Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-07

$500 from the floor. seconded
| the nomination of Stevenson
d. Haiiiiiton Lewis of Washington.
whose name mad already been present
eu' was next recognized by Chairman
Richardson. He expressed his thanks
TO the states OF Washington and Idaho
which had championed his cause and
announced his withdrawal from the
| race.
| The roll call for the first ballot then
| began. The announcement of Ala
| bama that il had 10 votes for Hill was
| received with roar of applause.
| -Four for Hill from Florida called
forth another round of applause.
Illinois" shouted the clerk and bar k
| came the cry, AS for Stevenson" and
then the Stevenson enthusiasm was
unbottled in good earnest and it rose
higher still when Iowa and Kansas
cast their full votes for him. Louis
lana was the next to go for him, her
delegation giving him the entire vote
of 1G. Michigan which had all along
strongly approved of Towne gave him
| but five votes. the remainder going to
Stevenson.
New Jerseys 20 votes for Hill called
| forth another ripple of cheers and
| then came New York
| The reply. New York casts her en-
tire y votes for the Hon. ID. Il. Hill"
| increased the ripple to wave of APP
| plause Pennsylvania "a votes for
lStevenson." caustd the adherents nf the
| Illinois man to shout until the rafters
| rung. Rhode Island gave for Stev-
enson. The Hill people cheered wildly
| "A
| York man. and the Stevenson people
| answered the cheer when Texas came
| to their man.
| Tennessee was MP as soon as the
| vote from Hawaii had been announced
| and declared that il changed its vote
| To Stevenson. The convention recoR-
niZed the significance Of the action. ana
| cheer after cheer went up. Stevenson
was nominated now without question
| and all over the hall chairmen Of del
egations We're on their feet shouting
and waving their arms in the effort
to secure recognition from the Chair III
order To change their votes.
Washington was first to secure the
privilege and the telIer's cry. Wash
ington changes its entit" vote To SteV-
enson." provoked wild enthusiasm. The
cheering became So loud that ii was
almost impossible to catch the changes
as the teller called them out.
After Washington came North Caro-
lima. 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 10 Stevenson
This simply pulled out the plug.
broke in both ends. and all the slaves
ut one time. and the roar that went up
was deafcning. Then in rapid success
sion the following states changed their
votes II Stevenson in the order given:
California, North Dakota Nebraska
Hawaii. Florida. South Dakota. Mon
tana. Connecticut.
After that they all made a rush for
the coming candidate. The cheering
while the first changes We're being
made was enthusiastic in the extreme.
\ procession was formed t. march
around the han. hut the long session
that had preceded the nomination Of
Stevenson and the exciting scenes Of
yesterday had Worn ont the delegates
and the parade was short in length.
and still shorter as to its line Of march.
The delegates confined themselves for
the chief part in cheering.
The vote of the three leading candi-
dates before any changes were made
We're as follows: Stevenson. 5591a: Hill
200; Towne, l12i2.
While the changes of the various
states We're being made pandcmnnium
reigned in the hall.
Tn" usual formal resolutions OF
thanks to Kansas City and to thu Off
GERS of the convention were adopted
amid the greatest confusion and then.
IT 3.21. on motion Of Chairman Jones.
tn national democratic convention
of 1900 adjourned.