The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-06-17

AT this point the electric nguts went ouu
after minutes fkkering, leaving the
speakers figure hardly distinguishable in the
blackness, which was barely relieved by the
glow from some fifty gas jets in the GAL
leries. The lights blazed up again in min.
ute ana MIR. thompson finished his re-
marks
Then the Chairman announced the regular
order OF business to be the report from the
Committee on Credentials
Chairman Coggswel took the platform
and stated that hewas not prepared with a
written report, but if the convention wished
ne would make verbal report. He
understood That the minority was ready to
report. Mr. Wallace, of New York, said he
had partial report from tho minority which
he sent to the clerks desk
The Chairman asked il there was objection
to the reception OF n verbal report from the
committee. No objection was heard, and
Mr.. Coggswell, holding in his hand memo
randum sheet, began to an announce the
action of the cominittee.
The majority report gave Mr.. Harrison a
net gam OF twelve votes over the number Of
his advocates seated by the National Com
mttee in the tempory y organization.
Sssat mssSsas nassss If y SaiBsgsigs BgiSs SeIs is e
Rage, was sG6mitSed by stbs ntt!fsarrison
men.
The fight began on a motion to substitute
the minority a1 for the majority report, and,
srensts sas ~as oi the test t~o vote S2oss OF the
the conyention, much interest was
manifested. After much speaking pro
and con, that part of the report seating the
uncontested delegates was adopted and then
the question came up on the motion to sub
stitnts tho minorItv for the !, inritu -ar,or+
was put to a viva voce vote end the Chair
was unable to decide Then Quay, of Penn
sylvania, demanded the call of the roll of
States and Warner Miller, of New
York, seconded the call. The convention
now buzzed with unsurpassed excite
ment; this Blaine men were forcing the fight
ing, and this was the first chance there had
been for trial Of strength within the con.
vention.
Then began the roll call. Alabama was
reached. The delegates voted seventeen
Tor the minority report and five against it.
-Four OF these voters were the contestants
favored by, the minority report. Chauncey
Depew made big stir and got Missed and
shouting: "Mr. Chairman, 1 Challenge the
vote of Alabama The dispute over Ala
bama was settled by the Chairman of that
delegation withdrawing the four votes of
the delegates at-large. When the vote of
new YORK was caneI warner mIIer an
nounced the vote as forty-five for the mi
nority, or Blaine and twenty seven for the
majority, or Harrison report. On the COM
pletion of the roll of States, it was an
nounced that the total vote stood, 423 for the
adoption OF the minority report and 463
against. The crowd quickly caught the idea
thai the result was against Blaine, and cheer
upon cheer rolled from the Harrison benches
motion was made at a quarter Of one to
was fought stubbornly by the Harrison
men, who succeeded in defeating it, The
convention then resumed business and
took up the case of the Alabama contestants
for the Seventh District
The vote was taken by roll Of States on
the adoption of the report, and it was
adopted by vote Of 476 to 365-a more pro
nounced victory for the Harrison forces.
|" Foraker then read the platform, and al
twenty minutes past one the convention
took a recess until ten O'clock A NJ