Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-10


lty report therefor, the applause which
followed from the Blaine delegates told
the galleries that the long-expected
4 fight between the Blaine and Harrison
4 forces was on.
The chief point in Filley's argument
In behalf of the minority report was
\ that the regular organization of the
party in Alabama had been barred from
\ the regular place of meeting by United
states deputy marshals, but Massey of
Delaware maintained that the case had
been considered fairly upon merits, and
that the majority report should be
\ adopted.
4 CALIFORNIA ELoQuENCE UNCoRKED.
\ Knight of California spoke warmly in
4 favor of the minority report. He de-
\ clared that the Moseley faction, recon-
mended by the majority to be seated,
4 had through federal officers attempted
to defeat the willo the people of Ala
bama. 1t was enough that the Demo-
kcratic party suppressed the will of the
people in the south, without hundred
3thonsand office-holders thwarting the
will of the Republicans in the party
convention. He.appealed for justice for
1.-THE loyal Republicans OF Alabama.
[Applauee.]
Intensified interest was lent to
Knights speech by the knowledge
among the spectators and delegates that
he was to be the first man to second the
nomination OF Blaine later on. The
vigor and eloquence the Californian dis
played, captured the audience from the
outset, and when he concluded cheering
was commenced.
BATHEA's BAD BREAK.
| B. HI. Bathea of Illinois deprecated
the attempt to conjure up prejudice
against the ofice-holding class. He
made an allusion of derogatory nature
to the people of the section from which
the contest came. 1t was q bad break,
and a large number of the gallery occu-
pants. hissed, and someone cried
''down."
Bathea became ratified by the recep-
| tion his remarks received. Cannon, of
Illinois, fortunately came to his rescue
with point of order, and being recog-
nized, asked if ii was in order, with the
galleries Kissing delegates speaking on
the floor, to move that the galleries be
cleared. A burst of laughter followed
his look at ex-Speaker Reed and the bland
announcement of Chairman Mckinley
that 1t was in order, he believed, under
the rules of the fifty first congress- (the
rules of the convention.)
Cannon announced that he would
move that the galleries be cleared if
there was any more Kissing.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, speak
ing for the minority report, not only
denounced the deputy marshals in Ala
bama, but the hundreds of Office holders
who were present in the galleries and
halls Of the convention, crowding out
the peoples delegates in frantic at
tempt to renominatelthe president.
| The greatest interest was manifested
| when Colonel Dpf field of Detroit, ,Alger'i
manager afoss 70 BpeAk in favor ofFths
minority report. His action was inter
preted as meaning that the Alger people
were; prepared to vote with the Blaine
people.
Clayton of Arkansas defended the ma
jority report.
"A UTAH MINORITY.
Cannon of Utah, in behalf Of the
REGULARS" in Utah, presented minor
ity report recommending that they be
seated and that the majority report, rec
ommending that their opponents be
given half vote, be not accepted. He
said he represented the. regular party.
"If you seat these men," said Cannon,
"you seat them on old issues. They do
not know that Brigham Young is dead
yet. IGreat laughter and applause. ]
Give us our seats and you will encour-
age the growing party, and when the
state is admitted we will give you Re-
publican state"
There was wild applause when Chaun-
cey Depew arose in support of the ma
jority report, which be did briefly.
Ex-senator Miller Of New York spoke
for the minority, and said he had
listened to many reports Of committees
on credentials, but this was the first
time he ever heard of majority report
which gave no reasons why it should be
adopted, except that it was the majority
report. The minority had given reasons
and not not one speaker had given facts
to controvert them.
Miller closed by moving that the
Cogswell report be divided, and a vote
taken on the Alabama part alone.
THE FIRST TEST VOTE.
At this point Clarkson and Platt held
hurried consultation. No one who
saw it doubted that preparations were
in hand for the first real test vote be-
| tween the Blaine and Harrison forces.
| Chairman Cogswell said he had stated
at the beginning that they had no time
to prepare report. The convention
thought best, nevertheless, to call for an
oral report, and now gentlemen were
assailing the majority because it had not
submitted formal argument in favor ol
the report. He concluded by demand
ing the previous question, which wal
seconded by the majority of the dele
gates from Massachusetts, Delaware and
| West Virginia.
Senator Quay wanted to know the ef
feet of the previous question, If it woulc
enable them to have vote on the sep
arate propositions involved in the re-
port.
The chair ruled that Miller having
demanded division of the proposition
involved in the report, there could bt
separate votes taken. Both sides wer'
ready TO vote, and storm of aye
greeted Mckinley when he asked If thu
previous question should be ordered.
Before this was done, however, By
unanimous consent the majority re
port in all cases where there was no mi
nority report was submitted and adopted
by acclamation.
An amendment was now made to TAX
standing vote on the Alabama case
| and when an affirmative vote was sub
mitted it was apparent that majorit.
OF the convention arose.