Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-06-16
STORM cESTEIs

STORM CESTEES
near the Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA, Wisconsin. In
diana and Kansas delegations. The dark horse
gossip grew with every moment. a sharp tap
of the gavel Mt ] 35 checked The hum, and was
followed momen laterbv Chairman McKin-
order established
The prayer of Dr. Hoyt helped produce sill
ence and ORDER.
Senator Warner Miller. who retired "outsidc
The breastworks' when the lights went out at
midnight, was early in his seat. Mr.. Hiscock
was too fatigned to rise during the prayer: he
was the only delegate who remained seated.
David Martin was announced as national com
nlttceman from PENNSYLVANIA. II. g. Evans
from Minnesota and DavidJ Layton from Della
ware.
A little
FLuTrER OF APPLAUSE
greeted the report by Senator Quay that Will
liam David Martin, of Philadelphia, had been
elected as Pennsylvanlu's member OF the ma
didate.
4 moment later Chairman Mckinley said:
Mr. Quay, PENNSYLVANIA, reports that no
opposition would be made to the adoption of
the majority report in the Alabama case. The
question was then put and the majority report
was as unanimously adopted amidst cheers.
ms example was followed by those who had
intended TO antagonize the Utah report the
mormon issue. Mr. Culom, after consultation
with other friends OF the administration
aGreeo not to DELAY nominations by raising Il
discussion on this question.
Inc chairman asked Mr.. Cannon. of Utah, if
he desired a vote on his minority report. He
SAID he hid The minority report was beaten.
viva voce, by decided majority, and the mai
orltv renort was then adopted.
An OREGON delegate moved that the dele
Eations from Indian territory aud Alaska be
auulnltted with two votes each.
motion to refer this matter to the com-
1nlttee was made, but Chairman Coggswc ell, OF
the committee announced from the platform
Inat MS committee was all ready to report.
Then. on motion, two delegates each from In
dian territory and Alaska were admitted.
M Dnfheld OF Michigan. asked that his dele
cation be allowed to retire tor consultation.
Inc chairman announcing the request said
that this would not interfere with The
PRESENTATION OF NAMES
for the presidential nominations There was
applause, but Mr.. Duiiield stopped it by adj
dressing the chair and again stating that the
Michigan delegation desired that that business
be suspended until the delegation returned
The chairman heard no objection to this request
anu me Michigan delegation retired and the
routine business
An excited delegate from South Carolina, on
Dehaii OF 10000 republicans of Oklahoma de-
territory be accorded their seats in the Conyeu-
ton. His demand passed unhecded. The chair
announcing an on 1t was very necessary to have the
llst OF members OF the national committee filled
up, directed the clerk to call over the roll of
states.
In the interim the convention waited while
the Michigan delegation decided the moments
Gus question as to whether or not Ayers name
shonid be placed before the convention There
were calls tor speech. but the chair recognized
warner Miller, OF New York, who sent up to the
desk and had read a woman's suffrage memorial.
lie asked that the officers of the association
named III the communication be presented to
the convention aud this was done.
MRS. J. ELLEN FOSTER,
ne weariwatered silk dress, black and gold
toque and with bunch of roses at her corsage
WAS escorted to the platform.
tne !ady orator, as she warmrd up with her
subject. laid aside her notes, and addressed the
convention with q
FLUENCY AND FORCE
which elected frequent applause One Of tho
Alabama delegates asked for poll on the ques-
ton Of a new election of national committee
man. and was proceeding to wash the soiled lin
en- OF the DELEGATION In public, but the chair cut
him Oh by saying, amid laughter, that the con-
vcntion accorded The Alabama delegation "fur-
ther time to correct their arithmetic" There
was objection to being read. Then the chair.
man announced that the next order OF business
was the presentation Of names for the nomina-
tion for president, and
A MIGHTY CHEER
went up from the convention. The chair an
nounced that IL had been the custom IN past
years to call the roll for the present alton of
candidates. He asked whether the convention
wished this. There were mingled cries of YES
and no, and the chairman decided that tho