The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 42. SEWALL GETS SECOND PLACE ON THE TICKET, Dark Horses Find Favor With the Divided I Democracy. BUT THE MAN FRCM MAINE HAS A “BARREL.” “Silver Dick” Bland Sacrificed Upon the Altar of the Wrecked Bourbon Party. And Now the Dissenters Are Demanding a Convention of Their Own to Choose “Sound - Money” . Nominees for President and Vice-President. “THE CALL’S” HEADQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, CHICAGO, ILL., JULY 11 The Silver wing of the Democratic convention to-day nominated Arthur Sewall of Maine for the Vice-Presidency, completely ignoring Bland who was put up as a candidate and who should have been nominated by acclamation, as a delegate remarked. Prominent Democratic newspapers are bolting the party every day and are demanding a sound money convention to represent the opinions of the East. There is no doubt that such a convention will be called and that sound money nominees for President and Vice-President will be placed in the field. ‘rhe more candidates the merrier for good people. JOHN PAUL COSGRAVE. CANNOT SUPPORT BRYAN. Demoecratic Newspapers York Sun and the Herald in Rally- ing to McKinley's Standard. SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 11.—The Syracuse Courler in an editorial to-day de- clines to support Bryan on a platform so un-Democratic as that adopted at Chicago. BOSTON, Mass., July 11.—The GlObe (Democratic), after speaking in warm terms of the personal character and natural abilities of the Democratic nominee for President, says: “The Globe is not, however, prepared at this time to support Candidate Bryan. It does not approve of the platform.’” The Herald (Independent) says: The Chicago convention has adopted a plat- form which antagonizes the honesty and intelligence of the American, and which, if it should find expression on the statate-book, would mean the debase- ment of the currency, the prostration of business and degradation of the N tional honor.' On the other hand, the Republican party has openly and po tively taken up its position for the maintenance of the gold standard, and has placed at the head of the ticket a man who, measured from an honest money point of view, is greatly safer and sounder than the Democratic nominee. Until the contest is decided, our voice shall be raised and our influence given for. the election of McKinley to the Presidency. HARTFORD, Coun., July 11.—The Times, the leading Democratic paper in the State, to-day bolts the Chicago nomination in a double-lended editorial. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 11.—The Daily News this evening announces editor- ially that it will heartily support William Jennings Bryan for President. The Irish American, which has for nearly fifty years upheld the Democratic party, repudiates the Chicago convention and its nominee. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 11.—The Buffalo Demokrat, the leading German Demoeratic paper of Western New York, announces that it cannot consistently support the ticket nominated by the Chicago convention. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Juiy 11.—The Evening Farmer, one of the oldest Dem- ocratic papers in the State, announces this evening its refusal to support the Dem- ocratic platform or the ticket nominated at Chicago. DAYTOQN, Ohio, July 11.—The Morning Times, the leading Democratic paper of this city, has the following editorial: This paper is for sound money and has Do use for a 54-cent dollar. Itinsists upon a dollar which is good in every civil- ized country on the globe; a dollar that is recognized as a dollar wherever American people go the world over. Itis regretful that the Times canuot support Mr. Bryan, but it cannot. It is not the man but the principle that actuates this paper. The Volks Zeltung, the leading German paper of the county and a Democratic orgsan, slso repudiates the Democratic National platform and ticket. LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 11.—The Evening Post (D.) says That the ticket named at Chicago will be beaten.is as certain as the sun shines to-day in old Kentucky. Secession, revolutionary tactics, anarchy, Tilimanism and free sil- ver can never be the watchwords of Democracy. TRENTON, N. J., duly 11.—The True American, the Democratic organ of New Jersey, is bitter in its comments concerning the platform and will not sup- port the men upon it. MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 11.—The Evening Scimitar declares it cannot con- sistently support the Chicago ticket and wiil not do so. It says it * does not recognize as a Democratic National Convention a body largely composed of delegates elected by the aid of the Populists, or not elected at aill, but seated by the brute force of a rackless and intolerant majority.” , NEW YORK, N. Y., July 11.—Following the Sun in its unequivocal bolt of the Democratic nominee aud platform, the Herald, Times, World and Staats Zeitung have announced their repudiation of the Chicago platform and candidate. Other papers which have bolted are: The Philadelphia Record and the Times; the Baltimore Sun and Evening Times; the Louisville Courier-Journal, Post and Anzieger; the Richmond Times; St. Paul Globe; Irooklyn Eagle; Lewiston (Me.) Sun and the Buffalo Express. —_— CHICAGO, Irn, July 11.