New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-10
CONVENTION CITY GOSSIP.
DISPUTE OVER THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE Two-THIRDs RULE.


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r,.caro July Gin view OF the gene " 80
.snd,ne tina, the gold delegates would reius. .,
". Car a candidate for President the q". s..s"
rs.,ber two-thirds OF the votes cast OF ,,or
II the delegates sitting in the CohVen',o"
o. a. III. was much discussed. The issue II 'he
,-a, ~ the Convention Is called upon 10 oe
o . ;, viii have an important bearing ufon '"o
s.,~,rne OF the balloting. With Few eAo'p.'o"s'
ou'' s,.,s men hold that only the delegates Young
IN Constitute the Convention dong ouSi"e'S a.
the time. ..,,,,sd 70 M one
SENATOR Harris. Of Tennessee repu'eu " 10 ~
- ,,a hest parliamentarians sitting IN inc Coh-
VI - aa.l,res that two-thirds OF the delegates
.,,s are necessary to make nomharaon' ino
-. authority advanced the prediction 'na' ."e
.h.rn,an will so rule Il the point IS maoe IA .'~'
$50 fewer than 800. instead OF o." Vo'eS' VII. 0
,c,c,ent for a choice. There are IN INC I'm
rsn. on go delegates, and. according 10 'ho W.
,,.r1s rule. go are necessary TO nominate II '"0
"a men whose strength without Pennsylvania
-, q, caucus determined 10 vote for Ex-Gov-
80 Pattison Of that State. for President until
=. wthdraws from the contest Is estimated at :"
,,,ss refuse to take part In the oahotins s0' w."
roronate under the parliamentary ruiins aoVo-
..,sa bv the silver men. AS Bland Is Admitted 70
=. N the lead In the Presidential race. his sup
~.s-s regard any condition tending TO reduce the
s~,.ns- ~ votes necessary TO nominate as favor.
Sis and are urging the point of order raised II
rcoss.sle they propose TO force it upon the Ooh-
Hasr S.s Of se es Sa' He ,sS
sHs . u the and yons ,.s ARE
TO Eth, S.,e9ofes dsns Susi
the s Sins,iS Hs'i she convsnton SAID he
two-th.ris vote Of the CONVENTION can ho,nias ,,
,H,4 Of T hsn % that ~as sa asked easo '0
81 had not considered the point answered. ''s
Trnde. of the delegation. differs from the par;
ysmentary law laid down by Senator Harris snd
Governor Altged: NV Iaks seats IN the Convention
and taking part in the proceedings eaao de.s %
fact that delesate declines 20 xU.e delesate in
TIE Convention ,ooo,,.-. be,a
Others regarded authority on proceds.re re- nels
ne extreme silver men would create precedent
As the latter are IN -, "a oar in cncbing
sens11T WIFI N hs Re to decide the point
season arises. declined to discus. # He said
I, nas serious question which he hoTed ano De-
lived would not come before the Convention
Ticket speculators are doing a landofice business
Tickets sold last night for s. 80 each but when the
Gates opened this morning the same tickets were
bringing IS each The crowd seemed to have no
ing Several enterprsing delegates stood on the
outside and were selling tickets Of ADMISSION. A
Texas delegate. with long hair his trousers IN MS
bcotless stood at the entrance and sold az least
half dozen tickets One Of his c9easTes
him that i: was good policy to dispose OF Con-
vent.on tickets especially in front OF the CohVen-
w." .I don't care about its being gsod policy put
saSe Ss more s9d six Mod sksis SPOT
Nor was the Texas delegate the only one to az.
pose Of i iIsn at e4ory wRo had couple q
tickets. took the spot occupied oy tne lsnaS hSs
PORTION
John P. Irish. Of San Francisco says tnat Mar
den the Louisiana man who drank 50 much water
while he was discussing the Hill-Daniel contest on
Tuesday. demonstrated that II is i"poSS''n' ~
raise speeches by irrigation IN Cnicaso.
rhere is q great curiosity to know how I1llman
N,st his eye Some OF the stories charge II 10 the
var but he was too young TO have i->-S1 eoioer'
Others say that 1t was punched out In an election
-, The tr,,t, is that when a boy Of nine or ten
years he went swimming In stream near ms nome
ded rSkessy into p91 anI and ne law mpo
the bottom one of the branches penetrated his
eye and made It sghtless forever
1vbe Secondary of Agriculture, Mr.. Morton has
three stalwart sons, besides the one who is widely
known as the vice-pesident Of the Santa Fe Rail-
read system Happening TO be In Chicago this week.
.ha Secretary was favored with a ticket admitting
him 10 a privileged seat on the platform OF the
Democratic National Convention. To avoid even
the appearance Of pernicaous activity in politics. ne
old not use the ticket himself. but gave II TO his
youngest son. The young found the stage
crowded. and politely gave his seat to venerable
eTav-headed stranger. who accepted II only on con-
dion that the youngster would st on his lap. When
some Of the gold speaking In favor OF Hill
restrain his enthusiasm. whereupon the old man:
whose sympathies were the other way, remonstrate
own for a while but was soon overpowered with the
food Of information and fine vocabulary OF his an
gr-aty overnai ched. and. vertur1ng TO inquire the
name Of his vanquisher learned that ne had tackled
to debate the best informed free-silver In the
Cnited States-Jchn p Jones. of Nevada.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings furnished the
ssnsatson Of the opening this morning. Wear
ing delegate badge. he tried 70 pass into section
where delegates not entitled TO go. police
man grabbed him by the shoulder roughly and
turned him back.
II VIII see whether I go in." said the Congress
man.
club and pushing Mr. Cummings against the wall.
Several delegates who were witnesses yelled to the
policeman:
=. Don't strike him; that is Amos Cummings. and
Finally, Mr. Cummings was rescued by the ap-
pea-ance OF Lieutenant Shipey. The Incident was
much discussed
One Of the secluded hooks in which many Of the
interesting levees of the Convention held is sit
uarsd IN close dark corner beneath The chairmans
stand Here the Teller underground railroad. which
runs and runs. but gets nowhere In particular.
whistles and toots its machinery; rs'e Bland boom
rooters embrace the BODIES aggregation and. instead
Of rushing about looking for blind pigs and other
violations OF the Hyde Park liquor ordinance. the
participants drain glasses of milk. This little res
talraut consists Of a long counter. coffee-urn a
milk cooler and two baskets Of sandwiches, which
receptacles owing 10 the voracity Of delegates are
replenshed a, four-rnnute intervals. The crush at
the counter during the sessions is fearful In the
midst Of such rushing business the walters nave
been seized with air OF independence which beats
the declaration Of i775
Texas delegate rushed into the crowd this AFTER
noon with Waiter give me TWO sandwiches.
More hcles Id Tie arrnosphere tie sole result