River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-07-16

cision open to he chair. The noise and
confusion In the hall made the chairman
pause. "Oh, gentlemen" he demonstrated.
do keep quiet
Fifth Ballot Ordered.
Cries of sit DOWN. Sit DOWN. The
chairman resumed his statement. and said
that the two-thirds rule had been acted on,
without objection, ever since its adoption
In the Ohio convention In 1852 The rule
read that "two-thirds OF the whole num-
Der of votes given shall he necessary to
nominate for president or vice president"
Therefore. Ia the opinion of the chair.
two-thirds OF the votes given would nomi-
nate the candidates for president and vice
president of the United States ICheersl.
call the roll" he ordered. and the fifth
ballot was taken.
The ifth ballot was begun at e:45. Cali
fornia this time gave all her IS votes to
Bryan. Connecticut, delaware, Arkansas
and Colorado voted before. Everybody
waited to sec what Illinois did. Illinois
passed and Bryan men began TO applaud
kentucky's 26 votes went for Bryan also
on the fifth ballot. casting Senator Black
burn overheard. The chairman. who an
nounced the vote. said the convention did
not care. evidently. to vote for a mar who
had been In the confederate army. a SEN
timent which was rouadiy Missed.
Illinois Swings Into Line.
Illinois, which had asked to be passed,
cast her IS votes for Bryan. This left him
| Win 40 votes, 30 short OF the necessary
number. Oklahoma changed her votes
from Bland to Bryan. making 454. Then
Ohio withdrew the name of Mclean and
cast 46 votes for Bryan, making his total
800 Before the result was announced, but
when il was known that Mr.. Bryan had
received within a few Of the necessary
number of votes. Gov. Stone. of Missouri.
| assembled the platform, and as soon as or
der could be obtained he addressed the
convention In these words:
Note from Bland Read.
Gentlemen of the Convention: Two or
three days since | received this note. which
! will now read in your hearing, from
Richard Parks Bland: wish IL to be UNI
derstood that do not desire the nominal
tion unless IL is the Judgment OF the free
silver delegates that would be the strong
est candidate. If IL shall at any time APP
pear that my candidacy is the least OBJ
struction to the nomination of any candi-
date who is acceptable to the free coinage
delegates of the convention, or one more
acceptable TO a majority of those dele
gates than myself. 1 wish my NAME at
once. unconditieaally withdrawn from
further consideration. | am willing to
waive state Instructions for me. IL need
be. and to let the free silver delegates de-
eide the whole matter. The cause must
be put above the man. lApplause.l
Nomination Made Unanimous.
Senator Turpie, OF indiana. mounted the
platform and said. amid great noise ana
confusion. that the delegates from In
diana had stood from first to last for the
distinguish ed chief magistrate OF Indiana
but In view of the wave which had Just
swept over the convention he was now
authorized to withdraw the name OF Gov
Matthews and 20 cast the vote of Indiana
for William j. Bryan. of Nebraska In
view of the unity which should prevail In
the convention he moved that the nominal
tion of w. j. Bryan be made unanimous
After the vote of Texas had been shifted
70 Mr.. Bryan the chairman put the Ques-
ton on Senator Turpies motion to make
the nomination unanimous and declared
It carried. only few votes In the negative
coming from the Pennsylvania delegation
Another Demonstration
When the announcement was made all
order was cast to the winds. The dele
to wave hats and flags and banners: while
the march around the sections was again
taken up-all the state emblems being this
time carried In the procession. A band OF
music entered the hall from the vestibule
and marched at the head of the procession,
playing Marching Through Georgia" and
other popular airs. In the chorus of which
many of those present Joined. Dixie
which the band also played. had the usual
effect OF heightening the enthusiasm and
was cheered and cheered again.
AT 3:45 p. m. the sergeant-at-arms. in be-
half of the chairman, succeeded In getting
a hearing so far as 10 be able TO announce
that the convention stood in recess TIL
eight D. m.
The Fifth Ballot.
The following table gives the vote on
the fifth ballot officially announced.
Changes were made thereafter. before the
nomination was made unanimous, giving
Bryan more than the necessary SIP votes;