The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-16


votes was made owing to the fact that the Har-
rison men had won over three members of the
credentials committee and thereby secured
majority
When Chairman Cogswell moved that the ma.
jority report be adopted he was loudly cheered
by the Harrison delegates and when Chauncey
l. Filey of Missouri, moved to substitute the
minority report therefor, the applause which
followed from the Blaine delegates told the gal.
leries that the long expected fight between the
Blaine and Harrison forces was on.
The chief point in Mr.. Filley's argument in
behalf of the minority report was that the reg.
ular organization of the party in the Alabama
case had been barred from their regular place
of meeting by United States deputy marshals.
Then followed lengthy discussion.
There was wild applause when Chauncey De-
pew arose 70 support the majority report which
he did briefly.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, Of New York,
spoke for the minority, and his first point
said that he had listened to many reports OF
the committee on credentials. but this was the
first time he had ever heard a. majority report
which gave no reasons why it should be adopted
except that it "was" the majority report. 1t
had been said that the majority report was A
to 5; that it was not sO-it was "a to %. Was
one muiort ty to overweight everything else?
Miller then closed by moving parlia-
mentary motion that the Cogswell report be di.
vided and the present vote taken on the Ala
bama part alone
Chairman Cogswell closed the debate by call
ing for the previous question and Immediately
the demand for the previous question was
seconded by majority of the delegates OF
Sose fssSted fa1GrsbIS and
The roll was then called on the minority re-
port in the Alabama case. The chair stated the
question before the convention to be the substt
tuition of the minority report in the Alabama
case for the majority report. call of states
was demanded by Pennsylvania, seconded by
New York, and the chair thereupon directed
the secretary to call the roll Of states and terri
tories.
At it's completion the chairman said: ION this
vote for the substitute of the majority report
in Alabama, the ayes are 4232 and the nays are
463, and the motion is lost
Motion to adjourn failed to carry and the roll
was called in the adoption of the majority re-
port on delegates at large from Alabama, Penn
sylvania having demanded it and New York and
Colorado seconded the demand. The vote re-
suited 476 yeas and $685. nays
mighty yell greeted the announcement OF
the Harrison victory. Canes, hats, handker-
chiefs, anything that could be grabbed, were
swung wildly in triumph while the dome
seemed to tremble with the terrific roars Of ap
plause
An attempt to adjourn the convention at this
was 10 o'clock in the morning, but it was de.
cided by substantial majority to proceed with
the business Of the convention without delay.
Gov. Foraker asked the unanimous consent OF
the convention to the reading of the platform
as prepared by the committee on resolutions.
The platform was read and adopted, notwith.
standing plea from Hiscock to give the ad-
vocates of irrigation of arid lands in the west a
chance to be heard, and the convention ad.
journed.
During the call of the roll the electric lights
in the vast hall began to wane for few sec.
onds. Had it not been for the faint glim.
mer Of few scattering gas lights encir.
cling the room the convention would have
been in total darkness. This caused an imme-
diate cessation of the proceedings, and the
band in the gallery played 1--WE won't
20 home till morning. messenger was
hurriedly dispatched to the plant Of the
electric company to call for lights. After
waiting several minutes for lights Mr..
Miller, of New York. addressed the
but without success At this point the electric
current was again turned on, and after the
applause caused by the additional light had
subsidized the convention proceeded with bust
ness.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 10-The greatest sensa
tion Of the day was caucus of the Harrison
men held Immediately after the adjournment OF
| the convention. Word had been passed around
| in the convention hall that all delegates who
| favored Gen. Harrisons nomination were
| expected to meet at Central Market hall
| as soon as the convention had taken q
recess The object of the meeting was moi
stated Only the leaders of the Harrison
| movement knew its purpose But its impor-
| tance was impressed upon each Of the dele
| gates and he was urged to come from the con
vention direct to the place of meeting. Chaun
| oey M Depew was made chairman, and Chrii
Magee secretary Of the meeting.
There was some discussion as to the bes,
method Of registering the strength of Harrison
| in the convention and MI. Magee suggested
that he would read q roll which had been made
| last night for corrections. Mr. Magee then read
| the roll beginning with Alabama. The repor
| of each chairman on the platform announced
the Harrison strength in his delegation
| At the conclusion Of the roll call Mr.. Mage<
announced that the total number Of votes prom
ised to Harrison was So This included figure.
| from New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah, which
were not represented in the meeting.
| Mr.. .Magee moved that Chauncey M. Depew b<
! made the leader of the Harrison forces in tn,
| convention and that the friends Of Harrison
stand by him to the end. The motion wa!
adopted amid cheers.
Senator Cullom has been repeatedly asked Il
allow his name to be used as that of a favorit,
| son to consolidate the Illinois delegates agains
|
| and determined He said: Il came here (,
vote for the denomination of Harrison
as the best candidate before tn,
convention. He will be nominated and
he will be the best candidate before tn,
people. II could be nominated, which is al
| impossibility as I understand the situation,
| could not be party to any matter involving
breach of faith and violation of my instruc
tons" The senator denies an interview pub
! lished Thursday morning to the effect that h
had stated he would be q candidate in case Har
I rison could not win. -
BOSTON, June 1O.-Mr Blaine Is still at Hote
Brunswick, and cannot say when he will leav,
| Boston. He received q delegation Of newspape
men, but refused to be interviewed. A gentle
/ man who called upon Mr.. Blaine Wednesda
| says that Mr.. Blaine resents the treatment h'
has received from the press: that h,
has had no personal quarrel with the president
that their differences are purely political AM
that they parted on the most courteous terms
He further says that Blaine will not Withdraw
his name from before the convention, but i
perfectly willing to let the delegates fight
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