The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-24
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shouts of NO, no" II was modified by
making il apply only 10 the galleries. bat
the sergeant-at-arms interpOsed the OBJ
lection that all the seats in the galleries
were assigned on tickets issued and that
Dssiues there were counterfeit badges out
me chairman cut the GOrdian knot by
runng the motion out of order on the
groEnd that II would violate the con-
lract made with the business men Of ST
Louis The ruling was loudly applauded.
A motion was made for an inquiry as 20
why there was so much delay in present.
ing the report of the committee on organ
ization. but member Of the committee
stated that the report was now being type
as possible.
Mr.. washburn Of Massachusetts, offered
the following resolution. Whereas as
We are all pOpulists and deprecate an at
tack which has appeared In some of the
newspapers that there is a disposition on
the part Of any portion Of this convention
10 refuse to abide by the action of the
convention, therefore.
Resolved, that we repudiate all such
utterances as a reflection on the fidelity
of the mem bers of this convention OF the
peoples party
Strong opposition was Immediately de-
Veloped to this on the part OF the south
ern delegates, and the point of order was
made that the convention, not vet being
permanently organized, it was out of
Opier
This was followed by number of mo-
lions. and the chair became involved in
a hopeless parliamentary tangle, from
which he finally eXtricated himself by
declaring the motion tabled.
A motion to take a recess until o'clock
met similar fate, although it was stated
that the committee on credentials would
not be ready to report until that hour.
Other motions TO take a recess We're Vo-
ted down, or ruled out of order in most
I'D 70, r1f
tary law. and then song was given by
Mr.. Phillips of Missouri amid cries of
louder" and "sit down" and derisive
cheers, which drowned the singers voice.
A motion TO take "A recess till 3 o'clock
was finally successful and the temporary
chairman, at 12:45 O'Clock. declared the
convention adjourned until that time.
The convention reassembled during the
hottest portion of an oppressiVely hot
day. Most of the delegates set aside all
idea OF personal dignity or of the proprie-
Ties OF the occasion and Invested them
selves Of coats. vests and shirt collars.
Ihe committee on credentials was still
unready and the services of the band had
10 be again called into requisition to fill
up the tedious time of waiting.
1t was $3.50 O'Clock when Senator But
Ter called the conveD tion to order and sta
ted that the committee on credentials was
prepared TO make partial report. The
chairman of the committee came to the
stand and submitted a majority report re-
commencing that the delegations be rec
ognized in all the uncOntested ca ses: that
IN the cases of the first seven Illinois con-
gressional districts both contestants and
cOnteSteeS be seated with the right to cast
half votes, and that. in case of Colorado,
the delegates known as the Patterson
deIegates be seated and cast the full vote
of the state
Minority reports. the chairman said
would be submitted in these cases. That
part OF the report for the admission Of
the delegates whose seats were uncontest-
ed, was agreed to. Mr.. Patterson of Col
orado said the reason why il was desired
TO take up the Colorado case first. was be-
cause it was the only case where a whole
state delegation was contested, and Colo
rado had fortv-fiye good populists who de-
sired to be heard
The Colorado case was then taken up
but was laid aside for an hour. or until
the minority report should be ready.
The Illinois case was taken up. The re-
port Of the majority declares that the Tay-
Tor delegates from Cook county are not
entitled to their seats, and that the con-
testants are.
The minority report is in favor of the
Taylor delegates. Debate was limited to
fifteen minutes on each side. The vote
was first taken on the minority report on
the Cook county, Illinois. case. that the
Taylor delegates are entitled to the seats,
the roll of states being called on the ques-
ton.
The vote was taken in the most extra
ordinary manner. Instead of voting aye
or no on the question before them, the
adoption of the minority report.-most OF
the delegations voted upon both reports
at the same time. In this haphazard way
the sense of the convention was reached,
and it was found that there were cast:
For the minority report seating the Tay-
Tor delegates from Cook county, 642 votes;
for the ma jority report seating both dele
cations with a half vote, Cos votes
This result was announced by the chair
(Mr Washburn Of Illinois, who had tenn
porarily relieved Senator Butler) amid a
scene of great confusion. 1t was stated
by the chair in reply to a question that
the Illinois delegations had voted on their
own case though no one had heard Hi
nois called. 1t was Incidentally disclos-
ed during the roll call that the vote of
Louisiana had been increased by the com
mittee on credentials from fifteen to
thirty-two without any report being made
in regard thereto.
The roll call also gave public informa-
ton for the first time of the number of
votes assigned to each state under the
elastic rules of the convention. The vote
from each of the states was as follows:
Alabama. Observation-Disclosures. "a
AIhdnSdS .s.s..'.--- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. n
CaIllQrnld ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Colorduo ..........- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
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