Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-10


 south without hundred thousand office holders thwarting the will of republicans in party convention. He appealed for l justice for the loyal republicans of Ala bama. Loud applause.
 Intensified interest was lent to MT. Knight'e speech by the knowledge among the spectators and delegates that he was to be the first man to second the nomination of Blaine later on. The vigor and elo- quence the Californian displayed captured the audience from the outset, and when he concluded the cheering was tremendous. It was Blaine moment, and 8 supreme one, too.
 B. H. Bothea of Illinois deprecated the attempt to conjure up prejudice against the office holding class He made an allu- of the section from which the contest came, which, generally speaking, was that you cannot prove anything by them. It was bad break and large number of the gallery occupants hissed and some cried down" MT. Boothea became rattled at the reception his remark got.
 The greatest interest was manifested when Colonel Dufield of Detroit, the Alger manager, arose to speak in favor of the minority report. His action was in terpreted as meaning that the Alger peo- pie would vote with the Blaine party in the test of strength against the if any man had invited the republicans to meet in convention in the grand jury room that man ought to be invited to step into grand jury room before a jury of twelve men and be indicted.
 There was wild applause when Chauncey M. Depew arose to support the majority 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 creden tials, but this was the first time that which gave no reason why it should be adopted except that it was 8 majority re- port. It had been said that the majority report was A to 5; that was not so, it was 24 to 23 Was one majority to outweight everything else2
 At this point Messrs. Clarkson and Platt held a rapid interchange of views. No one who saw it doubted that preparations were in hand for the now evidently close com ing of the first real test vote between the Blaine and Harrison forces.
 Chairman Coggswell said, that repre- senting the majority of the committee, he had stated to the convention at the begin ming that no time had been had to report The convention thought best, nevertheless, to call for an oral report, and now gentlemen are assailing the majority because it had not submitted formal argument in favor of it's report. He moved the previous ques- tion and immediately the demand for the previous question was seconded by a ma jority of the delegations of Massachusetts, Delaware and West Virginia.
 Senator Quay, rising to parliamentary question, wanted to know the effect of the previous question-if it would enable them to have a vote on the separate propositions involved in the report.
 The chair ruled that ex-Senator Miller having demanded division of the propo- sitions involved in the Coggswell report there could be separate votes taken. Both sides were ready for the vote, and a storm of applause greeted Chair, if the previous question should be or dered. Before this was done, hnwever, by unanimous consent the majority re- port in all cases where there was no minority report was submitted and adopted by exclamation. An amend ment was now made to take a standing vote on the Alabama case and when the affirmative vote was submit ted an apparent minority of the convention arose. Instantly the New York and Penn sylvania delegations demanded a roll call and it was ordered by the convention.
 When the buzz of the polling of the state delegations subsided and the nasty con sutations ceased the real call began. Sud denly came the sharp rap of the chairman's gavel and the clerk sonorously called Alabama" In a second Chauncey NJ. Depew was on his feet protesting against the nine sitting Alabama delegates.
 Mir. Spooner supported Mir. Depew and MT. Fassett rejoined for the Blaine side.
 ELECTRIC LIGHT GOES OUT.
 Electric light gono out. At midnight Convention hall.
 MINORITY REPORT DEFEATED.
 The motion to substitute the minority report was defeated.
 THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
 Official vote: Ayes 423, nays 462. An nouncement of vote caused great cheering. Motion to adjourrlost.
 MAJORITY REPORT CARRIED.
 Motion to adopt majority report carried.
 Vote on adoption of majority report in Alabama case resulted 476 ayes, 365 noes.
 Foraker has taken platform to present resolutions and platform. Received with cheers.
 A mighty yell greeted the announcement of the Harrison victory. The figures were called ''4624 ayes and 42-"
 The actual figures in the negative were 423, but the presidents friends left the word "three" unheard in the din. Canes, hats, handkerchiefs, anything that could be grabbed were swung wildly in triumph while the dome seemed to trem- ble with the terrific roars of applause.
 Mir. Depew says the Harrison forres will be twenty-five stronger at the main ques- tion.
 ADJOURNED TILL II A. N. TO-DAY. The convention adjourned till Il a. m.