The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-05

loudly applauded. and in difference to
the wish Of tho convention Mr.. Arm
strong made his little bow and retired.
Mr.. Emery, OF Michigan, was intro
duced for n speech and Jared better
than General Armstrong, but the con
Sention was visibly impatient TO get TO
business. An Oregon delegate claimed
attention for a moment to present an
other gavel IN honor of the Peoples
party achievements in the Oregon state
election. Tho chairman returned brief
thanks and amid cheering from all sides
the committee reports were announced
as ready.
The committee on rules submitted
tho following report: Gushing manual
shall be chosen to regulate the proceed
ings Of this convention. For the pre-
sentation Of candidates for President
and vice president the roll of the states
shall be called alphabetically. Nom
mating speeches shRll be limited to
fifteen minutes and remarks on all ques-
tions in debate shall be limited to five
minutes. :.
In ballotting the secretary shall call
tho roll of states and the chairman OF
each state shall announcet thev vote OF his
state as called. Each state delegation
shall appoint its own teiiers, collectors
and count it's own ballots, and the chair
man shall announce the result to the
convention. In case no nominee shall
receive majority on the first ballot, a
second shall at once be taken, therein
each delegate must write on his ballot
his first choice and second choice, plac-
ing the names In the order OF his choice,
first choice first, second choice second,
O first choice being counted as one vote
and second choice as half vote. The
two receiving the largest number OF
votes shall be voted on the third ballot,
votes for the other persons not being
counted.
All resolutions offered before this
convention shall be read and referred
to the committee on resolutions with
out debate. Each State and territory
shall be allowed number OF votes
equal to the numbe: of delegates re-
ported by the committee on credentials.
AKlcK.
vocifcrous signs OF disapproval greet
ed the reading of the paragraph gov
erning the proposed new system OF bal
lotipg. It was moved that tho report
Of the com mittee be received and that
its recomm endations be adopted.
~ object to that" said Mr.. Samuel
Williams, of Indiana, land move to
strike out Of tho report that part which
relates to the second choice for pres
idcnt."
"As understand that recomnenda-
tion," said Mr.. Brown, OF Massachu-
setts, ''you will limit this nomination
to two candidates aud put yourself in
position where no subsequent time are
you at-liberty to retire both oil them in
favor Of new candidate"
ave understand that" shouted soy.
eral delegates. every well" sail Mr..
Brown.
A vote: was then taken on the adop-
tion OF this recommendation and it was
declared carried by acclamafion.
At this juncturc, the question OF
amending tho rules committees report
SO as to strike out the provision regard
ing second choice was sprung in anoth-
or form.
Mr.. Vanderyoort, of Nebraska, OPP
posed the provision for the retirement
Of candidates with only 4 small follow
ing;
that has choice should be permitted
to exercise that choice without being
1nuzsled and that man can stay in and
be voted for even If hU has only one
vote, until the crack OF DOOM"
He proposed an amendment striking
out the clause Of the rules providing
that after the second ballot all candi-
dates except the two leaders shall be re-
tired, and inserting provision that
when b0lloting begins candidates shall
be voted for until there Is choice. This
amendment prevailed by largo major
ity, 80 the rules as to balloting are in ac-
cordance with the customary rules in
national conventions on this matter.
Mr.. Taubeneck, Of Illinois, was recog-
nized and said that at 1880 the Omaha
Fourth Of July parade would be pass
ing the convention hall and he was
about to propose a recess when a dele
gate interrupted with the statement that
they should keep on with their busi-
ness. Taubeneck nevertheless moved
n recess of twenty minutes for the
parade and Colonel Norton making a
speech that 1t was courtesy due the
citizens OF Omaha, 1t was carried by q
decided majority.
There was good deal OF disorder in
tho reassemblfng OF the convention
after the Fourth Of July parade inter
mission and tho twenty minutes recess
proved nearly an hour long, part OF
The time being taken up with one OF the
numerous songs born Of the growth OF
the new party. The convention finally
got to work and tho roll Of states was
called for.
A storm was precipitated in Chair
mln Branch, Of the resolutions commit
toe, offering n resolution calling atsen-
tim to the fact that probably through
somo oversight, the ticket agents on the
limo Of the Union Pacific railway did
not receive instructions to allow the