The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-12

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utah cast her six votes for Sewsll,
virginia her twenty-four for Clark.
west virginia twelve for Williams. Of
massachusetts,; Vermont for Mclean.
Inc nve silver votes of Wisconsin were
cast ior Sibley. When the Territory of
Alaska declined to vote the galleries
gave faint cheer. The District Of
Columbia voted for Mclean.
me chairman Of the Louisiana delega-
tion mounted chair and cast the vote
Tor Bland, who, he said, ought To ba
nominated for Vice. President by accla.
nation. Before the vote was announced,
oregon gave up Pennoyer and went to
Sioiey and South Dakota changed
from Sewsll to Harrity.
Inc oand then struck up q lively air.
while the tally clerks footed up the
totals OF the first ballot. The result
OF the hrst ballot was IS follows.
SeWaI 100, Sibley 163, Williams 76.
r F,, !, Mclean Ill, Williams, of
!!hnois, %, Bland GO. Clark so, Lewis
m ~, poles e. Hsrrity 81, Blackburn 90,
Total 627.
Before the second ballot was begun
delegate Van Wagon, of Iowa, with
drew Governor Boies' name.
AT the very beginning of the second
TOLL call Alabama tried 60 start a STAN
pede Tor Bland by announcing that Ala
pame' which had on the frat bsllot
olViaeo her vote among five candidates,
cass ner % votes for Richard P. Bland,
whose name meant Is TO l."
California fell into line with Is votes
Bland. '"SA LUZ
There was trouble in the Illinois dele
delegation for Sibley.
Iowa divided her thirty votes between
mclean and Bland. Indiana and Ken
LUCKY were passed. Kansas went for
Blsnd' Michigan c'ung to Mclean,
Nevada was transferred to Bland,
massachusetts,, with the exception of
TWO silver votes for Williams, declined
TO vote, and Ex-Governor Flower sat
silent in his seat as New York was
called.
When Rhode leland was called, Rich
ardson, who was welding the gavel,
announced that the delegation had been
ooliged to leave to catch the train, but
that he was authorized to cast the vote
OF the State for Harrity.
Iowa, after the roll cali Announced
her vote for Sibley. Kentucky broke
the unit rule and divided her vote as
follows: Mclean 16. Williams 1, Sibley
i, Bland 2, Sewall 6.
The turning OF the tide toward Bland
focused curious eyes upon the Missouri
delegation to learn what policy that
State would adopt in the position now
forced upon 1t. It's popular chairman,
Governor Stone, was on his feet. Mis-
aouri was to play passive part.
The State presented the name OF one
OF her distinguished sons for the Presi-
Dental nomination" he said, "By the
wisdom OF this convention another was
chosen. She has no authority to offer
him for second place. II he be selected
by this convention 1t must be done of
Its own accord and without any solicita-
ton by this delegation" Then he an
nounced Miesouri's vote, which was
divided among several candidates.
The result OF the second ballot was
announced ss follows: Sibley 1l3. Sew
all 81, Mclean 1853, Bland 294, Clark 22, |
Harrity 81, Williams, of Massachusetts,,
IL, Williams, of Illinois, 10, Psttison 1.
Total vote cast CTS. Necessary to choice
$50.
After the announcement Congressman
Cummings, Of New York. rose and read
telegram dated Meadville, Pa, which
WAS as follows:
please do not permit my name to be
PAoSSheCA' ~ lubtruCtSu my Irl6nQH
yesterday. JOSEPH SIBLEY."
Some Of the leaders tried to check the
stampede to Bland on the next ballot.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas. brought
Arkansas to Sewall. Maine and Cali
fornia followed with Is votes for the
Maine Democrat. The chairman of the
delegation as he made the announce
ment said: "California thinks the time
has come when New England man
should be placed on the ticket"
Indiana gave big impetus to the
Mclean candidacy by casting 80 votes.
Iowa followed into the Mclean camp
with IL. MICHIGAN came into the Sewall
column with her % votes, but Missis-
sippi put In her 1s for McLsan. This
time Missouri concluded to throw off
her coquetting and vote for her fsvorite
son, Richard Parks Bland.
New York declines to vote" wss
again announced, and inspired @ stem
tOrisn voice in the gallery to call
Three cheers for New York" so loudly
that the voice of the reading clerk was
drowned. This maddened one of the
delegates 80 that he appealed excitedly
TO the chairman to take steps to keep
this Internal mob quiet" declaring that
the convention had been troubled from
the beginning by the mob In an out
rsgeous way. "Put him out" yelled
one Of the mob.
After the call, Michigan took the
back track upon her decision and re-
turned her vote TO Mclean. The result
Of the third ballot was as follows:
Bland. 255; Mclean, 21o; Sibley, so;
Sewall. 81; Williams, of Massachusetts,
is; Harrity, 10; Clark, 22; Psttison. 1;
Daniel, 6. Total number votes cast CTS.
10 Il