The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-29

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/ The announcement Of the selection of
| Senator Allen of Nebraska for perma-
nent chairman was the signal for avid
| eral minutes. J. w Hayes was selected
for secretary and the other officers were
made permanent
The minority report naming James z.
Campion OF Maine for permanent chair
man set the middle-of-the-road men on
fire. The Texas and Georgia delegates
climbed onto their chairs and yelled like
Comanche Indians Several large middle
1 of-the-road banners were paraded
! through the aisles. The western dele
1 gates as q rule took no part in the DEM
onstrations. One OF the Georgia dele
1 gates pulled up his state standard and
followed the middle-of-the-road- banner,
which was held aloft by two members Of
the delegation, one white and one coll
| Ored.
| The standards of Texas, Arkansas,
Ohio, Mississippi. Missouri and several
other states Joined the procession. In. a
scuffle for the possession of the Alabama
| guidon, the staff was broken and free
hight almost precipitated. Bedlam
reigned for 10 minutes. When order
was at last restored the names of the
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When the name of the Illinois member
of the committee was read that delegate
jumped up and announced that his sig
nature was forged. His name was with
drawn.
Delegate Blazer of Texas then moved
\ that Campion's name be substituted for
/ that of Allen for permanent chairman.
e. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts moved
to lay both majority and minority re-
ports on the table, pending the report
OF the committee on rules. He said he
had made this motion in the interest OF
a compromise candidate. There were
cries OF mo" mo-" from all parts Of the
hall. 1t was evident that the temper of
the convention was for action. Mr.
Pence, a Bryan man, moved the previous
question. 1t was ordered amid much
confusion and the roll call OF the states
was called on the question of adopting
| the minority for the majority report
| The Parliamentary situation puzzled the
delegates. They were finally made to
understand that an aye vote was for
Allen and no vote Tor Campion.
| Meantime night was falling, but the cleo
trio lights were not turned on to dispel the
| gloom and there was some apprehension OF
repetition of the experience of last night,
total darkness. Several candles were
brought in and placed on the press tables.
| The excitement on the floor was intense
There was realization on both sides that
an actual test had come
When Alabama, the first state, was
called, row was in progress and Ala
bama was passed. Arkansas vote was
challenged In the former state the divis-
| ion showed six more votes for Allen than
were cast in the Illinois contest on the side
| OF Bryan, and IN Arkansas four more. In
| the gathering gloom there were loud cries
| of "Turn on the lights" Some one an
swered from the platform that the electric
lamp had not been trimmed"
'That won't do" cried the irate dele
gates and serious trouble was imminent,
when suddenly the electric lamps sized
and the hall was flooded with a blaze of
light.
The Bryan men gained eight votes in
| California, five in Connecticut; Florida, /;
Georgia, 2; Idaho, Z; Illinois, 6; Indiana,
f9; Kansas, 1; Kentucky, 212 Louisiana, 6,
and Maine, l. The constant gain made the
Bryan men enthusiastic and they cheered
Justify at every announcement The mid
dle-of-the-road men did not make a gain
| until Mississippi; was reached, when a gain
| of two was made, reckoned on the former
vote. They got good chance to cheer,
! however, when North Carolina, which di-
| vided Is to 20 on the first vote, divided her
! vote equally between Allen and Campion.
| While the clerks were figuring up the tai
| les it became no.sed about that the result
showed an overwhelming majority for the
Bryan forces and the midd,e-of-the-roader
were very much downcast One of the
Texas delegates shouted, perhaps we mis-
understand the question"
NO, you did not" shouted Jerry Simp-
son across the hall. 1--WE know where we
are at al the time" The Bryan people
laughed with glee at this rejoinder.
A moment later the chairman announced
the result as 758 for Allen and 564 for Cam
pion. The Bryan men screamed for joy.
They got in their chairs and cheered. They
whirled their coats, umbrellas, hats and
everything movable aloft They uprooted
their state guidons and paraded them about
the aisles. Another row occurred over the
possession of the Alabama standard, but
the Bryan men at last carried it off Veto
riously. Only the Texas and the middle
of-the-road Southern delegates sat silently
In their stats during the wild demonstra-
ton. The guidons of the Bryan states
danced for five minutes about Nebraska,
and then in Indian file they were carried
about the delegates Enclosure. The band
played, but it could just be heard. Four
colored men with banjoes got near the
stage and sung Bryan song. The scene,
with the exception of the fact that the gal
leries did not participate in the demonstra-
ton, very much resembled that at the Col
iseum in Chicago when Bryan WIS nomi-
| mated. It lasted about Is minutes.
| After order was restored, Delegate Will
kins, OF California, climbed onto the stage
1--WE have made square fight" he shout
| ed. 1--WE have been fairly beaten, and in
the interest of peace and harmony move
that the election of William B. Allen as
| permanent chairman be made unanimous"
| His motion was carried with hurran,
but there were loud cries of dissent in the
direction of the lone star delegation. On
| Mr.. Fences motion committee consisting
of himself, Cyclone" Davis and Ignatius
Donnelly were appointed to escort Senator
Allen to the platform. The committee was
out but a short time. Cyclone" Davis
made speech in which he said some nice
things of the permanent chairman.
Senator Allen spoke at some length, be-
| Ing listened to with great deal of inter-
est. He has reputation as speaker
During the debate on the repeal Of the
Sherman law he talked fifteen hours against
time. He is large man, with a smooth
shaven face and Of commanding presence
He always begins speaking in low, we'll
modulated tone, which for moment SUBJ
| jected him to the usual cries of Louder
i As he progresses he warns In and sneaks