The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-10
HARRISON LEADING.
concluded from First PArs,

gain was made owing 10 tAo fact that III,
Harrison men won over three Smembess oi
ths credentials committee and thereby 10.
cured d majority.
majority reports bs adopted. 10 wAa loudly
cheered BY the Harrison delegates, aud
when Chaunoey ]. Flley. Oh Miasouri,
moved 70 substituts therefor the minority
report the applause which followed from
the Blaine delegates told the, Gallstie,
the Blaine I'M Harrison forces was on,
The chief point in Filley's argument ID
behalf Of the minority report was that the
regular organization OF the party In the
Alabama case had been barred from Mia
.ceuiar place OF meeting by United StAtea
deputy masshals; but Massey. OF Dsleware,
maintained that the oase had been consia-
cred fairly upon ita merits, and
that the ,repors should 30 adopted.
Senator Wolcott. OF Colorado, in
speaking for the minority report, mot
only denounced the deputy MArshals of
Alabama but the hundreds Of office holdsrs
who were present In the galleries and hall
OF the convention, providing out the poo
ple's delegates In q frantic attempt to re-
nominate The president. The greatest in
Of Detroit. the Alger manager. arose ID
sneak in favor of the minority report, His
action was interpreted AZ meaning that the
AlRsr people were prepared TO vote with the
Blaine people.
Wild applause followed whom Chaunoey
Depsw arose to support the majority TO-
pert. which he did briefly. Ex-senator
Miller Of New York spoke for the minority,
and said he bad listened 10 many reports
Of committees on credentials, but this was
the first time he ever heard = majority re-
port which gave no reasons why il should
be adopted except that it was a majority 70
port. The minority had given reasons and
not one speaker had given facts to contro-
vert them. Miller closed BY moving that
the Cogswell report BIO divided and a vote
taken on the Alabama part alone.
Al this point Clarkson and Ptatt hold a
hurried consultation. No one who saw il
doubted that preparations were in hand for
the close-colning Of the first real test vote
between the Blaine and Harrison forces.
Chairman Cogswell said he stated at the
beginning that they had nc time to prepare
their report. The convention thought best,
nevertheless, to call for an oral report, and
now the gentlemen were assailing the ma
lority because ID had submitted no ar0u-
ment in favor Of its report. He concluded
by demanding the previous question, which
was seconded BY a majority OF the delsea-
lions Of Massachusetts, Delaware and West
Virginia.
Senator Quay wanted to know the effect Of
the previous question, If it would then ena-
able them to have q vote On separate prop
%ositiona involved in the report. The chair
Iuleo taat Ailtler having demanded the
of the propositions involved in
the report, there could be separate votes
takon. Both sides were ready for q vote.
and y storm of ayes greeted Mckinley
when he asked If the previous question
should be ordered. Before this was done
however. by unanimous consent, the ma
jority report in all caaes where there was
no minority report submitted, was adopted
BY reclamation. An Amendments was now
made to take q STANDING vote IN the Ala
case, and when the affirmative vote
submitted it Was apparent that a ma
lority Of the convention arose. Instantly
the New York and Pennsylvania delega-
demanded 4 roll call and it was
by the convention.