Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1896-07-16

gates which surrounded the Nebraska dclega-
tion II was an attempt to stampede the con
| vcntion Tor Bryan
Delegates bearing the state signs marched
I IN .hc circlc around tho delegates seats Al
were IN liLc except 10 states, most Of the cX-
coptionN being the gold states
After orjcr had been partially restored
senator I'M was re- ogniled lie moved the
adoption OF the financial plank of the minor
ity report, and asked for call Of states.
The Official ballot on the minority report OF
platform is go nays, l03 ayes; ! not voting
| This IL sis more than lwr thirds
The amendment indorsing CIevelands an
'ninistratioh was lost. Orcial result Ayes
30, nays 5dt not voting and absent
Hills amendment referring to existing con
tracts was lost on viva voce vote.
Hills amendment declaring that in case tn,
adoption Of the free coinage plank does moi
maintain this parity Of silver one year after It's
passage 1t shan he suspended, lost m viya
voce vote
Tillman withdrew his amendment denounc-
Ing Cleveland
tar Of states on adoption OF platform dc.
mandcd by Hill
The onicial vote is 6,s ayes. 3O1 nays, 1 moi
voting.
At 40 motion to recess until 90 p m,
prevailed
CoNyESTIoS HAIL, CHICAGO, July t0-Ths
NohNfh'Aoh was falleu TO OF Ger NJ N.5U n m Nv
Its presiding onicer, senator White. Of Cali
fornia, who immediately handed over the
gaNcl 10 Representative Richardson, OF Ten
ncssee, who acted "a president pro TEN for the
evening as well as during the morning ses-
sion
The chairman Informed the convention that
| roll OF states would now be called, so thai
nominations OF candidates for the presidency
should be made
senator Vest, OF Missouri was the first del
egate to ascend the platform. even before the
call Of states had got further in the alph bet
Teal list than tho state OF Arkansas Mr. Vest
placed Hon r. p Bland in nomination for tn,
presidency ofthe United States David Over.
| meyer, Of Kansas, and j r Williams of H.
linois, seconded the nomination OF Mr. Bland
When Georgia was called H. T. Lewis TOOK
the platform and placed eX- Congressman W
j. Bryan In nomination The convention
went wild at the first mention Of Bryan
| name. Delegates with banners OF Georgia
North Carolina, Michigan. Nebraska, Louis
lana, Mississippi and South Dakota paEadeC
| through the alsles
l. T. Kultz OF North Carolina Geo F. VII
liams. OF Massachusetts, and T J. Herman, o
| Louisiana, seconded Bryan's nomination.
When Indiana was called Senator Turpii
! took the platform and placed In nomination
Gov Claude Matthews. OF Indiana. Trippett
of California followed seconding the nomina
| tion OF Matthews
Hon Fred White. of Iowa was recognized
To nominate ex-Gov Boies Cheers of a com
paratively mild type greeted the announce
| ment and the Boies banner was raised
Hon. John Rhea, OF Kentucky, with
| voice almost as resonant and very closely re
| semblinE that of the senator he nominated
presented in nomination tho name OF Senate
| Blackburn, OF Kentucky
W. W. Foote. OF California, seconded tn,
| nomination OF Mr. blackburn
| When Mass chusetts was called the chair
man OF the delegation said Massachusetts ha,
intended to present the name Of Gov Russell
| but Mr.. Russell declined to run on the plat
| form adopted
Mr.. Patrick, OF Ohio when the name OF hi
state was called put in nomination Mr. Johi
| Il Mclean, OF Cincinnati
| Chairman Ilarrity, of Pennsylvania, wheI
| his state was called. said Pennsylvania had n,
| candidate at this time, hut when the roll o
states was called for the purpose of ascertain
| Ing their preferences for candidates. Pennsyl
yanil would express her wishes on the sub
ject
Virginia being called In the roll of states
the chairman Of she delegation stated tina
they had been v sructed to present a. uam,
| of Hon John W. Daniel bu' AZ hss earnest re
quest and instance ,.Iu not do so.
The nomination of Mr. blackburn was slsC
seconded by Mr.. J. W. st Clair
When the state Of Wisconsin was called
Gen Bragg the picturesque old hero, chair
man Of the delegation, rising on a chair in hi.
place, said wisconsin can not participate
in the nomination of any man calling himsel
| a democrat upon populist platform" (Grea
cheers, mingled with hisscsD
One of the delegates from the state followed
saving that on the part of some OF the dele
| gates from Wisconsin he desired to secon,
the nomination OF Joe Blackburn, of Ken
tuoky.
Mr. z J. Dockery, of Wi>c0ssin took hi
-pface 66>the platform snd said:
| MY vote Nsa>ssfNed In this convention by al
| un-democratic rule and am therefore pre-
vented from having it recorded in favor o
| that idol of the convention, VIM Bryan, O
| Nebraska, who ought to be elected: bu
| desire to say, gentlemen Of the conven
tion. that the people OF that state viii
| give its elec-S-al vote to the nominee OF thi
| convention, whoever he nav be, At the elec
| tion in November (Cheers) That candi
| date will not receive the votes OF the men VIII
are in this convention, claiming to represen
the democracy OF Wisconsin, but the peopl
will register their will at the ballot box"
| Amid much confusion Gen Bragg again ros
and claimed the attention of the convention 1
say: With your kind permission we will sen
| out and make search for another straggleI
| and II we are successful, Wisconsin may ye
| pledge its support to another candidate
| daughter and hisses)
| At the close of the call OF the roll of states
| the convention. at 1898 n m, adjourned till |
a m, when balloting will be begun.
| CONVENTION HALL. CHICAGO, July To-
| Chairman White called the convention to or
| der at II a. m Friday. Rev DIR. A Green, o
| Cedar Rapids, Ia, offered prayer
Mr. Harrity, of Pennsylvania, on being rec
| ognized by the chair, said that in obedience
to instructions Pennsylvania presented tn
| name of Robert f. Pattison for president
Mr.. Mattingly. of the District Of Columbia
| seconded McLean's nomination Muller. O
| Oregon. presented the name of ex-Gov. Pen
noyer for president The nominations wer
| then closed and roll of states ordered
| MIR Smith. OF Ohio, announced the death o
ex-Congressman Frank u Hurd, of Ohio.
| The result Of the first ballot as offlciall
| announced is Bland 235, Boies IS, Matthew
/ 81. Mclean 81, Bryan ll9, Blackburn So Pat
| tison 9S. Pennoyer s. Campbell I, Russell
/ Stevenson z Tillman L. Hill I, Teller s. Alb
/ sent and not voting l7s First ballot wa
| without result. no candidate receiving a re
| quisite two-thirds vote. Indications are tina
no selection will be made before several bal
/ lots are taken.
Money, of Mississippi made the point OF or
| der that when delegation was instructed {
vote a unit the majority had no right I
| stifie the vote OF a delegate who desires
vote even when the majority docs not