The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-15

ed by this convention, am instructed,
as delegate from the state OF New York,
to say that the delegates have agreed not
to participate in the selection of q candi-
date for president and vice-president. and
therefore they decline to vote"
The chairman of the North Carolinas
delegation, when that state was called.
parodied Mr.. Flowers words, saying: Tn
view Of the platform / am requested by
the delegates from North Carolina to cast
teri
There was some curiosity to hear how
Ohio would vote. and the chairman of the
delegation manifested q full desire to
crafty 1t. Standing on his chair he be-
gan q speech, stating the individual pre-
ferences OF each delegate. mentioning him
by name, but the chairman cut this per-
Torrance short by asking him to simply
give the totals.
The Ohioan then stated that Il delegates
were for Mclean. one for Bryan. one not
voting, one Bland, but under the unit
rule Ohio casts its vote for the man who
made this convention possible-John r.
Mclean.
The purpose Of Ohio to get the indivi-
dual votes of its delegation on record was
not to be thus baked and q delegate chal-
lenged the vote and q poll was had. Nc.
Leans name being reached it was stated
that he was absent but his alternate was
here. The alternates name being called.
he voted for Mclean.
South Carolina caused surprise when
the chairman announced that under in
structions of her state South Carolina cast
II votes for her honored son BENJAMIN
Tillman.
Mr.. Powers Of Utah rose to q question
Of personal privilege and asked the chair
man whether the spectators in the gal
leries should be permitted to express their
approval or disapproval Of the course Of
delegates.
The vote Of the state of Tennessee was
challenged and the chairman asked the
delegate who demanded a poll, state
whether he meant to deny the accuracy Of
the statement made by the chairman Of
the delegation. (Senator Bate.
The delegate said he did. The delega-
ton being polled the announcement Of Sem
ator Bate as to the preference OF the dele
gates was fully sustained and the presid-
ing officer requested gentlemen preferring
such charges to bind themselves more ac-
curately in the future.
When the state of Wisconsin was called
a contention arose among its delegates,
some of the silver men claiming that the
unit rule did not govern their action and
the gold men( Especially Gen Bragg and
Senator Vilas)insisting that 1t did and that
the instructions were printed on the COM
missions of delegates. A copy Of these in
structions was sent to the chair and was
read by one OF the secretaries.
It directs the delegates from Wisconsin
to vote as unit on all subjects and candi-
dates as the majority may determine.
Gen. Bragg in the course Of somewhat
alteration with delegate opposed this
view declared that the silver delegation
from Virginia should not determine the
course of the Democracy of Wisconsin.
He added that at meeting of the Wiscon-
sin delegation yesterday 20 declared them
selves in favor OF not voting and four of
them in favor Of voting. The chairman in
structed the secretary to call the names of
the Wisconsin delegates and in response
to this call Gen. Bragg, Senator Villas and
1S others declined to vote while four others
voted.
The chair ruled on the point Of order
raised by this discussion. He first read
again the instructions of the Wisconsin
delegation and said: 1.-THE chair rules that