St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-25

continued to read the alternates,
Fitchie shouting MI Chairman, l de-
sire to make a minority report" Hiss
es and cheers).
When the chairman could get the
pandemonium which reigned somewhat
Strengthened out, the Brooklyn man
was recognized and he read the follow
ing minority report:
The minority of the committee on nomina-
tons respectfully disagrees with the report Of
the majority in the choice of delegates at
large to the Republican national convention
at st. Louis. Messrs. G. NJ. Depew and War
ner Miller are, it is understood willing to
cast their votes in the national convention
in accordance with the sentiment of their
state. 1t is, therefore, desirable that their
associates of kindred spirit, and the minor
ity OF the committee on nominations respect
fully present as the other two delegates Col
Baker b. levitt, of Buffalo (loud cheers and
hisses), and Gen. Samuel Thomas, of New
York, with the recommendation that If it ap,
pears after the first ballot that Hon. Levi P
Morton cannot be the choice of the conyen-
tion, that the delegates at large from this
state will use all honorable means TO pro-
mote the cause of William Mckinley
Then pandemonium reigned, one-half
of the audience rising and shouting for
Mckinley, as the name was read. The
chairman'S gaVel was raised again and
again, but without effect. The house
was in an uproar. Just over the chair
mans head was swung a banner bear
ing this inscription: mckinley, Pros
perity's Advance Agent"
The very audacity. of the act seemed
to appall the Morton leaders for a
moment, and for a few minutes the Nc
Kinley adherents had the floor to
themselves. Then from every part Of
the house came Morton" Morton -
and the Albany contingent, with two
Morton banners, took the place of the
Mckinley man.. 1t was a question of
lungs against lungs. The superior force
of the Morton men soon made their
side of the issue more prominent. Chair
man Southwick at this point began the
use Of the. gavel, and after five min
utes commanded order sufficient to be
heard.
Upon a motion of previous question,
the chairman put the Kings county
mans amendment, and the roll call
was begun. There was no break until
Erie county was reached. After six
districts had been called, there was a
call for a. vote on the question by dele
gates, some asserting that there" was a
division. The chair then ordered the
names to be called separately, and
there was a cheer. The roll was called,
and the majority Of the members an
swered against the amendment"
While New York was voting there
were cheers for Platt and Lauterbach,
and there were cheers as each delega-
ton up to the Twenty fourth voted
against the amendment. The Twenty
fourth voted for, but the Thirtieth, an
other Brookfield district, voted against.
When Ontario was reached, John
Raines said Ontario resents the insult
to her governor, and casts seven votes
against the amendment" (Cheers)
The chair announced the vote as 631
against and 100 votes for the amend
ment, and then there was wild cheer
ing. The full report Of the committee
was then adopted by viva voce vote.
Senator Lexow announced the fact that
the platform was ready, and, stepping
to the front, he read the platform as
follows: .....'>-
The Republicans of New York, in conven-
ton assembled, again declare their firm ad-
herence to the doctrine of protection to Amer
lean industries, protection to the products Of
the American farm and protection to American
labor We are in favor of a tariff which
while providing an income sufficient to meet
the expenses of government honestly and
economically administered, at the same time
will secure home labor and home capital from
unequal foreign competition. We believe in
q reciprocity with other nations which shall
give our producers and manufacturers an op-
portunity to dispose Of their surplus prod
ucts and to obtain articles we need from those
countries on the most advantageous terms.
The agitation of the free coinage of silver
at the ratio Of 16 to seriously disturbs al