The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12

Clay, destined under heaven to lead the
American people from bondage into
liberty. The name OF Sibley on the ticket
would, Mr.. showalter said, add strength
and solidity to it. [Cheers.]
G. S. Thomas of Colorado seconded the
nomination of Arthur Sewall as a man
distinguished for business ability and life
long devotion to the cause of Democracy,
and whose name will fill up aud round out
the work performed by the convention
yesterday.
o. w. Powers of Utah presented the
name of Senator Daniel of Virginia. He
lauded Democracy as the party whose
principles were equal rights to all and
unjust determinations 10 none" "You
have inaugurated," he said, ga new era,
wherein silver and gold, the two money
metals, shall go hand in hand as God in
tended, scattering blessings on every side.
1 desire now. in 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. 1 present it
without his request and without his knowI-
edge"
Mr. Jones of Virginia acknowledged the
compliment paid to his State, but said he
had been instructed by Senator Daniel to
say if his name should be presented as a
candidate for Vice-President that under
no circumstances should it be voted on in
the convention.
+. P. Morris OF Illinois seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Sibley, and spoke of
him as man whose ''name and personal
ity would consume iniquities and destroy
corruption"
'1f, ne added, 'you link his name to
that of the masterful orator from Ne
braska, you will be inscriping victory on
ali your banners as sure as the stars
shine at midnight or the sun at noon
time"
Ulrich Stone of Ohio seconded the nom-
inatien of Mclean, and spoke of him as
the man who, through the Cincinnati En-
quirer. made this silver convention posi-
BILE.
George w. Fithians of Illinois spoke in
support of the nomination of Mr.. Sibley.
Pennsylvania honored son." Although
Mr.. Sibley had been represented as Pop
ulist he was as good Democrat as any
man who had seat in the convention. 1t
was true shat MI. Sibley differed with
President Cleveland and had had the cour-
age to express his convictions, regardless
and fearless of the administration and
everybody else, and it seemed to him that
Mr.. Sibley's criticisms of the administra-
ton could not be found fault with In a
convention which had, by nearly two
thirds majority, refused to sustain reso-
luton commencing the adm inistration of
Mr.. Cleveland.
| John Scott of Bath, Me-, spoke in praise
of Arthur Sewall of Maine, as one of the
leading business men of New England and
as president of National Bank; as a man
whose ships spread their white wings to
/ the winds of every ocean and carried the
! United States flag to the uttermost parts
of the earth. He could not promise that
| the delegation from Maine would be be-
hind Mr.. Sewall's nomination, but he
could promise that next November Mr..
! Sewall would have the Democracy of
Maine behind him. [Cheers.
"Wreathe," he said, with the sunfiower
of Nebraska the pine flower of Maine,
and next November these flowers en-
twined will prove more threatening to the
Napoleon OF Ohio than the tread OF the
marching Prussisns proved 10 the great
Napoleon at Waterloo"
This closed the nomination oratory, and
the balioting began at II o'clock.
The balloting proceeded without notice
able incident until New York was called.
When the announcement was made,
NEW York declines TO vote" the galleries
raised yell. The chairman of the Ohio
delegation. standing on his chair, said
although Mr.. Mclean was not candidate,
the Ohio delegation insisted on casting its
Vice-Presidential votes for John r. Nc
Lean. A poll OF the delegation was de-
manded and it was disclosed that at least
four of the delegates present were for Sib-
ley and one for Fithian, but under the
unit rule the entire vote went to Mclean.
Pennsylvania announced through Chair
man Harrity that it stood for Sibley, 2
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 Sib,
ley. Georgia, which had been passed by
request, cast her vote for Bland, at the
same lime expressing the opinion that be
ought to be nominated by reclamation.
The State of Nebraska, out of delicacy lest
its vote might be taken as an indication O,
Mr.. Bryan's wishes, asked to be excuse
from voting for the present, and was ex,
cused accordingly.
The counting of the ballots was pur
posely delayed to enable the leaders to ar.
range, If possible, to swing the convention
over to Sibley.
Utah attempted to precipitate it by
changing its vote from Daniel to Bland
but the chair declined to permit change.
in the vote at this stage OF the proceedings
The clerk announced the result of the frs,
ballot as follows: Blackburn 20, Bland 50
Teller l, Daniel IL, Harrlty 81, Boies %
Williams of Illinois %, White 1, Fithian l
Williams of Massachusetts, 70, Mclean Ill
Lewis IL, Clark so, Sewall LOG, Sibley 1853
/ absent or excused 25S. Total number
of votes cast, 6s2; necessary to choice. 455
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