoY. Sylvester Pennoyer.
| ''Wben hs was governor of Oregon"
| continued Mr.. Milfer, "tas railroad COM
panies had trouble with their men, and
| he went upon 1.-The scene of action, and
he said to the corporations: Pay your
men and you vii have no more trouble. "
| They paid the men, and he did not call
out the militia. (Cheers.) He is in
| hearty sympathy with labor and all the
great labor movements of this country
will endorse hip. / appeal to you to
| recognize this Pacific coast and nominate
ex-Gov. Pennoyer.
Mr.. o. ", Peers of Utah presented the
name of Senator Daniel of Virginia.
"You have inauggrated," he said, "a
new era, wherein silver and gold, the
twin metals, shall go hand in hand, as
God intended. scattering blessing on
every side. l desire now, in behalf of
| the youngest state OF ths. Union, the state
whose star was placed Oh tho flag last
Saturday, to suggest the name of John
W. Daniel Of Virginia for vice. President.
I present it wishout his request and
without his knowlsgde.
Mr.. Johnes Of Virginia acknow lodged
the compliment paid to his state, but
said that he had been instructed by SEN
ator Daniel to say if his name should be
presented as a candidate for Vice. Presi-
| dent that under no circumstances should
| it be voted in the convention.
| Mr.. b. P. Morris of Illinois seconded
the nomination of MIR. Sibley and spoke
| of him as man whose name and per.
| sonality would consume iniquities and
| destroy corruption. If, (" he added, ''you
| link his name to that of the masterful
orator from Nebraska, you will be in
soriblng victory on ell your banr ers, as
| sure as the stars shine at midnight or
| the sun at noOn5ime."
| Mr.. Ulrioh Sloan seconded the nomina-
| t1on of Br. Mclean and spoke of him
as the man who had (througn the Gin
| cinnati Enquirsr), made the silver con-
vention possible.
| Mr.. George w. Fithian Of Illinois spoke
in support of the nomination of Mr..
| Sibley, "Pennsylvania's honored son."
Delegate John SCOTT of Bath seconded
! Mr.. Sewall's nomination. He said :
"While we may not have the Maine dele
| CATION behind him, MIR. Sewall viii have
the Maine Democracy behind him In the
| next election.' He asked the convention
to join with the sunhower Of Nebraska
| the pine tree of Maine, and next Noyem-
| ening to the little Napolean of Ohio than
the tread of the marching Prussians
proved to che great Napoleon of Water
loo." (Chesrs.)
This closed the nominations and the
balloting began ut 12.
Mr.. Flthian of Illinois denounced the
| vote of his state. He said. t'We can
| not afford to nominate q man on the
ticket who opposed the income tax"
(MoLean.) A poll of Illinois resulted:
Mclean, IS; Sewall, 10; not voting. 10.
The first ballot was announced ms fol-
lows: 30 wall, 101; Mclean, III; Bland,
62; Boies, 20; Daniel, Ii. Williams of
Massachusetts, rs; Lewis, II; Fithian, 1;
Clark, SO; Sibley, 1853; White, 1; Patti
soma Blackburn, 20; Williams of ILL.,
nois, 10; Teller, L; Hslrity, 2.
After the second ballot it became evil
| dent that the Bland move was not a sue
cess, and Gov. Stone of Missouri, who
| had withheld the vote of his state Till
| from Missouri had no authority to pre-
sent the name OF their distinguished
Citizen, but If the convention voted for
| him they did so on their own RESPONSE
| bility. He then cast the vote Of Mis-
souri, for other candidates.
AT 1.42 p. m, the result of the second
| ballot was announced as follows: Will
liams of Illinois, 13; CLARK, %; Pattison,
1; Harrity, 81 Bland, 294; Williams of
Massachusetts, IS; Mclean, 58; Sewall,
81 Sibley, i18; absent or not voting,
255. The total vote cast was 675; neces-
sary to choice, $50.
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