The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

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reception he got.
Cannon of Illinois fortunately came to
his rescue with point of order and being
recognized asked il, with the galleries hiss
ing, the delegates speaking on the floor.
1t was in order to move that the galleries
be cleared
A burst of laughter and a look at ex-
| Speaker Reed followed the bland an
nouncement of Chairman Mckinley that
IL was in order, he believed. under the
rules of the Fifty-irst congress, which are
the rules Of the convention. Cannon an
nounced that he would move that the gall
leries be cleared if there were more hiss
ing. but he could hardly have taken the
| job of an assistant sergeant-at-arms and
attempted to clear them, for the crowd
was excited and intensely interested.
woloott Ia Very Mad.
Senator Wolcott Of Nevada, in speaking
for the minority report, warmly de-
nounced not only the deputy marshals in
Alabama, but hundreds of oficeholders
who were today present in the galleries
and in the hail OF the convention, crowd
ing out the peoples delegates in their
frantic attempt to renominste the presi-
dent.
Wolcotts speech was answered by Mr..
| c. b. Hart Of West Virginia, who said he
came from southern state, and yet he
was not an officeholder. He came from
the state of West Virginia, which had
given Cleveland but 500 majority in 1883
and would go republican in 1892. To him
il was difficult to conceive how the five of
the minority should have moro wisdom
than the twenty-five OF the majority.
Voice from Michigan.
The greatest interest was manifested
when Col III. NJ. Dufield of Detroit, the
Alger manager, arose to speak in favor of
the minority report. His action was in
terpreted as meaning that the Alger peo-
pie were prepared to vote With the Blaine
people in the test of strength against the
Harrison force. Dufieid said If any man
had invited the republicans t. meet in
convention in the grand jury room that
man ought be invited to step into grand
jury room before a jury of twelve men
and be indicted.
Clayton Takes Hand
The distinguished Powell Clayton of
Arkansas, who arose to defend the ma
jority report. said that he had a right to
speak because he had never held any
office TO which he had not been elected
by the people of his state. He Intimated
that perhaps q finer sense of propriety
would suggest to the senator from Colo
RADIO that he too, being an officeholder,
was throwing mud at oficeholders who
took an interest in President Harrison's
reelection.
Il do not hold Office at the appointment
of the president of the United States, and
/ am at Washington, as | am rightly here,
10 represent my republican constituency"
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his reply was loudly cheered by the
Blaine delegates.
The MOrmOns Heard Fsom.
Cannon of Utah in behalf of the Greg
ulars' in Utah presented minority re-
port recommending that they be seated
and that the majority report recommend
/ ing that their opponents OF the liberal
party be given a half vote be not accepted.
He said he represented the regular party.
''If you seat these men," said Cannon,
"you seat them on the old issue. They
don't know that Brigham Young is dead
yet" Great laughter and applause.
! Give us our seats and you will encourage
a growing party and when that state is ad-
mitted We will give you republican
state"
Miller Against Depsw.
1ntEo was VIII applause
M. Depew arose to support the mai ority
report. which he did briefly.
Ex-senator Miller OF New York spoke
for the minority, and as his first point
said that he had listened to many reports
of the committee on credentials, but this
was the first time he had ever heard ma
iority report which gave no reasons why
il should be adopted except that it was
the majority vote. The vote on the report
had been stated as A to 5; that was not
so: il was "a to %. Was one majority to
outweigh everything else? The minority
had given reasons and not one speaker
had given any facts to controvert IL. The
national committee, composed of the
men who had led the party TO victory last
wear, had, alter several days delibe alton,
given the four sitting members their seats
by % TO q and it should be sustained
unless facts were brought to impea CHI the
facts of the minority report, which had
not been done. Mr.. Miller then closed by
moving as parliamentary motion that
the CogsweIl report be divided and the
present vote be taken on the Alabama
part alone.
l. Preparing Battle.
At this point Clarkson and Platt held
rapid interchange of condolences at Platts
seat. No one who saw it doubted that
preparations were in hand for the now
evidently close coming of the first real test
vote between the Blaine and Harrison
| forces
Chairman Cogswell said that, represent
ing the majority of the committee
he had stated 10 the convention
at the beginning that no time had
been had to prepare the report The
convention had thought best, neverthe-
| less, to call for an oral report, and now
| gentlemen, were assailing the mSjority
because it had not submitted a formal
argument in favor of its report. He con-
cluded by moving the previous question
and Immediately the demand for the pre-
vious question was seconded by majority
of the delegations of Massachusetts,, Della
ware and West Virginia.
Quay Raises . Point
Senator Quay, rising TO a parliamentary
| question, wanted to know the effect OF the
previous ouestion-ifit would enable them
to have a vote on the separate propositions
| involved in the report.
The chair ruled that Senator Miller,
having demanded a division of the propo-
| sitions involved in the Cogwell report,
there could be separate votes taken. Both
sides were ready for the vote and q storm
| of "ayes" greeted Chairman McKinley