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A STAMPEDE.
Convention Goes Over to Eryan on the
Fifth Ballot.

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Chicago, July ll.-Wiiliam j. Bryan. of
Nebraska. was selected Friday as the
standard bearer of the democratic party
in the campaign for the presidency of the
United States. Thursday when the hand
some young Neb:askan mounted the ros-
trunl In the convention hall to close the
debate on the party platform he was con-
sidered the merest possibility in the race
for the honor to be conferred. Half an
hour later, when he concluded his great
rhetorical effort, he had become seem
ing probability. With the hours of the
night his chances grew, and when the
convention resumed business Friday morn
Ing he had been established as Richard
P. BANDS most formidable competitor.
His nomination came on the fifth ballot.
Convention Opened witt: Prayer.
At five minutes before II Senator
" hite. of California the permanent chair
man, took the chair and made an effort to
establish some degree of quiet and order
III the hall. After five minutes devoted to
that purpose, with very little success,
prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Green, Of
Grace Episcopal church, Cedar Rapids,
Ia, the same clergyman who ofliciatcd the
last two days.
Pattison Placed in Nomination.
The chair Immediately recognized Mr..
Harrity, of Pennsylvania, who, standing
in the main aisle, was greeted with cheers
He said: II desire to say that in obedience
to the instructions given by the democrat
ic state convention the Pennsylvania dele
CATION presents the name OF Robert Il.
Pattison. of Pennsylvania, as candidate
for the presidency"
The chair asked If there were any other
nominations
Mr.. Miller, of Oregon. on behalf of that
state, nominated eN-Gov. Sylvester Pen
noyer.
No other names being presented the
chair declared the nominations closed and.
first invoking order, directed the secre-
tary to call the roll of states.
Result of the First Ballot.
| The chair announced the result of the
| first ballot as follows:
first vote: Bland, 223; Bryan, los; Boies,
| Sc; Blackburn, So: Mclean, 81; Matthews,
az Campbell. 2; fattison. 95; Pennoyer. 10;
| Russell, 2; Stevenson, 2; Tillman, II; Teller,
| S; HILL l.
Absent and not voting, 1856
| Second Ballot Begun.
| The second ballot was begun at 1885. AS
soon as 1t was started Senator White va
| Gated the chair placing the gavel In the
| hands of Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee.
| South Carolina swung over from Tillman
to Bryan, whose gains had begun early IN
| the balloting.
The result of the second ballot was an
nounced at lis p. m. as follows.
Second ballot: Bland. 2Sl; Boies, 81; Mat
thews. "a: Mclean. SO; blackburn, Al; Pat
The Third Ballot.
| The third ballot was then begun at 1:3(
New York on the third ballot, as on the
second remained mute when the name o.
the state was called and the clerk repeated
the call in his loudest tone, but without
result. The result Of the third ballot was
announced at 1:5O p. m. as follows
Third ballot-Bland 2gl; Boies, So: Mat
thews s4 g ssryan 29 paHk
/. absent or not voting. 162.
The Fourth Vote.
The fourth ballot resulted: Bryan, $50
Bland, 2l1; Boies. SO; Matthews, Sc; Nc
Lean, 4G; not voting, 1872.
Tremendous cheering greeted Bryan.
figure. Bryan Mad gained 81 votes Blanc
lost just 80. The applause continued 81
long that another stampede seemed i'm
minent. For FIVE minutes cheering con
tinued without slacl:cning. The Bland mel
alone sat silent; even the gold democrats
joined in the shouting
Immediately following the final outcom
of the result of the fourth ballot, the chair
man, Senator White. of California, sail
4 that the proceedings had reached the stag
where it was necessary for the chair t
state his construction of the two-third
rule. A careful examination of the record
eli democratic conventions left but one de
cision open to the chair. The noise ant
confusion in the hall made the chairma
|
do keep quiet"
Fifth Ballot Ordered.
Cries of "Sit down! Sit DOWN. TIL
chairman resumed his statement and sal
that the two-tlrds rule had been acted or
without objection. ever since its adoption
in the Ohio convention in 1852 The rul
read that "two-th,ds of the whole mum
Der of votes given shall be necessary t
nominate for president or vice president.
Therefore. in the opinion of the chain
two-t thirds of the votes given would nomi
nate the candidates for president and vic
president Of the United States [Cheers.
Call the ROLL" he ordered, and the fit
> ballot was taken.
The fifth ballot was begun at 2:45 Cali
fornia this time gave all her IS votes t
Bryan. Connecticut, Delaware, Arkansa
and Colorado voted as before Everybod
waited to see what Illinois did Illinoi
passed and Bryan men began to applaud.
Kentucky's 26 votes went for BRYAN ais
on the fifth ballot casting Senator Black
burn overheard. The chairman, who ar
nounced the vote. said the convention di
not care, evidently, to vote for man VIII
had been in the confederate army, sen
tlment which was roundiy Kissed.
Illinois Swings Into Line.
Illinois which had asked to be passed
cast her as votes for Bryan. This left hir
with il6 votes, GO short of the necessar
number Oklahoma changed her vote
from Bland TO Bryan, making 454 The
| Ohio withdrew the name of Mclean an
cast 46 votes for Bryan, making his tots
800 Before the result was announced, bu
when 1t was known that Mr.. Bryan ha
received within a few of the necessar
number of votes Gov Stone nf Missouri