St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-07
FLOWERS DOUBLE HEADER.
A Dual Motion to Adjourn That
Gaucod NIrInl, IAI

ST. LOUIS, June 6.-Following the
nomination of President Cleveland by
reclamation, Roswell P. Flower sent to
the secretary slip of paper on which
was written the following:
Resolved, That when this convention ad-
journ it be until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
A vote was taken and it was declared
in the negative by the chair. At this
MI Flower said, THAT was not the
resolution offered. 1t was written on
the other side of the paper"
''Mr. Flowers resolution is double
header" said Chairman Collins. sit is
written on both sides of the paper and
it seems the secretary read the wrong
one."
81 call for the regular order fixed by
this convention" said Mr.. HenSler, of
Pennsylvania, (which is that we pro-
ceed with the nominations of president
and yice-president of the United
States.
Chairman Collins: 1.-The chair is of
the opinion that when the house is in
regular session it is in order and within
the power of the house to adjourn"
81 then move that the resolution be
postponed until after the order of bust
ness has been disposed Of" Mr.. Hens
Ter said, $50 we can more correctly de-
termine upon the proper hour to which
to adjourn"
II hope this convention will ad-
journ until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, Mr.. President" said SEN
ator Voorhees,, of Indiana. 81 do
not recognize a vote ell maSse in
this way. l therefore ask for call of
the roll of states on the question of adj
journment till tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. In support of the same motion
l desire to say what is we'll known to
every Democrat here, that the commit
tee on resolutions will not report this
afternoon. We will have to be here to-
morrow morning, anyhow, and the time
between now and then may be prohta-
bly, used for the
HARMONY AND SUCCESS
of the Democratic party and will result
in forwarding our business and in clos
ing the proceedings Of this convention
by adopting this motion. If 1T were
practicable for us to get through this aft
ernoon and go home, would not make
this motion; but it has already been an
nOunced that we are to stay here and
agree upon a platform of principles,
and, therefore, ask that the balance of
the business OF this convention be de-
ferred till tomorrow morning also.
Col. l.. Victor Bauman, of Maryland,
said: Il ask gentlemen before they
vote upon this matter, to consider the
fact whether it would be acting cour-
teOuSly to delegates who are now in
session, lifting the platform on which
the nominees of this convention may
stand, to proceed with nominations now
without their presence? Would it be
courteous to them to proceed further
with the deliberations of this body?
They are now engaged in framing
platform upon which our
CANDIDATES ARE TO STAND,
[ therefore say in reply to our friend
from Pennsylvania that it would be
well for us to postpone for the present
these other nominations, but let it go
forth we have nominated Grover Cleve-
land as our next president, and that we
then adjourn until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Mr.. Hensel-The. committee on reso-
buttons is delegated committee from
this party, and it is perfectly
that this party should give Its its
directions to that subordinate body. l
propose to move in connection with this
matter that this committee on resolu-
tions be instructed to report to this
body at given time. They have al
ready devoted twenty-four hours to the
consideration of platform, and if this
committee is not competent in this
time, or within few hours longer to
agree, they will never agree. Cheers
and cries of "Good'l If they are
not prepared to bring one report
here let them bring two and this con-
vention will decide it. [Cheers.] l am
entirely willing, and gentlemen who
agree with me are entirely willing,
if this business be proceeded with and
finished at this time, that this cOnven-
ton will take recess till s O'Clock this
evening, or instruct the committee ON
resolutions to report at that time.
Chairman Collins-A motion to adj
journ is not debatable and discussion
thus far is only by tolerance from the
convention. The question is upon a
motion by Senator Voorhees, that the
convention adjourn to meet here at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, as substi-
tute for the resolution offered by Mr.
Flower, of New York, that when we adj
journ it be to meet at 8 o'clock
tonight. Senator Voorhees,, l under
stand, desires call of the roll of states
upon his motion.
Senator Voorhees, withdrew his motion
for a call CT the roll, and upon stand
ing vote the chair declared the motion
lost.
Chairman Collins-Now, those in
favor of Mr.. Flowers resolution to
adjourn until O'Clock tonight will say
aye.
Mr.. Flower-I call for the reading of
that resolution again. 1t is that when
we adjourn, we adjourn until that hour
A call of the roll of states showed that
it was defeated by vote of $50 to 337.
Upon the announcement showing that
the resolution had failed to pass, its op-
ponents came in with the usual accom-
paniment of yells for their success.
OIL UPON THE WATERS.