Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-11
sIBLEY ALSO PULLS OUT
Some New York Delegates Were
Present, But Took No Part
in the Voting.
WAS RATHER A TAME DAY.
The Closing Scenes of a Most
Exciting and Unsatisfactory
National Convention.
OTHER NEWS OF MOMENT

'''-N 'N''S ~
CHICAGO, Ills, July 1.-THE caucu
OF delegates adjourned at $3.50 thi
morning, without coming to conclu
sion on the candidate for vice-presi
dent. Another caucus is to held thi
morning. Most Of the morning paper
predict that it will be John r. Mclean
though it is said that Claude Mat
thews, of Indiana, can have it il ht
will accept it, and that Blackburn, oi
Kentucky, and Gen. Fred. Williams, o.
Massachusetts, are prominently men.
toned. Several other candidates are
also mentioned.
CHICAGO. Illinois, July 1.-THE
silver conference, composed OF one
representative from each silver dele.
CATION to the convention, adjourned al
$3.50 O'Clock, this morning, without
having selected any one to recommend
to the convention as candidate fol
vice-president.
THE BOLT COMMENCED.
SYRACUsE, N. Y, July 1.-THE
Syracuse Courier, in an editorial, to-
day, declines to support Bryan ON a
platform 80 undemocratic as that
adopted in the Chicago convention.
r z: TOADYING TO THE POPS.
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11-Gover-
Nor j. P,sAltgeld says: "The man to
be selected for vice. president must be
acceptable to the st. Louis convention.
Six or seven populist states must be
carried, in order te&win.~sztVr should
work for the Endorsement OF our ticket
~ tie st. Louis convention"
THE LION OF THE HOUR.
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 11.--Hon.
VIM. J. Bryan, the nominee for the
presidency, managed to get some much
needed rest, last night, the first he has
had for several days. People were
crowding into his room at the Clifton
house by the wholesale, this morning,
when United Press reporter called.
All we're received pleasantly by the
candidate and his wife. Bryan is over
whelmed with congratulatory tele-
grams.
SLIM CONVENTION CROWD.
CONVENTION HALL. July 11.-There
was very marked falling off IN at
tendance, to-day. The sections assign
ed TO delegates showed rows of empty
chairs, and all signal poles of the states
we're in their proper positions, includ.
ing theS"badger'' cf Wisconsin, which
General Bragg had complained Of, last
night, as having been stolen durin- the
great racket over the Bryan nomina-
tion, and having been ''trailed in the
cortege of the victor" Chairman of
the Pennsylvania Delegation Harrlty
was present, but most of his co-dele-
gates had left the city. Some OF the
New York delegates were in the hall,
but had agreed that they were to take
no part in voting for yice-e president
The New Jersey delegates were absent,
in body. General Bragg and most
delegates from Wisconsin were on the
door, but there were only five Wiscon-
sin silver men to cast their individual
votes for the vice. presidential candi-
date. Al IL a. M, Chairman Senator
White, Of California, called the con-
ventlon to order and prayer was dis.
pensed with. Harrity, Of Pennsylya-
pia, announced that the present
national committee would meet at the
Palmer house at O'Clock this after
noon, and wonld be glad to welcome
the new national committee.
xOMINATIoNs FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
Sspator Jones, OF Arkansas, moved
that the convention proceed to the
nomination OF candidates for the vice
presidency and the motion was agreed
to with cheers. George Fred Will
Jams, OF Massachusetts. vas put in
nomination by O'5ullivan, delegate
from that state. O'Sullivan said 10
part: "This convention has nomi-
mated a man who has sprung from the
Joins Of the people. Now that you
have given The platform to the south.
and west, carry the war into Africa,
and give the east the candidate for the
vice-p presidency. Gentlemen, war is
over. II you want to answer that
sullen delegation from New York,
[pointiug to where tho New York dele
gates sat1. come to the east for your
candidate for vice-presIdent. l NOM
mate man. once gold man, bat who
saw the errors OF his ways. one whose
voice has often been raised against COR
porations, Geo Frederick williams. !"
fCheers Marsden, cf Louisiana,
took the platform and said: ~ want
10 name to you wheelhorse. to keep
this young colt in traces. He Is a
thoroughbred; therefore, we should
take all the better care Of him. The
man shall name comes from
pivotal state. Who Is this wheelhorse
Which rs the pivotal state9 John Il.
Mclean, OF Ohio. Is that man, and
Ohio that pivotal state. lCheers.1 ]