New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-12

enough to accept the second place on TIL
man-Altgeld National ticket.
Probably never before in the history OF
American Nationa. conventions has the Vice.
Presidential nomination been so brazenly and
nersistently hawked about or been refused so
publicly and n-humoredly by the unwilling
victims on whom II vas sought TO be
thrust The aim Of the new Democratic mana
gers OF course was to entrap some Eastern
Democrat OF wealth and respectability, hut es-
pecially of wealth into linking his political and
rersonal fortunes as the VICE Presidential nom-
moo of the Convention with those Of the youth
ful visionary and wholly irresponsible head or
the ticket. the boy Orator Of the Platte"
MLEAN AVOIDS THE SNARE.
John r. Mclean of Ohio. was perhaps the
most eligible Of the prospective candidates TOT
the Vice Presidency. In the view or the western
and Southern leaders who see before them
National campaign in which enthusiasm cannot
wholly supply the lack OF substantial party
fund Mr. Mclean, who would undoubtedly
have been glad to accept the second place on
The ticket with Senator Teller or with some
southern or Eastern Democrat OF experience
md standing hesitated. however, to ally hm-
self with an unknown and untried candida'e
for the Presidency. the hero and creature OF an
emotional speech before an overwrought ana
hvsterical National Convention After night
consideration therefore. the canny Ohio editor
and capitalst resolved to decline the honor
laid nv the party managers at his feet
His decination left the Convention. when II re-
assembled this morning. In an awkward guam
aorr A hind scramble to thrust the nomination
80, Tho frat eligible conner followed, and after an
effort IN mt the millionaire Pennsylvania horse
broader ex-Representative Joseph c. Sibley. on
the ticket with Bryan was checked by telegram
of withdrawal from Mr.. Sibey himself. the Con-
ventior took up in despair the chef de1ea'ed can
didate for the Presidency. Mr. Bland. In the nope
OF solving all its perpexlt'es by throwing the sop
OF Vice Presidential nomination TO Silver
Dick" Mssouri's "favorite SON had come peril
ous,y near nollina a two-thirds majority Of the
doIegates when a telegram from his home In Leb-
anon absolutely refusing the honor took him out
OF the Vice Presidential contest Votes had been
cast for Mr. Mclean from the very first ballot
and on the third trial OF strength. notwithstand-
ing his known determination to decline a nomi-
nation the total vote recorded for him reached
21O on the fourth ballot his support Increased
TO DOG. and his friends found 1t necessary to pro-
duce and have read from the platfrom telegram
in which he peremptorily forbade any further
FOUND MAN AT LAST.
Finally, on the fifth ballot. the Conventions
we 1ried choice fell candidate whose Will
ingness to take place on the ticket with the
Nebraska orator was unquestioned. ana whose
rumored availability was cheerfully taken on
faith by the tired and restless silver delegates
Arthur Sewall, OF Maine. the millionaire ship
builder OF Bath. had been formally presented to
the Convsntion as a candidate for the Vice
Presidency. and on the first ballot had re-
ce,ved III votes His eligibility did not seem to
have been sufficiently enforced. however.
bv his hackers and his canvass was not
taken very seriously. On the second ballot his
support melted away and he polled only 81
votes. His fortunes recovered little on the
third ballot after Bland and sibley had forci-
bly taken themselves out Of the race. and his
total vote ran up to o.. Ga the fourth ballot