The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-10

So'e, Gnu hio feply was loudly Cheered
by the Blaine delegates.
There was wild applause when Chaun-
cey Depew arose to support the major
1ty report, which he did briefly.
Ex-senator Miller, of New York,
spoke for the minority report. Miller
closed by moving as a parliamentary
motion that the Cogswell report be
divided and vote taken on the Ala
bama part alone. AT this point Clark.
son and Plat held rapid interchanges
at Platt's seat. No one who saw il
doubted that preparations were in hand
Tor the now evidently close coming of
the first real test vote between tho
Blaine and Harrison forces.
Chairman Cogswell said that repre-
senting the majority of the committee.
he had stated to the convention at the
beginning that no time had been taken
to prepare report. The convention
thought best, nevertheless, to call for
an oral report and now, gentlemen, we
are assailing the majority of the com
mittee because it had not submitted a
formal argument in favor of its report
lie concluded by moving the previous
question and was seconded by the
majority OF the delegations OF Massachu-
sets, Delaware and West Virginia.
Senator Quay, rising to parliament
tary question, wanted to know the effect
OF the previous question--if it would
enable them to have vote on the separ-
ate propositions involved in the report.
the chair ruled that Senator Miller
having demanded division of the prop
osltion involved in Cogswell's report
there could be separate votes taken.
Both sides were ready for the vote,
ana storm OF ayes greeted Mckinley
wnen ne asked IL the previous question
should be ordered
before this was done, however, by
unanimous consent, the NJ jority report,
In all cases where there was no minor
ity report. was submitted and adopted
by reclamation.
An amendment was moved to take a
standing vote in tho Alabama case. and
when an affirmative vote was submit
teo' an apparent majority of the con-
vention arose. Instantly the New
York and Pennsylvania delegations de-
mand roll call and it was ordered by
the convention.
The chair stated the question before
the convention to be the substitution of
the minority report in the Alabama case
for the majority report There was
considerable confusion, but at length
the secretary commenced calling the
roll OF States on the question of the
substitution of the minority for tho ma
lority report as to the State OF alabama.
On the call Alabama reported is ayes
and noes and the vote was announced
oy the secretary. The secretary then
called Arkansas and the response was
aye, 10 noes. Hiscock, of New York,
asked II tho contested seats were voting
ON their cases on roll call The chair
had no information on that subject.
MIR. Depew: ~ challenge the cor
rectness of the vote Of Alabama and for
this reason, that there are nine dele
gates from that State who are placed on
tho roll now by the national committee.
Inc majority report upon which we are
voting turns them out and puts nine
more in their places, and they have mo-
right to vote"
Mr.. Quay: 1--WE are voting to re-
tain In their places men placed u pom the
temporary roll by the national commit
tee and not to turn them out"
The matter was further discussed bv
Nlllls, OF Virginia; Richards, of Illinois;
Spooner, OF Wisconsin,; Cassell, of New
YORK: Wolcott, of Colorado, and QUAY,
OF Pennsylvania.
The chairman: II submit to the con-
ventlon that the delegates t.large
would DO entitled to vote upon the con-
rest between the district delegates. un-
Outstanding as l do that there are Diff
ferent questions involved, and the dis
trict delegates would be entitled to vote
ior delegates-atlarge upon that Ques.
ton. (Applause and cries of he is
right.o Now the State of Alabama will
be called and following the suggestion
OF the chair the votes will be an
nounced."
AN attempt to adjourn the convention
at this interesting juncture failed. The
hour proposed was 10 o'clock in the
stantial majority to proceed with the
business OF the convention without de-
lay.
Roll call then proceeded. A mighty
yell greeted the announcement Of the
Harrison victory. Figures were called
"462H noes and 42O''-- The word
were left unfinished though the actual
hgures in the affirmative were 4e3. The
residents friends left the words
three" unheard in the din. Canes,
hats. handkerchiefs, anything that
could be grabbed were swung wildly in
triumph while tho dome seemed TO
tremble with terrific roars of applause.
, Inc majority report was then adopted.
cas-. 476; nays $685.. Foraker asked
unanimous consent of the convention to
the reading OF the platform as prepared
oy the committee on resolutions. The
platform was read and adopted. not
outstanding plea from Hiscock to
give the advocates Of irrigation of arid
iands In the west o chance to be heard
ana the convention then, at 1870 a. M,
adjourned until IL o'clock.
Acting President Greene Arrested.
CINCINNATI, June .-lSpeciall-
Lewis III. Greene, acting president OF