The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-11

nc purpose OF Onlo TO get their fndi-
Vldual votes of it's delegation on record
was not to be thus balked, and dele
gate challenged the vote and the vote
was heard. McLean's name being
reached 1t was stated that he was alb
sent, but his alternate was here. The
alternate's name being called he voted
for Mclean.
South Carolina caused surprise
when the chairman announced that un-
der instructions South Carolina cast
her seventeen votes for her honored son
-Benjamin d. Tillman. Cheers and
hisses)
Mr.. Powers, of Utah. rose to ques-
tion OF personal privilege and asked the
galleries should be permitted to express
their approval or disapproval of the
course of delegates.
"A very pertinent question:" the
chairman admitted, and then he added:
Proceed with the roll call"
The vote of the State of Tennessee
was challenged and ttae chairman asked
the delegate who demanded a poll wheth-
er he meant to deny the accuracy of the
statement made by the chairman of the
delegation (Senator BUte). The delegate
said he did. The delegation being polled
the announcement of Senator Bate as
TO preferences of the delegates was fully
sustained and the presiding officer re-
quested gentlemen preferring such
charges to bind themselves more accu-
tdleiy Ill uhe 1uture. CCheerS).
When the State of Wisconsin was
called contention arose among Its del.
egates--some of the silver men claiming
that the unit rule did not govern their
action, and the gold men Especially Cen
eral Bragg and Senator Vilas) Insisting
mat 1t did, and that the instructions
were printed on the commissions of dele
gates. copy OF these instructions was
sent 10 the chair and was read by one of
the secretaries. 1t directs the delega tes
from Wisconsin to vote as u unit on
all subjects and candidates as the ma.
jorfty may determine"
General Bragg, in the course of n
somewhat angry controversy with a
delegate opposed TO his views decln rcd
that the silver delegation from Virrinia
should not determine the course of the
democracy oElWisconsin. He added that
al meeting of the Wisconsin delegation
Yesterday twenty declared themselves In
favor of not voting in the convention
and four of them IN favor of voting.
hhe chairman instructed the secretary
10 call the names of the Wisconsin dele
gates and In response to this call Genera,
Bragg, Senator Villas and is others de-
cilneo TO vote. while four others voted.
Senerai bragg got on the chair OF one
Oh the IeXas delegates to make speech.
upon Governor Hogg, of Texas. cour-
teously offered his chair, which General
f3raSg as courteouSly took He argued
tnat the instructions required the vote
Oh Wisconsin to be cast as u unit There
nad been but four votes cast now nv
deleeates-contrary to the will of the
maJority-and those four votes. he ar
gued, could not bind the twenty non
voters nor disgrace the State of WIscon-
sill. while the convention stood ,,n6nr
the platform adopted by il. Cheers
from the silver men of the convention.)
Mr- %. j. Dockery, one of the silver
delegates from Wisconsin, mounted the
stand and argued that the instructions
as read did not authorize delegates to
refrain from voting or authorize a ma
lority OF them to prevent minority
from voting.
The chair ruled on the point of order
raised by this discussion. He first read
again the instructions of the Wisconsin,
delegation, and said:
The chair rules that these are not in
structons 10 abstain from voting.
Cheers). The chair further rules that
when the roll is called gentlemen absent
snail be recorded as absent and that If q
majority of the delegation vote .aeir
votes shall be individually recorded, but
a minority cannot cast the entire vote
OF the delegation" This ruling was re-
ceived with applause
Ihe vote of the Wisconsin delega ton
was then announced. Declining to
vote. 10; Bland. 4: Blackburn. 1.
Inc state or Colorado, which had been
passed by consent, was called and
brought Senator Tellers name before the
convention. 1t was received with faint
misses and very slight applause
Massachusetts,, which had also been
passed. brought in Hills name by cast
ing one vote for him.
Result of the first ballot:
Bland, 223: Bryan, l05; Boies, SO: Bla ok
burn, So; Mclean. 81; Matthews. a..
Campbell, .; Pattison, 95; Pennoyer. 10:
russell. 2; Stevenson, .: Tillman, II:
Teller, s; Eill, l.
absent and not voting 1885,
Inc second ballot was begun at 1o.25
As soon as it was started Senator White
vacated the chair, placing the gayel in
the hands of Mr.. Richardson, of Tennes-
see
South Carolina swung over from Till
man to Bryan, whose gains had begun
early in the balloting
The District of Columbia manifested
its capacity for lightning changes by
scattering its votes as follows: Three
Tor bryan, one for Bland, one for Boies,
and one for Mclean
Before the vote was announced and
while 1t was being footed UP. California
announced change of her vote as fol
lows Bland. 2; Bryan. IA; Boies. i A
gain of seven for Bryan
The result of the second ballot wa an.
nounced as follows:
Bland. PSI; Boies, 81; Matthew's "a.
hcLean, SO; Blackburn, Al: Pattison
100; Bryan. 1877: Pennoyer. s: Stevenson
10; Hill, /; Teller, S. Not voting 16O