—The Demo- 1 dubbed him. The Missouri delegation cratic National Convention closed up its Follow the New ticket this afternoen and adjourned sine die soon after 3 o'clock. It selected as its candidate for Vice-President the veteran shipowner and shipbuilder, Arthur Bewall of Maine, for many years chair- man of the Democratic State -Committee of that Btate. This resnit was not reached without a struggle. The same number of ballots were required to make it as to make the nomination for Presi- dent, viz: Sixteen candidates were placed in nomination and were voted for with or without their consent. All but four quickly dropped ont of sight. They were Bland, Sibley, McLesn and Sewail. “After the first ballot a movement was started (chiefly at she instigation of Governor Altgeld of 1llinois) to throw the nomina- tion to Bland of Missouri—*Silver Dick” Bland, us his sponsor, Senator Vest, kept out of the movement at first, but re- served the vote, intending to cast it for | Blar 3 at a stage if there was a probability | of th.ereby turning the scale in his favor. TLis did not happen on the second bal- ;lo\, and Missouri voted for other eandi- dates; but on. the third ballot Missouri presented Bland’s name, explaining that it did so withont authority from him and | awaited results. They were not encourag- ing. Mr. Blana received about fifty votes fewer on the third ballot, with his delega- tion supporting him, than he did on the second ballot, when they voted for other canaidates. Upon this showing Governor Stone promptly withdrew Mr. Bland’s name. Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania startea in with a rush, receiving 163 votes on the first ballot, but losi fifty votes on the sec- ond and was withdrawn by a telegram ad- dressed to Hon. Amos Cummings of New | to e | the Lj is Paper not | taken from brary, tee s be AN W m\\\ \ik\ N PRICE FIVE CENTS. HON. ARTHUR, SEWALL of Maine, Who Has Been Nominated for Vice-President of the United States by the Free Silver Wing of the Democratic Party. { [This picture is from a photograph furnished to “The Call’’ by a personal friend of Mr. Sewall. It is a good likenmess of that gentleman as he appears at present.] York before the third ballot could be | taken, though he still retained scattering | supporters. ! Mr. McLean’s name was not formally placed in nomination, but was brought before the convention by the Ohio delega- tion voting for him. Starting with 111 votes he ran up to 296 on the fourth bal- lot, and then the chairman of the Ohio delegation read a teiegram from him stating that all votes cast for him were cast against his expressed wish and with- out hisauthority. Although the chairman of the Ohio delegation qualified this aecla- ration by saying .it was the voice of Mr. McLean and not that of the delegation, the convention listened to Mr. McLean and he passed out. Arthur Sewall of Maine, though present in the city as a member of the National Democratic Committee and in the con- vention just before receiving his nom- ination, and though for many years chairman of the Democratic State Com- mittee of Maine, was personally known to few members on the floor. He was placed in nomination by a delegate from the distant State of Californis, who gave no versonal details as to the candidate. The seconder of Mr. Sewall, Mr. Thomas of Colorado, adde little to the information possessed by the convention except that he testified to Mr. SBewall’s business ability as a shipbuilder, railroad president and bank president. On the first ballot Mr. Sewall received 100 votes. On the second these dropped down to 37. They jumped up again to 97 on the third ballot. After the withdrawal | of Bland and Sibley he reached second place on the fourth ballot, standine 261 to McLean’s 296, and was nominated unani- mously on the fifth baliot. There was nothing more then for the convention to do but to pass the customary votes of thanks and adjourn. Itdid so in compaf- ative silence. —— SEWALL IN SECOND PLACE. Closing Scenes in the Conventlon During the Balloting for V.ce-President. CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, IrL., July 11.—There was a very marked falling off in the attendance at the Coliseum on this, the fifth morning of the Democratic National Tonvention. The sections us- signed to délegates showed rows upon rows of empty chairs, but all signal-poles of the States were in their proper position, including . the ‘“‘badser’” of Wisconsin which General Bragg had complained of last night as having been 'stalen during the great racket of the Bryan nomination, and as having been trained in the cortego Continued on Second Page. COSERNIE'S PROPHECY, Democracy’s Dissolution Is Predicted in Novem- ber Next. FABLE OF A FOOL KID’S DOWNFALL. Bland’s Cruel Treatment at the Hands of the Crank Convention. DEFECTION OF PROMINENT NEWSPAPERS, Eastern Editors Suggest the Calling of Another National Con- vention. TrE CALL's HEADQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HoTEL. % CHICAGO, 1IL, July 11. Be it remembered that in the year of electricity, 1896, the good ship National Democracy saiied upon.the blue waters of Lake Micaigan, commanded by First Mate Altgeld, with Jobaun Most steward, and Stone of Missouri second mate. It is recorded, also, in the book of Political Doom, printed at Salt River, that on the .| 9th day of July of that year was heard the oleating of a Kid ou the Tonely shore, the voice whereof was s0_sweet and uttered so ‘much music, that the good ship was hove- io. the anchor let down with a run, the _ship’s small boat manned with two from Idaho and seént’ to.the beach. The until it began again to cry out most piteously. This Kid was from Nebraska, and its pleat had so much of sweetness and such a silvery tone that it became a great favor- ite, and was put in charge of the helm to steer the old ship through the golden breakers that threatened its destruction every moment, . Verily it had been an un- lucky year for the vessel, for Captain Cleveland had been thrown overboard by the superstitious sailors because he came very near wrecking the ship on the gold reef called Wall street, wherefore the ad- vent of the Kid was looked upon as a good omen. A short time before they heard the bleat- ing of the Nebraska Xid the sailors had seen two old farmers on the shore, who