The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-11

the list of nominations the name of
Sylvester PennOyer. OF Oregon. The
names of Bland. Bryan, Boies, Black !
burn, Mclean, Pattisou and Pennoyer
were before the convention and the
roll call of States began.
THE BALLOTING BEGINS.
The IS votes of Arkansas. announced
for Bland by Senator Perry, gave the
supporters of the great Missouri com~t
moner." as he designated him, an op-.I
portunity - yell which they inn
proved
CALIFORNIA; vote was scattered, for
Blackburn, , for Boies, 1 for Campbell,
, for Bryan, 2 for Matthews and Black
burns name was given a cheer. While
the others failed of recognition.
The name of Connecticut was fol-
lowed by a silence and the clerk passed
on to Florida. Afterwards ex-Gov.
Waller arose and shouted that two, anr
two only, of COnnecticut's votes would
be cast, and those for ex-Goy VIM. T..
Russell.
John F. Salisbury, of Delaware, voteG
for Bryan and three others from the
State for Pattison.
Bryan's first cheer was given at the
announcement of GeOrgia's solid vote
for him. The As votes Of Illinois for
Bland were loudly cheered.
Indiana and Iowa, in succession,
cast their solid votes for their favorite
| sons, Matthews and Boies, respect
lively.
Ex-senator Martin, of Kansas. cast
| the solid vote of the Sun Flower State
for ''Missouri's great commoner, Rich
| ard Parks Bland"
James of Kentucky delega tion, an
nounced that the Blue Grass State cast
| her vote for "the South's greatest
| Democrat, Jo Blackburn. of Ken
| lucky"
sputterings of applause greeted
| each of these announcements. Louis
| lana voted for Bryan. Maine gave )
votes for Bryan and II for Pattison.
Delegate Hamilton asked that the
| State of Massachusetts be passed.
| Delegate O'Sullivan, one of the silver
men in the delegation. shouted that
| the gold men of the delegation
| were away because they did not in
tend to participate in the future pro-
| ceedings of the convention.
That's not true'' shouted several
gold men in the delegation.
The chairman appealed to the dele
gates not to attempt to inject debate
into the roll-call, and Massachusetts
was passed.
The gold men in the Michigan dele
CATION refused to vote. The silver
votes were divided as follows: Bryan
z; Boies, 5, and Bland A. Delegate
/ Stevenson, Don NJ Dickinson's law
partner. caused considerable delay by
challenging the vote of the State and
then, with nine colleagues, declining
to vote. Later he moved from gold
delegation to gold delegation counsell-
ing them to refuse to vote.
Mississippi's vote for Bryan and Mis-
souri's for Bland were cheered. Ne
braska's announcement of sixteen
votes for the silver knight of the
West, VIM. J. Bryan" created great
enthusiasm.
New Hampshire's reply was that
delegate Doyle voted for Pattison, the
other seven delegates declining to
vote, and the intelligence fell on a 81
lent house.
| NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK.
| It remained for New Jersey to stir
the really sensational passage. Nc
Dermott shouted in stentorian tones,
''the State of New Jersey respectful
IL declines to vote" (Hisses.) The
gold men in the galleries attempted to
drown the disapproyal with their
cheers, but were unable to do so.
New York was listened for as the
crucial point of gold, on whose action
the Democracy of the East was de-
pending for its key note. Ex-Gov.
Flower said: SIN view of the platform
| adopted by this convention, and of
its actions and proceedings [ am in
| structed by the New York delegation
to say that we will not participate in
the selection of candidate for Presi-
dent and Vice-President; therefore,
we decline to vote"
The great body of New York's ad-
| herents in the galleries set up storm
| of approval, but other cries were heard
of put 'em out; put 'em out"
| Ohio cast forty-six votes under the
unit rule for John r. Mclean. Dele
| gate Holding, of Cleveland, challenged
the vote and the old row in the Ohio
delegation, which has been the feature
| of so many National conventions, was
| found lurking behind the announce
| ment.
! When the roll of delegates was call
| ed, old convention newspaper men
| marveled to hear Allen w. Thurman,
| son of the "Old Roman cast his vote
/ for Mclean, who, during the life OF his
| father, had been one of his bitter OPP
| ponents The call showed 40 of Ohio's
| votes for Mclean, 2 for Bland, l for
Bryan, for Pattison. There was one
| absentee Under the unit rule the
| 46 votes were counted for Mclean
| Oregon cast her votes for Penney
! er; Pennsylvania her Ga votes for Pat
tison, amid the cheers of the galleries;
! South Carolina II of her votes for TIL
man. while the crowd hissed.
4 ROW OVER WISCONSIN.
4 big row occurred when Wisconsin
was called General Bragg announced
that he was instructed by the majority
of the delegation to cast no vote. One
of the silver delegates challenged this
and insisted on a roll call of the State. |
The result was that 10 delegates re-
fused to vote. One voted for Black |