The herald., 1896-07-12
&NA[L OF MAINE
IS NOMINATED
Democratic Delegates Con-
cIude Their Work
4 VICE-PRESDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Selected After a Very Spirited
Struggle
W.R. BURKE OF LOS ANGELES
Claims the Honor Of Presenting the
Winning Name
A Man Fit to RehabiIitste the american
Merchant Marine
In Its Proceedings and In Its Results II Has
Been the Most Remarkable Conven-
tion Since Ante-Belium
Days
w. R. BURKE OF LOS ANGELES
Claims the Honor Of Presenting the
Winning Name
A Man Fit to Rehabilitate the american
Merchant Marine
In Its Proceedings and In Its Results II Has
Been the Most Remarkable Convene
tion Since Ante-Belium
Days
Press Special Wire.

CHICAGO, July 11.-Today ended the
most remarkable national convention
since the Democratic party In 1860 was
rent asunder on the slavery issue. To-
day the,convention completed the work
which cut the party in twain on the
financial issue. Arthur Sewall Of Maine.
a Bath shipbuilder and an ardent free
coinage man, was named for vice presi-
dent on ticket headed by William J.
Bryan, the eloquent young orator from
the prairies beyond the Missouri. Over
100 delegates to the convention, all of
whom. with the exception of the gold
delegates from Wisconsin and portion
of the delegation from Minnesota. came
from east of the Allegheny, refused yes
terday to participate in the nomination
of the presidential candidate on a free
silver platform. over 250 today de-
clined to participate in nomination
for vice president. Many Of the dele
gates had left the city in disgust
Whether the secedersi will place third
ticket in the field, as the minority did
at Baltimore In 1860, is a matter for fu-
ture development. The silver Demo-
Gratis who are controlling the conven-
tlon absolutely, and who alienated the
east in order to erect the banner of sill
yer, hope to secure support from the
Populists from the west and south and
them for the l''Ss}Rf loss %}Rifcff to Ire recompense
and ticket must inevitably entail I'm the
east. They hope to see all hitherto dis
cordant elements of silver rally to the
standard which they have raised The
nomination of Sewall for vice president
E.c ~-;e, 1,,v =, I
an for president yesterday Bryan had
set the convention afiame with his elo-
quence. and his name was on every lip
when the balloting began, but Sewall's
name iiS connection with the vice presi-
dency had hardly been mentioned.
John r. Mclean, the Cincinnati edi-
tor, was the most prominent candidate
In the field, and had the nomination
been made last night he would probab-
ly have been named. But the leaders
decided to allow the balloting to go
over until today. so that opportunity
might be had to thoroughly caucus the
situation and then learn Mr.. Bryan's
wishes in regard to his running mate
The names of Sewall of ex-Congress-
man Shiveley of Indiana, who has re-
Gently been named for governor of the
Hoosier state, Mclean, Sibley of Penn
sylvania, Bland and others were can
vassed, and Senator jones' and some of
his associates of the silver leaders came
to the conclusion, for geographical and
other reasons, the Maine man was the
most available man for the place on the
ticket with Mr.. Bryan. The strongest
argument in his favor, perhaps, was
that his nomination would at once suf-
flee to contradict the cry that the silver
cause was sectional, an imputa ton the
Arkansas senator was quick to resent
when Senator Tillman avowed that such
was the case in the convention on
Thursday. Mr.. Mclean decided not
to be candidate and gave directions to
his friends in the Ohio delegation not
to present his name but the Mclean
sentiment was so strong that it could
not be suppressed. Just as the contest
had narrowed down to race between
Mclean and Sewall, the latter, through
a personal telegram, which was read
from the stage. withdrew his name, and
there was stampede to Sewall. The
latter was nominated, as Bryan was
yesterday on the fifth ballot w. r.
Burke of California nominated Sewan.
On the first ballot fifteen candidates
were voted for Sibleyt@ Pennsylvania
receiving 163, the highest number of
votes. The other votes were divided as
follows:
Mclean no. Sewall 100, Harrity 21.
Judge Walter Clark of North Carolina
so, Senator Daniel II, Bland 81, Black
burn 20, ex-Congressman Williams of
Illinois 20, George f. Williams of Mass
achusetts 16, Boies 20, Pattison 2. SEN
ator White Of California 1, F'ithian of
Illionis 1, and Senator Teller of Colo
ralo l.
On the second ballot there was an at.
tempt to stampede the convention to
Bland, who, on this ballot, received ,294
votes; Mclean moved up to 1853; Siblev
fell back to 113 and Sewall dropped to
81. 1t looked as if the latter was dis
astrously beaten. But Senator Jones'
with his 16 Arkansas votes stood firm
He rallied the followers of the Maine
man, and on the next ballot Sewall So
cured 81 votes. Meantime there appear
ed to be general movement in favor Of
Mclean.
Some of the Bland men deserted him
and went to Mclean. who led on this bal
lot with 21O. sm.
After the announcement of this vote,