Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-10
FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
Last Nights Session The Harri-
sonites Gain a Victory.

OOhibCo oolh q NiNoO2Js
MINNEAPOLIS, June 0.-At $40,
half an hour after the meeting hour,
the convention was not yet called
to order. Every seat in the great
auditorium appeared occupied, and
as SOME enterprising advertiser dis
tributed fans to every individual in
the vast audience a magnificent
sight was presented by $1,000 fans
waving in time to the music of the
bands. At this junctnre Chairman
Cogswell, of the credentials COM
mittee, made his appearance on the
platform, and at signal that the
most important committee had con-
cluded it's labors, the convention
burst into wild applause.
"The convention will please come
to ORDER" said Chairman Mckinley,
and Chauncey NJ. Depew immedi-
ately demanded recognition and in
a neat speech moved to congratulate
Hon. Richard w. Thompson, Of
indiana, on his S31 birthday, which
occurred today, and invite him to
the platform. The motion was
unanimously carried, and Mr..
Thompson was escorted to the plat
form and expressed his gratitude in
a short speech.
The resolution admitting members
of the G. a. r. to any seat in the con-
vention unoccupied thirty minutes
after the opening of the convention
was adopted. A message was read
from the mayors of TItusville and
Oil City, Pa, announcing the dis
tress and suffering that prevailed ia
these inundated districts and making
a public appeal for aid. The an
nouncement of the committee on
credentials that a minority report
would be submitted created consider
able excitement, and there was a
painful suspen$e while the two re-
ports We're being orally submitted
as to what would follow.
The majority report sus. aimed the
national committee as to % votes
and reversed the national committee
as to II votes. Politically the result
was gain of 13 votes to Harrison
aud one to Blaine. When Chair
man COgswell moved that tie ma
joirty report be adopted, he was
loudly cheered by Harrison delegates
and when Chauncey |. Filley, Of
Missouri, moved to substitute the
minority report, the applause which
followed from the Blaine delegates
told the galleries that the long
expected fight between the Blaine
and Harrison forces was on. The
chief point in Filley's argument in
behalf Of the minority was that the
regular organization of the party in
the Alabama case had been barred
from its regular place in the meeting
by U. ;. deputy marshals, but Mas
sey, of Deleware, maintained that
the case be considered fairly upon its
merits, and that the report should be
adopted. knight, of Alabama,
spoke warmly in favor of the mi
nority report. There was wild APP
plause when Chauncey Depew
arose to support the minority report,
which he did briefly. Ex-senator
Miller, of New York, spoke for the
minority. Miller closed by moving
that C.gsweli's report be divided
and vote be taken Oh the Alabama
part alone.
At this point Clarkson and Piatt
held hurried consultation. No one
who saw II doubted that prepara-
tions were in hand for the coming
Of the first real test vote between
the Blaine and Harrison forces.
Cogswell demanded the previous
question. The chair ruled that Mil
Ter having demanded a division Of
the proposition involved in the re-
port there could be separate votes
taken. Both sides were ready for a
vote, and storm of ayes greeted
when he asked if the
previous question should be ordered.
Before this was done, however, by
consent the majority re-
port in all cases where there was no
report was submitted and
adopted by acclamation.
An amendment was now made to
take a standing vote on the Ala bama
case, and an apparent majority of
the convention arose. Instantly
New York aud Pennsylvania dele
gates demanded the roll call, and II
was ordered by the convention.
When the buzz of polling state dele
cations had subsidized and party con
ceased, the roll call began.
came sharp rap of the
gavel and the clerk
called alabama" Ia an instant
Chauncey Depew was on his feet
agaisnt the nine sitting
Alabama delegates Blaine mem
voting on their own case, Spooner