The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-09

Sol.p GOlu ~ u SOllu SILVER Qei2E1.lGn
and created two-.hirds silver majority
In tho convention. Before the commit
tee adjourned, however, a motion to re-
| consider the action on the Michigan case
was entered and was pending when
the committee adjourned. When the
committee met again to-day they voted
to reopen the case, and the case was
referred to subcommittee consisting
| of MeEr;rs. Atwood of Kansas. O'Donnell
| of Colorado Blake OF Texas, McLaurin
of Mississippi. Ulnicii Sloan. Ed. A.
Warield and Smith Wood. to report to
the full committee at y. m.
The convention reassembled at 5:l5
with a full attendance OF delegates and
with crowded galle.tes Senator Daniel,
Of Virginia, was In the chair as Temporal
ry chairman.
The section assigned TO the New York
delegation was. howeHer. an exception
| TO the general rule, very few Of the MEM
be!s OF that delegation being present
Senator Hill, Ex-Governor Flower and
Mr.. Whitney were conspcuously absent
There appeared to be no business ready
| for presentation and the band iiad TO fill
up t!he time, which It did 20 the general
enjoyment.
At $40 an order went forth through
the sergeant at "a: ms that the committee
| on permanent organisation would meet
In its room Immediately.
AT $40 Senator Hill, followed by many
more members of the New York Geleya.
ton came into the hail and was imme-
d!ately recognized and greeted with
cheers and shouts Of "iIill HILL" No
noSice OF this demonstration was taken
by him, but he and ais companions
quietly took their seats.
In an aisle in close proximity to the
New York section the:e WAS n this time
| a group of distinguished politicians in
an apparently earnest and anxious COLO
guy. That group consisted OF Senators
Harris. Jones and Tillman and Governor
Stone. OF Missouri.
AT $50 p. m. the committee on creden-
tails presented its completed report, ad-
m.tting to seats the contest.ng delegates
from the Fourth and Ninth Congress
s!onal districts of Michigan. and recog-
| niang the right to their seats of all the
other delegates from Michigan.
the edfect Is to transform the delega-
tfon to silver delegation by 10 TO l3,
and as the unit rule prevails 1t gives
Michigan q solid silver vote of rs in the
convention and creates q two-thirds ma.
| iority for silver there.
a minority report was presented I'm ia
vor of allowing the delegation to remain
! az 1t was on The terifpn!ary roll Debate
| on the reports as at once begun.
Mr.. Brennan. of Wisconsin, moved The
adoption of the minority report and said
he feared the effect of the adoption OF
the majority report upon the country.
He entered Into the details OF the facts
involved In the contest. end said the
report In this case If adopted would es-
tabli:h the fact that II majority in the
firis flush OF success might go into "a
sovereign State and upset the action of
legal convention. (Cheers.) He charg-
ed that the contest originated only three
or four weeks ago when certain facts
became apparent as 10 the majority In
this convention lie had since become
| acquainted with that majority and he
appealed with confidence to their sense
OF justice and fairness loud cheers0
Mr.. Taylor of Arkansas, n member OF
the committee, argued in favor OF rhe
majority report.
Governor McLaurln. of Mississippi.
another member of the committee on
credentials, gave q history of the cleo
tion of delegates IN Michigan, asserting
that there WA: a clear ma iurity of the
Democratic voters in that State In favor
OF silvc", 50 that there was no issue here
to s,iiie the purpose OF that ma joi'ity Of
Democrats. He spoke Of the orders Is
sued from Washington TO Federal Office
holders in Michigan to carry nhat State
nj all hazards for gold and he aid i.nat
il was a question fur the convention to
decide whether the men who repre-: :ented
the majority of the Democracy of that
State were to be driven out of the con-
Vention.
The audience manifested impatience
a. the length of McLaurin's argument.
and broke into constant cries fol.
speech from Hill. but no,icc was given
that II these Interruptions Were persist
ed in the galleries would be cleared. The
notice was of little avail for hardly had
Governor McLauYin taken up the thread
OF his story when the shouts for Hill
broke on. afreSh
Then the sergeant at arms made the
solemn Proclamation:
"Gentlemen-The chair has requested
the sergeant at arms to instruct the
assistant sergeants al arms and the no
lice department TO remove from the gal
leries any one who diS,urbs the meet
Ing. and he will carry out the order"
Qionicai applause and laugher)
Governor McLaurin referring TO inc
war of 1872 2 delegate missed the point
OF order that events of such ancient hts
tory We're not gernane to this discus
sion, to which Governor McIaurin re-
rl'ed: PUT fi:e on 81 terrapin's back If
you want 10 see 4, move" and brought
his remarks 10 close.
MIR. Stevenson. member OF the Nation
al Committee from the S-ate of AIichi
gan. opposed the ma joity report. begin
am i;he man who they say stole Mich
iGan. Even so. Haughter) / do not
desire to discuss the financial question
now, but to assert the rights of ,ale dele
gates elected by sovereign State to