The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24

binary manner. Instead of voting aye or
no on the question before them--the adop-
ton of the minority report-most of the
delegates voted upon both reports at the
same time.
In this haphazard way the sense of the
convention was reached, and it was found
that there were cast: For the minority re-
port, seating the Taylor delegates from
Cook County, 642 votes; for the majority
report, seating both delegations with
half vote, 665 votes.
This result was announced by the chair
(Mr. Washburn of Massachusetts,, who
had temporarily relieved Senator ButIer)
amid scene of great confusion. 1t was
stated by the chair. in reply to question,
that the Illinois delegation had voted on
their own case, though no one had heard
Illinois called. It was incidentally dis
closed during the rollcal that the vote of
Louisiana had been increased by the COM
mittee on credentials from fifteen to thiyty-
two without any report being made in re-
gard thereto. The rellcall also gave public
information for the first time of the num-
Der of votes assigned each State under the
elastic rules OF the convention.
The voting strength of each State was
as follows: Alabama 81. Arkansas %, Cali
fornia 80, Colorado As, Connecticut z,
Delaware 3, Florida 9, Georgia 81, Idaho
7, Illinois 54 Indiana 80, Iowa 81, Kansas
90, Kentucky 26, Louisiana 81, Maine 8,
Maryland 8, Massachusetts 81, Michigan
80, Minnesota 81, Mississippi Is, Missouri
3S, Montana l, Nebraska 81, Nevada not
represented, New Hampshire l. New Jer-
No VorE Mouth
North Dakota II, Ohio 40, Oregon ID,
Pennsylvania 3s, Rhode Island 4, South
Carolina not represented, South Dakota
II, Tennessee ~. Texas 103, Utah 5, Yer
mont 2, Virginia So, Washington 16 West
Virginia s, Wisconsin "a, Wyoming z,
Alaska and Arizona not represented, Dis
trict of Columbia 6, New Mexico 5, Okla
homs g. Indian Territory s.
An Illinois delegate challenged the cor
rectness of the tally and demanded that
the vote be verified and the chairman
gave orders to that effect. When the sec
retary recapitulated the vote some of the
figures were found to have been changed
from the original announcement, the sec
retary stating that this had been done at
the request of the delegations before the
result was proclaimed.
But you never announced it to u.s."
shouted delegate.
The challenge was eventually Withdrawn
and the majority report was declared
adopted, seating both delegations from
Cook County.
The vote having been announced the
illinois delegates withdrew for conference.
The next contest was that from the
State of Missouri, but the contestants
withdrew their claim. The next contest
was that from the State of Wisconsin.
Five minutes was allowed to each side for
the presentation OF its case and after con-
siderable talking the minority report Ito
seat Cole instead of Isaacs) was voted
down and the majority report (giving the
seat to Isaacs) was adopted.
Lafe Pence remarking that all the con-
| tests had now been disposed of, said it was
full time to have a permanent organiza-
tion of the Convention, and moved that a
special committee be appointed to wait on
| the committee on permanent organiza-
| ton and ask it to report its action, but on
| being informed that the committee was
! ready to report he withdrew his motion
and inquired where the committee was
sat" [Laugbter.l
The report from the committee on or
ganization was about to be presented, when
points of order were made that the COM
mittee on credentials had the right of way
until its full report was made. The chair
man tMr. Washburn of Massachusetts,
overruled these objections and amid up
roar announced that Mr.. Cox of Virginia,
chairman of the committee on permanent
organization, had the floor. Mr.. Cox
stated the recommendation of the COM
mittee, the name of Senator Allen OF
Nebraska being reported as permanent
chairman. Loud and prolonged cheers. ]