The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-11

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structions Of her state Convention. South
Carolina cast seventeen votes Tor 'her
bonored son, Benjamin Tillman, one not
voting" HIisses and chcers)
MIR. Powers. of Utah. rose TO ques-
lion Of personal privilege and asked the
chairman whether the spectators IN the
galleries should be permitted To- express
their apprcval or disapproval of the course
of delegates.
A very pertinenr question, the chairman
,lmitted and then he added. Proceed
with the roll-cau." The vote OF the
state Of Tennessee was chaliens'd anu
The chairman asked the delegate VINO "e-
manded a poll whether he meant 10
dcny the accuracy OF the statement i'la"V
nv The chairman OF the delegation loeh"-
tor Bate. ,-,. a.,,,,,
,ion being polled. the announcement OF
senator nafe as TO the preferences oi
tho dcleegtcs was fully sustained ana t"e
n~oeidinc officer requested gentlemen pre-
sorrinc charges t. bind themselves more
accurately in the future. 'ApplauSe)
WISCONSIN AND UNIT RULE.
when the state of Wisconsin was
called. "A contention arose among IFS dele
gates some of the silver men claiming
that the unit rule did not govern thcr
action. and the gold men especially Cen
oral Rrocg and Senator Nilas) insisting
that IL did and that the instructions We're
printed on the commissions of delegates.
4 COPY of these instructions was sent
10 the Chair, and was read by one or the
eecretarics 1t directs the delegates
from Wisconsin To vote as unit on an
subjects and candidates as the majority
may determine.
General Bragg. In the course OF a some
what angry alteration with delegate
opposed 10 his views. declared that the
silver delegation from Virginia should
not determine the course of the Democ-
racy OF Wisconsin. lie added that at .
meeting of the Wisconsin delegation yes
terday. twenty declared themselves IA
favor Of not voting m the com en1cn. and
four Of them In favor Of voting
The chairman insunct,d the secretary TO
call the names OF ihc Wisconsin g., 6edtes,
and In response 90 this CALL General
Bragg Senator Villas. and eighteen others
declined 10 vote. while Tor others Notec.
Mr.. T.. j. Dochery. one Of the liver
delegates from Wisconsin mounted the
stand and argued that the msulCtioI $
az read did not authorize delegates 10
refrain from voting. or authorize ma
Jority of them TO prevent minority l.Om
voting.
DISCOURTEOUS TO BRAGG.
General Bragg 20. on the chair OF one
OF the Texas delegates 10 make a speech
but was rather rudcly r,pulstd. where
upon Governor HCgg of Texas. court
eously offered his chair. which General
Bragg as courteously took
He argued that the instructions required
the vote OF Wisconsin 10 be cast as a
unis.
There had been but four votes cast now
b. delegates contrary 80 the Will of
majority. and a ose four woes. ne argued.
could not bind the twenty non-voIers
nor disgrace the sta. OF Wisconsin while
the convention stood under the platform
adopted 10y IL. CHEERS from tie silver
men Of the conventOn)
The chair ruled on the point Of order
raised by this discussion. lie first read
again the instructions OF the Wisconsin
delegation and said: "rhc Chair rules
that these are not instructions 20 alb
stain from voting. Cheers The Chair
further rules that when the roll is called
gentlemen absent shall De recorded as
absent and that n majority OF the
del.gation vote their vote shall be in
d,vidually recorded. but minority can
moi cast the entire vote OF the delega-
ton" This ruling Was received with
The vote OF the Wisconsin delegation
WAS shen announccd declining TO vote
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The State OF Colorado which had been
passed ~ consent was called and
brought Senator Teller's name before the
convention IL was received with faint
hisses and very slight applause