Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-07


4. any message should 60 out from tn
: convention thar would strengthen tn
| position OF the gold democrats.
0 Duncan, OF Texas. advocated th
choice of Daniel. G. X. Ladd, OF Hi
| nois, followed Duncan in support 0
8 the selection of Daniel.
: Gen Sinclair, OF West Virginia, wa
( next recognized. He was for the silve
!, platform and the silver candidate, bu
he urged the convention to follow thu
usual democratic custom.
Clayton, Of Alabama, then took th'
platform to close the debate. At The
close of Clay:on's speech, the ballo
for the substitution of the name D
John w. Daniel in place Of DaYid b
Hill began.
THE BALLOTlNG.
The balloting was as follows:
Alabama, aye, %; Arkansas. aye,
l6; California, aye, 10; Colorado, aye,
8; Connecticut, no, IL; Delaware, no,
6; Florida, aye, 4; no, 4; Georgia,
aye, 26; Idaho, aye, 6; Illinois, aye,
49,; Indiana, aye, 80; Iowa, aye, 26
Iowa's vote was challenged, and poll
of the delegates was ordered. The roll
call OF Iowa resulted: Iowa, ayes, 10
noes, z. Under the unit rule, the vote
OF the state was recorded 26 ayes; Kan
sas, 20 ayes; Kentucky, 26 ayes. The
Kentucky vote was challenged and a
roll call ordered. The roll call OF Ken
lucky resulted ayes, "a; noes, 2; un-
der the unit rule, 26 votes we're cast
aye; Louisiana, 16 aye; Name, 10 no |;
2, aye; Mary land, 12 no, aye; Mas
sachusetts, 30 no; Michigan, 28 no.
Michigan was challenged and the roll
of delegates ordered. Including Maine,
the vote now stands 272 in favor Of the
minority report, and GO for the ma
J'rity r port. The roll OF Michi-
gan resulted l2 aye; 16 no; 90 cast no
Minnesota, III no, aye; Mississippi,
1S aye; Missouri, 81 aye; Montana,
6 aye; Nebraska, 16 no; Nevada, 6 aye;
New Hampshire, no; New Jersey, 20
no; New Mexico, 6 aye; New York II
no, Hill not voting; North Carolina, 20
aye; North Dakota Gage; Ohio, As aye.
Including the vote Of New York, the total
now is: Daniel, S49; Hill, 232
Ohio's vote was challenged and roll
Of delegates was ordered, the vote re-
sulting: 3S aye, 8 no: vote cast, 46
ayes; Oregon, 8 aye; PenpsY lvania, Ga
no; Rhode Island, 8 no; South Caro-
lima, 18 aye; South Dakota, 8 no;
Tennessee, "a aye; Texas, 80 aye;
Utah, 6 aye; Virginia, 23 aye, no,
(DanieD; Washington, 5 no, aye;
West Virginia, 9 aye, 8 no; Wisconsin,
"a no, challenged; Vermont, 8 no.
The roll of Wisconsin resulted: aye,
20 no. Under the unit rule adopted by
Wisconsin,, the vote was recorded "a
no; Wyoming, 8 aye; Alaska, 2 no;
Arizona, 2 aye; District of Columbia,
~ aye; Oklahoma, 2 aye; Indian Ter
ritory, aye. The convention changed
the representation from New Mexico.
The vote as corrected stands; 2aye,
instead Of 6 aye; result, unofficial, 500 /
ayes; $40 noes.
ESCORTED TO THE CHAIR.
The chair declared the minority re-
port, substituting the name of John w.
Danel for temporary chairman, was
adopted. The announcement was re-
ceived with wild cheers. The chair
appointed J. X. Jones, of Arkansas, r.
T. Keatlng. of Nevada, and s. M.
White, of California, committee to
escort Senator Daniel to the chair.
Senator Daniel was received with rous-
ing cheers, many delegates standing
on their chairs, waving hats and hand
kerchiefs, The band played, and
hymn followed.
SENATOR DANIELS sPEECH.
Senator Daniel took the door and
began his speech. He complimented
Senator Hill and said that he is great
senator, but, of course, conventions
must be eapproved by the whole country.
At this jancture, band aided the
enthusiasm by starting up patriotic
air. Delegates stamped, clapped and
cheered with vociferousness that
to drown the music.
Senator Daniel brought down the
on taking the ohairman's
zavel, by saying that no convention
was ever presided over with more dig
nity, ability and fairness than shown
BY Chairman Harrity. He only hoped
hat he might be able to discharge the
luties conferred upon him with some
'ome approaching degree OF ability
He disclaimed the slightest ia
;eptlon on the part Of the
OF casting any reasc-
ions on the distinguished democrat
rom New York. There was nothing
PERSONAL in his (Daniel's) selection.
He reminded the eastern democrats
hat the silver men cheerfully sup.
ported Seymour, Tilden, Hancock and
Grover Cleveland, and had borne with
heir promise platforms and repeated
promises Of bi.metallism. The force
bill, the Mckinley bill, the Sherman
aw, were triple products of repub-
icanism, aimed at the south, and no
yote from the east had aided them.
The force bill cQuld have been con-
tinued, II those noble western mon,
Teller, Tcheers], Stewart, Jones, OF
and stanford, of California,
had not stood out to, ether. [Cheers].
SOME RESOLUTIONS.
a resolution thanking Chairman
lIarrity for his impartial discharge of
his duties, was unanimously carried.
A roll call Of states was ordered tor
the appointment Of committees.
Resolutions that the rules OF the
dfty-thlrd congress shall govern the
were offered by Senator
White, OF California, and adopted.