The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-24
ATTEST CoNFUsION PRE-.
VAILED.


GREATEST CONFUSION PRE-
VAILED.
It was at last decided to recapituiate
the totals. The error of the Kansas
man was discovered. lie had placed
the vCGs Of Indiana in the wrong
column. Tie vote was again an
nounced as 665 10 CD in favor of the
majority report The middle OF the
readers again yelled w..;a delight.
The Patterson delegation, from Colo
raGO, was then seated without division.
The Missouri contest Was Withdrawn.
rive minutes was given each side in
tle vs. lscOns-l case, involving one seat.
MIR. COle who had been. seated by the
national committee. stated ne was a
Bryan man, and for that reason he
was not TO be allowed q seat. lie an
pealed to the fairness Of the southern
delegates to SCAT hiIn. The ennounce-
ment Of the preference OF Mr.. Cole for
Bryan was greeted with
CHEERS BY THE BRYAN MEN.
The majority report, unseating Mr..
Co.e and seating Mr.. 1saacs, was
adopted.
Lafs Pence. the former. congressman
from Colorado, who was at the head of
the New York delegation called for the
report Of the committee on permanent
Organization. II doing 50 he made some
"a chSr slarD comments ahcfTt the time
the Cor-sGtion had FILTERED away.
Several delegates attemp-ed to move
an Adjournment until 8 o'clock, bat Mr..
Pence refused 70 yied the door Tor
such a motion. Eut when 4. y. Cooke,
OF Virginia, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on pern2laEt Ce23niza ton. came for
ward TO make his rep0r-. . dozen dele
gates jumped 10 their feet and pro
tested that 2 report from another COM
mittee was moi IL order until the re-
pom of the committee on credentials
as d whole had been agreed to.
Mr.. Washburne, of Massachusetts,
who WAS temporarily in the char, ruled
the points not well taken. Re also de-
clined to entertain an appeal. The re-
port OF the committee on permanent
organization was tlsen read. Announce
melrt Of The selection of Senator Allen,
Of Nebraska, Tor permanent chairman
was q signal for demonstration last
ing several minutes. J. ". Hayes, of
New Jersey, was selected fer secretary
and the other temporary officers were
made permanent. The minority re-
po-t. naming James s. Csdnpion, of
Maine. fcr permanent chairman, set
the middle OF tae road men on edge.
The Texas ana Georgia delegates
climbed ca their chairs and
YELLED LIKE COMANCHE IN
DAMS.
Several large middle e. the read ban
ners were n3raded through the aisle
The Waa.ecn delegates IS . rule, took
no part in the demonstration. One Of
the Georgia delegates pulled up his
state standard banner, which was held
al0ft by two members Of the dslega-
ton. one white and one colored. The
Standards or Texas. Arkansas, Ohio,
mississippi Missouri, and several other
states joined the procession. In a
scua7e for the possession OF the Ala
banla guidon, the STAFF was broken and
a free fight almost Drecipitated bed
lam n gEsd for ten minutes. When
order was at last res5red, the names
were read When the name of the
Illinois member of she committee was
read. that de- eeate jumped UP and an
nounced that his sisnature was forged.
His name was wA-ndra IN. Delegate
Blazer. If Texas, tnen moved that
Camplouis name b. substituted Ter tla1t
Of Alien for permanent chairman
Gerry Brown. Of Massachusetts,
moved la lay both majority and minor
ity reports On the tables psnding the
report OF the committee on rules, he
said he made this molten in the inter-
est OF q compromise candidate. There
were cries Of mo. no from all parts
of the hall. 1t was eFideat the tenn
per Of thu Convention was for action.
AR Pence. a Bryan man, moved the
previous question. 1t was ordered amid
much confusion and the rod CT states