The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
THE RALLoTING.
Vote by States on Vice Presiden tia
Nominal ion.


Nominal ion.
Convention Hall, Kansas City, July
6--The first ballot for vice president re-
suited as follows:
Alabama, cast 8 votes for Stevenson
and 10 for Hill; Arkansas, Towne 5;
Stevenson IL; California, Stevenson Is;
Towne 3; Colorado, Stevenson 8; Con-
necticut, Stevenson 8; Towne 3; Della
Stevenson 4; Hill 4; Georgia, Stevenson
26; Idaho, Hill 8; ToWne 3; Illinois.
Stevenson 4S; Indiana. Stevenson IS;
TOWne ?; Iowa. Stevenson 26; Kansas,
louisiana, Hill 16; Maine, Towne 2;
Stevenson 10; Maryland, ]. Walter
Smith 16; Massachusetts, Hill Is 3;Towne
II; Stevenson s; Michigan, Towne o;
Stevenson %; Minnesota, Towne IS;
Mississippi, Stevenson IS; Missouri,
Stevenson %; Hin 6; Towne 8;
Danforth /; Hogg I; Montana,
Carr. l; Hill, 8; Stevenson, 2. Nebras-
ka: Towne, 10; Stevenson, 6. Nevada.
Towne, ?; Hill, l. New Hampshire:
Stevenson, s. NewJersey: Hill, 20 New
North Dakota. Hill 6; Ohio, Patrick 46;
Oregon, Stevenson 5, Hill 2, Towne 1;
ling, Stevenson IS; South Dakota. Towne
s. Stevenson 2: Tennessee. Hill "a: Texas,
8: West Virginia Stevenson l.; Utah,
stevenson s; Wisconsin, Stevenson p.
Lowne 3; Wyoming. Stevenson 8: Alaska.
Stevenson 6; Arizona, Stevenson 5. Towne
J. Rhode Island, Stevenson 8; New Mex
Stevenson - 81. Towne ~: indian Terri
tory, Stevenson 6; Hawaii, Hill 6.
THE FINAL DAY.
Convention Hall. Kansas City, No.
July 6--The final day of the national
Democratic convention broke clear and
hot. The sun blazed pitilessIy down
through the same brilliant sky that has
marked every day of convention week,
and the clcudless blue gave no promise
Of relief from the intense heat. But the
grateful wind which has saved the week
from being intolerable did not forsake
the sweltering crowds today. 1t blew
steadily from the southwest, hot, it is
true, from its passage over the plains,
but nevertheless a wind. It swept in
through the great windows at the
south end of the hall. futtered the
bunting and flags and famed the vast
crowd.
An hour before the convention hall
was opened dense crowds We're packed
around the various entrances and hum
dreds more were coming on every
thoroughfar'e that afforded access to the
building About thirty minutes after
the doors were opened the galleries
were all occupied. and still the crowds
around the entrance and in the streets
had suffered no diminution.
Yesterday the hall was so densely
packed that it was at times impossiD bic
to move around upon the floor one
fourth of the delegates were unable to
them could hear nothing uttered from
the platform. The aisles We're choked
up to a degree that was dangerous and
passage through them was at all times
difficult and late in the evening it was
impossible. This morning the police
and Sergeant-at-armS started in with
great N1gOr to prevent anything like a
repetition of the disa greeable features
of yesterdays second session. and for
a considerable time met with success,
but they We're gradually overwhelmed
and made comparatively helpless by the
heavy crowds that were allowed to pass
by the gate keepers The crowd was
not as great or as terrific as that of
last Eight-the great features of the
convention, the reading of the platform
and the nomination of a candidate for
the presidency being over
Sulzer was the first vice presidential
candidate to appear IN the hall, and
his appearance seemed to excite very
little interest He came down the
aisles from the delegates door. coat
thrown open, hat jammed hard down
on the back of his head. his tall form
towering over a small Ohio delegate at
his side. across whose shoulders his
arm was caressingly thrown and into
whose ear he talked with great energy.
Al 10:45 a. m. Chairman Richardson
advanced to the front of the platform
great bouquet of sweet peas in hand
and with a sweep of the gavel cut off
the strains of the band slowly stfllei
the confusion and brought the couven-
a.
But 1t was some minutes befo~e there
was sufficient quiet for the opening in
vocation and then the great audience
arose while the Rev Rabbi Mayer of
Kansas City, delivered a prayer breath
ing the sense of responsibility resting
upon the convention.
CALL OF STATES
Immediately following the prayer the
call of states began for the purpose Of
making nominations for the vice presf-
dency. Great confusion prevailed and
very few of the delegates were aware Of
what was going on until Alabama and
Arkansas had been passed. and Califor-
mia was called Then the doughty form
and horid face of Senator White emerg-
ed from the Californians and in stentor-
ian tones he demanded to know what
was going on and that the aisIes be
cleared of the disorderIy intruders
When the chairman responded that Cal
1fornia was being called for nomina-
tions, Senator White announced that
California yielded to Arkansas
land Arkansas yields to Illinois, to