The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13

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/ was greeted with cheers. He said;
Harrity Names Pattison.
] ct desire to say that i'm obedience to the
| instructions given hy the democratic state
| convention the Pennsylvania delegation
presents the name OF Robert f.. Pattison'
/ OF Pennsylvania. as a candidate for the
i presidency"
The chair asked II there were any other
| nominations.
/ Mr.. Mattineiy. OF the District Of Column
| hIa. from his place in the rear of the hali'
seconded the nomination of that peerless
| champion OF free silver; that true oeno-
crat and friend of labor. John X. Mclean
| OF Ohio"
Mr.. Miller OF Oregon. on behalf Of that
state. nominated Ex-Governor sylvester
Pennoyer.
No other names being presented. the
chair declared the nominations cios"u'
and the first invoking order, directed lhe
/ secretary TO call the roll OF states. But be
fore this was commenced Mr.. Smlth, OF
/ ohio. Informed tho convention of the SUD
/ den demise this morning ~ the Hon Frank
Huri. The chair asked il any acton was
/ desired. and Mr.. Smith said not at TINS
time. The call of the roll commenced
when ;he first state was called. Chair
man I.onax OF Alabama. arose TO say
/ That John h. Knox. N. II. Foster ). j.
/ Carpenter. J. :. Minge aud u. II. Bur
/ CESS desired to vote for Ex-Governor VII
I
I under the unit rule he east the twenty-five
| votes of Alabama for Horace Roies. Sew
erai or the chairmeu OF the delegations
injected little stump speeches into their
| announcements OF the votes OF the dele
s-ltion. AIarSden the Water Fiend of
/ Louisiana. stood up and holding silver
| dollar I'm his right hand said something
which was drowned in laughter and cheers.
/ When Massachusetts was called a dele
gate announced that the chairman and
vice president were absent and Mr.. O'Sul-
/ Ivan. of the delegation. said that these
gold men were purposely absentins them
selves.
/ The chair took this occasion 10 ask the
/ delegates 10 restrain themselves from maxi
| ing speeches and To confine their announce
, mcuts to q statement of tie votes.
/ Michigan Present, but Not Voting.
sichiran's delegation was poiled and
several Of the delegates. when their nanres
I were called. responded in loud tones:
/ II decline to vote"
Others simply said: mot voting
/ Minnesota brought Adlai Stevenson's
Z name before the convention, but not a
/ solitary cheer greeted IL.
New Jersey being reached. the chairman
I OF the delegation arose and said that New
T Jersey respectfully declined to vote. where
upon the galleries broke into cheers and
I misses
The chair requested that such demon
7 STATIONS cease. and delegate shouted:
They are al republicans and ought 10
/ be put ont"
/ The state Of New York adopted the same
I course as the state OF New Jersey. on
] being called. Ex-Governor Roswell i.
I Flower rose and said:
In view Of the platform adopted by this
convention. I am instructed as n delegate
from tho state Of New York to say that
! the delegates have agreed not to partici-
pate In the selection Of candidates for
president and vice president. and there
FORE they decline 20 vote
The chairman Of the North Carolina
/ delegation. when that state was called,
T parodied Mr.. Flowers words, saying
I'm Wow Of the platform adopted by this
{ convention. I am requested by the dele
f rates from the state of North Carolina
. 10 cast twenty-five votes FOR Bryan"
/ CCheers and laughterD
Ohio for Mclean.
There was some curiosity to hear how
f ohio would vote. and the chairman OF the
/ IS E-.-ntioa ma infected fuli desire -
/ crafty it. Staudiug on his char. he ne
i gan 2 speech. stating the individual prefer
4 euccs Of each delegate. mentioning him by
E name hut The chairman cut this perform
I ance short by asking him TO simply give
tn. totals. The Ohioan then stated that
/ fnrty-one delegates were for Mclean. one
/ for BRYAN, one not voting, one for Bland,
I hut under the unit rule. he said, Ohio
/ casts its forty-six votes for the man who
made this convention possi5le-John II.
f Mclean"
The purpose Of Ohio 20 get the individual
votes of its delegation on record was not
Z 10 DC thus baked. and a delegate chaI-
T len-ed the vote and a vote was had. Nc
} Leans name being reached. il was stated
+ that he was absent. hat his alternate was
i here. The alternate's name being called
I b. voted for Mclean.
E south Carolina caused n surprise when
{ tn. chairman announced that under IN
( structieus Of her state convention. South
{ Carolina cast seventeen votes for her
! honored son. benjamin Tiiman-one not
I voting" GIisscs and cEeorsD
I NJ Powers Of Utah. rose to a question
I OF personal privilege and asked the chair
man whether the spectators in the gal
leriss should be permitted 90 express their
approval or disapproval OF the course Of
! Delegates.
a very pertinent question" the chair
man admitted. and then he added; PRO
coed with the roll call.
THE, vote of the state Of Tennessee was
challenged and the chairman asked tho
4 delegate who demanded a poll whether il
meant 20 deny the accuracy of the state
mcut made Icy the chairman of the dele
cation tS.natcr Bate. The delegate said
T h. did The delegation being polled. the
4 announcement of Senator Bate as 20 the
f rraferences Of the Delegates was fully sus-
( tanned and the presiding officer requested
T tho gentlemen prefering such charges 10
bind themselves more accurately in the
future. CtnrlauSeD
Wisconsin's Family ourrel.
When the state Of Wisconsin WAS called
i "a contention arose among its DELEGATES
some II the silver men claiming that the
unit rule did not govern their alton. and
+ the gold men. especially General Bragg
and Senator Villas. insisting that IL did
& auI that the instructions were printed on
T the commissions of the delegates. \ copy
Of these instructions was sent 10 the chair
aud was read 10y one OF the secretaries
+ II directs the delegates from Wisconsin
/ to vote as a unit on all subjects and
] candidates as the majority may deter
Z mine"
! General Bragg. IN the course Of a some
/ what angry alteration with a delegate
/ opposed To- his views. declared that the
/ silver delegates from Virginia should not
/ determine the course of the democracy of
/ Wisconsin. tie added that at meeting
/ ofruhe Wisconsin delegation yesterday
I tventy declared themselves for not voting
l in the convention and -four Of them were
I in favor of voting. The chairman instruct