Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-19

q LLcauer OF q t,CIlOn Ill INC leItNaIo
fight.
afternoon session This battle royal
over the platform and nomination of
candidates Will now come up. 1t is
probable that the platform would also
have been disposed Of at night had it
not been that a night session would
have interfered with the Mckinley
parade Of marching clubs previously
arranged for.
Much Enthusiasm Prevailed.
The second days session was In
striking contrast to the dull, featureless
meeting on the the first day. The vast
hall was packed to its utmost capacity
with thousands Of spectators, keyed to
I the highest electric touch Of word or
{ 8 l9gestion. The hoarse roar Of $4,000
y voices as, it came laundering down to
the pit from the black wall Of people on
Ill sides, accompanied with waving Of
4 handkerchief and hand flags, made q
\ tumult Of noise and motion that made
the pulse beat faster tune. The
I speech Of the permanent chairman,
Senator Thurston, whose warm, mag
netic eloquence found ready sympathy
in the vast concourse Of Republicans,
evoked hearty cheers, as he related the
u fact that he has presided over the con-
\ vention Of 1883 which nominated the
last victorious ticket Of the party, and
predicted that he was now presiding
ever convention which would nomi.
nate the '.s
Next President Of the United States.
The enthusiasm broke all bounds, For
several minutes the convention cheered
and yelled and shouted. .&
There was brief contest over the
question Of proceeding with the cleo
4 tion Of permanent adlcers before the re-
port Of the committee on credentials
had been acted upon. Senator Yelling
B ton and Congressman Mudd Of Mary
land and Delegate Littlefield Of Maine
'vainly protested that it was irregular
& and that there was no convention until
{" thecrede Of the members had been
( passed upon. But their many protests
! were swept aside like char before the
wind. The convention brimmed over
with enthusiasm and was in no temper
to be delayed. At the afternoon session
the first test Of strength between the
Mckinley followers and those Of Reed,
Allison, Quay and Morton came, and,
although the issue presented was not as
4 strong as Mckinley, it demonstrated to
( the satisfaction Of all that that candi-
date has a III Il
Clear Majority of Hundred
I in the convention. The question was
4 the adoption Of the report Of the COM
N mittee on credentials which certified
1 the action Of the national committee in
giving almost all the 159 contested seats
to the McKinleyites and decided the
] Texas contest in favor of the Grant
mckinley delegation, and that in
Delaware in favor Of the Higgins dele
e cation. The presentation Of the report
4 was met with a violent minority report
Z denouncing the committee on creden-
4 tials for presuming to accept unchal-
4 lenged the findings Of the national COM,
I mittee. The presentation Of the issue
4 famed into flame all the bitterness Of
the convention. Mr. Fort of New Jer-
sey and C5eneral t5rosveEor Or Un1n,
were put forward to champion the re-
ports. Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa led the
opposition. The lines were not drawn
absolutely, as quite number who are
pledged to Mckinley voted with the
opposition. They were defeated 54515
5491 They realized that they could
not overthrow the 800
Victorious Hosts Of Mckinley
4 md n1ade no attempt TO emphasize