The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-11
NO NOMINATION.
Leaders Not Ready to Name Vice
President.

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The crowds again stormed the Coli
scum tonight, in anticipation of another
oratorical display such as they listened
to last night but they were doomed to
disappointment, as the leaders had de-
cided after consultation, not to proceed
with the nomination of the vice presi-
dent tonight. But, all unconscious Of
this determination, the public pushed
son to their places in the bewildering
galleries. They cheered and shouted
while the band played Columbia, Gem
of the Ocean," Dixie" Marching
Through Georgia" and some other pop
ular ballads. The effect of the electric
light sparkling over the vast audience,
which crowded the amphitheater until
the joints threatened to burst, was
most brilliant.
At 8:55 Chairman White, by dint Of
much rapping, managed to bring the
convention to order After making a
formal announcement Gen. Bragg, of
Wisconsin, appeared on the stage to
make a personal explanation. The old
veteran with griZZled- beard, who has
aroused Democratic conventions in the
past to high pitch of enthusiasm,
received no ovation. He came to enter
a protest.
81 rise on question Of state privi-
lege," he began, and reminded the
Southern members that they knew what
that meant 'Some gentleman, he
complained, had in the last session,
during the absence of the delegation
for consultation, stolen the state colors
and joined in the Bryan parade, and
he wished to put the record right by
having it understood that we trailed
not the Wisconsin badger behind the
candidate of the majority of this con-
q
followed this defiant statemenD.
The chairman declared that he would
entertain no factional questions, and
introduced Gov. Stone, of Missouri.
1.-The work so far done by this conven-
ton has been so well done that it will
meet the enthusiastic and instant ap-
prevail of this nation" he began. "a
very important work was yet to be
done,' he went on, land in order that
no mistake should be made in the Sc
lection of a vice president, he
MOVED AN ADJOURNMENT
until II tomorrow The hour was
changed to 10 and with great confusion
on the floor, a roll-call was demanded
and begun.
Connecticut and Indiana were the
first states to vote mo- Illinois dele
gates stormed at the chair with -oppos-
ing shouts when their state was called
and finally Mr.. Morris shouted "In or
der that no mistakes may be made,
Illinois insists that the convention be
adjourned until tomorrow"
The thousands of spectators took the
negative side of the question, for they
did not want to lose the nights enter
tainment for which they had come so
far. So on every response of mo"
they sent up wildly enthusiastic shrieks
of approval.
Chairman White was somewhat ir-
ritated, apparently, that the delegates
should insist upon a roll-call on the
question Of adjournment and enceavor-
ed to hurry the proceedings. What is
the matter with Illinois now" he asked
of one contrary minded delegate who
demanded recognition pefsstently.
When a Marylander began to preface
a motion with speech he exhorted
him to do something
When 1t became apparent that the
motion would carry, the thousands of
spectators began to scramble out, fill
ing the hall with a mighty uproar and
the chairman grew red in the face
hammering with his mallet and yelling
.sit down, sit down."
AS it became impossible to hear re-
sponses, Col. Nat Wall, a gentleman
with a fierce moustache and long curly
black hair, who calls himself the origin
al Florida Cracker, VINO was calling
the roll in voice like steam calliope,
announced "Oklahoma's six votes aye;
District of Columbia six votes aye"
and SO on down the roll.
The spectators were appeased by the
information that their tickets would be
good tomorrow, and at $50 the conven-
ton was adjourned.