Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-10

be en- passed by consent, was caileu Suu
brought Senator Teller's name be- ore
the convention. 1t was received with
faint misses and very slight applause.
The first ballot stood: Alabama, Bole5 ~;
Arkansas. Bland 16; California, Blackburn,
8, Boes ., Campbell /, Bryan 2, Nash z. not
voting 2; Colorado, passed Connecticut,
Russell ?, not voting 10; Delaware, Patti
son 8, Bryan 1, not voting .; Florida, Boies
1, Bland /, Bryan 2, Pattison l, Blackburn
/, Matthews g. Georgia, Bryan 20; Idaho,
Bland 6: Illinois, Bland As; Indiana, Mat
thews 80; Iowa, Boies 26; Kansas, Bland ~;
Kentucky, Blackburn 20, Louisiana. Bryan
IS; Maine. Pattison 5. Bland 2, Bryan 2, not
voting 3; Maryland, Pattison II, Bryan 4,
not voting /; Massachusetts,, passed; Michl-
gan, Bland 4. Boies 3, Bryan I, not voting
10, absent 2; Minnesota, Stevenson 1, Bryan
:, Black burn /, Pattison ., Boies 4, not vot-
ing 3; Mississippi, Bryan IS; Missouri, Bland
"a; Montana Blackburn =, Bland d; Ne
brsska. Bryan 16; Nevada, Matthew's
3, Mclean 3; New Jersey, not vot-
ing New Hampshire, Pattison 1, not
voting Z; New York not voting; North Caro-
lima Bryan ID; North Dakota, Boies A. Ohio
Mclean 46; Oregon, P.nnoyer 8; Penn
sylvania, Pattison Ga; Rhode Island, Pat
t,son g. not voting Q; South Carolina,
Tillman II, not voting 1, Lhissesl; South
Dakota, Bryan g. Pattison 1; not voting
/: Tennessee, Band "a; Texas Bland
80. Utah Bland 6; Vermont, not voting
4. BRYAN 4; Virginia, Blackburn "a;
Washington, Bryan 1, Bland z; West Vir-
sinia. blackburn 10; Wisconsin, Bryan 4,
Blackburn /, declined to vote 19; Wyoming,
Blackburn 6; Arizona, Bland 5, Bryan l;
District of Columbia, Mclean 3; Boies /;
New Mexico, Bland 6; Oklahoma, Bland D;
Indian Territory, Bland g. 40,
The official vote on first ballot: Bland, 223;
Boies, Sc: Matthews, 81; Mclean, 3D.; Bryan;
1O5; Blackburn, So; Pattison, 80; Pennoyer,
10; Campbell. 2; Tillman, II; Teller, 5; Rus.
sell, 2; Hill, 1; Stevenson, 2: not voting lSo.
The first ballot was without result,
no candidate receiving requisite two
thirds vote. Great excitment followed
the announcement of the ballot. MIR.
Marsden, of Louisiana, moved that the
two thirds rule be abrogated. The
chair declined to order a vote on the
motion.
A second roll-call was then COM
menced. On this ballot Virginia voted
"a for Bland. The official result of
second ballot was asfollows: Not voting,
100; Bland PSI, Boies 81, Matthews 81,
Mclean So, Black burn Al, Teller s,
Stevenson 10, Hill /, Pennoyer S, Pat
tison 100, BRYAN 1910 nomination.
MIR. Marsden, of Louisiana, moved
that the majority rule be adopted.
The chair ruled the motion to change
the two-thirds rule must be referred to
committee on rules. All other mo-
tons were declared out of order
A third ballot was then ordered. On
this ballot Virginia voted for Bland and
the vote stood: Bland, 291; Roies, sc;
Matthews, "a; Mclean, 81; Bryan, 219;
Blackburn, 81; Pattison, 81; Stevenson,
8; Hill, 1. Not voting, 1872. Total $50.
A fourth ballot was taken without
result.
Mr.. BRYAN NOMINATED.
The fifth ballot resulted in the nom-
nation of VIM. ]. Bryan, OF Nebraska.
Virginia voted for Bryan on this ballot.
The widest scenes OF confusion fol-
lowed. The banners of the various
States were hurriedly carried to where
the Nebraska delegation sat and mass
cd about the banner Of that State. The
Ohio delegation refused to allow their
banner to be taken with the others and
it was broken and torn to pieces.
After order had been restored the
convention adjourned until 8 o'clock
without nominating candidate for
Vice President.
William Jennings Bryan, of Lincoln,
Neb., was born in Salem, Marion coun-
ty, ILL.,. March 10, 1860; attended public
school until fifteen years of age, spend
ing his vacations on the farm in the fall
of 1875 entered Whipple Academy, at
Jacksonville, ILL.,; entered Illinois Col
lege, Jacksonville, in 1877 completed
classical course and was graduated
with the highest honors in 1881; at
tended Union College Of Law, Chicago
ILL.,, for two years, during which time
he was connected with the Office of
ex-senator Lyman Trumbull; began
the practice of his profession at jack
sonville; removed to Lincoln, Neb., in
1887; never held an elective office prior
to his election to Congress; was elected
to the SD and reelected to the SD
Congress as democrat.
NOTES.
Scalpers were doing wholesale bus.
mess in convention tickets yesterday.
Early yesterday morning and the night
before season tickets were being sold at
$35. They could have saved money by
waiting until evening when the same
tickets were going for $3.50. Even at
this low figure the scalpers had trouble
in finding purchasers.
The Stddts Zcitung, of Chicago, the
leading German paper of the West,
which has been an important aid to the
democratic party Of recent years, will
bolt the ticket and platform.
Senator d. B. Hill, after the adj
journment last night, said: 1.-THE sill
yer plank even yet may be rejected.
At present it may appear that the
planks were put in the platform like
scraps are thrown into rag bag. Upon
sober second thought, the delegates may
come to this conclusion and make
changes"
Senator Hill holds to the opinion
that two-thirds of the quorum of the
convention is competent to nominate a
candidate. Should there be any dis
pute over this matter, the silver men
have a remedy which is found in the
rules of the House of Representatives.
A report from the committee on rules
is always in order, and if it becomes
necessary o report would be made by
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