Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-10

Inc ViEOr ana buo ShiiiVt-
pian displayed captured the great audience
from the outset, and when he concluded
the cheering was tremendous. Chauncey
Depew In the New York delegation looked
worried at the demonstration. while down
the aisle the Ohioans seemed ticked beyond
expression. 1t was Blaine moment, and
supreme one.
b. Il. Bothea of Illinois deprecated the
attomp, to conjure up prejudice against the
oiliceholding class. He made an alluson
OF derogatory nature to the peo-
pie OF the section from which
the contest came which generally speaking
was that you cannot provo anything ny them:
IL was bad break, and large number OF
the galleries. occupants hisscd, and some
cried, "Down, downW
Joe Cannon's Great Bluff
Bo,hea became rattled'at the reception
the remark got Cannon Of ILLINOIS ior-
der' de- VIII the galleries Kissing
the delegates speaking on the floor
IL were in order TO move that the galleries be
cleared. a burst OF laughter and a look
at ex-Speaker Reed followed the bland an
ncuucement of Chairman Mckinley that IL
was In order, nc believed under the rules OF
the Fifty-hrst congress, which are the rules
OF the convention. Cannon announced that
he would move that the .al'eres
be cleared II there were more hiss
ing, but he would hardly have taken
the Job OF an assistant sergeant alarms and
crowd was excited and intensely interested.
senator Wolcott OF Colorado, in speaking
for the minority repor., warmly denounced
not only the deputy marshals 10 Oklahoma,
but hundreds of of1iceholders who were
today present IN tho galleries and in
the hail OF h. INVENTION crowding
out the peoples delegates in their frantic at
tempt TO ronominate the president
Nolcotps speech was answered oy
Mr.. Hart OF West Virginia, who
said that no came from southern
state and yet he was not an oficeholder.
He came from the state of West Vir-
ginia, which had given Cleveland
but 500 majority in lSSs, and would
60 republican in 1892. To him
it was difficult to conceive how the five OF
the minority should have more wisdom than
the TWENTY-FIVE of the majority.
Afraid of the Algerites.
The greatest interest was manifested
when Colonel II. Nj. Dunield of Detroit, the
Alger manager, arose TO speak in favor OF
the minority report HIS acuon was
interpreted as meaning that e tae
with the Blaine people in the test of strength
agaiEst the Harrison forces. Duffield said
If any man had invited tho republicans
to meet in convention in the grand jury room,
that man ought to be invited 20 step into II
grand jury roon before a jury OF twelve and
be indicted.
sharp Passage at Words.
The distinguished Powell Clayton Of
Arkansas, who rose to defend the majority
report, said that he had right to speak, be-
cause he had never neld any office to which
he had not been elected by the people of his
state. He intmated that perhaps finer
sense OF propriety would suggest to the SEN
ator from Colorado that he, too, being an
oflceholder, was throwing mud at Office
holders who took an interest in President
Harrisons reelection.
II do not hold Office at the appointment OF
the president of the United States and l am
al Washington rs am rightly here, TO rep
resent my repu olican constituency" was the
response of Senator Wolcott, and his reply
was loudly cheered by the Blaine delegates
Caunon Of Utah. in behalf of the "regu
lars" in Utah, presented minority repor,
recommending that they be seated and that
the majority report recommending that then
opponents, the liberal party, be given hall
vote. be not accepted. He said he repre-
sented the regular party.
vi you seat these men," said Cannon
.'you seat them on the old issue. They dom,
know that Brigham Young Is dead yet
lGreat laughter and applause Give US ou:
seats and you will encourage growing
party and when that state Is admitted We
will give you republican state" TCheers.
There was wild applause when Chaunce,
Depew arose to support the majority report
which he did briefly.
Warner Miiier's Assault.
Ex-senator Miller uf New York spoke TO
the minority and as his first point said tha
he had listened to many reports of the com
mittoe credentials but this was the frs
time he had ever heard q majority repor
which gave no reason why 1t should b
adopted except that it was the ma
jority report IL had been sal
that the majority report was A to So. Tha
was not so, it was "A to %. Was one majorit,
to outweigh everything elsef Tho minorit
had given reasons ami not one speaker ha
gwen any facts to controvert It, The nationa
committee, composed OF the men who ha
led the party TO victory last yea
had, after several days delioeratior
given the four sitting members thei
seats by 2S to 81, and it should be sustained
unless the facts were brought to impeach tn
fucts of the minority report, which had nc
been done. Millor then closed by moving a
parliamentary motion that the Cogswei
report be divided, ana the present vote b
taken on the Alabama part alone. At thi
point Clarkson aud Platt held rapi
Interchange at Platt's seat No on
who saw IL doubted that preparations wer
In hand for the now evidently close comin
of the first real test vote between the Blain
and Harrison forces.
Chairman Cogswel said that, representa-
the majority OF the committee, he had state
to the convention AT the beginning that Il
time had been had TO prepare the report. Th
con yenton had thought best nevertheless
TO call for an oral report land now the gel
tlemon are assailing the majority because
had not submitted l. formal argument
favor OF It's reportn He concluded by mo'
ing the previous question, and immediatel
the demand for the previous question wi
seconded by majority of the delegation {
Massachusetts, Delaware and West Virgins
For IA Separate Vote.
Senator Quay. rising to q parliamentar
question, wanted TO know the effect of u
previous question--if IT would enable the
TO have a vote on tho separate proposition
involved IN the report.
The chair ruled that Senator Miller havr
demanded "A division OF the propositions IL
volv ed In the Cogswel report there could /
separate votes taken.
Both sides were ready for the vote aud
Storm of applause greeted Mckinley whe
hs asked II the previous question should
ordered. Before this was done, howeve
bv unanimous consent, the majority r.
port in all cases where there WI
no minority report was submitted al
adopted by acclamation. An amen
nent was now made TO take vo
on the Alabama case and when the affirm
tive ,oto was submitted an apparent MAORI
o. the convention arose. Instantly the Ne
YORK and Pennsylvania delegations d
naLJed a roll call and 1t was ordered oy h
convention.
Calling the Long Roll.
When the buzz OF the polling OF the sta
delegations subsidized and the has
consultations ceased the roll CT