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loud cheers. Tho language Of tho report
was: "We hare weighed tho evidence care
fully. ard With singular unanlmfty agreed to
report lit favor Of the Sitting members"
Carroll. Of Kansas, presented the minority
report, which WIS supported in committee
by only four members. Before he had opened
hin mouth tho antt-Tamtnany crowd began
to gag him with cries OF "Ltoudcri" The
Chairman raped the body TO order.
lut order In Tits Convention Is some
thing very like chaus, Carroll had proceeded
for about minute when he was again
drowned out by the rogst1nr New-Yorkera
and their gang In the galleries. The Chair
man again came to tho rescue Of the gentle
man from Karsas With statement that he
was entitled to the courtesy Of the Conyen-
tlon, and he proposed to see TINT the gentle
man got 1t. The minority reported that they
found two factions in New York, each hay
ing oil the machinery Of a perfect party or
ganfzatlon, and each assuming to represent
large body Of the Democratic voters OF tho
State; that cach had
HELD A REGULAR CONVENTION
md elected delegates; that the attitude OF
the two factions was precisely analogous to
that of the New York Democracy In 1880,
when the National Convention, to unite the
party, divided tho delegation, giving each
faction one-}la1f OF the vote; that such action
united the party In New York, and eventual
ell In the election Of Democratic President.
III the words Of tho report, IA similar course
at this time would result in the s1ccess Of
the party" They therefore recommended
tie admission Of fifty regulars and TWEEN
" hcnS men. VIII He aao'uo1a1
Recommendation u'ae eacn scs ae-
,e1nlne inc me1ho1 o. casting
,ts sose' Inc 1epoH was s'gneo W toe mem
oets 1.om hausas. A1Sahsas' ~" 1efSes'
Alu .oio1Huo, n'a l.s 1eco1nnen9alons me1o
!ece'eu Win hoots. Je!lS. anu h1sseS lfoH.
t1lo antl-lammany teiio"s. ma cneoss anu
Se.!s lloth uae he'lyltes
iouhg' OF s'eofgia' chairman o! ne ton-
ni'te'o oh Hfeoens,a!s' ue1nanaeo ulo pie"
siuns qaest'W,. Oe!eeats uee9ea hAa, Il, W
~itno1Aw HIS aosaano' pus no aechneo' 1he
CnMf1nah put tne quesnofl a1nld consluela-
w contusio1!. aislsioh was uema1oeo'
anu Tue eau OF u'e roal OF oates ottlefeo'
ALAnAAAs BEING CALLED FIRST,
askea 1or tfu1e. A1'ef zen mfnates OIL hol'e
h'a''aha was again ealleo' anu Sotea aye,
mo- "ncfeat tne 1ammang crown ho"leo
vita oeilgnl. LIMOS gotea " noes 70 lo
ayes; Kansas voted so!la NO" louisiana
ano maryland soted solld NO" Ne" iofk
was excused from Voting. ohio voted %
aye. u no. showing the Payne and Thurman
division SUBSTANTIALLY: South Carolina voted
solid No" virginia voted aye' 10 no.
Wisconsin voted solid mo" The result
was S0o to AR5, and the main question was
ordered.
Young, OF Georgia, then took the floor. an
nounctng that one hour would be allowed
for debate, OF which forty minutes would be
conceded to the contestants. In addition, he
gave up tho privilege OF opening to the
Kellyites. wheraupon request was made
that John Kelly be permitted to represent the
case Of the contestants, but Kelly was not In
the hall. There was great noise and con-
fusion in all parts Of tho hall during this
episode. Hundreds Of delegates were on
their feet shouting to the Chair and yelling
at each other, and the audience Joined with
CHEERS, u1ssEs, AND pEn1styE SHOUTS,
seemingly for the ,nere fun OF the thing. 1T