The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-07-16
ARTHUR SEWALL, MAINE
1.-THE SAILS OF WHOSE VESSELS
WHITEN THE SEAS"
n Hand In Nominating, and
Were Victorious.


remarkable convention since the demo-
cratic party, in 1860, was rent asunder on
the slavery issue. Today the convention
completed the work which split the party
in twain on the financial issue Arthur
| Sewall of Maine a Bath shpbuilder and
an ardent free coinage man, was named
for vice president on ticket headed by
William j. Bryan. the eloquent young
orator from the prairies beyond the Ms
siour. over 100 delegates the conven-
| ton, all of whom with the exception of
the gold delegation from Wisconsin and
| portion of the delegation from Minnesota,
came from east of the Alleghanies, re-
fused to participate in the nominatic1 Of
the presidential candidate on free silver
platform over $50 today declined 20 Iar-
ticipate in a nomination for vice pr.si-
dent. Many of the delegates had left the
city in disgust. Whether the sece'ers
will place a third ticket in the field is a
matter for future development The sill
yer democrats, who were controlling the
convention absolutely, and who aliena cd
the east in order to erect the
banner of silver, hope to secure
support from the populists of the
west and south and the silver re-
publicans to recompense them for the los $
which the platform and ticket must m
evitably entail in the east. They hope to
see all the hitherto discordant elements of
silver rally to the standard which they
have raised
The nomination of Sewall for vice p' 'csi-
dent was more of a surprise than that OF
Bryan for president. Bryan had set the
convention af1ame with his eloquence, and
his name was on every lip when the b1l-
loting began, but Sewalrs name IN con-
nection with the vice presidency had
hardly been mentioned.
Mclean Wns Dny Lnte.
John r. Mclean, the Cincinnati cd;'or,
was the most prominent candidate in the
field, and had the nomination been mace
last night he would probably have been
named But the leaders decided to allow
the balloting to go over until todav so
that an opportunity might be had t. ihor-
oughly caucus the situation, and 20 leain
Bryan's wishes in regard to his ru1n.n
mate The names of Sewall, of sx-Eon-
gressman Shively of Indiana, who has re-
Gently been named for governor d the
Hoosier state, Mclean, Sibley of PeEn1yi-
vania, Bland and others were canvassed
and Senator Jones and other advocates OF
silver came to the conclusion that for geo
graphical reasons the Maine man was the
most available for the place on the ticket
with Bryan. The strongest argument IN
his favor perhaps was that his nomha
ticn would at once silence the cry that the
silver cause was sectional, an imputauon
the Arkansas senator was quick to repuke
when Senator Tillman avowed that such
was the case in the convention on Thurs'
day.
Mr. Mclean decided not to be a candi
date. and gave directions to his friends
in the Ohio delegation not 10 present MI
name, but the Mclean sentiment wa
} so strong that it could not be suppressed
Just as the contest had narrowed dowi
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 stampede TO
Sewall. The latter was nominated a
Bryan was yesterday, on the fifth bal
lot.
w. r. Burke of California, nomnate'
Sewall on the first ballot Is candidate
were voted for, Sibley of Pennsylvania
reaching 1853, the highest number of votes
The other votes were divided as follows
Mclean 10, Sewall 10O Harrty q, Judg
Walter Clarke of North Carolina so. Sen
ator Daniel H. Bland 62, Blackburn Y
l ex-Congressman Williams of Illinois =
! George F. williams of Massachusetts II
Boies 20, Pattison 2, Senator White o
California /. Fithian of Illinois and Sena
tor Teller of Colorado one each.
= Looked Like Defeat.
On the second ballot there was an at
| tempt to stampede the convention
l Rland. who on this ballot received e
votes. Mclean moved up to 1853, Sible
fell back to 113 and Sewall dropped
g. 1t looked as If the latter was disas
trously beaten. But Senator Jones, wit
his 16 Arkansas votes, stood firm. He ra
l. lied the followers of the Maine man, an
on the next ballot Sewall secured 81 votes
Meantime there appeared to be a genera
movement in favor of Mclean.
Some of the Bland men deserted hin
and went to Mclean, who led on tn
ballot with 210. After the announcemer
of this vote, Bland's name was will
drawn by Governor Stone of Missouri
who read a message from the Missouria
u positively declining to allow the use
his name for the vice presidential nomii
alton.
The Bland votes on the fourth BALI
went to Sewall in large blocks. but Nj
Lean captured enough to give him seen
inglv a safe lead of 294, against 26l II
=. Sewall
oo During this roll call there had bee
.rouhle in the Ohio delegation, which WI