The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24

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New Mexico ......-.....--.-......-..-..... 5
Nevada. South Carolina, Alaska and
Arizona not represented.
An Illinois delegate CHALLENGED the cor
rectness Of the tally. saying that he had
kept a close count and thar the real re-
suit was 665 for the minority and 642 for
the majority report lie said that the
Illinois delegation demanded that the
vote be verified, and the chairman gave
orders to that effect.
When the secretary recapi,ulated the
vote some of the figures were found 10
have been changed from the original am
nouncement, the secretary stating that
this had been done at the request of dele
cations before the result was proclaimed
But you never announce IL to US
shouted a delegate.
The challenge was eventually Withdrawn
and the majority report was declared
adopted seating both delesauons from
Cook county.
delegates withdrew for consultation
The next contest was that from the
state of Missouri, but the contestants
Withdrew their claim.
The next contest was that from the state
of Wisconsin. Five minutes was allowed
to each side for the presentation Of its
case. The minority report Ito seat Cole
instead of Isaacs) was voted down and the
majority report giving the seat TO Isaacs)
was adopted.
The report from the committee on or
ganization was about to be presented when
points of order were made that the com
mittee on credentials had the right of way
until its full report was made. The chair
man. Mr.. Washburn of Massachusetts,.
overruled these objections and amid up-
roar announced that Mr.. Cox of Virginia
chairman Of the committee on permanent
organization, had the floor
Mr. Cox stated the recommendations OF
l. mi too. TOO a
ported permanent chairman Loud
and prolonged cheers greeted the annouce-
ment
The minority report was then read. pre-
senting the name Of James L. Campion
of Maine as permanent chairman. Ii was
greeted with cheers and applause from
the adherents of the middle of the ROAD.
section of the convention. The excitement
lasted for fully ten minutes, the guidons
of Mississippi, Alabama, Ohio, Texas.
Tennessee and other states and the mid
die of the road banners being carried
around in tumultuous procession in imita-
ton Of the scene in the democratic con-
yention at Chicago when Bryan was nom
mated.
The names of the fourteen members OF
the committee signing the minority re-
port were read to the convention. Among
them was included the name of the COM
mltteeman from Illinois, and that gentle
man arose and announced il as unauthor
lied The name was accordingly with
drawn from the minority report
Mr. Brown Of Massachusetts moved to
lay on the table. both the majority and
minority reports until after the adoption
or rules by the convention. The question
was put by Senator Butler who had re-
sumed the chair and he decided that the
motion to lay on the table was lost.
The convention then, at 7;15 O'clock be-
gan to vote by states on the adoption OF
the majority report, naming Senator AL
len Tor permanent chairman, the utmost
confusion prevailing.
had az
proceed to call the states, and with the
prevailing turmoil ana tproaf'A that was
slow process. 1t was almost quite dark
before the result Of the voting In the
first half dozen states was obtained and
1t looked as If the vote could not be com
pleted on account Of the absence of light
But to the surprise of all the electric cur
rent. was turned on at $3.50 O'Clock, and
there was no more difficulty In that d.
rection, although not half the arc lights
IN the building were in order. The vote
was announced at sos o clock, as follows:
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hampton ......s........+.........ts .564
Dohhely ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
AS soon as the vote was announced the
Bryan section of the convention broke
out into a wild shout Of triumph, dele
gates standing up and vociferating and
waving hats and fans and again process
sion OF guidon bearers took up the march
through the convention hall yelling
Economically. The band took part in the
performance, with the strains of HAL
Columbia and other patriotic airs.
ThiS bedlamite uproar, which even the
singing of the doXolOgy by a score of en-
thusiasts did not affect. lasted over ten
minutes, and did not cease until after there
were shouts for the police caused by a
dispute about seats among the members
OF the lHionis delegation.
FINALLY at $40 o'clock some degree of
order was restored, when Mr.. Watkins of
CALIFORNIA stepped to the platform and
SAID that the Campion men (of whom he
was one) had fought a grand fight, and
mad been squarely whipped. and now he
moved to make the nomination of Sena-
tor Allen unanimous The motion was
adopted with a whoop
Senator Allen was escorted to the chair
by LATE Pence, Cyclone Davis and Ig-
natius Donnelly, and was greeted with
cheers. He returned thanks to the CON
vention for the mark of it's confidence and
esteem. He said that he would have pre-
ferred to act as simple delegate, but
II nad been thought proper by a portion of
the delegates to nominate him as perma-
nent President. and he had consented, n
perhaps an evil hour, that his name might
be used They were all populists here
(Cheers.) He had read in a st. Louis pa
per yesterday Ga paper supposed to be in
the Mckinley and gold standard INTEREST,"
that the populist convention was prepared
to die; but if the editor Of that paper had
witnessed the soul-stirring scenes of pa
triotiSm here tonight, he would have
changed his opinion. (Cheers.)
Mr.. Allen spoke for an hour in his best
diCd5llc ven. ellclLInS SHOUTS OF APPROVAL
and of dissent some times alternately,
but frequently comm.ngled.
He concluded by expressing the opinion
that he had entertained the convention
sufficiently, and asked: What is your
pleasure?"
Senator Butler moved the appointment
of a committee of twenty-five delegates
to confer tonight or tomorrow with a
conference committee Of the silver con-
vention whose honored president now oc-
cupied a seat on the platform Shouts of
mo. No; Adjourn.
Mr.. Branch of Georgia moved to lay
the motion on the table. That motion
was voted down and Senator Buffers mo-
ton was agreed to.
Mr.. Burnham of Iowa offered a resolu-
ton for the appointment Of committee
of one delegate from each state to consId-
er and report in what manner the peo-
pies party can cooperate with other
parties on the question of free coinage
of silver. This was referred to the com
mittee on rules.
The report of the committee on rules
then 30 p. nn.). presented and read, but
without action on 1t, the convention at
1908 o'clock adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock.
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN