The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-13
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Goes to MaInc-Tho Chicago Convention
Nominated SeweIl, Or that state.

CHICAGO, July 12.-The Democratic
convention closed up Its ticket yesterday
afternoon and adjourned sine die after )
o'clock. II secured aS It's candidate for
vice president the veteran ship owner
and ship builder, Arthur Sewall. OF
Maine, for many years chairman OF the
Democratic state committee OF that
state. This result was not reached with
out n struggle. The same number OF
ballot: were required TO effect It as to
make the nomination for President. viz.
five. Sixteen candidates were placed In
nomination or were voted for with or
without their consent on the first ballot.
All but four quickly dropped out OF
sight. They were MessrS. Bland, Sibley,
Mclean and Sewall.
After the first ballot a movement was
started, chiefly al the instigatlon OF Gov
ernor Altgeld. to throw the delegation to
Bland. OF Missouri-"Silver Dick" Bland
as his sponsor. Senator Vest. dubbed
him. The Missouri delegation kept out
Of the movement at first, but reserved Its
vote In order TO cast It for Bland at q
later stage OF their deliberations. That
did not happen on the second ballot and
Missouri voted for other candidates. but
on the third vote Missouri presented
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without authority frUm him and await
cd results. They were not encouraging.
MIR. Bland received about so votes, few
er N the third ballot, with h!s delego-
tIon supporting him, than he did on the
second ballot, when they voted for other
candidates. Upon this showing Cover
nor Stone promptly withdrew the name
OF Mr.. Bland.
Representative Sibley, after receiving
q good vote, was withdrawn by n tele-
GRIM addressed to Amos Cummings, OF
New York, before the third ballot could
be taken. Mr.. McLenn'S name wa3 not
formally placed In nomination but was
brought before the convention by the
Ohio delegation voting for him. Start
Ing with Ill votes he ran up 10 296 on
the fourth ballot, and then the chair
man OF the Ohio delegation read 4 tclc-
gram from him stating that all votes
cast for him were cast against his ex-
pressed wish and without his authority.
Although the chairman of the Ohio dele
cation qualified this declaration by say
ing II was the voice of Mr.. Mclean and
not that OF the delegation, the convcn-
tlon listened to Mr.. Mclean and he
passed out.
Mr.. Arthur Sewall, OF Maine, the sue
ccSsful candidate, though present In the
city rs n member OF the national Demo-
cratic committee and In the convention
Just before his nomination. and though
for many years has been the chairman
OF the Democratic state committee of
Maine, was personally known to but few
members on the floor. lie was placed
In nomination by a delegate from the
distant state of California. who gave no
personal details as 10 the candidate.
The seconder of Mr., Sewall, Mr.. Tho
mas, OF Colorado, added little to the In
formation possessed by the convention
except that he testified to Mr.. Sewall's
business ability rs n ship builder, rail-
road president and bank president. On
the first ballot MIR. Sewall received 100
votes: on the second he dropped down
to 81; then he went up again 10 o. on the
third ballot; after the withdrawal Of
Bland mud Siblcy he reached second
place on the fourth ballot, standing 261
to McLcan's 29G, and was nominated
unanimously on the fifth ballot. There
was nothing moro then for the owen
ton to do but TO pass the customary
votes of thanks and adjourn.
Mr.. SGwull Is a %sh!pbuilder Of Bath,
Maine.