Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-25
Is this on a motion to adjourn until Monday

Is this on motion to adjourn until Monda.
morning?
The chair-The question is Shall this con
veDtion now adjourn until Monday morning
at ii o'clock [Cries of No. No!" and
Yes. Yes,-l
The secretary called the roll of States OF
the motion to adjourn until ii O'Clock Mon
day morning.
The clerk then read the result of the bal
lot-ayes 1876. This seemed to meet the
wishes of the majority of the delegates. and
they heartily applauded the size of the vote
The secretary then announced the negative
vote as 322.
The chair then announced that the con.
vention stood adjourned.
just before the vote was announced Col
Fitzsimmons, sergeant-at-arms, mounted the
platform and said THE chair desires me
to announce that the last coupon of the fifth
days ticket will serve for entrance and Sc
cure seats Monday morning if an adjourn
ment is obtained. Delegate tickets will be
honored as usual; all proper passes remain
good until the end of the sessions"
. Secretary Clisbee then addressed the con-
vention as follows: Let me say to the con.
vention that all tickets issued by the ratl.
road companies will be honored until the day
of the adjournment of the convention, and
one day after, by order of the Central Traffic
Association. This announcement was greet
ed with tremendous cheers.
The chair-Mr Clark, announce the vote.
The vote was then announced as above
given. After adjournment there were
some calls for Foraker and some for Inger-
soil, but about this time the electric lights
suddenly became very dim, whereupon the
audience filed out.
There was very little of interest in the
way of episode attached to the two sessions
of today's convention. aside from what hap
pened during the balloting. Chairman Est. {
was too hoarse to monopolize the chair, and
when he hal called the delegates to order he
also called to the rostrum temporary sub
stitute with a strong voice and vigorous
arm to make the announcements and decis-
ions and rap the noisy and turbulent outsid-
ers to enter. This has been a remarkable
convention for unexampled exhibitions of
the species of gall which western cities de.
velop. The gallery spectators have frequ-
emily undertaken to decide questions for the
convention by responding Eyes" or no
whenever a question was submitted TO n
viva voce vote, and by their noisy demon
strations they have delayed and interrupted
,he sessions. Hundreds of delegates object
ed to the interference of the crowds with the
business of the convention, and they say that
if this is Chicago courtesy the national con-
vention will scarcely be voted to Chicago
four years hence. The repeated use of the
chairman's gavel kept better order today
than has been noticed during the week, and
the persons who attended were apparently
tired of making demonstrations. 1t was n
sore disappointment to many of them when
the convention adjourned over to Monday
because they had expected very lively
afternoon and evening session, and 5000 or
1000 of them persistently held their seats in
the balconies long after the adjournment was
carried, and until they were requested to
vacate the house. In the seats for distin-
guished guests were number of well known
republicans. and the widow of Gen. Logan
was in the balcony during the first session
Col. Bob Ingersoll did not make himself 50
conspicuous as he did on Fridays sessions,
in fact he did not show up at the early ses-
sion but remained at the Graud Pacific
where he is boarding with his family Fred
Douglass was also less conspicuous than
heretofore. Fred Grant was an interested
spectator in the guests seats There was no
intention on the part of the management to
permit after adjournment such a scene as
was enacted on Friday night, and conse-
quently nobody was invited or encouraged to
speak to the crowd, and the calls Of the
., 900 spe ectators for something to amuse and
interest them were allowed to pass unheeded.