Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-07-18

tional 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 disapproyal with their cheers
but were unable to do
Gov. Flower made this statement when New
York called: In view of the platform
adopted by this convention, and of its actions
and expressions. I am instructed by the New
York delegation to say that we will not partic-
ipate in the selection of a candidate for presi-
dent vice president. and therefore decline
to vote The great body of New York's adj
herents in the galleries sent up a storm of APP
proval, 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
call of the roll OF the state The result was
that 10 delegates refused to vote Senator
Money made the point of order that instruc-
lions to delegation to vote as a unit could not
stihe the will OF any who desired to vote
Cen 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 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
Doclzery, one of the silver men from Wisconsin.
He aroused great enthusiasm by declaring
that if Wisconsin's will stifled here it
would be heard for silver in November.
The Tammany orator, ex-senator Grady.
made a 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-
fusal OF delegations to vote He ruled that
all silent votes should 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
1t 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 1876.
The name of Henry NJ Teller was for the
first time spoken of as presidential nominee
when, on the call of states passed, Colorado
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
4gavel during this intermission- The result
lows: Bland, 233: Bryan. los: Bcies, So: Mat
ohews, %: Mclean, 81; Pattison. e': Pennoyer
10; Blackburn. So; Campbell, 2: Tillman, IL;
Russell, .; Stevenson, :: Hill. 1: Teller g.
The Official vote of the second ballot was:
Not voting, i6o Bland, Isl: Boies 81: Mat
-thews. "a: Mclean. So: Blackburn IL Pattison
100: Bryan. 1877; Pennoyer, 8; Stevenson. 10.
HILL 1; Teller, 6
The oficiaI vote of the third ballot was: Not
voting, I6s. Bland. esl: Boies. SO: Matthews
ga: Mclean, 81: Bryan. 2l9; Blackburn, %;
Pattison. %: Stevenson, 9: Hill. l.
The fourth ballot was follows: Bland. 2i1;
Boies. 50: Bryan. go: Matthews, 50. Pattison
30: Blackburn. "a: Mclean. 46 Stevenson, 8;
Hill. L; not voting, 16I.
When the secretary announced Mr. Bryan:
vote the Nebraska delegation mounted theil
chairs and set up yell that drew around then
~ll the other Bryas, states with their respective
standards AS eacn of the standards arranged
itself in the bouquet a fresh yell went up from
the galleries After five or six minutes of up
roar the procession of standards about the hal
began. with Nebraska at the head. and the tai
end was brought up by Kansas Fourteen
minutes were consumed in this demonstration
which gradually subsidized, and the convention
was able to proceed with business
At this juncture, considering the fact that
number c: delegates from the gold states die
not vote. Chairman White ruled that a two
= thirds vote OF the total number woul,
Z. nominate a candidate for president and VIC
president
The announcement of the chairman was re
. ceiyed with great confusion Order having q