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

anything by them. 1t was bad break.
ana large number of gallery occu-
pants Missed and some cried down"
cannon OF Hin OILS, fortunately came
TO MS rescue with point OF order, and
being recognized, asked il it were in
order with the galleries Kissing dele
gates speaking on the floor, to move
that the galleries be cleared. A burst
of laughter and a look at eX-Spealxer,
| Reed was followed by the bland an
nouncement of Chairman Mckinley that
| it was in order, he believed, under tho
rules of the Fiftytlrst Congress which
are the rules of the convention Cannon
announced that he would move that the
galleries be cleared il there were more
kissing, but he would hardly have taken
the job OF an assistant sergeant at arms
and attempt to clear them. for the crowd
was excited and Instantly intensity
interested.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, in
speaking for the minority report,
warmly denounced not only the deputy
marshals in Alabama, but hundreds OF
oticeholders, who were today present
in the galleries and in the hall of the
convention. crowding out the peoples
delegates in their frantic attempt to re-
nominate the President.
Wolcotts speech was answered by
Hart. of West Virginia, who said that
he came from a Southern State and vet
he was not an office-holder.
He came fro N the State of West Vir-
ginia which had given Cleveland but
500 majority in 1855, and would go Re-
publican in 1899. To him it was din
cult to conceive how five Of the minor
ity should have more wisdom than 25 of
the ajority
The greatest interest was manifested
when Col. ii. M. Dufield, of Detroit,
the Alger manager, arose to speak in
favor OF the minority report His action
was interpreted as meaning that the
Alger people were prepared to vote with
the Blaine people in test of strength.
against the Harrison forces.
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, who
arose TO defend the majority report
said that he had 4 right to speak be-
cause he had never held any office TO
which he had not been elected by the
people of his State. He intimated that
perhaps n finer sense of propriety
would suggest to the Senator from COL
orado that he, too, being an office
holder, was throwing mud at Office
holders who took an interest in Presi-
dent llarrison's reelection.
~ don't hold Office at the appointments
OF the President of the United States.
and am at Washington, as am right
fully here, to represent my Republican
constituency" was the response of OIL
colt, and his reply was loudly cheered
by the Blaine delegates.
Ihere was wild applause when Chaun-
cey Depew arose to support the major
ity 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 .his point Clark
son and Platt held rapid interchanges
at Platts seat. No one who saw it
doubted that preparations were in hand
for the now evidently close coming of
the first real test vote between the
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 it's report"
lie concluded by moving the previous
question and was seconded by tho
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 q vote on the separ-
ate propositions involved in the report.
The chair ruled that Senator Miller
having demanded division of the prop
osition involved in Cogswell's report
there could be separate votes taken.
Both sides were ready for the vote,
and storm Of ayes greeted Mckinley
when he asked il tho previous question.
should be ordered.
Before this was done, however, by
unanimous consent, the majority report,
in all cases where there was no minor
ity report, was submitted and adopted
by reclamation.
An amendment was moved to take
standing vote in the Alabama case, and
when an affirmative vote was submit
ted, an apparent majority of the con-
vention arose. Instantly the New
York and Pennsylvania delegations de-
mand roll call and il was ordered by
the convention y
The chair stated the question before
the convention to be the substitution OF
tue 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 tho
substitution Of the minority for the ma
jorlty report as to the State of Alabama
on.the call Alabama reported Is ayes
and noes and the vote was announced
by the secretary. The secretary then
called Arkansas and the response was
ave, Is noes. IIiscock, of New York,
asked II the contested seats were voting
on their cases on roll CALL The chair
had no in for m a tjOn on hat apbiart