Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-07-14

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showed second on the first roll call, He
had already ovThauled Boies. Onlv
Bland was ahead, and it was struggle
for the Missouri farmer to get the 234
votes which he received. The stampede
began on the next ballot. On the fourth
ballot Bryan took the lead and Bland
fell back, hopelessly beaten. The nom.
ination was made unanimous on the
next ballot.
Bryan Gained From the First.
On the first ballot Bland led, with
Bryan second, and the balance scat
tered. There were 1856 gold men who
refused to vote. They declined to par
ticipate in the nomination on the plat
form which had been adopted.
Pennsylvania alone of the gold states
continued to participate in the proceed
ings. She cast her "a votes for Pattison
to the end. Most of the other gold men
who voted cast their votes for Pattison,
but there were scattering votes for
On the second ballot Alabama
Sought to Check the Rous
that had already begun by changing
her vote from Boies to Bland, but
Bryan was overtaking him with giant
strides. Bland gained 4s, while Bryan
advanced 80. Boies was the principal
loser. On the third ballot Colorado
gave up hope of Teller, the mention of
whose name had been cheered and
Kissed by the galleries, and Oregon gave
up Pennoyer. In the Ohio delegation
the Bryan forces lacked but seven votes
of a majority and there was open rebel.
lion in Illinois and other states which
wanted to swing into line. On the
fourth ballot, Alabama, the first state
to vote, headed the stampede to Bryan.
Idaho, California and other states fol.
lowed The revolt in the other delega.
tions spread, even among those bound
by resolutions of instruction. Kansas,
Illinois. Ohio, Indiana and even Iowa
were tottering. On the
Fifth and Last Ballot
Kansas went over. Illinois and other
states came tumbling along in her
wake. When Ohio was reached Bryan
had 446 votes Of the 504 required to
make two-thirtis majority of those
voting. Chairman White had ruled
that two-thirds of those voting consti-
tuted a two-thirds majority under the
rule. Ohio hesitated. The Bryan men
in the delegation demanded poll Of
the vote. The friends of Mclean saw
that the end was in sight, and Mr.. Nc
lean himself mounted chair. He
withdrew his namesas a candidate and
cast the As votessof Ohio for. Bryan
This gave him 449922.--f2 less than enough
to nominate. Montana changed her
to Bryan and Oklahoma Territory fol.
lowed with her g. To the Territory of
Oklahoma, therefore,
Belongs the Honor of Nominating
the Democratic candidate for president
in 1896, as to that of Arizona belonged
the honor four years ago. OF course
the other states then scrambled over
each other. Governor Stone of Mis-
souri, withdrew BANDS name, and Sen
ator Turpie of Indiana Withdrew that
Of the Hoosier governor, and On his mo.
tion the nomination was made unani-
nous.
There We're frequent Bryan demon
strations throughout the day: The
most dramatic occurred at the conclu-
sion Of the fourth ballot. when it was
apparent that Bryan would be nomi.
mated on the next ballot. The colors Of
the states were again uprooted and the
Coliseum for II minutes shook with the
storm Of cheers, while frenzied men
marched and sang, and hysterical
women became frantic.
Short Evening Session.
At 8 :55 Chairman White, by dint OF
much rapping, managed to bring the
convention to order After making a
formal announcement, General Bragg
of Wisconsin appeared on the stage to
make a personal explanation. The old
veteran with grizzled beard, who has
Aroused Democratic Conventions
in the past to high pitch of enthusi'
asm, receive no ovation: He came to
enter prots st. 3.-....-
II rise ON question Of state privi.
lege," he tegan, and reminded the
Southern members that they knew
what that meant,
Some gentleman, he complained
had in the last session, during the alb
sence of the delegation for consultation
stolen the state colors and joined in the
Bryan parade, and he wished to put
the record right BY having it under
stood THAT we tTailed not the Wiscon
sin badger behind the candidate of tht
majority of this convention
| A motion was made to adjourn til
| morning and it went through with little
opposition. Es..z.=~ :. T.