The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-13
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Illinois by lOm L. Jonhson oi Ohi"'
Judge Walter Clark of North Carolina by
Perry of the same state; James Hamilton
Lewis by Maloney of Washington Nc
Lean of Ohio by Marston of Louisiana,
and George Fred Williams of Massachu-
setts by OSullivan of the same state;
Siblcy of Pennsylvania by Showalter of
the same state; Daniel of Virginia by
Powers of Utah Many of the states
scattered their vote on the first ballot.
Only the prominent candidates and the
votes they received can be given
Before the balloting began Sloane of
Ohio took the platform and withdrew the
name of John X. Mclean. Fithian then
withdrew in favor of Sibley.
The first ballot was then taken and re
suited as follows:
Harrity 81. Teller |. White /, Pattison ,,
Williams of Massachusetts ~, Mclean
III. Clarke 80 Sewall lO0 Sibley l63 Fifth
ian 1, Daniel IL, Bland ~, Blackburn 20,
Williams of Illinois -, Boies - Not vot-
ing 25S.
Boies' Name Withdrawn.
Before the second ballot was begun
Delegate Vanwagoner of Iowa withdrew
Ex-Governor Boies name. At the very be-
ginning of the second roll-call Alabama tried
to start a stampede for Bland by announc-
ing that Alabama, which had on the first
ballot divided her vote among five candi-
dftes, cast her - votes for Richard Parks
Bland "whose name meant rs To l. Cal
ifornia fell into line with Is votes ana
Idaho and Montana each for Bland.
There was trouble i'm the Illinois delega-
ton, but Governor Altgcld held the dele
CATION for Sibley.
Iowa divided her thirty votes between
Mclean and Bland. Indiana and Ken
tucky were passed. Kansas went Tor
Bland, Michigan clung To Mclean, Ne
vada was transferred To the Bland col
| umn, Massachusetts, with the exception
of two silver votes for Williams declined
| To vote. and Ex-Governor Flower sat ST.
| lent i'm his seat when New York was
called. When Rhode Island was called,
Richardson, who was welding the gavel,
announced that the delegation had been
Obliged to leave to catch their train, but
| that he was authorized to cast the vote OF
the state for Harrity Iowa, after roll call
announced her vote for Sibley Ken
tuckv broke the unit rule and divided her
vote as follows: Mclean, rs; Williams,
/; Sibley, /; Bland, .; Sewall, 8
The second ballot was as follows: Sib-
lev ll3. Sewall 81, Mclean los, Williams
of Massachusetts, l6, Bland 29i, Clark p,
Harrity 81, Williams of Illinois IL, Patti
son /. Not voting 25o.
| Telegram from siblcy.
| After the announcement Of the second
ballot Congressman Amos Cummings of
| New York was introduced. and read a
telegram dated Mcadville, Pa. which was
| as follows:
please do not permit my name to he
prcscntcd | SO instructed my friends
yesterday JOSEPH SlpLEN
The third ballot was then announced as
follows: Bland 255, Mclean 2l0, Sibley
30 Sewall %, Williams Of Massachusetts,
IL. Harrity 10, Clark -, Psttison l, Daniel
6. Not voting 255.
After the announcement OF the third
ballot Governor Stone stepped forward
He thanked the convention for the honor
II had shown his state Then he contin
ucd: II am I'm receipt of telegram from
Mr.. Bland He says substantially that he
would deem it unwise and impolitic e
nominate both candidates from west oi
the Mississippi river He directs me I,
say that the nomination of Mr. Bryan has
his warm and hearty approval and thinks
the nomination for vice president should
he mnde for one object alone and that &
strengthen the ticket. Accordingly he de
sires his name withdrawn.
sewaiI Nominated.
The progress OF the fourth ballot wa
watched with intense interest sloan q
Ohio took the platform aud read tele