Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-09-23

lAuOHCAOCAV WILL oAA SAhO
no independent convention had yet been
called-it being the intention to wait
until the other parties had named their
tickets.
MI. Rapelie stated that he simply
wanted to test the q~uestion-get at the
sentiments of the convention.
Mr.. Cahall-I mov We proceed to
ballot for candidates.
MI. Slattery-What are we here for?
What's this talk about indorsing some
body? Isee, at least, sixty or seventy
democrats in this house who would make
good officers. We don't have to indorse
republicans.
Mr.. Schwab forgot he was chairman
and moved that "we take an informal
ballot"
Of course, no one put the motion, and
after considerable wrangling Mr.. Cahall
said he would nominate Dan Williams
for the senate.
Mr.. Braithwaite-I raise a point Of
order. I ask for q reading of the call.
You can't nominate republicans under
the call.
Mr.. Cahall-IW nominate who I
please.
Mr.. Braithwaite-I ask a ruling from
the chair OF my point of order.
The chair read a little Of the call,
where it said the convention was called
to place in nomination "democratic'
candidates, etc, and decided CahalPs
motion out of order.
At this juncture Boss Baker came to
the rescue of the astonished majority
and did a little whispering over the rail.
Mr.. Slattery-I nominate Joseph Fox.
I know he's a good man and a good
democrat.
Phil Harvey-I second it.
Mr.. Braithwaite-I nominate Joseph
Hare for the senate.
Mr.. Cahall-Is Hare a de nocrat?
[Applause.l
The Chair-I can say that Mr.. Hare
is all right; he has been foremost in our
battles right along and is a good man
for the place.
Matters we're getting very muddled by
this time and there was a great deal OF
confusion, finally, after beng primed by
Boss Baker, Mr.. Hunt arose and ques.
toned the Justice of the decision Of the
chair on ruling Cahall's motion out OF
order. He wanted to appeal from the
chairs decision.
MI. Rapelje-I believe the nomination
of a man here makes him n democrat, OF
at least, makes him the democratic nom.
inee.
MI. Brnthwaite-I move to proceed to
ballot.
MI. Hunt wanted a vote on his motion,
MI. Braithwaite-It takes two-thirdE
to overcome the chairman's veto. By all
parliamentary rule it takes t%wo-thirds.
MI. Slattery-What are we here for?
The Chair-To nominate q straight
democratic ticket.
After much noise and confusion a vote
on sustaining the chair was taken. The
secretaries got the vote 10 to 8 against
correctness Of the vote was questioned.
Mr.. Braithwaite-It takes two-thirds
and they haven't all voted.
The Chair-Come to order. The secre'
tary began a new roll call.
Mr.. Cahall-What's it on?
The Chair-Another ballot. No one
knows how the other a
The secretary announced the result
20 to II against the chair.
Mr.. Braithwaite-Not carried. It takes
two thirds.
MI. Cahall-I move to proceed to bust
ness.
Mr.. Braithwaite--We want a decision
from the chair.
The Chair-The veto is sustained. L
takes two-thirds to vote the chair down
A voice from the audience-What dc
you mean by a veto?
Mr.. Cahall-I don't believe it. 1 ap
peal.
Mr.. Rapelje-I second the appeal.
Mr.. Hunt-Has it come to this, tina
eleven want to run twenty? I dom
know but Williams is a democrat. HI
never told me.
Mr.. Braithwaite-We have to 90 by
parliamentary rules, and it takes two
thirds to overcome a veto.
MIR. Karvey-I move that Mr.. Oar
Williams come before this convention
and say if he's a democrat. [Great ap
plause.
At this j%uncture Ed Patterson, who
| had been one of the amused audience
got up and left the hall, saying to =;
| friend as he passed out, HE was glad b,
had left the democratic party at th'
right time"
Mr.. Braithwaite-Mr. Richard Falk
enstein is here now from the Twenty
eighth district, and I move he be ad
mitted al a delegate.
The motion carried.
Mr. Rapelje-I believe in parliamen
tary law the chair cannot vote on {
question unless there is a tie; therefore
he had no right to vote on the question
of sustaining the chair.
MI. Schwab thought he had, but
finally after repeated calls, the secretary
again announced the vote as 20 to II
against sustaining the chair.
Mr. Braithwaite-I move that a com
mittee of three be appointed by the chail
to escort Mr.. Williams to this hall thai
he may declare himself.
This motion seemed to carry, anyhow
the chair appointed isuch a committee
but it never acted.
Mr.. Cahall to MI. Braithwaite-Are
you for the ticket?
Mr.. Braithwaite-I am for q straight
democratic ticket.
Mr. Cahall-I'm for anything to win
MI. Harvey-I object to democrats
allowing republicans to ring in on 'em
That's the way we get the worst Of it
| We don't have a straight organization.
MI. Slattery-H we are going to throw
our ticket and organization away, who