The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-16

cupied. and hundreds of people stood. Thou
sands of fans stirred the otherwise lifeless air
Itwas nearly niue o'clock when the Conven
| ton was called to order by Chairman Mckin
| ley. Mr.. Chauncey Depew rose to question
| of privilege and said that there was present a
| delegate who had voted at every National Re.
publican Convention since the organization oil
the party, and that day celebrated his SGD birth.
day, and he named R.W. Thompson, of Indiana
| The venerable man was escorted to the plat
| form, and, being introduced, made a ringing
| speech, which was met with thunders Of ap-
| plause.
A WILD SCENE.
At the conclusion of his remarks Mr.. Cogs.
well dictated to the Convention the verbal ma
jority report of the Credentials Committee.
The report was most unsatisfactory to the
anti Harrison men. A discussion followed
which ran close to the edge of bitterness the
ti-Harrison men supporting the minority
report and fighting desperately to regain their
losses.
Warner Miller received an ovation from the
anti Harrison people in the gallery as he rose
TO argue against the approval of the majority
report, and said that in Republican Con-
vention never before had such a committee
failed 70 write its report and assign the reasons
for its findings but asked the Convention to
accept its findings because they were its find
ings On this motion he would ask for d.
vision.
Chairman Cogswell reproached Mr. Miller
for scoring the majority for not handing in
a written report, when he had remained silent
while the question was put few moments be-
fore as to whether the Convention should &C.
cept verbal report. He demanded the previous
question, and the call was seconded by Massa-
chusetts, Illinois and West Virginia. under tho
rule.
Senator Quay asked what would be the effect
of the previous question on the minority report.
Mr.. Mckinley replied that it would cover all
the reports, and they would be disposed Of
without debate.
HARRIsoNIANs TRIUMPHANT.
The majority report recommended that tho
National Committee be sustained as to % votes
and not sustained as to II votes. and recon-
mended the unseating of IL delegates who had
been given seats temporarily. The net results
politically would be gain to Harrison of about
II votes as compared with the temporary roll.
On the motion to substitute the minority
report for the majority the ayes and noes were
taken, the vote, it being claimed, showing the
strength of the two leading candidates. The
ayes represented the aut-Harrison strength
aud the noes the Harrison, and the result was
ayes ABB, noes 1853; Harrison's majority over
all opponents being 90.
When this vote was taken great demonstra-
ton by the Harrison men manifested itself. A
motion to adjourn was contested by them, as
they wanted to follow up their victory, and by
a rising vote defeated the motion.
The question then required on the adoption
of the majority report on the Alabama case
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, demanded
roll and was ably seconded by Platt for
New York and Wolcott for Colorado. The
anti Harrison men proposed to contest every
point. The vote resulted: Ayes 49, nays $685.
Motions to adjourn were lost, and then ex- Gov.
Foraker read the platform.