The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17
BRYAN AND SEWALL.
NEBRASKA AND MAINE MEN THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
The Conyentionn at Chicago Went Wild
with Enthusiasm When the "louDg
Orator of Platte" Captured the Prize
on the Fifth Ballot.

on the Fifth Ballot.
With less than ten hours rest the con-
vention assembled for the fourth days
session for the battle to nominate their
candidates. AS soon as Chairman White
had called for order and announced that
the convention was still on the call or
states for nominations. Mr.. Harrity, or
Pennsylvania, presented the name OF ex-
Gov. Pattson. The name of Sylvester
Penneyer, of Oregon, was also offered
and the list now stood as follows
Bland. of Missouri Boies, of Iowa; Bry-
an. of Nebraska; Blackburn, of Ken
lucky; Matthews. of Indiana; Mclean, OF
Ohio; Pattison, of Pennsylvania, and
Pennoyer, of Oregon. Chairman White
announced that the roll cal of states would
proceed for the nomination of a candidate
Tor president. "A wave of suppressed ex-
citeElent, followed by quiet passed over
the assembly as the roll call began.
Alabama was trst and her y votes
went TOR Boies, under the unit rule; Ar
kansas gave 10 to Band; California scat
tered her votes: Connecticut refused to
vote; Georgia brought cheer for Bryan
by giving aim the tull vote; Illinois went
to bland; Indiana for Matthew'S, Iowa for
Boies. Kansas tor Bland, kentucky for
Blackburn, Louisiana for Bryan; Maine
split, Bryan 5, Pattison IL; Massachusetts
gold men would not vote. Ten Michigan
gold men refused to vote; Bryan got Z,
Boies 5, and Bland 4; New York was
greeted with a storm of disapproval wheE
1t announced that they would not parti'
cipate in the nomination of candidate
on the platform adopted; OHIO voted solo
for Mclean, and thus 1t continued to the
end Of the list of states. The clerk con.
sumed several minutes in computing the
results of the first ballot, during which
the crowd buzZed eXcitedly. Senator
White'n voice has been failing him, and
Richard ION, OF Tennessee again took the
gavel during this intermission. The re.
as follows: Bland, 22s: Bryan, lo5; Boles,
S6; Matthews, q; Mclean, 81; Pattison,
s5 P sa 10; BLACKBURN, s.; Camp
SON q Hii. i; feiier, S; absent Mt and i' no;
voting, 1S5.
There being no choice, second roll call
tet, for Alabama shifted her % votes from
ne Bland camp to Bryan Bryan gained
three in California. Vice-President Stew.
Snson captured one of Blands votes IN
twenty-eight went for Bryan. Bland
gained two in Montana and Mclean three
in Nevada. Two New Jersey men who
had nbstai:ed on the first ballot came &c
lpattison. Silence followed the call OF
New York. South Carolina gave up her
Genator and brought her votes into
Eryan' S column amid much enthusiasm
Virginia abandoned Blackburn to turn
her "a votes TO Bland Wyoming changed
her votes from Blackburn to Bryan.
Mclean lost four in the District of Col.
umbia, and Bryan captured three Of
them. The turning of the tide toward
Bryan, OF cNraska. was alarming the
gentlemen skirrnished about earnestly
among their followers and invaded alien
camps, but the galleries called loudly fol
Bryan. The result of the ballot was an
Matthews "a, Mclean SO, Bryan 1877
Blackburn II, Pattison 100, Russell A. Pen
cent or not voting, $50. All the candidate.
were losers except Bland, who gained IS
and Bryan, who gained %.
There was quite, demonstration fol
Bryan just before the third ballot, and al
attempt was made TO abrogate the two
thirds rule but 1t was unsuccessful. The
third ballot resulted: Bland 29l. Boles SO
Matthews "a. Mclean "a, Bryan 2l9, Black,
burn q, Pattison 81. Stevenson ., Hill
absent or not voting. 162.
The Bryan stampede became more pro
nounced on the fourth roll call, when n,
forged ahead of Bland as follows: No,
voting, 1872; Bland pa, Boes SO, Matthew,
30, Mclean 46, Bryan $50; Blackburn q
Pattison 96 Stevenson s, Hill l. Thu
whole number of votes was 76S and tn,
clerk announced 512 to be necessary to {
choice. The announcement of Bryan't
increase of strength was the signal for {
demonstration. which exceeded that o.
the day before.
The coliseum swayed with enthusiasm
Cheer followed cheer. The state stand.
ards were again uprooted, and carried t.
Nebraska. Louder and louder the whir:
of sound swelled. Men and women weni
umbrellas We're furiously whirled through
the air. Suddenly two beautiful youns
girls dressed in pink appeared on n tabl,
back of the alternates' seats. They het
in their hands large silk flag, on ont
side of which shone the clear-cut features
of Bryan. TO and fro 1t waved while 90.
eco threats yelled and screamed. Their
they started in Indian file to parade III,
standards about the delegates. Kansas
Nebraska, Mississippi, Georgia, Nevada
Colorado. South Dakota, Arizona, New
1nvfn tfGta No.
| lima, South Carolina, District of Columbia
Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, Minnesota anC
| Michigan were in the procession. Frenziet
men fought for the standards of the othe,
| delegations. California was first wrenchet
| away from those who attempted to re
| strain it and check the Bryan stampede
Delegates fought like men demented 70.
| the Illinois standard. when Gov Altgelt
| stood black and resolute guarding his ban
ner but the delegates were intoxicated
| with enthusiasm A hurried vote was TAX
en-. Bryan carried the day and the sucker
| states banner Joined the parade. A fls
| fight occurred over the possession of thu
buckeye standard. but McLean,s friends
| Just before the fifth ballot began Chair
| man White announced that two-thirdS Of
| the votes cast were necessary to a choice
| Bryan captured state after state. Ken
| lucky sacrificed her favorite son for him
North Carolina, California and Florid;
| gave him their solid votes, but the mos
| important landslide was the drop Illinois
| took out of BANDS camp to Bryan. Thel
| John r. Mclean, of Ohio, withdrew hi
| own name for the Nebraskan. Montan;
| and Oklahoma added their votes ans
| made the necessary number to nominate
J and at this juncture Gov. Stone, of Mis-
| souri,. mounted the platform and said h
| had authority to withdraw BANDS name, an
| he then cast Missouri's 81 votes for Bryan. Con
| fusion reigned throughout the buldin,
| with delegates upon their chairs clam
| oring to change their votes. Then Dele
| gate Van Wagon, of Iowa, crowded t
| the platform. In impressive tones he sal
| that Gov. Boies also placed the caus
| above the man and he, too, cast the vot
| of his state for Bryan. Senator Jone
| changed the vote of Arkansas to the Ne
| braskan. Other states tumbled into tn
| foaming wake amid great enthusiasm ant
confusion. Senator Turpie, of Indiana
| moved that the nomination be made un
| aaimous, and in the midst OF The confusion tn
| convention adjourned unit! eight o'clock
| No business was transacted at the even
| ing session and the nomination of vice
| president went over until the next day.
The work OF nominating a vice-presidenta
| candidate occupied the next day. Bland. 0
| Missouri Mclean OF Ohio, and Arthur Sewall
| of Maine. were the leaders out of about ]
| names presented Bland and Mclean with
drew and on the fifth ballot Sewall was nom
| mated.
II a man makes me keep my distance