The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25

/ previous question had been ordered, Mr..
I Crandall of New Jersey advanced to the
platform and, shaking his fist, said he was
delegate and he proposed to be heard.
He was howled down, Notwithstanding.
! The roll of States was called on the ques-
! ton of substituting the minority report
giving precedence to the Vice-Presidential
nomination for the majority report to pro-
eeed TO ballot for President first and Vice
President next.
Mr.. Skinner of North Carolina, who had
cast eighty-fye of that States vote Tor the
majority report, announced that he would
change that vote unless good faith was to
be observed, and Southern Vice-Presi-
dent nominated.
a scene of great confusion ensued
which delayed the proceedings some time.
An informal count showed the vote to be:
For the minority report, 730; for the
majority, 766. Before the result was an
nounced, Mr.. Skinner changed the vote OF
North Carolina, casting the whole ninety
five votes for the minority report which
was thus adopted, the official total being:
For the minority, 785; for the majority,
SIS.
The report, as thus amended, was then
declared adopted.
! The chair announced that the commit
fee on resolutions had prepared report,
but the minority members who wished to
sign minority report requested time for
this purpose. General Weaver OF Iowa,
chairman of the committee on resolutions
and platform, took the stand at 3:05 to
read the platform and resolutions which
had been agreed to, he said, with great
una nimity. but not with entire unanimity,
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by Mr. Kearby OF Texas and Mr.. Coxey of
Ohio. He then read the platform and
resolutions.
There was very little applause given to
any of the various declarations OF the plat
form. The one in favor of recognizing
Cuban independence was most appreciated
and after it in point of popularity came
the one in favor Of "initiative and refer
endum.'
J. S. Coxey of Ohio, as representing the
minority of the committee on platform,
read other propositions to be added to the
platform, among them being those nom
interest-bearing bonds. good roads. extern
sion of suffrage to women and the owner
ship and control by the Government of
every industry necessary to the welfare of
the community.
Ignatius DonnelIy of Minnesota took
exception to this phrase IN the platform as
to land: Private land monopoly as we'll
as alien ownership shall be prohibited"
Their enemies would say, Mr.. Donnelly
remS rked, that that was a system under
which all property was to be put in the
| hands of the Government. He suggested
that the phrase should be accompanies by
the words subject to the right of every
human being to home on the land.
[Cries of ''Good.'']
Mr.. kearby of Texas, on the part of the
minority, stated an objection to the plat
form to be that it was too elaborate and
looked much like the one adopted at
Chicago. He presented a substitute plat
form.
minority report of one member of the
committee on rules was presented by A.
Vallette of Rhode Island. 1t was read, the
open paragraphs being a paraphase Of the
Declaration of independence.
The convention grew impatient as the
reading of the paper continued and
motion was made and carried to refer the
question and Declaration of Independence
ito the committee on platform
derisive suggestion that its author "havs
leave to print"
Its author, however, became angry at the
treatment accorded him, and made such
an indignant protest on the platform that
the chairman ordered his removal by
force. Three uniformed policemen laid
hold of Mr.. Vallette to remove him, but he
resisted with all his might. Some of the
deputy sergeatat arms interposed to pre-
vent violence being done to delegate and
there was q scene of uproar and excite
ment on the stage and the body of the
hall.
Finally the efforts of the convention
officers were successful, and Mr.. Vallette
was escorted back to his seat.
The question was then put and the plat
form reported by the majority of the COM
mittee on rules was agreed to and all the
amendments were laid on the table. Sew
eral motions to take recess until evening
were made and voted down; a remon
STRANGE on the part of the conference COM
mittee against proceeding with the nomi-
nation until after a report should be re-
ceived was treated with disdain, and
motion 10 call the States for nominations
for Vice President was at 20 P. NJ. carried
amid applause.
After the roll of States had been entered
upon the convention reconsidered its de-
termination not to take a recess, and at
4:33 o'clock adjourned to meet again at
Pm.
At 6:35 P. NJ. the convention was called
to order by the permanent chairman, SEN
ator Allen of Nebraska, but it was a long
time before the call produced the desired
result. Then the chairman ANNOUNCED
that message had been received from
the Silver convention and it would now be
re i'd.
Delegate Pollock of Mississippi, mem
Der of the Silver convention, was intro
duced by the chairman and proceeded to
, read. the platform adopted by that body
There were some points OF order made
against the reading, but they were
promptly overruled by the chairman.
When he reached the conclusion to the