hailed the vessel, because they wished to voyage to their homes beyond the other side of the lake. One was Farmer Bland of the tribe of Missouri, and his voice was 80 seductive that all who heard it called | him Silver Dick. The other was Farmer Boies of the tribe of Iowa, a man of great honeety, but he had come on his toes and on his hands, and did not turn up his vants at the bottom and keep a crease in them. 8o the sailors heeded bim not, be- cause they feared he might be a Jonah, in case of an unexpected rain in London. Now, when the voices of the bleating Kid.and Silver Dick were heard they were | so much’ alike in tone that the sailors could not decide between them and they almost came to blows, so fierce was the contention. Observing that the Kid had a habit of sticking out first one of its fore- paws and then kicking the brains out of the air with a hind foot, the sailors de- clared that the Kid was a tragedian and thav it could play the leading part in the new play, "“The Last Days of Democracy,’ and the Kid became the idol of the ship. Now, it happened that in the month of November of the same year a violent storm called public sentimgnt raged, and the old ship, weakened by many a perilous voyage and topheavy by reason of having thrown overboard all her ballast and good veople, foundered and sank to the bottom, the last thing heard being the Kid's bleating. < But just as all the crew were abont to be drowned—some floating on free-trade frag- ments of the ship’s hencoops and others on pieces of wreckage—the stanch ship Republicanism, built in 1861 and com- manded by Major McKinley, sailed by that way and saved most of the unfortu- nate sailors from death. * The crank convention finished its work ‘to-day in'the cranky manner that was ex- pected. It had slapped the face of its Kid was taken from the bleak shore to the | champion, Bland, on the day before, and shiip’s cabin, where ‘it Was'placed in Mate Altgeid’s bed and fed by Steward Most when his friends, hoping’ that it would have the magnanimity and gratitude to give him the second place on the ticket that the champion might accompany the cause, placed his name before the conven- tion mob to-day, it not only again slapped his face, but kicked him under the coat- tail. The defection in the leading newspapers of the party is ominous. They are drop- ping off every day, some of them advising their readers to support the"Republican nominees and others advising 2 sound money Democratic convention and ticket. Dana and tbhe New York Sun were obliged to desert this bogus Democracy. Then followed the Brookiyn Eagle, the Rich- mond Times, the Chicago Staats-Zeitung, the Chicago Chronicle and a host of other Democratic newspapers, which have been forced to bolt the party because their sub- scribers demanded such action. No news- paper can afford to fly in the faces of the people who subseribe for and advertise in it, and when a Democratic paper bolts its party it is an evidence that the Democrats who support it have also bolted the party. The Richmond (Va.) Times (D.) says this morning: “Ounr worst fears have not only been realized, but new and horrible doctrines have been added to the Chicago platform which caonot possibly bind a Democrat who is unwilling to abandon the funda- mental principles of his party.” The fact that the delegates of New York, Peunsylvania, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and other sound-money States did not vote, but remained silent and inactive in their seats can have but one interpreta- tion, and that is that the sound-money Democrats, unable to support the B, and 8. Populistic tonic of silver Democracy, have decided to call a sound-money con- vention and nominate two sound-money men for whom the great mass of Eastern Democrats may vote. That this will be done I have no doubt. It will be a life and death struggie between the two fac- BLAND HAS FTRAVED John P. Irish Blames the A. P. A for His Overthrow. BRYAN AN ORANGEMAN’S DESCENDANT. Why John R. McLean’s Followers Deserted the Missourian’s Cause. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC PAPERS BOLT, Old-Line Democr‘ats Will Not Support the Doings of the Chicago Convention. DUBUQUE, lowa, July 11.—The finale of the convention at Chicago proves to have developed outof the purpose inci- dentally revealed from the beginning. The country expected Bland’s nomina- tion. He had age, experience, undeniable honesty and a Democratic record. A member of John R. McLean’s delegation discounted all this by informing the coun- try that Bland, a shouting Methodist, reared in the amen corner and still labor- ing in the love feasts of his church to keep on ‘“prayin’ ground and pleadin’ terms,” has a Catholic wife, and that these two have lived in Christian peace. Assuch peace is coming to be regarded as treason in this country, in the racket of the Jast ballot McLean’s delegation ran away from the Missourian and helped nominate to ihe Presidency the descendant of an Irish Orangeman and a “boy orator” at that. Some things are now accounted for. One can see why the most conspicuous oppenent of the A.P. A. in the Union was expelled from the Michigan delega- tion and how the surprises were so well arranged and sprung upon the conven- tion. Perhaps it is fortunate that all the “isms” of the country are getting in one crowd, that the open enemies of public order and the secret enemies of personal conscience are grouped where patriotism and principle can smile and destroy them. This morning the Democratic press of the country is ia open revelt, That im- mense contingent of German papers, which joined the Democracy under Cleve- land, bolts and ,the honest and thrifty German vote bolts with it. “The old line Democrats are not lured by the song of suc- cess. 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