The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12

knowledge, without the Knowledge of
his Stateo, l present the name of Hon.
John w. Daniel, of Virginia.
The name of the Virginia Senator,
who had made so ohivalrous a figure
before the convention as its temporary
chairman, was more enthusiastically
received than any WHICH bad preceded
it, and brought manp of The delegates
TO their feet, cheering and waving
handkerchiefs.
CogresSman Jones, chairman of the
Virginia delegation got up on his chair
when the applause subsided. After
thanking the convention for the de
monatration in Senator Daniels be-
half, and expressing the pride which
Virginia took in her great Senator. he
reeretfuHy announced that under no
circWast. aces would he be a candidate.
I}e3egsste r. p. Morris. of Illinois. sec
op8ed S5biey's nomination 'on beuali
of illinois,"
M'LEAN'S NAME WITHDRAWN.
Ulrich Stone, acting chairman if the
Ohio delegation, then Withdrew Me
Leans name. The sturdy Democrats
OF Ohio, he said,appreciaited the COM
pliment to her loved son, whose news
paper had made silver in Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky possible, but Mr.. Me
Lean was not a candidate tor second
place on the ticket. He pledged the
vote of Ohio to the candidates.
Mr.. Fithian, of Illionis, a large franz
ed, dark-skinned, black haired, COM
manding figure, followed Mr.. Sloan to
the stage, and withdrew his name, on
10 Cf thu TI11pCtc InJarra tipy, T., ;aI,
he declared, would roll up a Demo
cratic majority in Novembery and
econded the nomination of Mr. Sibley.
He resented the imputation that Mr..
Sibley was a Populist. He was, he
said as good Democrat as any man
on the floor As for the critici an, Mr..
Sibley has passed upon Mr.. Cleveland
in the Fifty-third Congress, he said, a
convention which had, by inference,
condemned the administration, could
not object to criticism of Mr.. Cleve-
land. AS he mentioned the Presidents
name, some one in the gallery shouted,
"Hurrah for Cleveland"
The shout went down under a splut-
ter of Kisses. Delegate John Scott. of
Maine, standing on a chair in the pit,
seconded Sewall's nomination in a
strong speech which aroused consider
able enthusiasm. Maine, he said, was
still in the Union. Maine Democrats
were still Maine Democrats, and next
November, he assured the convention
they would come out Of the woods and
vote on behalf of all who admired
matchless ability, unflinching integ-
rity and courage that would stand to
the death. He asked the convention
to look to the Sun Flower OF Nebraska
and the pine cone of Maine.
THE VOTING BEGINS.
The voting began amid theusual con-
fusion, and it was developed at once
that there was to be big field of can
didates. The Southern States, at the
beginning, went for Sewall with the
solid votes of Arkansas and Florida
cast for him. Sibley made his first
great strike with the solid Illinois
delegation. Notwithstanding his with
drawal, it was evident that some of
McLean's adherents were standing by
him. He received Michigan's .solid
vote, Connecticut with two votes and
Delaware with three honored William
+. Harrity, whose impartial exercise
of his powers in opening the conyen-
tion made him popular with both fac
tions.
Maine, as a matter Of State pride.
as he explained, cast her ten votes for
her leader. When New Jersey AM
nounced that she declined to vote, and
New York followed with the same
statement the gold gallery sent up al
shrill yell, which the silver people an
swered with Kisses.
Chairman Smythe. for Nebraska,
said that she was prepared to accept
the combined wisdom of the conven-
tion and asked to be excused from
taking any part in the contest. Chair
man Findley, of Ohio, declared the
wish of McLean's State to cast her
solid vote for him, despite his with
drawal, but his opponents in the State