The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-19

for Morton and 19 for Mckinley. Ar kansas and California cast their solid votes for Mckinley. Connecticut cast 5 votes for Reed and for Mckinley; Delaware a solid vote for Mckinley; Florida for Mckinley; Georgia for Reed, ? for Quay and for Mckinley. One of the colored delegates from Flor ida amid angry protests, insisted on challenging the votes, and Senator Thurston, who had resumed the chair decided that the right to challenge should be given every delegate The delegation being boiled, it was found that Morton had ? votes in Florida ard Mckinley only instead of 8, as an- nounced by the chairman of the delega- tion.
 A challenge from Georgia followed and resulted in confirming the vote as previously announced. A coored del- egate from Alabama here followed with a challenge of the vote of that state, which resulted in showing that instead of casting solid vote for Mckinley the vote should have shown 1 vote for Morton, ? for Reed and 19 for McI<in- ley. The Illinois vote, announced at 46 for Mckinley and 2 for Reed, was chal- lenged and a poll showed no change.
 Indiana cast it's 30 votes for McKin- ley. Iowa, amid slight demonstra- tion of applause, cast it's 26 votes for Allison; Kansas 20 for Mckinley, Ken lucky 26 for Mckinley Louisiana east ,rio Iynfo-ha if ho vote for Quay, half vote blank and Il for Mckinley So the voting went on with no further incident until Massa- chusetts gave 1 vote for Mckinley and the rest for Reed.
 The Mckinley column steadily in- creased. When Mississippis IS votes were cast for Mckinley another of the colored delegates demandeda poll, which showed vote for Quay and IT for Mc- Kinley Montana cast 1 vote for Me- Kinley, for Don Cameron of Pennsyl vania, 1 blank and 1 absentee. The chair called the name of MT. Hart mans alternate and he voted blank.
 There was a decided sensation when the vote of New York was challenged by Warner Miller. It has been an nounced as 54 for Morton and + for Mckinley. Joseph H. Newins was ab- sent in the First district, and the name of his alternate was called. MT. Cru Der raised a laugh by saying, Hes just leaving the room to avoid vot- ing"
 The next alternate was called and voted for Mckinley. The delegation voted solidly for Morton until the half votes were reached, when the halves divided equally between Mckinley and Morton Then came quite number of breaks for Mckinley and three absen- | tees were noted in the Twenty ninth district, John F. Parkhurst and both the alternates, Charles M. Woodward and Charles Andrews. The poll re- suited in showing the vote to be exact Ely as announced-Morton 54, Mckinley i17.
 When Ohio was reached the requisite humber of votes were given to nomin- .ate Mckinley and the convention, rec ognizing the fact without announce |ment, broke in cheers.
 Texas delayed the final announcement l Ia little by challenge from one of the Dissatisfied colored brethren. The poll Resulted in q Mckinley, , Reed, Ali son and one absent.
 Another colored delegate challenged ! the vote of Virginia and again delayed | he official announcement of the final result, eliciting marks of impatience land dissatisfaction from the conven- ion Virginia's vote on a poll stood Reed I. Mckinley g.
 All the rest of the roll of states went | solid for Mckinley. When the terri tories were reached, New Mexico cast | pne vote for Allison and five for Nc Kinley and amid howls of derision one of the delegates challenged the vote and a poll confirmed the accuracy of