Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-08
THE VOTE TAKEN.
Senator Daniel Substituted for Senator Hill
bya Vote OF $50 to $40.
The vote was then taken.

The vote was then taken.
The convention was very quiet when
the roll call began. Breaks were shown
in two of the Southern States, Alabama
and Florida. The chairman OF the frst
announced that but for the unit RUE
Alabama would give five votes for Hin;
and Florida was equally divided be-
tween Hill and Daniel with four ayes
and four noes. The announcements tnat
Illinois and Indiana cast solid VCves lot
the substitute were cheered. The vote
OF Iowa was challenged and the con-
yention had an opportunity to applaud
Governor Stone. of Missouri, tall, thin,
smOorhed face man, who rose TO make a
parliamentary inquiry. which brought
from Chairman Harrity the ruling that
when the vote of State acting under
the unit rule was questioned, a roll call
might be had to determine whether the
will CT the majority had been correctly
announced. The challenge Of Iowa 5
vote resulted in showing of II ayes
and 8 noes, SO that the 26 were recorded
aye. his Iowa roll call necess.tated
the announcement of the name Of Hor-
ace Boies. who is accredited as dele
gate but the Boies men
MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY
for a demonstration and no cheer was
heard. A moment later the call of j..
C. S. Blackburn, OF Kentucky, was fol-
lowed by an enthusiastic round for Ken
tucy's favorite.
W. H. Stackhouse, the collector of in
ternal revenue at Burlington. had chal-
lerged Iowa's announcement and the
same service was performed for the
Kentucky gold men by Mr.. Halderman,
who cried: There are two delegates
from the Fifth Congressional District
who desire to vote for David B. HILL"
Mr. Mcknight, of Michigan. challeng-
ed the announcements that his State vot-
ed no. and the roll call showed II ayes
and 16 noes. When New York was
reached the chairman explained that
Senator Hill did not vote. So New
York cast II noes.
Senator Daniel, CT Virginia, managed
to score a point upon his opponent, Sen
ator Hill, for Congressman Jones, the
chairman of that States delegation, an
rounced that all the votes OF Virginia
were cast aye" with the exception Of
John w. Daniel, who voted no. The
Virginia partisans were quick to seize
rron this bit of chivalry and regarded
il with a shril, shout.
When the territories were reached,
Chairman Harr!ty announced that the
territories and the District of Columbia
would only be entitled TO two votes each.
The roll call was completed at 325. The
announcement of the vote, 500 TO S49,
was received with a brief demonStra-
ton
BY THE SILVER VICTORS.
DELEGATES waved their hats and the spec
tators in the galleries cheered. Mr..
Harrity announced that unless objection
was made he would regard it as the
sense Of the convention that the major
ity report had been rejected and Mr..
Daniel selected.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas. R. P.
Heating, of Nevada, and Senator White,
were appointed to escort Senator Daniel
to the platform. As 0he committee APP
peared on the platform with the Virgin
ia Senator the demonstration of the sill
YER men was renewed. Senator Daniei
has TIE appearance of an old-time states
mar. smooth shaver, with clear-cut
features and raven black hair and wear
ing the conventional black frock coat,
he looked as if he had stepped out OF
some picture of the Senate of the past.
He bowed profoundly in response to the
great ovation he received.
When order was restored, Mr.. Harrity
said: Gentlemen of the convention,
have the honor Of introducing as your
temporary chairman the honorable John
w. Daniel, of Virginia"
While the delegates and everybody
else in the house was yelling and cheer
ing. Mr.. Harrity passed the gavel over
to Mr.. Darrell, who took it and spoke as
follows: