The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-17

! TO order. and announced that he was
| ready 10 receive reports from the dis
tricts.
A MINORITY REPORT.
| Mr.. Joseph Bryan. on behalf of Brook
| land district. presented as the delegates
chosen by that district the names given
| above Az soon as Mr. Bryans report
| had been presented. and before the chair
| man could take the sense OF the meeting
! regarding It's confirmation, Mr.. Robert >.
| Rives, a slverite OF that district. came
| forward and said he desired 10 present as
| a minority report the following names: :
| Simon Solomon. william II. Sands. A. II.
| Courtney 4. R. Darfac0tt. Robert S.
Rives. and @. W.. Chldrey.
The DreHentatiOn OF this report created
great. confusion FOR few minutes. md
there were shouts from every side that II
was improper that 10 should be presented,
the ticket presented by AR BRYAN hav-
ing been fairly elected BY good majority.
Mr. Rivos took the floor in behalf of
his report. and began TO make n spread
eagle free-silver speech, but was cut off
by the chairman.
Sheriff Simon Solomon. whose name
headed the tlsilet presented by Mr.. Rives.
came out candidly at this point and de-
clarcd. amid cheers. that he had been
beaten fairly and squarcly and was per-
fectly satisfied. Mr.. Waddll thereupon
moved that the report presented by Mr..
Bryan be received and adopted
DECISION APPEALED FROM.
The free silver men were not beaten
yet, however. Pending the putting OF
Mr.. Waddirs motion, Mr.. W. II. Sands
moved that the question ~ the election
OF the delegates reported by Mr.. Byran
be again opened.
1.-THE motion is not in order" declared
TIE chairman.
81 appeal from the decision OF the
chair" shouted Mr.. Sands.
iron the request OF Chairman O'ean-
non, Mr.. Bryan put the question of
whether or not the Chair should eb tus-
tanned 10 the meeting. and the reply was
in the affirmative BY an overwhelming
majority. The report presented by Mr..
Iryan was trcn unanimously adopted
as were those from Tuckahoe and Varina
districts.
To only remaining report was that
OF Fairfield disiiict. and Mr.. Mitchell.
chairman Of the caucus explained TO thu
convention that should dne ballot be
thrown out on account OF only contain
ing sevan nancs there would be a 'ie
between the rod and silver tickets. and
for that reason T. had been determined
10 refer thc matter to the whole mass
meeting.
Mr.. Bryan said that in the meeting
GO the brooklyn caucus. 81 had been
found necessary TO throw ballot ont
for the same reason. and that nothing
had been said about r Tie considered
that the only proper thing 70 do under
the circumstances was 10 divide the dele
gaticn into four gold aud four silver
men.
This idea was received with great IA
vor. AMI upon motion OF Mr.. Fussell. 4
recess was taken 10 enable the Fairfield
delegation 10 decide which four on each
ticket should 30 to Staunton.
They returned ia Few minutes, an
nounced the result reported above, and
the report from Fairfield was adopted.
Mr.. Waddill then presented 10 Chair
man OBannon the following resolutions
adopted by the Narina delegation, which
no read 10 the meeting:
Resolved. That We favor the coinage Of
both gold and silver at the muts upon
equal terms and at the .1tlO OF 10 TO !,
and that the same shai be made legal
tender in the paw mt ~ debts.
Resolved. second. Inlt We endorse and
approve the course of cur gifted represen-
tative I'm lhe Senate az the United States,
Hon. John ". Daniel
4 motion was made that this be adopted
10y the mass-mcetng. and tho chairman
was about TO put the motion. the silver
people being camor0us that IL should be
adopted. but the gold men vigorously OPP
posed 70. declaring that il was resOlu-
tion passed solely by Narina district and
in no way binding upon the other dis
tricts. The chairman took this view of
the matter and the resolutions never
came 10 "a vote. a fate which was shared
by another one endorsing Senator Daniel,
offered hy Mr.. William III. Heveridge.
Mr. Bryan moved that in the event
that any delegates Doe unable 10 attend the
State Convention he be empowered 20
appoint his alternate unless alternates
had been appointed hy his district. This
was unanimously carried.
SILVER MEN BEATEN.
An effort was thou made by the SILVER
people 10 get tho mass-moouug commit !
ted 10 free-silycr resolution, but the |
gold men boy good gcneralship prevented |
this from coming 90 pass.
The meeting then adjourned amid cries |
from the silver men OF You won't let Us |
have our way now, but you'll hear from |
us at StauntOn."
The convention was probably the most |
stormy Of Henrico's many lively mass |
meetings, but fortunately nothing serious |
resulted from the different hsticu0s in /
lulged in. the comhaiants seeming to be |
as good friends as ever after it was all
oyer.
While the Henrico delegation goes un-
In tructcd by the County Convention. It
Is understood that the delegates shall
vote at Stauntou according TO the senti-
ment OF the district meetings held yes
.orday at which they were elected.