Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-16

tiona1 passage. McDermott. from his chair.
shouted: The state of New Jersey respect
fully declines to vote" Kisses followed while
the gold adherents in the galleries attempted
to drown the diSapprOval with their cheers,
but were unable to do
Gov. Flower made this statement when New
York was called: I'm view of the platform
adopted by this convention. and Of its actions
and expressions, / am instructed by the New
York delegation to say that we will not partic-
ipate in the selection of candidate for presi-
dent or vice president, and therefore decline
to vote" The great body of New YOrk'S ad-
herentS in the galleries sent up storm of ap-
prevail. but other cries were heard of Put
them out Put them out
big row occurred when Wisconsin was
called. Gen. Bragg announced that he was in
structed by the majority of the Wisconsin
delegation to cast no vote. One of the silver
delegates challenged this, and insisted a
that 10 delegates refused to VOTE Senator
Money made the point of order that instruc-
tions to a delegation to vote unit could not
stifle the will Of any who desired to vote.
Gen. Bragg climbed on one of the chairs of
the Ohio delegation to protest. but the mad
dened Buckeyes ordered him down. New York
and Vermont offered him a chair in their dele
cations. Gen. Bragg made his statement to
the will of the Wisconsin delegation and was
replied to from the platform by Delegate
Dockery, one of the silver men from Wisconsin.
He aroused great enthusiasm by declaring
that if WisconSin's will was Stifled here it
would be heard for silver in November.
The Tammany orator, ex-senator Grady,
made fiery protest against ruling which he
commended would practically abrogate the unit
rule
The delegates grew still Senator White,
the chairman. finally ruled that the unit
rule instructions did not contemplate the re-
fusai of delegations to vote. He ruled that
all silent votes shonli be considered abSen-
tees, but that every delegate present who
desired to vote had right to have his vote
registered. This ruling was loudly cheered, as
it blazed the way for an ultimate ruling that
the two thirds required to nominate, within
the meaning of the rule. were two thirds OF the
votes cast according to the precedent OF 1915
The name OF Henry M. Teller was for the
first time spoken OF as presidential nominee
when, on the call OF states passed, Colorado s
eight votes were recorded for the former re-
publican and were received with mingled
cheers and Kisses. The clerk consumed sew
eral minutes in computing the results OF the
first ballot, during which the crowd buzzed ex-
citedly.
Senator Whites voice had been failing him.
and Richardson, of Tennessee. again took the
gave1 during this intermission- The result
was announced by the reading clerk as fol-
lows: Bland. s33: Bryan. los; Boies, &c. Mat
thews. "a: Mclean. 81: Pattison. e5: Pennoyer,
10: Blackburn. 80: Campbell. 9; Tillman. Ia;
Russell. y Stevenson, =: Hill. 1; Teller. 8.
The official vote of the second ballot was:
Not voting. 100 Bland. 2Si; Boies, 81 Mat
thews. 81: Mclean. 50: Blackburn. IL: Pattison
lo0: Bryan. 1877: Pennoyer, q; Stevenson. TO;
Hill. L: Teller. g
The official vote of the third ballot was: Not
voting, 162. Bland. e9i; Boies, SO; Matthews,
81: Mclean, 81; Bryan. a1s: Blackburn. "a;
Pattison. 90: Stevenson. Q: Hill. 1.
Boies. 33: Bryan, $50: Matthews. Sc: Pattison
IS; Blackburn. %; Mclean. 46: Stevenson. 8;
Hill. I: not voting, 16l-
! When the secretary announced Mr.. Bryan's