The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12

were to be put on record, for Delegate
Clay Pool demanded a roll call Nc
Lean got thirty votes on the call, the
others were divided between Fithian
and Sibley, and under the unit rule,
all of the forty-six were recorded for
Mclean.
Utah cast her six votes for Sewall,
Virginia her "a for Clark, West Vir-
ginia II for Williams of Massachusetts,
Vermont for Mclean. The five silver
votes of Wisconsin were cast for Sib
ley.
When the Territory of Alaska de-
cljned to vote the galleies gave a feinJ
cheer. The district of Columbia voted
for Mclean.
The chairman of THE Louisiana del
egation mounted a chair and cast the
vote for Bland, who, he said, onght
to be nominated for Vbce-President b.
reclamation. Before the vote was an
nounced Oregon gave up Pennoyer, and
went to Sibley, and South Dakota
chaged from Sewall TO Harrity.
The band then struck up lively air,
while the tally clerks footed up the TO-
tails of the first ballot. The result OF
the first ballot was as follows:
Sewall, 100; Sibley, 163; Williams OF
Massachusetts,, 76 Fithian, ] Mclean,
III; Williams, of Illinois, %; Bland,
O.; Clark, so; Lewis, II; Boies, 20;
Harrity, 21; Blackburn, 20; Teller, 1;
Daniel, IL; White, 1 Pattison, 2,
Whole number, 672.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
Before the second ballot was begun,
Delegate Van Wagner, of Iowa, with
drew Governor Boies' name At the
very beginning of the second roll-cail,
Alabama tried TO start a stampede
for Bland by announcing that Alabam,
which had, on first ballot, divided her
ballot among five candidates, cast her
% votes for Richard p. Bland, whose
name meant 16 to l." California fell
into line with IS votes, and Idoha and
Montana each for Bland
There was trouble in the Illinois del
egation, but Governor AItgeld held the
delegation for Sibley. Iowa divided
her thirty votes between Mclean and
Bland Indiana and Kentucky clug to
Mclean, Nevada was transferred to
Bland. Massachusetts,, with the excep-
tion of two silver votes for Williams,
declined to vote, and Ex-Governor
Flower sat silent in his seat as New
York was called.
When Rhode Island was called, Rich
ardson, who was welding the gavel.
announced that the delegation had been
obliged to leave to catch the train, but
that he was authorized to cast the
vote of the State for Harry. Iowa
after the roll call, announced her vote
for Sibley.
Kentucky broke the unit rule and
divided her vote as follows: Mclean.
16; Williams, l. Sibley, /; Bland, .;
Sewall, 6. The turning of the tide to-
ward Bland focused curious eyes upon
the Missouri delegation, to learn what
policy THAT State would adopt in the
position now forced upon it. Its pop
ular chairman, Governor Stone, was
on his feet. Missouri was to play
passive part. 1.-The State presented
the name of one of her distinguished
sons for the Presidential nomination." J" |
he said. by the wisdom of this con-
vention, another was chosen. She has |
no authority to offer him for second |
place. If he is selected by this conven-
ton, it must be done of its own accord. |
and without any solicitation by this |
Then he announced Mis-
souri's vote. which was divided among |
several candidates.
While the convention was awaiting |
the announcement of the vote, the |
band played: Grover, Grover, four
more years for Grover" But the roll |
licking song, which 10000 frenzied men
sang in the wigwam in this city four
years ago, passed without notice. Even
the galleries did not give it hand.
The result of the second ballot was
as follows:
Sibley, 113; Sewall, 81; Mclean, 15s;
Bland, 294; Clark, %; Harrity, 21; Will
iams. of Massachusetts, 16; Williams,
Of Illinois, 1877 Pattison, /. Total vote