The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-11
Georse Erred WIllnma Of Mnssachusetts

" needed the strength ct youth 10 endure
young asm should weld the scimiiar OF
an Indignant people" sank home. Here.
as Wiliiams said was the new Cicero to
moct the new Catalne of today. The
leaders who doubted the wisdom uf nom.
mating so young and inexperienced a man
,ried TO check the stnmpsde' by adjourn
ing untA today. They hcpel n nights
rchection wopio suffice. AT the sugges-
tlon OF an adJourmeM there was repel-
nor. Tho motion was declared AGAINST
storm Of opposition from the Bryan en-
ihus.asis, who wanted 10 nomkiatc thee
candga al once.
A nien.s rest only made them more
voiiion met TO bal.ut, Bryan showed soc
end en- the first roll call. liu had over
hauled Roics. Oniy Island was abe I'd and
1t was strue- gle for the Ms'ourilns 10
Vet the 2ss votes which were east for MIN
The stampede began on the next ballot. In
the fourth ballet Bryan took the ieai
and Bland fell back hopelessy beaten.
The nomination was made unanimous on
tho next ballot.
Some have soush, to nnd In the nom'na-
Ton IN 1850 of Garfield, who was not n
candidate. a parallel With Bryan's nom
nation today. But there is no parallel.
'iat'ield was only nominated after one OF
me hardest and most prolractol contests
OF the century. Grant Baiio. lIdmunds.
Sherman and Washburn were cuujcs,ing
Tor mastery and after thrae ballots the
rival leaders and the convention turned To
CARRIED Who had electrified the dele
inanding presence. Today the support OF
me other candidates melted away and
btNan won without a strugSir. On the
irs, naiioi Bland got 2Ss. Bryan lf. Roc'
~; Matthews. ~. Mclean 81 Patttson IA.
.iackhuin -. pennoycr IN, Tillman is.
stevenson 2 Teller $. Campbell :, Russell
| There We're lsG gold men who refused to
vote, They declined to participate in the
nomination ON the platform which mad
been adopted. l'he latter reaiiz,ns that
NC gold men would place another in the
| iield. or IL they did not actively oppose
1 fhe nominee OF the convention in the cam
pairn which was to follow. they would
| pnssiVcly. at 'sast give aid to tho enemy.
| Nost OF the gold men who voted against
their instructions We're for Pattison. but
| thcse were very scattered as were the
votes for iIll, Russell nnd Campbell.
IN me second ballot Alabama sought to
changing her vote from Eoles to bland.
| nut Bryan was cNcrtaking him with giant
sirides. Bland gained ~. whil, Eryan
| advanced %. boies was tho prlncipai
loser III $ vote dwndl-i to 81
On the third ballot Colorado gave up
hoios OF Teller. thu mention OF whose
name had been cheered aud Kissed by the
galleries, and Oregon gave up rennoyar.
IN me ONO delegation the BRYAN forces
| lacked but seven votes Of a majority and
there was open rebellion in Illinois ana
line.
ON the fourth ballot Alabama. the first
state TO vote. headed the ,tainpedc to
Bryan. Idaho, Colorado and other states
followed The revolt in The Other dei"eo.
lions spread even among those hound by
resolutions of instruct ous. Kansas Ii
inois, ohio and even Iowa were among
In the fifth and last ballot Kansas went
over; Illinois and other States came
,nmbling along in hor wake. When Ohio
5i required to make "A two-thirds ma
1or.ty Cha rman White hal ruled that
o-thlfds OF tii-a' voting constt,u, ID ths
two-thirds majority uud ;he rue The
bryan men in the delegation demanded a
pom OF the votes. The friends OF Mclean
saw that the end was in sight. and Nc
Lean n.mscli mounted n chair. lie with.
INV IL n c name i's candida e and ols
This gave him itg-l2 less than cnoa-,
I, nominate. Montana changed her
| votes TO Rryan and Oklahoma ioifaN.,o
with her G. TO the Territory of oklaho
democratic candidate for president IN 1896
as to that of Arizona belonged the honul
Jeur yaars ago or course M nel
} Governor Stone Of Missouri withdrew
l;land's name and Sen1tor Turpie w4ih
drew that Of the ioascr governor. AN.
on his motion the ncmna'ion was mad
! unanimous.
There We're frequent Bryan demonstra
matte scene was mt HE conclusion of th
fourth bi.lr- The colors of the State
%ere again upiooted and The Coliseum 10
|
of cheers. while frenzicd mon marche,
ana sang ana hys'ericai women reram.
frantic Until after. the nomination :
Iswer, faced modest looking woman 50
almost unnoticed ~ one OF IL, ol.a.,s 4,
the right Of the stage. Surrounded by
few friends. she retained her composur
amidst all the excitement but, her fac
Elowed with pleasure - sh" followed IN
; proceedings which made her husband in
9 nous. 1t was Mrs. Bryan.
After the nomination. when II bccam
l ~ Gh flna.Ta ~
2 was - rush TO see and congratulate her
{ she modestly Withdrew and sought he
| husband.
The night session Of the convention nd
iournod almost Immediately after con
t vening, the leaders deciding that It wa
not advisable to go ahead with the nom
nation for vice president ton CHI. Tn
o vice presidential situation is very niue
8 complicated.
> John K; MeLean of OHIO, prsprletoIrr
: Williams II Massachusetts,. ex-congrHs'
9 man sibey Of Pennsylvnn'a. Senate
: Daniel Of Virginia and ex-consrssSnn
n whose names are bang canyassed. Nj
* Melon has for some days heen conceda
: q strong lead for this honor. bu som
Is dissensons have dcveioped in The OH
- dolc cation wn.cn oomllcatcs tn, aiiui
q Hon. Allan Thurman. The son o: tae "Ol
< Roman sought The honor, but when yh
II uua-'i n was submitted tn the dalngatio
r ion. chi they decided hy a vote of - 10
IS to stand by Mclean. OF course the wisho
!. Of the presidential nominee Will he refer
r rcd to in this matter, and II was NJ N
r. request of his followers that action wa
II deferred TN tomorrow. George Fred WI
:, ANS mide q favorable impression In N
q convention. and somo sentiment exists fc
l. him especially in the South S.Hlcy. to'
" has quito II bo1m, while those who belirv
= a Southern man should go on iA' tick,
=, are for Daniel iTiihian VIII not !
~ placad In nomination, unless Goveinl
~ Altg1d desires net "a. support McLeai
~ 10 " HON he Is fayorably inclned.
" I-ntil the representatives of the goi
y men have conferred the policy Of putin
~ lhird tickn in the field can not l
y The Yentimant of The populst leader
:, here IS favorable to indorsing Bryan.
d The numarou' republican boilers fro,
"A | tho ST Louis convention who came bet
:. ,ou,ng n. nominate Teller are disnppoin
ii cG ~ the r.sur Thoy have t"'esraphe
4 10 Teller not 10 take any definite stan
a, min they can confer with him and sen
:, pubo's and others. who Will start n
IN Denver tomorrow They say fhe Bry''