Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-23

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no effect. The secretary proceeded with
the roll call upon the motion to strike
out and substitute, with the following
reeult:
Alabama-Ayes, IL; noes, 10.
Arkansas--Noes, 16.
California-Noes, 18.
Colorado-Ayes, s.
Connecticut-Noes, 12.
Delawsre-Noes, 6.
Florida-Noes, 8; ayes, 8.
Georgia-Noes, 4; ayes %.
Idaho--Ayes, 6.
'Illinois: Ayes, So; noes, 49,"
Stevenson Of Illinois in announcing the
vote said, "but, Mr.. Chairman, under
the instructions of the state convention,
/ ask that the forty-eight votes of.the
state be cast in the Affirmative"
Loud cries and hissee greeted the re-
ques, but no action was taken by the
convention, and the call proceeded.
Indiana-Ayes. ID; noes, 10.
Iowa-Ayes, 26.
Kansas--Noes, 20.
Kentucky-Ayes, 26.
I4ouisiana-Ayes, s; noes, 8.
Maine-Ayes, z; noes, o.
Observation-Disclosures, 26; noes, 4.
Michigan-Aves, 2S.
Minnesota-Noes, 13.
Merrick of Minnesota demanded to be
recorded for "aye."
The chairman OF the Minnesota dele
cation said: This delegation was in
structed to vote as unit, and AZ there
are thirteen noes and five nays, there
fore, /, as chairman OF this delegation,
cast the eighteen vote ''No." ZAP
plause.
The roll call proceeded.
Mississippi-Ayes, IL; noes, s.
Missouri--Ayes, "a.
Montana-Ayes, 6.
Nebraska--Ayes, 16.
Nevada--Ayes, 6.
New Hampshire-Noes, s.
New Jersey--Noes. 20.
New York-Ayes, 72.
North Carolina-Ayes, II; noes, s.
North Dakota-Ayes, 6.
Ohio-Ayes, 46.
Oregon-Ayes, z; noes. /.
Pennsylvania-Noes, 81.
w. A. Wallace of PennHylvania pro-
tested against the unit rule.
Rhode Island was called and Wallace
requested that the chairman announce
how the vote of Pennsylvania was re-
corded. He was informed by the secre-
tary that they were cast for the negative
of the proposition.
VIM. A. Hensel, of Pennsylvania, up
held the unit rule, and lengthy con-
troverey eneued, the chair deciding that
Wallace's point was not well taken, and
that the vote as announced by the
chairman Of the delegation should be 30
recorded.
Wallace stated that he desired to
withdraw his appeal, az he felt hie OBJ
ject was attained, il asserting the right
Of fifteen men of Pennsylvania to their
individual opinion.
Roll call was then resumed.
Michigan-Noes, 8.
South Carolina-Ayes, 1S.
South Dakota-Ayes, /; noes, z.
/, Tennessee-Ayes, 8; noes, 18.
There was some confusion, and
Tennessee was called the second time,
with the same result.
Texas--Ayes, 30.
Vermont--Noes, 8.
Virginia-Ayes, IL; noes, IL.
Washington-Ayes, 8.
West Virgina-Ayes, IL.
Wisconsin-Noes. "a.
Wyoming-Ayes, 8.
Alaska-Noes, 2.
Arizona-Ayes, 6.
District of Columbia-Noes, 2.
New Mexico-Ayes, 8; noes, 1.
Oklahoma-Ayes, 2.
Utah-Ayes, 2.
Indian Territory-Ayes, 2.
THE MINORITY REPORT ADOPTED.
The chairman announced the result Of
the vote as follows: Ayes, 664; noes,
342.
On the announcement of the result
there was tumultous applause. A call
for three cheers for Henry Watterson
was resp onded to amid great enthusi-
aHm.
FREE COINAGE VOTED DOWN.
Patterson of Colorado, representing
the minority report of the committee on
resolutions, said there was another mat
ter of difference relating to the coinage
plank that was embraced in the use of a
single word, namely s'free." He offered
substitute, which was practically the
silver plank of the platform, with the ad-
dition of the word "free" before "coin-
age"
''I desire for the information of the
delegates to read the substitute exactly
as it stands" said Patterson.
After reading the silver plank, with
the addition of the word "free," the
chairman put the question on the adop-
tion of Patterson's amendment, and it
was declared lost.
The nextquestion was on the adoption
of the platform. The motion was voted
by ayes and noes and carried.
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NOMINATIONS BEGUN.