Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

N IeDnbylVhnla'-1aII U3.
\ Rhode Island-Pattison, G; not vot.
iipg,2.
South Carolina Bryan, Is.
South Dakotai-Bryan, Z; Pattison, l.
4 Tennessee Bland, "a.
A Bland, 30.
= Utah---Bland, 6.
Vermont-Bryap, 4: not voting, 4.
y Firginia-Bland, 81.
Neutrality-suspicious. L; Bland. 7.
West Virginia-BlacSburn, IL.
s wisconsin-Bryan, 4 Blackburn, /;
not voting, 10.
Z, Wyoming-Bryan 6.
Arizora--Bland, 6.
Alaska-Bland, G.
District of Columbia - Bryan, g.
Bland, 1; Mclean, /; Boies, /.
, New Mexioo--Bland, g.
Z Oklahoma-Bland, 6.
4 Indian Territory-Bland, 6.
TOTAL, SECOND BALLOT.
Bland, 2sl; Bryan, 100; Pattison,
100; Mclean, 54; Blackburn, AS; Mat.
thews, 35; Boies, 81; Teller, 8; Pen.
noyer, g.; Hill, /: Stevenson, 10; absent
and not voting, 160
; Grand totaL 930
Necessary to a choice, 621.
Before the third ballot was taken
Mayor Marston of Louisiana, took the
platform to move the abrogation of the
two-thirds rule.
After the fourth roll call the Penn
sylvanIa delegation filed out of the hal
for consultation. Bryan emblems began
to blossom out 90 the floor and in The
galleries. The dark horse had plunged
into the race SO late that there were nc
portraits of him to be found In the city
large enough for convention purposes.
"A newspaper which had printed full.
page picture OF the convention's stai
orator was much in demand. Copiet
Of it were stuck upon canes in the gal
leries, and Mississippi man hung one
sheet TO the standard of that State.
That there was an upheaval of the
waters in Illinois became more ap.
parent when Chairman Hinrichser
asked leave for the delegation to retire
for consultation. The issue was whether
to stay by Bland or follow the process
sion starting toward Nebraska.
The result of the ballot was an.
'nounced as follows: Not voting. 162
Bland, 241; Boies, 33; Matthews, SO
Mclean, 46 Bryan, $50:
4 Bryan had assumed the lead. The
reading clerk got no further than the
announcement of his $50 votes before
there was a repetition Of the scene oi
on Thursday, when the eloquent young
orator closed his speech. The Coliseum
swayed with enthusiasm. Cheers fol
lowed cheer. The State standards were
again uprooted and carried to Nebraska,
louder and louder the whirl of souno
swelled. Men and women went frantic.
Hundreds Of newspapers and umbrellas
were furiously whiried through the
air.
Suddenly two beautiful girls. dressed
in pink, appeared on a table back o.
the aIternates' seats in the vaI!oy o.
Democracy. They held in their hands
large silk flag, on one eide of whict
shone the features Of Bryan. To anG
and screamed. The band p.ayed, bui
could not be heard.
The dance of the purple State
guidons about the Nebraska guidor
continued for fully tive> minutes.
Then they started in Indian file tc
parade the standards about the dele
gates. Kansas, Nebraska. Mississippi,
Georgia, Nevada, Colorado, South Da-
kota, Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana,
Oregon, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, District of Columbia, Wyoming,
Idaho. Alaska, Minnesota and Mich
gan were in the procession.
Frnnzied men fought for the stand
ards of the other delegations. Califor
MIA was first wTenched away from those
who attempted to restrain it and CHECK
the Bryan stampede, Delegates fought
like mon demented for the Illinois
standard when Gov. Altgeld stood,
black and resolute, guarding his ban
ner, but tho delegates were intoxicated
with enth usiasm. A hurried vote was
taken. Bryan carried the day, and tht
Illinois banner joined the parade.
A fist fight occurred over the posses
sion OF the Buckeye banner, but Nc
Leans friends, though battered and
shaken. held the fort.
The storm rolled on and on. A big
Bryan flag was brought into the Coli
scum and milk-white banner, OIL
which was gold cross with the in
scription, "No Grown of Thorns; Nc
Cross Of Gold, - revived the ringing
words of Bryan's closing sentence
Thursday and increased the awful force
Of the hurricane.
1t was exactly IA minutes before the
demonstration subsidized.
Chairman White said that the pro.
ceedings had reached such a stage that
it became necessary to announce bis
construction of tho two-thirds rule. II
was that two-thirds of the votes given
were necessary to nomination.
The fifth call was begun and Foote oi
California, answered: California for
the first time is solid and casts Is
votes for Bryan.
Florida carried eight votes to Bryan
from Matthews and Boies. Kentucky
being reached, Ollie James loomed up
and shouted: "Whiie Kentucky loves
her great Democrat, Blackburn, and
would be glad to vote for HIM, they
seem not to want him because he was
a Confederate soldier. Therefore Ken
tucky casts her 2S votes for the world 8
grea est orator, William j. Bryan.
"North Carolina casts 90 votes for
the sure nominee of this convention,
William j. Bryan" was tho announce
ment Of that State.
The Ohio men marched back and
were again recorded for Mclean, their
conference having produced no change.
The "a votes of Tennessee stepped into
Bryan's camp, and almost immediately
Virginia followed her with the same
number, both of them deserting Bland.
Three Territories Arizona, New
Mexico and Indian Territory-marched
after them from the Bland standard to
Bryan. each one six strong.
The enthusiasm was aroused again
When Hinrichsen called out the 4S of
Illinois for Bryan, the most important
y f,an, llInpj