The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-06-18
SILVER MEN WILL BOLT,
Second Days Proceedings of Repuo
Iican National Convention.


nouncement was made just as the
Convention was called to order this
morning that Foraker of Ohio
would nominate Morton for the
Vice Presidency just as soon as the
ballot for President was finished.
1t was the plan that when the
motion to nominate McKinlAv by
acclamation was made to also m
clude the name of Levi P. Morton
for Vice President.
1t is generally believed that this
would certainly be the case, and it
looks as if the plan would ,carry,
although there may be somtSopee-
sition.
The order of business for the
Convention, as decided upon last
night by the committee on rules, is
as follows:
First-Report of the committee
on credentials.
Second-Report of the committee
on permanent organization.
Third-Report of the committee
on resolutions.
Fourth-Naming members of the
National Committee.
Fifth-Presentation of candidate
for President.
Sixth-BalIoting.
Standardization of candl-
date for Vice President.
Eighth-Ballotlng.
The Convention Will be governed
by the rules Of the House of Repre-
sentativeS Of the Fifty-fourth Con-
gress, and 6 votes will be allowed
to each of the Territories and two
to the District of Columbia.
Chairman Fairbanks was obliged
to hammer vigorously when he at
tempted to quell the tumult into
working order. On the platform
at his left stood the portly form of
Mr.. Mark Hanna, encased in daz-
zling fresh suit Of shiny drab, and
the synosure of every eye. Beside
him, with a friendly hand on his
shoulder and pouring some conf
dences into Mr.. Hanna's ear was
Mr.. Thomas Carter, of Montana,
the retiring chairman of the nation
al committee.
For FIVE minutes Mr.. Fairbanks
rested on his oars, while the usbers
perspired in futile attempts to per-
suade or compel compliance with
the chairman's request.
Then, in a voice which hardly
projected itself to the centre of the
pit of delegates, Mr.. Fairbanks
said:
1.-The convention will be in or
DER
The convention was in compare
tive order upon the introduction of
DR.. Wilbur G. Williams, pastor of
the Union M. E. church, who made
the prayer,
1.-The Senator from Mossachu-
setts," announced the chairman, at
the conclusion of the prayer, where
upon there was an outburst of APP
plause as the galleries and dele
gates perceived the trim and fash
ionably-clad person of Henry Cabot
Lodge, the embodiment of the pol
ished Puritan in the aisle before the
platform.
Mr.. Lodge arose to ask for the
committee on resolutions the privi-
lege of sitting during the progress
Of the convention, that the sub
committee had completed the plat
form, and that it was now being
considered by the full committee.
He asked leave to report this after
noon.
The chairman's call for the report
of the committee on credentials met
no response and that committee was
passed.
Senator Sewell, of New jersey,
and Senator-elect Wellington, Of
Maryland asked unanimous consent
to make the reports of the commit
tee on organization and on rules,
but objections were heard. A mo-
ton by Mr.. Wellington that the
convention take a recess until two
O'Clock was buried under an over
whelming chorus of noes and the
delegates applauded the decision.
The chairman called loudly to
know what was the further pleasure
of the convention. Several resolu-
lions were handed up and referred
to the committee on rules without
debate. The convention seemed to
be at a standstill.
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey,
again jumped to his feet and this
time moved that the report of the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton be received out of order. His
motion was greeted with cheers by
the galleries, who were impatient to
have the convention proceed, but
from the floor came angry cries of