Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-24

right to cast half votes, and that. in
the case of Colorado, the delegates
known as Patterson delegates be
seated and cast full votes of states
The minority reports, the chairman
stated, would be submitted in these
cases. The report for the admission of
delegates whose seats were uncon
tested was agreed to-
The Colorado case was taken I'm
Kansas delegate moved that part of
the report be adopted-that the Pat
terson delegates be seated.
A delegate made a protest against
acting on the Colorado case until the
minority report on that case could be
presented to the convention. The mi
Eority report was not ready.
The protest was of no avail. 1t was
ordered that the discussion be CON
fined to IS minutes for each side.
Mr.. Patterson of Colorado, at the
request of the delegations from Texas
end Georgia, moved that the Colorado
case be postponed for an hour. or un-
til the minority report should be
ready. That motion was agreed to.
The Illinois case was taken up. The
report of the majority declares that
the Taylor delegates from Cook county,
Illinois. are not entitled to seats and
the contestants are. The minority re-
port is in favor of the Taylor dele
gates.
Mr.. Moran of Nebraska, covered the
adoption of the minority. Mr.. Dan
ming of Virginia, moved the adoption
| of the majority report. After discus
| Sinn a ken ntof he r11innrit itx-
report on the Cool county, Illinois,
| entitled to seats.
| Instead of voting aye or no on the
question before them-the adoption of
| the minority report-most of the dele
cations voted upon both reports at the
same time. 1t was found there We're
| cast for the minority report, seating
| Taylor delegates from Cook county.
GAP votes: for the majority report seat
| ing both delegations with half vote
| Cos votes.
| 1t was stated by the Chair that the
| Illinois delegations had voted on their
| own case, though no one heard Illinois
| called. 1t was disclosed during the
roll call that the vote of Louisiana
| had been increased by the committee
on credentials from 10 to 81. without
any report being made in regard
| thereto
| The roll also gave public information
| for the first time of the number of
votes assigned each state. under the
| elastic rules of the convention. The
| majority report was declared adopted.
seating both delegations from Cook
| county. The next contest was from
| Missouri. The contestants withdrew
| their claim. The next contest was
| from Wisconsin.
| After discussion, the minority report
| tto seat Cole instead of Isaacs) was
voted down, and the majority report
| giving the seat to Isaacs was adopted
| The report from the committee on or
Sanization was about to be made when
| points of order were made that the COM
mittee on credentials had the right of
way until its fun report was made. The
| ihalrman. Mr.. Washhurn of Massachu-
sets. overruled the objection. and amid
| an uproar announced that Mr. Cox of
| Virginia. chairman of the committee on
permanent orgaiZation. had the floor. Mr..
| COX stated that the recommendations Of
he committee-the name of Senator AL
| len if Nebraska, being reported as per-
manent chairman. cloud and prolonged
cheers.p The minority report was read,
presenting the name of James Campion
of Maine. as permanent chairman
| tCheers and applause from the Middle of
the Road" section of the conventionl
The excitement lasted fully 10 minutes
The suidons of Mississippi, Ohio. Texas
| and other states and the Middle of the
Road" banners being carried around in
tumutous procession.
The names of the IA members of the
committee signing the minority report
were read to the convention Among
them was the name of the committee
| man. n. Mills. that gentleman denounced
is as unauthorized. The name was ac-
cordingly withdrawn from the minority
report.
Nlr. Brown of Massa chusetts moved to
lay on the table both the majority and
minority reports until after the adoption
of rules by the convention. The question
was put by Senator Butler. who had re-
sumed the chair. and he decided that the
motion to lay on the table was lost
The convention by states on the adop-
ton of the majority report. tAllen for
permanent charman) The utmost con-
fusion prevailed.
The call of the states was made to
show the previous political affiliations
of the delegates.
The poll as far as reported. showed
496 boilers from Republicanism to
Organism. The other former atlilia
tions We're reported: Independents. II;
Nationalists. |: Greenbacker. 1: Pro-
hibitionists, .; Populists, Az Democrats,
135.
The following was referred to the
committee on resolutions: Resolved,
that the national committees of the
silver Democrats and Peoples parties
be requested to refer to and designate
Bryan and Sewall silver ticket when
ever practicable as the American
Union ticket" An extract of the speech
made by Mr.. Blaine several years ago
was read by the secretary in which Mr..
Blaine declared for reconciliation and
the free coinage of silver
The resolution that no candidate for
Congress be voted for unless he be in
favor of the free coinage of silver was
referred to the committee on resolu-
ton. The following was adopted:
Whereas, the false accusation is so
frequently made that those who de-
mand the restoration of the silver dol
lar to its place as equal to the gold dol
lar as debt payer, under our flag. are
not patriotic in the defense of our ma
tional honor. resolved that all those
who were formerly true to the old flag
and who risked their lives at sea or on
land, who are present as delegates to
this national silver convention be re-
ouired to stand on their feet until the
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