The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-12
AREMARKABLE CONVENTION.


Associated Press Dispatch.
CHICAGO, July 11.-To-day ended the
most remarkable national convention since
the Democratic party in 1850 was rent
asunder on the slavery issue. The conven-
ton completed the work which split the
party in twain on the financial issue. Ar
thur Sewall, of Maine, Bath shipbulder
and ardent free-coinage man,
named for Vice President on ticket
headed by William j. Bryan. the eloquent
young orator from the prairies beyond the
Missouri. Over 16O delegates to the conven-
| ton, all of whom with the exception of the
gold delegation from Wisconsin and por-
ton of the delegation from Minnesota,
came from east of the Alleghenies yester-
day refused to participate irnthe nomina-
ton of a presidential candidate on a free
silver platform. over $50 to-day declined
to participate in a nomination for Vice
President. Many of the gold delegates had
left the city in disgust. Whether the Sc
ceders will place a third ticket in the field
as the minority did at Baltimore in 1860
is a matter of future development. The
silver Democrats who controlled the con-
vention absolutely and who alienated 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-
pubicans to compensate them for the loss
which the platform and ticket must newt
ably entail in the East. They hope to see
all the hitherto dscordant elements of sill
Yer rally to the standard which they have
raised.
The nomination of Sewall for Vice Presi-
dent was. perhaps, even more of a sur
prise than that of Bryan for President yes
terday. Bryan had set the convention
afame with his eloquence and his name
was on every lip when the balloting be-
gan, but Sewall's name in connection with
the vice presidency had hardly been men,
toned. John r. Mclean, the Cincinnati
editor. the most prominent candidate
in the field. and had the nomination been
made last night he would probably have
been nominated. But the leaders decided
to allow the balloting to so over until to-
day. so that opportunity might be had to
thoroughly caucus the situation and to
learn Mr.. Bryans wishes in regard TO his
running mate. The name of Sewall ex-
Congressman Shively of Indiana, who has
recently been nominated for Governor of
| the Hoosier State, Mclean, Sibley of Penn
| sylvana. Bland and others were canvassed
! and Senator Jones and some of his asso-
| ciates of the silver leaders came to the
| conclusion that for geographical and other
| reasons, the Maine man was the most
| available candidate TO place on the ticket
| with Mr.. Bryan. The strongest argument
| in his favor, perhaps, that his NOM
ination would at once silence the cry that
| the silver cause was sectional, an imputa-
| ton the Arkansas Senator was quick to
| rebuke when Senator Ben Tillman
| avowed that such was the case in the con-
| vention on Thursday
| M'LEAN SENTIMENT WAS STRONG.
Mr. Mclean decided not to be a candi-
| date and gave directions to his friends in
the Ohio delegation not TO present his
name, but the Mclean sentiment was so
| strong that it could not be suppressed.
| just as the contest had narrowed down TO
race between Sewall and Mclean the
latter, through a personal telegram which
| was read from the stage, withdrew his
i name and there was a stampede for Sewall.
| The latter was nominated, as Bryan was
| yesterday. on the fifth ballot. w E. /
| Burk, of California, nominated Sewan. On
| the first ballot fifteen candidates were
voted for: Sibley. of Pennsylvania, re-
ceived 16s the highest number of votes
| The other votes were divided as follows
Mclean. 10: Sewall. 100: Harrity. 2l; Judge
w AFTER VI @>oitH 1aiouiid, sen
ator Daniel of Virginia, IL; Bland. g.
Blackburn. 20: ex-Oongressman Williams
of Illinois. %: George Fred Williams. oi
Massachusetts. 10: Boies. 20; Pattison. OF
Pennsylvania. 2; Senator White, of Cali
fornia /: Fithian. of Illinois. and Senate,
| Teller. of Colorado. each.
On the second ballot there was an at.
| tempt to stampede the convention TO Bland
| wbo on this ballot received 294 votes Nc.
Lean moved up to 15S. Sibey fell back tc
I1s and Sewall dropped to 81. 1t looked as II
the latter was disastrously beaten. But
Senator Jones with his sixteen Arkansas
votes, stood firm. He rallied the follower,