The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16

10 delegates declined to vote. Synons.
Dockery and Holding voting for Bryan.
The only absentee was Malloy.
AS soon as the secretary had completed
the call of the roll of Wisconsin the chair
recognized Senator Money of Missis-
sippi, who said:
II make this point of order, that when
Il delegation is instructed as a unit and
any number of these gentlemen decline
to vote they can not stitle the voice of n
delegate who does desire to vote
The chair recognized Gen. Bragg, who
stood upon n chair in the Ohio delega-
ton, and said: 81 make point of order,
Mr.. Chairan, ON that vote He got no
further, for Mr.. Smith of Ohio arose and
in a loud voice, remarked: "He does
not represent Ohio"
This statement was received with
cries of "No, no" and Governor HOgg
| invited Gen. Bragg to speak from the
Texas delegation and helped him on a
chair This action was greeted with ap-
| plause.
Gen. Bragg-I make the point of or
der that the vote of Wisconsin, under
| its instructions, be entered as declining
to vote. The instructions read: TO vote
as a unit on all subjects and candidates
when and ms Il majority of the delega-
| ton may direct" There are but four
votes cast in our delegation out of TWEEN
| ty-four here contrary to the wish of the
majority, and unless this convention
| seeks to make that n majority of twenty
| four they can not bind the twenty nor
disgrace our state by polling its vote the
way those gentlemen wish. (Applause.)
Mr.. Dockery of Wisconsin, sit
among the men who ask for the privil-
ege of casting a vote. (Applause) The
gentleman who acts as the spokesman
| for Wisconsin (Gen. Bragg claims the
privilege of refusing to cast any vote
| upon any subject We ask that those
of Wisconsin who are ready to cast their
votes be permitted to vote and that our
votes be received. (Cheers.) The reso-
luton passed by the state convention
gave those gentlemen the right to say
that majority should control the dele
gates here, but there are no words in
that resolution which say that the others
can not vote, but permits us to vote if we
desire.
Mr.. Finley of Ohio made the point of
order that the delegation might direct a
vote, but by abstaining from voting it
was not a direct vote and that therefore
the gentleman (Mr. Dockery) had the
right to vote. (Applause)
The Chairman-The point raised by
lne ueleSdIlOH from WlSCOllSln is tlut
the state convention directed the delega-
ton to vote as n unit on all subjects as a
majority of the delegation might direct.
| The chair rules that these instructions
are not an instruction to abstain from
voting, but to regulate the vote. The
chair further rules that when the roll
is called as delegate absent shall be re-
corded as absent, and if a minority of
| the delegation vote that their votes shall
| be individually recorded
The call of states was proceeded with
| until the end of the list was reached,
when the chair directed that those states
| which had been omitted should be
| called.
Colorado was then called, casting her
eight votes for Henry Nj. Teller. This
announcement was greeted with loud
| Kisses from all parts of the house.
The result of the first ballot was MS