The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

managers OF wheelhorses, SO that these
gentlemen .skirmishei about earnestly
among their followers and invaded
alien camps.
In the meantime many voices from
sne galleries called "Hurrah for BRYAN. {"
one shouter calling What is the matter
with Bryenp" being answered by many
voices Hes all right"
Then the chairman Of the Californis
aeiegstion announced that under in
structions he desired to annouuc, A
change in the vote Of California. -Four.
teen OF the votes were for Bryan, a
onsnge OF ten. the losers being Black
burn and Matthews and thereupon the
calls for Bryan were renewed.
Inc results was then announced as
follows: Bland. 2s1; Boies, 81; Mat
thews, 81; Mclean, SO; Bryan, 1877;
blackburn. al; Psttison, 100; Remover.
8; Stevenson. 10; Hill, /; Teller, s.
absent or not voting. 100.
All the candidates were losers except
Bland. who gained 4s, and Bryan, who
gainea W. The Bryan boomers In the
galleries. cheered and hourished flags
and Autographs of the orator of the
Platte.
kansas developed dangerous split;
eighs votes had gone to Bryan, but
twenty votes under the unit rule were
still with Bland.
When New York was called there was
Aseorm Of hisses. She declined again
to vote.
Oregon deserted Psnnoyer and
divided, Bryan capturing five of her
eighs votes. Bland got two AID Nc
Lean one.
West Virgins, which had gone solid
for blackburn, broke away and cast
seven votes for Bland, two for Boies
and one for Bryan. Bryan also gained
one in the District OF Colum biz.
Result of the third ballot: Bland,
29l; Boies, 36; Matthews, "a; Mclean,
"a; Bryan, 219; Blackburn, 81; Patti.
son, 81; Stevenson, 9; Hill, 1;sbsent or
not voting, 1862.
Teller had dropped out. and the vote
OF all the other candidates save Bland
and Bryan, had dwindled. Bland had
gained ten and Bryan 90.
Bryan's people went wild at the be-
ginning of the fourth roll call, when
Alabama changed her 90 votes from
Bland to Bryan. The Nebraska dele.
gates climbed to their chairs and led a
cheer.
Idaho followed suit by bringing her
votes from Bland to Bryan. There
had been commotion visibly in prog
reSs In the Illinois ranks. which por-
tended change, but she held firm to
Bland.
Kansas marched from the Bland to
the Bryan camp with twenty votes, fol.
lowed by Nevada, which carried ak
from Mclean to the Nebraska man.
Ohio. although casting her vote under
the unit rule, showed nine Bryan men
In her ranks.
Oregon this time gave her solid vote
to Bryan. an increase from five to eight.
The result Of the fourth ballot: Not
voting, 162; Bland, cal; Boies, 80; Mat
thews. SO; Mclean, 46; Bryan, $50.
Bryan had assumed the lead and the
favorite had dropped back into the ruck.
The reading clerk got no further than
the statement Of Bryan's ESQ votes be-
fore there was repetition of the scene
OF yesterday when the eloquent orator
closed his speech. The Coliseum
swayed with enthusiasm. Cheer fol-
lowed cheer. The State standards were
again uprooted ard carried to Nebraska.
Louder and louder the whirl of sound
swelled. Men and women went frantic.
Hundreds of newspapers and mbrellas
we're furiously whirled through the air.
Suddenly two beautiful young girls
dressed in pink appeared on table back
OF the alternates' sests in the valley of
Democracy. They held in their hands
large silk flag on one side OF which
shone the clear cut features of Bryan
To and fro 1t waived, while 20, 600
throa.s yelled and screamed. Then
they started in Indian file to parade
the standards about the delegates.
Kansas, Nebraska, Mississippi,
Georgia. Nevada. Colorado. South DaI
kota, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana,
Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina,
District of Columbia, Wyoming, Idaho,
Alaska, Minnesota aud Michigan were
In the procession. Frenzied men fought
for the standards OF the other delega-
tons. California was first wrenched
away from those who attempted to
restrain snd check the Bryan stampede.
Delegates fought like men demented
for the Illinois standard, when Cover
nor Altgeld stood ba:k and resolutely
guarded his banner, but the delegates
were intoxicated with enthusiasm. A
hurried vote was taken. Bryan carried
the day, and the Sucker States banner
jolned the parade.
A fat fight occurred over the pos
session of the Buckeye standard, but
McLean's friends held the fort. The
storm rolled on and on.
A big Bryan flag was brought into
the Coliseum and q milk white banner
on which was gold CROSS with the in
scription, "No crown of thorns; no cross
OF gold" revived the ringing words OF
Bryan's closing sentence yesterday and
increased the awful force of the hurri-
cane. 1t was exactly fourteen minutes
before the demonstration subsidized.
Throughout 1t sll Mrs. Bryan sat to
the right Of the platform. Although q
pleased look of pleasure lighted her