Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-18

Garrett A. Hobart.
and silver. but there are too many who
cannot follow him across the threshold
| of the door that leads from the republic
car party, and the disproportion in the
volume of applause betrays their numbers.
AS he concludes his remarks Senator
| Teller resumes his seat upon the platform.
The Vote.
Now comes the voting that will disclose
siver's strength in the convention. 1t is a
motion by Foraker to lay the Teller sub
stitute on the table. The first state on the
roll, Alabama, shows five delegates afraid
to vote and fifteen against silver. Arkan-
sas has only one for silver. California has
fifteen for silver and three for gold.
Georgia has three silver men in her dele
cation of twenty-six and Florida two for
silver out Of six delegates. Colorado and
Idaho, of course, sfInd" by Teller. When
Illinois is reached there is one vote for
silver. and the count is challenged.
The secretary calls the roll of delegates
by name, and the representative from
Peoria boldly announces his preference for
silver. .-..,, ,...,., 90, =. -.
There is GREATNESS silence Iowa is
called. Iowa. the alleged state of bimetal-
| lists; Col. Dave Henderson rises to cast
| hall as he announces a solid vote of %
against silver, and the audience approves
the decision with cheering and applause.
Kansas comes up with only four votes for
silver out Of 10. Kentucky is solid for
gold, followed rapidly by Louisiana,
Maine Maryland, Massachusetts and Min
nesota.
Michigan and Missouri each announce
ia Sil ha
is challenged. Upon a call of the roll Mis-
souri, maintains her one silver vote. Mon
tana follows Teller without break. Tom
Plat casts New York's vote for gold.
Thurston holds Nebraska, solid for. gold.
North Carolina is challenged and presents
14le votes for silver, ont of %. Oregon
stands by gold. South Carolina is solid for
geld, IS votes.
South Dakota gives 2for silver Tennes-
see is challenged. but retains one for sill
Yer, cast by a man with the historic name
of Zachary Taylor. Texas is solid for gold,
and Virginia announces five for silver. Nir-
GINA is challenged, but retains : votes for
silver. Wisconsin and West Virginia stand
solid for gold. New Mexico has three for
gold and three for silver. Okla homa has
one for silver and five for gold. Indian
territory and Alaska stand for gold.
When the District of Columbia is called,
Andy Gleeson casts the vote for gold. Per-
ry Carson raised a laugh by asking what
was the meaning of an aye vote.
ut means to lay the motion on the
| table," answered the chairman.
1T means to lay something on the
| table," repeated Perry Carson. Then my
delegate voted right"
This concluded the roll cali and the re-
silt as announced shows that in this cor
vention gold has S1S14 votes and silver
has 1861. votes
With this the motion of Teller is laid
Upon the table, and Foraker demands a
vote upon the adoption of the platform.
Dubois tries to get recognition to ask
| question. but Henderson of Iowa objects.
The chair overrues Henderson's objection
and recognizes Dubois.
Dubois insists that there are those who
do not favor free coinage, nor yet do
they favor the gold standard, and in their
behalf he wants 4 separate vote.
Another Roll Called.
| The vote is first taken upon the question
Of adopting the financial plank as pro-
posed In the platform, and the roll of
| states is called
While the roll call is I'm progress Perry
Carson comes around to say that he canno:
agree with Andrew Gleeson upon the COM
nittee craftsmanship and that he will bring
| the matter up in the convention and settle
l it there
The demand for a call of states on the
motion to adopt the platform chafes the
audience, after the decisive vote previously
taken on the financial question.
The audience wants to get to the NOM
mating speeches. 1t hasn't heard n
| hot speech today and there are murmurinss
for DeIew and Foraker. The audience
takes very little interest in the roll call
save to impede its progress with noise and
confusion.
Col Henderson rises to change the three
dissenting votes i'm the Iowa delegation to
ave. which makes the vote on adoption of
| the gold plank in the platform Sl2Is TO
| HOB a loss of five gold votes.
The remainder of the platform is adopted
without division. and a hush of expecta-
| ton falls upon the audience as Senator Tel
| Ter arises to a question of personal priyiI-
eye.
He asks permission to read the declara-
| ton of the silver delegates.
1t is granted, and young Senator Cannon
of Utah advances to the front to read IT.
Curiosity to hear the manifesto of the in
surgent silver republicans stills the audi
| ence into attentive listening, and Cannon's
| voice rings through the hail. He grows
dramatic as he proceeda. and stirs the sill