Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-07-02

demand that the collection Of such taxes shall
be limited 10 the necessities OF the
government when honestly and econom.
ically administered. Cheers and applause.)
"Gentemen Of the convention speaker
was interrupted with cries Read that again;
that is good
In pursuance 10 request by Mr.. Bourke
Cochran, of New York, the secretary reread the
minority report
Mr. Walker, Of Missouri, called for the read.
ing OF that which Mr.. Neal purposed to strike
out, and the secretary read, and at the close Of
the reading cries were heard, "Strike that OUT
After heated discussion Of Mr.. Meals
amendment an vote was esen which resulted in
During the confusion Mr.. Patterson of Colo
rado, representing the minority report OF the
committee on resolutions, offered substitute
for the silver plank. The substitute, which was
the same as the original, except that 1t read,
Through the free coinage of both gold and sill
yer,n instead OF Through the coinage Of both
gold and silver" and Mr.. Pattcrson's motica
was put to the convention and declared lost
The chairuan-The question IL now on the
adoption Of the platform This motion was
voted on by yeas and nays, and carried.
The chairman~The next order Of business,
genl6men, is the call OF the roll Of states for
the nomination OF candidates for the Office Of
president Of the United States. The clerk will
proceed with the call OF the roll
! The clerk commenced TO call the roll, and got
as far as Alabama when he was interrupted
Mr.. Fenton, OF Arkansas, attempted 10 move
| an adjournment, but no attention was paid TO
/ him
| Arkansas yielded her place TO New Jersey,
| anu Ex-Goy. Abbott went TO the platform and
named Hon. Grover Cleveland for candidate for
president.
G.. + Patton, OF California, seconded the
nomination OF Cleveland.
| When New York was reached VIM. C. Dewitt
| came forward and pu. in nomination Senator
| David b. Hill. john R, Fellows, Of New York
seconded the nomination Of Mr. Hill. The roll
| call was continued and when Illinois was
reached, A. W Green, of Chicago, seconded the
nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland, as also did Mr..
| English, of Indiana, in place of Mr.. voorhees,,
who was i'll.
When Iowa was reached John NJ. Duncombe
took the rostrum and placed in nomination Gov.
| Horace Boies,
At 800 this morning the rool call OF states for
ballot was ordered,
motion 10 adjourn was lost
The result of the votes Is as follows:
Alabama-2 for Hill, / for Boies, l for Cor.
man, for Morrison, for Campbell, IA for
| Cleveland.
Arkansas-lofo Tor cleveland
| Californla-lS Tor cleveland.
Colorado-3 Tor HILL oil Ne" YORK. iof
Boes.
Connecttcut-l2f for Cleveland
Dclaware-6 for Cleveland
Elorida--5 for Cleveland, 3 for Carlisle, Of
Kentucky.
Georgia. for Hill, Tor Arthur +. Horman
and II for Cleveland
Idaho-6 for Boies
lllinois-io for Cleveland
lndiana-3O for Cleveland
lowa--26 for Boes'
Kansas 20 for Cleveland
kentucky-6 for Carlisle = for Boies, ~ Tor
Cleveland.
louisiana-ll for boles,3 Tor CleVeiand' los
Hill, for German --
Alaine-l for Hill for Whitney, for Cor
man, y for Cleveland
Maryland-6 for Cleveland, ~. Tor German
Massachusetts-@i for Cleveland, for HlIl,
for Boies for Russell.
Michigan-S for Cleveland,
Minneso'a-l8 Tor cleveland.
Mi>s3Slpp-3 Tor lilll, ior Gorman, loi
Bo!eS, for Cleveland