The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-26
4 M1NoRrTY REpoRT.

A minority report was handed in by
Messrs. Charles r. Conner, A. w. Stubbs,
james McNasser and j. D. Hooper as fol-
lows:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-A minority OF your commit
tee on permanent organization begs leave to re-
port that We concur IN ali of the minority report
except the nomination for president. The com
mittee took several ballots on this question and
the selection was made after two members OF
the committee had left the committee room,
under the impression that the question Of q
nomination of president would be left to the
congress. We therefore dissent from the ma
jority report. and do recommend that the names
of A. c. Fisk of Colorado, j. ". Fieghan OF
Washington. and W. J. Mcconnell of Idaho, be
presented 10 the convention, and that the con-
vention do select one Of thai number for preSi-
dent CHARLES r. CONNER of Washington,
A. ~. STUBBs. Kansas,
JAMES McNAssER, California,
j. d. HOOPER, Colorado.
After scattering cross-fire the oues-
ton was called on the motion to adopt the
minority instead of the majority report.
On roll call the motion was lost.
Before the vote was announced Colonel
w. H. Harvey, the majority report NOM
inee for secretary Of the congress. with
drew his name and recommended that the
position be left open until after the next
place of meeting has been decided upon.
A unanimous vote of thanks was rendered
Colonel Harvey for his noble work during
and prior to the congress.
When announced the vote stood, aye
IA 1, no 146, and the minority report was
defeated.
A Washington member moved the
adoption of the minority report. The
motion was amended from Montana by
striking out the word minority and sub
shutting the word majority.
The question was raised by Colorado
delegate that Washington had three rep
resentatiyes on the floor of the house and
was only allowed one vote for each of
those members, while Oklahoma with one
delegate casts ten votes. The chair ex-
planned that the delegate named was a
governors appointee. and therefore en-
titled to cast eleven votes.
PENCE WANTS INFORMATION.
The question then required on the
original motion, that the majority report
be adopted, and Pence of Colorado OBJ
tanned the eye of the chair and said that
the state of Colorado was in favor OF any
president, no matter from which
state he halls, so long as he
! is free coinage man and
loyal friend of the white metal. Con-
tinuing Mr.. Pence said that upon the as
surance from any man authorized to
speak that the honorable governor is a
silver man, the Colorado delegation will
willingly cast thirty votes for him and
fifty four if the chair would permit.
John P. Irish thought the springiug of
such question was an unnecessary in
trusion upon the private business of
Governor Mcconnell and the only thing
to do now was to quit fooling over any
particular question and get down to bust
ness.
Governor Waite of Colorado said the
question of free coinage Of silver was not
political question. 1t was too lar above
politics to be classed as such. He hoped
the delegates would not permit any joke
TO turn them from their purpose OF Sc
Letting a free coinage man.
McCONNELL's FEW REMARKS.
Governor cConnell regretted that it was
necessary for anyone to have to educate
the state of Colorado on the silver ques-
ton. When he had done such hard
work in the United States Senate for the
white metal state he would take back seat
for no man on this all important cues
ton. 'sThe honored gentleman from
Nevada when ne tales the rostrum will
Vouch for me. -
A WAR OF WORDS.
After heated debate INDUCED in by
Pence, Irish, Ahern OF Wyoming, Liter
of Oklahoma, and others, the previous
Que5tlOD was CALLED. general war OF
words followed the chief characteristics
of which were Kansas politics, personal
feeling and bitterness of delegates. The
governors delegate of that state favored
a change IN the vice president from
Kansas. while number OF fiery speakers
opposed the request and considerable
feeling was engendered. After a pro-
longed debate, Hartman OF Montana
moved that the Kansas matter be referred
to the Kansas delegation, to be settled by
thai body as 1t saw fit, Kansas to be held
solely and entirely responsible for the Sc
lection
Mr.. Patterson OF Denver opposed this
motion, and thought the only manner in
which TO settle the mooted question was
to add the name of Governor Llewellyng
TO the list of icc-presidents, and thus do
away with any personal matter or quarrel
between delegates.
Gov. Waite of Colorado favored the
motion to refer, and briefly stated his
reasons therefor.
Another exciting contest ensued, and
the president, after many efforts, secured
order, and the debate went on. A motion
to adjourn at 1890 o'clock was lost. The
question before the house was then called,
and by an overwhelming majority the
Hartman motion to refer the matter of
the Kansas presidency to the delega-
ton from Kansas was carried, and the
CONGRESS took recess until 2 o. clock.