The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-17

ballot Governor Stone stepped for
ward. thanked the convention for the
honor ii had shown his state aud con.
tinued: IL am in receipt of u tcle-
gram from Mr.. Bland. lie says sub
stantially that he would deem it un'
wise and impolitic 10 nominate both
candidates from west of the Missis.
sipii river. lie directs me to say
that the nomination OF MIR. Bryan
has his warm and hearty approval
aud THINKS the nomination for Vice
President should be made for one oh.
icct alone, and that to strengthen the
ticket. Accordingly he desires his
name Withdrawn
The Bland men clecrcd this an
nouncement, and the workers on the
tioor began to read just plans to meet
the new situation.
During the fourth ballot New
York declines to vote inspired a stem
torian voice in the gallery to call:
Three cheers for New York So
loudly that the voice of the reading
clerk was drowned.
This maddened one of the delegates
so that he appealed cxcitcdly to the
chairman to take steps ITO keep this
Internal mob quiet" declaring that
the convention had been troubled
from the beginning by the NIB in an
outrageous way. Put him out
yelled one of the mob.
when John Powers of Illinois an.
nounced that Illinois cast IS votes for
Mclean, men surged about the Him.
OILS standard and Congressman
fithian jumped on his chair, his face
afiame with passion, and cried. I'VE
canno, afford to nominate that man
on the platform we ave adopted. |
challenge the vote of the delegation"
The convention was in an uproar for
a time, but finally Fithian was
silenced under the unit rule.
Sloane OF ohio then mounted tho
platform aud read Il telegram from
Mclean, stating that he was not a
candidate and closing: ANY vote east
for me for vice president is against
ing express wishes.
When the fifth ballot was begun
the same number on which l'ryan was
nominated ycsterday-it was generally
felt hat there would be a nomination.
The first change came when
the Georgia delegation changed their
vote from Mclean to Sewall. The
chairman of the Indiana delcga
ton announced that since hearing
the telegram read Indiana would
transfer her thirty votes to Sewall.
Iowa and Louisiana also fell into
line for Sewall. When North Caro-
lima was called. the chairman OF tho
delegation announced that North
Carolina was not playing To the East
in this fight, and again voted for
Clarke. When Ohio was called, Dele
gate Sloane mounted u chair and said:
'Ohio casts her vote for Mclean, not
with,tanding those kilograms A
Buckeye delegate arose 10 protest. but
was hurried back into his chair by the
angry lei about him.
At the end of the roll call or the
fifth ballot Sewall was within twenty
vote, of the necessary majority and
Illinois gave it to INN by changing
rom Mclean. Ohio followed, and
Kentucky, Nebraska, Virginia and
other states fell into line and tho
nomination was made unanimous
"lIurrah for Scwall." shouted tho-.
sands of voices. Delegates grasped
the state colors and marched about in
indian file. They at last lined up in
front of the stage while several rou-
tine announcements were made and
then,as the band struck up the strains
of "DiXic' the procession reformed
and for several minutes paraded
about the delegates enclosure with
the purple stats of Nebraska and
Maine in the van. The crowds
shouted and there was a general
scene OF enthusiasm. At last all tho
state colors were brought to the CEN
ter of the pit where the Nebraska del.
egation was located They clustered
there until the chairman began to rap
for order.
The result Of the fifth ballot was as
follows: Scwall 5Gs. Mclean -, llar.
rity IL, Williams o, Clarke 80, Pattison
!. Daniels 30, absent and not voting
2Jl.
by repeated appeals the chairman
persuaded the delegates TO go back to
their seats for the transaction of the
routine business remaining.
At 3:!2 o'clock the convention adj
iourncd sine die.