The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-09
THEY HAVE TWO THIRDS
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ty report of the committee on creden
tails.
Mr. Sheehan referred to the fac, that
poll of the Michigan delegation asa 1t
originally stood showed Is for gold and
IL For silver. and he disclosed the secrets
of the committee-room by saying that
at first 1.-THE majority OF .ahe committee
favored unseatinE all four of the dele
gates at large. But wiser councils pre-
vailed, and the delegates at large were
retained. But the dbs.rlct delegates
had been unseated, and what was the
purpose? To make the delegation l5'
silver and l3 gold, and thus open the
way TO the overthrow OF the time honor
ed doctrine of the two-third's rule.
MI. Blake, of'Texas. a member of the
Committee on Credentials. argues in ia
Vor of the majority report He said that
on princ!ple he was in favor of the ma
1orfy report. He said that on principle
he was opposed TO going behind the re-
turns, but in this case the evidence was
abundant that the State convention had
been manipulated in the interest of gold.
and the will of the people sighted. In
his judgment the whole delegation from
Michigan ought to be turned out.
(Cheers0 He believed that the four
delegates at large We're not entitled to
seats, but in The spirit of compromise
he did not wish to go 50 far. IF we,"
he said. cannot nominate our man for
President on "a, silver platform by vote:
that are honest and fair. do not want
him nominated" (Cheers). II do not
expect TO cast my vote to rob a State OF
the Union of any vote TO which il is
justly entitled. The committee on Gre
dentialS acted justly in reporting in ia
vor of admitting the contestants from
the fourth and ninth districts. You un-
delstand the question. Vote for the ma
jority report and you will do what Is
right" (Applause)
Mr. MckniSh;. of Michigan. also n
member of the Committee on Credcn-
tials, asked the support not only of the
silver men, bu. of the entire convention
In support of the report of the majority.
He asserted that the State of Michigan
elected q majority of 200 to their con-
vention in favor of silver and when ahe
Administration in Washington found
thi; out, Mr.. Stevenson was sent 10
Michigan to upset the will of 'ahe people.
There is not a word of truth in all
that" said Mr.. Richardson from his
seat AS MIR. Mcknight proceeded fur
Their with his statement OF alleged facts,
Mr.. Wea dock, one of the delegates-at-
large. seated in the front row. !mme-
d.ately facing the speaker, said in an au-
dihle voice: ''Naat's a lie" No notice
was taken of this interruption.
Mr.. Brucker, of Michigan, declared
that he had always been a free silver
man and that there were enough silver
delegates in the convention to nominate
a President by q two-ihirds majority
without the necessity OF committing
highway robbery.
aIr. c. S. Thomas, OF Colorado, q mem
Der of the National Committee, next
took the stand. but the audience was be-
coming impatient and raised loud cries
of vote" He held IT world be mistake
to elect Democratic President by over
turning the expressed will of a sovereign
State. He warned them that they could
not afford 20 strike down the State OF
Michigan simply for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning u two-thirds majority.
MT O'Donnell moved the previous
question on the report. The previous
question was seconded
The vote was then taken on the minor
lily substitute of the Credentials Com
mttee, which retains the sitting (gold)
members from the Fourth and Ninth
Michigan districts in their seats.
When New York's seventy-two votes
were announced aye in favor of the mi
norioy report, a tumunuou's wave of
cheering broke over the assembly. The
first efforts of the chairman to reprcss
the manifestation by the use OF his gavel
were met by counter demonstration
on the part of the gold delegates, who,
rising and turning their backs to the
chairman and their IA es to the immense
crowds In the galleries, waved hats and
handkerch.erS and stood on t.e!r chairs
hnd gesticulated The galleries, evident
ly strongly anti-silver in sentiment,
were not slow to respond, and unearthly
sounds from $4,000 threats filed even
the vast space of the great hail The
Tammany yell was plainly heard in
every temporary lull. The band tried in
vain to compete with the babel OF noise.
Every rap of the chairman's gavel only
seemed to start II again as 1t began to
quet down. Shouts for Hill. yodel calls
and shrill whistles added to the confus-
ION. The silver men began 10 hiss and
stamp their feet, and this made matters
infinitely worse. Senator Daniels pow
erful voice, much worn with its service
yesterday, called the next Stete, "North
Carolina"
North Carolina declines to vote TIL
she can be heard" replied the chairman
OF the delegation.
State Chairman Hinckley, ex-Mayor
Grant and others vainly tried to stop
the confusion. 1T went on fifteen min
uteS and was barely stopped when the
roll-call was resumed.
When Pennsylvania was reached and
Chairman Harr!ty mounting on chair
said. pennsylvania casts her Ga votes
aye" an attempt was made to renew
the demonstration, but II died away in
a few seconds. spectators and delegates
being almost tired out.
The vote resulted in the rejection of
the minority report-yeas, 1858: nays. 55S;
absent, 4. The noes" have it. said the
chairman, land the amendment is lost.
III was now the silver mems time and