The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-16
sEwALL FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Placed Upon the Ticket to Run with
Bryan.

Bryan.
Convention Hall, Chicago, July 11-There
was a very marked falling of in the at
tendance at the Coliseum on the fifth
morning Of the democratic national COM
vention. The railroad trains from the city
furnished for the first time since Tuesday
last ample accommodations. and the great
gallery expanses In the hall were not
used to one-fifth Of their seating capacity.
Convention Called to Order.
At II g. m. the chairman, Senator White,
of California. called the convention to or
der and (prayer having been dispensed
with) Mr.. Harrity. of Pennsylvania. an
nounced that the present national commit
tee would meet at the Palmer house at
three o'clock in the afternoon, and would
be glad to welcome the new national com.
rnittee.
nominations for vice President.
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas moved that
the convention proceed to the nomination
Of candidates for the vice presidency, and
the motion was agreed to with cheers.
Mclean, OF Ohio, Nominated.
Mr.. Marsden. OF Louisiana. the gentle
man with thirst, took the platform, and
the chair Immediately took the precaution
of removing the tumbler from the table.
Cries of water were raised. and Mr..
Marsden assured the convention that he
had not tasted drop of water during the
morning. (Derisive cries of "Oh, oh."1
in HIS delegation. as was proven Friday,
but, he added. lifting his hand. before
high Heaven say here, i do represent
the state of Louisiana I come here the
unanimous choice Of the people of that
state want to name for you a wheel
horse to keep this young colt in the traceA
He is thoroughbred. and therefore we
should take all the better care of him. Tho
man shall name comes from pivotal
state. Who is the wheel horse. and which
Ohio, Is that man. and Ohio Is that pivotal
state. (Cheers.l Give US Mclean. and we
will sweep the country" lCheersl
More Nominations.
Hon. Tom johnson took the stand
and put in nomination Mr.. George
w. Fithian. OF Illinois. saying Of him: He
has been six years In congress. and his
him in accord with your platform. He
has the mcrit-which think Is absolutely
necessary for the vice presidency-he II not
q wealthy man. This fight will have to be
one by the people, by the men who are
interested In humanity. II 1t IL to be q
race between money and men, money win
be on the other side, for the moneyed men
of the democratic party have mostly gone
. over to Mckinley. GCheers.l
IT am not free silver man; l do not
democratic party has started great revo-
luton for the good of the people. But fo9
free silver (Which l think Is Wrong} yov
OF humanity and therefore am with you
heartily. Loud applause Max Make not the
the people. Mr.. Fithian fills the bill. He
comes from state that is pivotal. and
hope to God that you will nominate him."
Mr.. william R. Burke of Los Angeles.
Cal, presented the name Of Arthur Sewall.
Of Maine, as a man who "strove for lib
erty when God Himself was dumb"
Result or First Ballot.
The clerk announced the result OF tho
first ballot as follows: blackburn. %;
Bland. 62: Teller. /; Daniel. II: Harrity.
n: Boies. 20: Williams. of Illinois. a;
White, l. Absent or excused, 258. Fithian,
/; Williams. OF Massachusetts,. 76: Mclean.
Ill; Lewis. II: Clark. so; Sewall 100; Sibley.
1853. Total number of votes cost. 6s2. Nec-
essary to choice. 455.
Second. Third and Fourth Ballots.
Oficial result Of second ballot a. an
nounced was as follows: Williams, Of
Illinois, 10; Clark, "a; Pattison. 1: Harrity,
q. Bland. 2sA: Williams. of Massachusetts,,
16: Mclean. 1853: sewall. 81: sibley. l1S:
absent or not voting, 255 Total votes. eo0
The on1cial announcement OF the third
ballot was as follows: Pattison. 1; Daniel.
6: Bland. 2b5: Mclean. no: sewsll. "a; eib-
ley. 10: Williams. Of Massachusetts,. Is;
Clark. =. Total cast. 676. Absent or not
voting. ~ Sscessary to choice. go.
Omcial result Of fourth ballots Mclean.
296: 6ewall. 261 Pattison. 1: Daniel, 81;
Clark. l6: Williams. .; Harrity. II. Not
voting. 80. Total cast. 67s. Necessary to
sswaii Nominatsd.
Asthe dfth ballot progressed It became sv-
ident that the nomination was going to
Arthur 6ewall. OF Maine. With Wiscon-
SINS vote his nomination was made sure.
and Illinois immediately changed her vote
sS.nSsns tsss, vcts. ~, ~" Sss n 'nsV Uhs M%
motion 70 nAke oswall's nomination unan-
| 1mous vas carried and great epp1ause.
1he national eomDtttee meeting Was
selle4 e. ~ 3 = = ~ lslnss heuss.