The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-26

challenged and poll showed n chang :.
Indiana east its 81 vot, $ fp- Mckinley, Iowa
| last its 26 votes TOR Allison: Konsas T.. r Ne
hiniey. 90; KIN ky, 20 for NckiIle I.
Louisiana c,ist II curious vote. hal: Il vote for
Allison, half vote for Quay. four for Reed.
! and eleven for Mckinley. and so the voting
went on until Massachusetts Sav. OH. voto
for Mckinley and the rest for Reed. Tho
Mckinley column steadily Increased. When
Mssissippi's IS votes Were east for MrKii ley
another OF the colored delegates demanded
poll, which showed one vote for Quay
and IL for Mckinley. Montana east ono
vote for Mckinley, one for Don Cam.
-ron, OF Pennsvlvnnia. one blanS ana
one absentee. 1he chairman called the name
of Mr.. Hartman's alternate ard ho votel
blank There was Il decided sensation when
the vote of New York was challenged by
Warner Miller. Ii had been announced nJ
81 for Morton and II for Mckinley. Joseph
II. Newmans was absent in tho first district
and tho name of his alternate was called
Mr.. Gruter raised IA laugh 10y saying ''Ho
is just leaving tho room to avoid votin:;."
The next alternate was called and voted for
Mckinley. The delegation voted solidly for
Morton until nall tho votes werc re- 'rivsd
when the vote We're divided between Mckinley
aud Morton. Then came quite Il number OF
breaks for Mckinley and three ahsrntces
woro noted ia the ninth district. Tho vote
was Morton "a, McKialcy Il. When Ohio
was reached tho requisite number Of votes
were given to name Mckuley ami th" con-
vention recognizing the fac. without an-
nounr"mcnt broke into cheers. Texas delay
ed tho final announcement by Il challenge by
one Of :hc dissatisfied colorci brethren. A3-
other colnrcd delegate challenged tnc
vote of Virginia and again delayed III"
Reed i: SIGKmley % p. All All ,hc Pest r%st Of S'?HH ,%a
roll Of States went solid for Mckinley. New
Mexico cast one vote for Allison and also
Mckinley. Alaska east it's newly conferred
four votes for McNniy. The absent delegate
f-., A.. Il
pearca and by unanimous consent. east his
vote for Morton. making the total vote:
Morton 80; Mckinly II. All the States having
been called. the president announced ,hat
VIM. Mrkinly mad received CO. votes, and
the scene of un hour before was repeated
Delegates and spectators arose and cheers
and huz2aS rent the air.
ThoMaS B. Reed, the chairman sail, had
received 81; votes; Quay, 6li :; Levi =. Nor
ton, 5S: Allison, 35i !. ana Don Cameron. l.
Lodge, Hastings, Platt and Henderson. Of
Iowa, all pledge their States support to Nc
Kinley, the former moving to make the nom
ination unanimous and the others secondins
the motion. Mark Hanna was called for and
responded. There was no response to calls
for Quay"
HOBART FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Morgan G. Bulkeley. of Hartford,
Conn; Garrett Hobart. Of New Jersey;
Charles Warren Lippctt. Of Rhode Island
Henry Clay Evans, OF Kentucky, and Gen.
james 4. Walker. of Virginia, were put in
nomination for Vice President. Hobart was
nominated on thu first ballot.
Thurston and Fairbanks were made chair
men. respectively. OF the two committees 20
notify the nominees for President ana Vics
President.
The result OF the ballot for vice-PreSident
was announced rs follows: Hobart $780,;
Evans. 271i !: Bulkelcy. 80; Lippitt. s; Walker
"a; Reed. 3; Ihur>ton, :; Frederick Grant. .;
Depew. }; Morton, /; absent 23
The convention adj djourLcd sine die Il. T:55
p. II.