The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-07
ghe aaaitha1s1u Eagles Saturday Eorr1na sulu T. 1900

! adherents OF the Illinois man to shout
until the rafters rang. The Hill people
! cheered wildly when Tennessee went
: solid for she New York man and the
Stevenson people answered their cheer
when Texas came TO their man
} The convention recognized the signifi-
canoe OF the action. and cheer after cheer
went up Stevenson was nominated
. now without question and all over the
J hall chairmen OF delegations were on
their feet shouting and waving their
arms in the effort to secure recognition
, from the chair in order to change their
votes Washington was first to secure
the privilege, and the telIer's cry wash
ington changes its entire vote to Stew
enson." provoked wild enthusiasm. The
cheering became so lou dthat 1t was al
most Impossible to catch the changes as
the teller called the out. After Wash
ington came North Carolina, and then
John L. Shea of New York managed to
make his voice heard as he called out:
New York changes her entire vote
from Hill to Stevenson"
This simply pulled out the plug. broke
in both ends and all the slaves at one
time. and the roar that went up was
deafening. The Stevenson men danced
around in delight Then in rapid success
sion the following states changed their
votes in the order given: California,
| Louisiana. North Dakota, Nebraska, Ha-
wall. Florida, South Dakota, Montana,
Connecticut. After that they all made a
| rush for the coming candidate.
! The cheering while the first changes
were being made, was enthusiastic in the
extreme. A procession was formed to
march around the hall, but the long
session that had preceded the nomination
! OF Stevenson and the exciting scenec of
Yesterday had worn the delegates out
and the parade was short in length Of
time and still shorter as to its line OF
march, and the delegates confined them
selves for the chief part to cheering
The vote OF the three leading candi- |
dates before the changes were made was
as follows: Stvenson $50 1-2; Hill, 200; |
Towne 122 IL
The ballot. ranged according to candi- |
dates, was as follows:
Stevenson-Alabama. 8; Arkansas, II: |
California, Is; Colorado, s; Connecticut. /
3; Delaware, 4; Florida, 1; Georgia, rs:
Idaho -; Illinois, 49, Iowa, 26: Indiana.
2S; Kansas, %; Kentucky. Is; Louisiana.
=; Maine, 10; Maryland, =; Massachu-
sets. 6; Michigan, %; Minnesota. -;
Mississippi, Is; Missouri, %; Montana. 2;
Nebraska. S; Nevada, -; New Hampshire.
8; New Jersey, =; New York, : North
Carolina =; North Dakota, -; Ohio. -:
Oregon, =; Pennsylvania, 81: Rhode Is
land, s; South Carolina. Is; South Dakota.
z; Tennessee, =; Texas, so; Utah, 6:
Vermont, s; Virginia a; Washington, -;
West Virginia, u; Wisconsin, q: Wyom-
ing, 6; Alaska, 6; Arizona, 5; Indian Ter
ritory 6; New Mexico, s; Oklahoma, 70:
District OF Columbia 6; Hwaii, -. To-
tai. $50 1-2
ToWne-Arkansas 8; California. 5; Con-
necticut, 8; Idaho, 8; Indiana. 2; Maine.
z; Massachusetts, II: Michigan, 5; Min
nesota, IS; Missouri, 8; Nebraska. 10; Ne
vada 10; Oregon, 1; South Dakota. 6:
Washington s; Wisconsin. 8; Arizona. l; p
New Mexico, 1; Oklahoma, - Total. !,
SO -
PatTck-Ohio, 49,. Total, a.
Carr-Montana, /; North Carolina, % +
Total. % /
smith-Maryland 49,. Total, 1s. ;.
Hosg-Missourl, l. Total, I.
Danforth-Missouri l. Total +
Hill-Alabama, 10; Delaware, 2: Florida =
|; Idaho, 3; Louisiana, 16: Massachusetts,.
b. Missouri, 6; Montana. g.; Nevada. 4. =
New Jersey, 20; New York. Y: North '
Dakota, 6; Oregon. ?; Tennessee. "a: Ha- =
vaii, 6. Total 200 81
While the changes Of the various states u
we're being made paudemonium reigned y
n the hall. Delegates and alternates q
stood on theor chairs and throughout all oi
II the galleries people were standing and az
'heering Practically the entire delega- u
Ion from New York, headed by Mr.. Gro ei
ier, left the hall Women and children pl
IND other spectators who had been oil
tanding nthe aislSs during the proceed ei
ngs, and lot Of superfluous special off, al
ers and pages, swarmed over the dele IN
'ates section. When order had been par I'll
tally restored the floor section Of the al
aI bore more the appearance Of mis- Gu
gathering than Of a political tn
invention. Sergeant-at-arms John T. er
iartin. his assistants and the police had ! es
ne Utmost difficulty in clearing the aisles. pr
Ut the people were finally forced to
heir places or out. Of the building.
As soon as quiet was restored ]. Milton isl
urner, prominent negro from Missouri te
ne chairman of the convention OF Afro pr
americans, which only recently norni- r,
ated Mr.. Bryan for president, was in la
4'NN ~ tAAc p4dAiOTf1 ana Drie1y address, I Rf
the convention
Judge Gray Of Texas. chairman Of the Or
IN mittee on credentials announced that an
re contesting delegations fro the Dis mr.
let Of Columbia, Oklahoma and Indian
erritory had each been given half a lis
ote. However, the delegations had AZ
zen unable 70 effect proper organization. r.
account Of other internal troubles. no.
ldge Gray moved that the matter Of he =.
ection Of national committeeman for -
lose districts be referred back to the =
emocracy Of the district The motion -
-evaiied. but subsequently. on motion Of -
hartman Jones. Of the national commit -
.. it was reconsidered and laid on the -
he cor
The usual formal resolution Of thanks ne
Kansas iCty and 10 the officers Of the 81
invention were adopted amid the great VI
g confusicn and then. at 3:2. on mo- ~
N o. Chairman Jones. the national 'i'1
en- oeratic convention OF 1900 adjourned. par
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