The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-12


the most remarkable national conven-
ton since the d"mocratic party. in
1860. was rent asunder on the slavery
Issue. To-day the convention complet-
ed the work which split the party in
twain on the financial issue. Arthur
Sewau Of Maine, Bath shipbuilder
and an ardent free coinage man. was
named for vice president on a ticket
headed by William j. Bryan, the elo-
quent young orator from the prairles
beyond the Missouri. More than 160
delegates to the convention, all OF
whom, with the exception of the gold
delegation from Wisconsin and a por-
ton OF the delegation from Minnesota,
came from east Of the Aileghenies. re-
fused yesterday to participate in the
nomination of the presidential candi-
date on a free silver platform.
More than $50 to-day declined to par
ticipate In the nomination for vice
president Many Of the delegates had
left the city In disgust. Whether the
seceders will place a third ticket in the
field Is a matter for future develop
ment The silver democrats who were
controlling the convention absolutely.
and who alienated the East In order to
erect the banner Of silver hope to Sc
cure support from the populists Of the
West and South and the silver repub-
licans TO recompense them for the loss
which the platform and ticket must in
evitably entail In the East. They hope
to see all hitherto discordant elements
of silver rally to the standard which
they have raised. The nomination OF
Sewall for vice president was more Of
surprise than that of Bryan for pres
ident yesterday. Bryan had set the
convention aflame with his eloquence.
and his name was on every lip when
the balloting began, but Sewalrs name
in connection with the vice presidency
had hardly been mentioned.
John r. McLeap, the Cincinnati edi-
tor, was the most,prominent candidate
in the field, and had the nomination
been made last night he would prob
ably have been named. But the leaders
decided to allow the balloting to go
over until to-day. so that opportunity
might be had to thoroughly caucus the
situation and to learn Bryan's wishes
in regard to his running mate. The
names of Sewall, of ex-Congressman
Shively of Indiana, who has recently
been named for governor Of the Hoos-
ier state; Mclean, Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania, Bland and others were canvassed
and Senator Jones and some of his as
sociates of the silver leaders came to
the conclusion, for geogra phical and
other reasons, that the Maine man was
the most available man for the place
on the ticket with Bryan. The strong
est argument in his favor, perhaps, was
that his nomination would at once ST.
lence the cry that the silver cause was
sectional, an imputation the Arkansas
senator was quick to rebuke when
Senator Tillman avowed that such
was the case In the convention on
Thursday. Mr.. Mclean decided not to
be a candidate and gave directions to
his friends in the Ohio delegation not
20 present his name. but the Mclean
sentiment was so strong that II could
not be suppressed.
Just as the contest had narrowed
down to a race between Sewall and
Mclean, the latter. through a personal
telegram, which was read from the
stage, withdrew his name and there
was a stampede for Sewall. The latter
was nominated. as Bryan was yester-
day, on the fifth ballot. W. r. Burke
of California nominated Sewall. on
the first ballot Is candidates were
voted for. Sibley of Pennsylvania re-
ceiving 1863. the highest number Of
votes. The other votes were divided
as follows: Mclean, 10; Sewall, 100;
Harrity, q; Judge Walter Clarke Of
North Carolina. 80; Senator Daniel. IL;
Bland. 62; Blackburn. 20; ex-congress-
man williams Of Illinois. 22; George
F. Williams OF Massachusetts. 16:
Boies, 20: Pattison, 3; Senator White Of
California, 1; Fahian OF Illinois and
Senator Teller of Colorado / each.
on the second ballot there was an at
tempt to stampede the convention TO
Bland. who on this ballot received 29i
votes; Mclean moved up to 15s; Sib-
ley fell back TO l13 and Sewall dropped
to 81 u looked as II the latter was
disastrously beaten. But Senator Jones
with his l6 Arkansas vetes. stood firm.
He rallied the followers OF the Maine
man and on the next ballot Sewall Sc
cured 81 votes. Meantime there APP
peayed TO be a general movement in
favor of Mclean.
Some OF the Bland men deserted him
and went to Mclean who led this ball
lot with 2l0. After the announcement