The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-24
foPULIyr EVENING SESSION.
Do1afor Allen, the Bryan Leader,
Eiecfed Temporary Chairman.

SENATOR Allen, the Bryan Leader,
Elected Temporary Chairman.
u. Louis. July 1.-The delegates were
promptly on hard at the afternoon sas-
sion Just before o'clock delegate
climbed the stsps Of ftie PLATFORM ard
brought al umbrella handle down with a
crash on the chalrnans table. 'If this IL
. poptHst convention he said tn a
husky volce "for Gods sake don't get
into the Democratic bard wagon" Tho
crowd laughed and the miadie-of-the ROAD
er disappeared In the direction OF tho
Texas 9siegatfon-
AT so Chairman I5asser raped the con-
vention to order. and said the COMMITTEES
on credentials wcuii submit partial re-
port. HIS announcement was repeated by
sub-chairm~n In various parts OF the hail.
delegates In remots portions OF the audi
torgum having complained that they dld
not hear what was going on. peieeats
Wsrdel. chairman OF the credentials com
snitfse. read the report. The portion reia-
tive TO dsieGkflons where there were no
contests was agreed 10. TAan thu srouble
began
rasterson OF Colorado moved that ths
convention take up The contests In thu
order Of states. Harry Tracy. OF Tvxss.
objected. He wanted them taken up IN
tho asisr rrssof ed Nv The COMMITTEES. Pat
tsrs.,s. denied that The committee had sub
mitteus them n airy order. lie said they
Gnpiv enumerated tbs cases pveoks os
Missouri drew a howl ~ approval from
she ssraight~out3 bs rising 10 poins OF
order fhss a. rRsterson's seat vas con-
sesssa he had ne riwht TO the privileges 20
q member OF this conversation until Isie
20 rs seat vas secured Chairman Butler
ev~~raaied tho point. saving fWfterpus'x
s~m- was 81 Tire temporary roi ard 20
was emitted - ali thu privileges Of ts,ens-
bsrsssap until ne should b. unseated Del
exst. WEBSTER ~ Missouri. who seconded
rxtterxnn's molten. Withdrew ssse second
s4vsrr that n the Colorado delegation
~hs~n came frss or the roll Of esutest~3
a. ss~f scnx wsre seated. thsy wouid Save
an isnporssnt influence IN the aetermsna-
ton cf other cases. Patterson said the
rn.on the Colorado contest should be ar@s
aer.a>s was because II WAS the eniy ces~-
eaton sors esicd as a whole. Hts nsotsan
wsN nj. and declared carried
gafrnp Askhy. or Texas attempted 20
~ae.r~ . dgvtssaa. The chair rusod that
mas demand came Too late. The Colorado
contest was then taken an. ara motion
,sasse To ADOPT the report az the commit
tee. recommending the sealing % the Pat
serxaa delegation. W. ]. Carter,
OF Gserssa demanded vets ny
states Patterson sid ne wAs un-
wiling 50 have tire question rat
unst, tAe snsnrrtty could be heard. The
minority hal pot prepared = report Pat
ter~aa wanted th~m - have a. opsser-
sssnlty 60 present a Feport lie offered a
motion. In Hefersnee 70 ere wishes OF she
Texas arc Georgia dele zatsors. who were
opposed 20 srsens the eeiexssioa. that
the Co,orxde contest be ress rones fer ore
hour. This was carried "~rAs." SAID =
Tesss ran. - ussxnanssneas. css psttsr-
pcn &u's catch ~ with any soea tawv.
He - rot N sae middle GO The Rad"
TIE ritncts case vas then taken rp.
The majority rerSrt recommended that
the Two delegations src-a Conk ceunss Ne
seated anS stse voss divided TIRE nnsnSrsts
report. wgne6 by fourteen members cs
tho committee r~csra ssez8e1 sAss re
Taylor 1esexssios - seated A Virgins
delegate moved TIRE ssersfors cf IN. rsa.
sortfy repert. aas netrwafe Mc~aa. e Ne.
hrsska. moved - sahstssnse she sstasrfty
Ser the majority rsre-s- Ass-r -enas