The record-union., 1896-07-11

standards of twenty-five states ana
Territories being Dorne around the hall
amid a perfect tornado of cheering
Then Illinois joined in and Florida fol-
lowed Ohio came in, and brief spell
of silence followed as the rumor passed
around that a deal was on with Mclean
for second place.
After fifteen minutes of this perform
ance the announcement of the result
was announced, and the fourth ballot
was officially announced as follows:
Alabama-Bryan -.
Arkansas-Bland 16.
California-Bland 2, Boies /, Mat
thews 2 Bryan II, Blackburn l.
Colorado-Bryan 9.
onnecticut-Pattison 2, not voting
10.
voting 2
Florida-Matthews 3, Bryan ).
Georgia-Bryan 26.
Idaho-Bryan 6.
Illinois-Bland 4S.
Indiana-Matthews 30.
Iowa-Boies 26.
KansaS-Bryan 20
kentucky-Blackburn 26.
Louisiana-Bryan 16
Maine-Bland 2, Bryan 2, Pattison 3,
not voting ;.
Maryland-Bryan 5, Pattison 10, not
voting L.
Massachusetts, 2, Bryan 1,
Pattison 3, Stevenson B. Hill l, not vot-
ing 1S.
Michigan-Bryan 2S.
Mnnesota-Bland 1, Bryan 10, Stew
| enson =, not voting ).
Mississippi-Bryan Is.
Missouri-Bland "a.
Northumberland q.
Nebraska-Bryan 16.
Nevada-Bryan 6.
New mpshire-PattiSOn /, not vot-
ing {.
IS.
New York-Not voting y.
| North Carolina-Bryan 22e
North Dakota-Boies 6.
| Ohio-McLean 46.
Oregon-Bryan s.
NATURALIZATION Ga.
Rhode STANDARDIZATION 6, not voting
9
! South Carolina-Bryan Is.
| South Dakota-Bryan Z, Pattison l.
| Tennessee-Bland a.
| Texas-Bland 80.
| Utah--Bland 6.
| Vermont-Bryan 4, not voting 4.
! Virginia-Bland "a
Bland 6, Bryan ?.
| West Virginia-Bland TO- Bryan /,
| Stevenson l.
| WiSconsin-Bryan >, not voting ID.
| Wyoming-Bryan 6.
| laska-Bland q.
| AriZOna-Bland 6.
District of Observation-Disclosures 1,
Bryan ).
| New MeXico-Bland D.
| Oklahoma-Bland g.
| Indian Territory-Bland 6.
| Totals-Bland 241, Boies SO, Matthews
36. Mclean 46. Bryan $50, Blackburn
%, Pattison 81, Stevenson 8, Hill 1, not
voting 161.
| THE TWO-THIRDS' RULE.
Immediately after the announcement
of the fourth ballot the Chairman said
that the proceedings had reached the
stage where it was necessary for the
Chair to state his connection with the
two-thirds' rule. A careful examina-
tion left but one decision open to the
Chair. The noise and confusion in the
hall made the Chairman pause.
''Oh, gentlemen" he demonstrated,
do keep quiet" Cries of "Sit down,
sit down.)
The Chairman resumed his statement,
and said that the tWo-thirds' rule had
been acted on without objection ever
| since its adoption in the Ohio conven-
ton of 1852 The rule read that: Two
thirds of the whole number of votes
shall be necessary to nomination for
President or Vice-President." There
fore, in the opinion of the Chair, two
thirds of the votes given would NOM
mate the candidates for President and
Vice-President (Cheers)
Call the roll,'' he ordered, and the
fifth ballot was begun
BRYAN NOMINATED.
AT 2:4o the fifth roll-call was begun,
and it soon became evident that Bryan
would secure votes enough on this bal
lot to nominate him by the necessary
majority.
When Kentucky, which was one of the
States which did not join in the process
sion, was reached Rhea, who had put
Blackburn in nomination, rose and said:
While Kentucky loves her candidate
and would be glad to see him elected
President, yet as he served in the Con-
federate army they don't seem to want
him. (Faint hisses) Therefore Ken
trcky takes pleasure in casting her 2e
votes for the worlds greatest orator
w. j. Bryan" (Cheers)
: Illinois, which had asked to be asked
cast her 4S votes for Bryan. This left
him with 446 votes six short of the ne
cessary number.
Illinois which had asked to be passed
cast her As votes for Bryan
Oklahoma changed her six votes from
/. Bland to Bryan, making 454.
Then Ohio withdrew the name of Me-
Lean and cast 46 votes for Bryan. max
ing his total 800.
Before the result was announced, but
when it was known that Mr.. Bryan had
received within few Of the necessary
number of votes, Governor Stone OF
, Missouri ascended the platform, and as
, soon as order could be obtained he ad-
dressed the convention in these words
Gentlemen of the Convention Two OIL
three days since I received this note
which / will now read in your hearing
, from Richard Parks Pland: I wish il
, to be understood that do not desire the
nomination unless it is the Judgment o1
the free silver delegates that would bt
the strongest candidate. 1t it shall a.
any time appear that my candidacy il
the least obstruction to the nomination
of any candidate who is acceptable t.
; the free coinage delegates of the conven
; ton, or one more acceptable to major.
, ity of those delegates than myself