The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-10

der, he believed, under the rules of the
Fifty-first Congress. which are the rules
of the convention.
Mr.. Cannon announced that he would
move that the galleries be cleared If there
was more kissing.
Senator WalcGtt of Colorado, in speak
ing for the minority report warmly de-
nounced the deputy marshals in Alabama
and the hundreds of officeholders today
present in the galleries and in the hall of
this convention, crowding out the peo-
ple's delegates in their frantic attempt to
renominate the President.
Mr.. Wolcott'S speech was answered by
G. B. Hart of West Virginia, who said he
came from a Southern state and yet was
not an oficeholder. He came from West
Virginia, which had given Cleveland but
500 majority in 1855, and which would go
Republican in 1892. 1t was difficult to
conceive how five of the minority should
have more wisdom than 25 of the major
ity.
The greatest interest was manifested
when Colonel H. M. Duffield of Detroit
the Alger manager, arose to speak in fa-
vor Of the minority report. His action
was interpreted as meaning that the AL
ger people would vote with the Blaine
Harrison force. Colonel Duffield said if
any man had invited the Republicans to
meet in convention in grand jury room,
that man ought to be invited to step into
the grand jury room before jury of u
men and be indicted.
Powell Clayton of Arkansas defended
the majority report He sug-
gested sarcastically that while there
were office holders present he noticed
that there were some senators and repre-
sentatives present. This remark was
something of a two edged sword, for
while it was intended as reflection up
on Senator Wolcott, it included also SEN
ators Hiscock and Cullom and others
who are here in the Presidents interest.
To these remarks Senator Wolcot paid no
attention until the reflection upon his
presence was uttered. Then he was in
stantly upon his feet With ready re-
partee, he claimed he was not here as an
office holder by Presidential appoint
ment. ''But," he added, with impas-
stoned tone, II am in Washington, as 1
am representing a Republican constit-
by the Blaine delegates.
Mr.. Cannon of Utah, in behalf of the
Regulars in Utah, presented the mi
nority report recommending that they
be seated and that the majority report,
recommending that their opponents of
the Liberal party be given half a vote, be
not accepted.
eff you seat these men, said Mr.. Can
non, "you seat them on the old issue.
They don't know that Brigham Young is
dead yet. Great laughter and APP
plause. Give us our seats. You will
encourage growing party and when
that state is admitted, we will give you
Republican state" [Cheers.
There was wild applause when Chaun-
cey M. Depew arose to support the ma
jority report, which he did briefly.
Ex-senator Miller of New York spoke
for the minority. He said he had listened
to many reports of committees on Gre
dentials but this was the first time he
had ever heard a majority report which
adopted except that it was the majority
report. Tt had been said the majority
| report was A to
That Was Not So.
1t was "a to %. Was one majority to
outweigh everything else? The minority
had given reasons. Not one speaker had
given any facts to controvert them. The
national committee, composed of men
who had led the party to victory last
year, had, after several days of deliber-
alton, given the four sitting members
their seats by 20 to 81. The committee
should be sustained unless facts were
brought to impeach the facts of the
minority report, which had not been
done. Mr.. Miller closed by moving as a
parliamentary motion that the Coggswell
| ra1oOrt ho 6nvida6 apH tho ,,rocornt voto
taken on the Alabama case alone.
| At this point, Messrs. Clarkson and
Platt held a rapid interchange of views.
| No one who saw it doubted that prepara-
tions were in hand for the now evideniy
close coming of the first real test vote be-
tween the Blaine and Harrison forces.
Chairman Coggswell said, represent
| ing the majority of the committee, as he
had stated to the convention at the be-
| ginning, that no time had been had to
prepare the report. The convention
| though best, nevertheless. to call for an
oral report. Now the gentlemen were
assailing the majority because it had not
submitted a formal argument in
favor of it's report, The demand
for the previous question was
seconded by majority of the delega-
tions of Massachusetts,, Delaware and
| Virginia.
Senator Quay, rising to parliamenta-
ry question, wanted to knew the effect OF
the previous question, if it would enable
them to have vote ON the separate
propositions involved in the report.
The Chair ruled that ex-senator Mil
Ter having demanded the division of the
propositions involved in the Cogswell re-
port, there could be separate votes taken
Both sides were ready for a vote. and a
storm of ayes greeted Chairman
Mckinley when he asked if the
previous question should be ordered.
Before this, by unanimous consent, the
majority report in all cases where no mi
nority report was submitted, was adopt
ed by acclamation. A motion was made
to take standing vote on the Alabama
case. When the affirmative vote was
submitted, an apparent majority of the
convention arose. Instantly the New
York and Pennsylvania delegations
Demanded Roll Call
and it was ordered by the convention.
/ The delegates were now face to fact
with vote that was to be regarded as
test of strength between the rival candi