The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-11
ballot was officially announced


Immediately following the final an
noucement of the result of the fourth
ballot, the chairman, Senator White'
Of California; said that the proceedings
had reached the stage ~here II was
necessary for the chair to state MS
construction of the two-thirds rule. a
careful examination of the records or
the Democratic conventions left but
one decision open to the chair. Inc
noise and confusion in the hall MADE
the chairman nervous.
"Oh, gentlemen" he demonstrated,
"do keep quiet" Cries Of sit down.,
''sit down"
The chairman resumed his statement
and said that the two-thirds rule had
been acted upon without objection ever
since its adoption in the Ohio conven-
ton of 1875 The rule that two-thirds
of the whole number of votes given
shall be necessary to nomination ior
president and vice-president There
fore. in the opinion of the chair, two
thirds of the vote given would nominate
the candidates for president and vice.
president. CHEERS.
Call the roll" he ordered and the
fifth ballot was begun.
At 2.45 the fifth roll call was begun
and it soon became evident that Bryan
would secure votes sufficient on this
ballot to nominate him by the necess-
ary majority. When Kentucky. which
was one of the states which diu not
Join I'm the procession. was reached, MT.
Ryan. who had put Senator Blackburn
in nomination. rose and said: Nv nile
Kentucky loves her local Democrat
Joe Blackburn. and would be glad 10
see him elected president yet as he
served in the Confederate army, they
do not seem to want him. GRANT
hisses). Therefore Kentucky takes
great pleasure in casting her 70 votes
for the worlds greatest orator-W. j.
Bryan. (Cheers.)
Ohio still stood by Mclean. Illinois,
(which had asked to be passed, cast her
4S votes for Bryan. This left him with
446 votes, G6 short of the necessary
number. oklahoma changed her SIX
votes from Bland to Bryan. making
454 Then Ohio withdrew the name of
Mclean and cast 46 votes for Bryan,
making his total 500.
Before the result was announced. Dut
when it was known that Mr. Bryan had
received within few votes of the ne
cessary number, Governor stone, OF
Missouri, ascended the platform and as
soon as order could be obtained he ad-
dressed the convention in these words:
Gentlemen of the Convention: TWO or
three days since | received this note which
! will now read in your hearing from
Richard Parks Bland: II wish it to be
understood that do not desire the Mons
ination unless it Is the judgment of the
free silver delegates that | would be the
stronger candidate. If it shall. at any
time, appear that my candidacy is the
least obstruction to the nomination OF any
candidate who Is acceptable to the free
coinage delegates of the convention, OF
one more acceptable to majority or those
delesdtes than myself l wish my name
at once, Internationally withdrawn from
further consideration. am willing to
live by the state Instructions for me- II
need be and let the free silver delegates
decide the whole matter. The cause must
be put above the man." (Applause).
| came to this great city, continued
Governor Stone. as one of the delegates
from Missouri voicing the sentiment OF
the Democracy of the state. to present
for your deliberate consideration, the
name of the illustrious commoner Tor
whom many OF you nave eApie"" -
preference by your votes in this conVen-
ton. TO those who have been our friends
in this struggle desire now to return my
grateful thanks, but following the direc-
ton of Mr.. Bland to myself that whep-
ever a majority of the silver delegates ex-
pressed their preference for another, he
desired his nam withdrawn. Now, in the
name of Missouri l lower the standard
under which We have fought throughout
this convention and in its place lift tnat
of the. gifted and glorious son OF Ne
braska. cloud and long continued cheer
ing). So, now, gentlemen, withdraw the
name of Richard Parks Bland and east
the "a votes of the state of Missouri Tor
William J. Bryan.
Governor Stone was listened to as no
other orator had been, with the ex-
ception of Mr.. Bryan, and at the close
of his effective little speech. he was
loudly cheerd.
ROIES DROPS OUT.
Judge Van Wagen, Of Iowa, was next
recognized. He formally withdrew the
name of Horace Boies from the conven-