The herald., 1896-08-20
FIFTEEN MORE BALLOTS
They Are Taken at the Afternoon Session
and Then a Recess

| so was the floor, with tnronS Oh dtA
ious spectators 1t was supposed that
the program for a conference committee
would be carried out, but the program
ers slipped a cog and their plans failed
The secretary started to call the roll
of counties and ten times did he do SO.
There was no change.
On the Hath ballot Mr.. Cooper of San
ia Barbara moved that an adjournment
| be taken until =. nl
]. Marion Brooks opposed the motion.
! He thought 1t was about time for the
| delegates to come together and f1nish
| up their business He made the dec!ar-
alton that the Patton men had sworn
their delegates to stay with Patton to
the end, and he wanted to know if that
! was true He thought that the proper
thing 10 do was to take a recess for one
| hour, and that then the leaders for Rose
| and Patton could get together and talk
| things over.
| COLONEL MESSMORE CRATES.
! Col I. H. Messmore arose and said
that while he could stand a good deal he
| was getting altogether too much. He
wanted, he said, show for his white
alley, and he proposed to have it, He
thought the delegates had been playing
/ the part Of small boys long enough and
, that the time had arrived for them to
| show that they We're men.
The thing we want to do said the
.olonel. enthusiastically. rs to get g.
gether now and name some man whom
we can elect. who will go to Washington
and stand by the policies advocated by
William J. Bryan, the next president of
the United States. ] have a mind to
make a motion, but first l will consult
my friends.
Amid great applause the colonel leaned
over to where senator Rose was sitting
in chair and whispered in his ear for
several moments. Then again address
ing the convention he said:
Il will make the motion with the yon-
sent OF Senator White
II do not know what the motion is or
will be-" said the senator from his chair.
Then Colonel Messmore resumed his
seat, and whatever motion he intended
to make died unborn.
Mr.. Cooper, of Santa Barbara, with
drew his motion to adjourn until D. IL!
and two more ballots We're taken.
John w Mitchell then took the floor
and said:
JONN MITCHELL'S IDEA
"Gentlemen of the Convention and Eel
low Democrats: s:-Speaking as Il Demo-
crat who has the best interests Of the
party at heart. l now think that the
time has arrived for us to stop this in
terminable roll call. We should now
get together and name the man who is
TO succeed Hon. james McLachlan in
| the next congress. This we have not
done to date. SO far we have failed Of
our duty.
1.-The national convention has per-
formed well its task. 1t has given US can
di0ates and a platform which are truly
en inspiration. tCheers.) Now, gentle
men, we should proceed as soon as we
possibly can to name the man who. as
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congress of the United States Will as
sist Hon William J. Bryan in carrying
out the great reforms to which he stands
pledged. Long and continued ap-
plause).
There are plenty of good Democrats
in this district, any one of whom can be
elected. The two gentlemen who are be-
fore us are not the only two from
whom we can select.
In order that we may be able to ac-
complish something, | move you. Mr.
Chairman, that conference commit
tee be appointed by yourself to consist
of seven Rose men and seven Patton
men. one to be named from each county
in the district, save Los Angeles. from
which county two shall be selected
This committee can get together and
devise ways and means by which we can
get clear of the predicament we are
in
''f'Nuhli41 III NY Stll, L WISH To state
that whoever is nominated by this con-
Vention for congress, in so far as he may
be Democrat, ! will support. | wish to
state that we should show some consid-
GRAFTON and regard for our natural al
lies in this fight we are making for sill
yer. | refer to the Populists and the
silver Republicans, and in fact to all
men who are supporting Bryan and sill
yer. Long and continued APPLAUSE.
IT WAS NO GO
At this juncture the Rose men demon
strated the fact that the organization
they had formed at their caucus was not
understood.
j. Marion Brooks wanted the commit
tee named, not by the chairman, but by
each of the candidates.
Mr.. Mitchell refused to accept the
amendment claiming that the delegates
were in convention representing not Mr..
Rose nor Mr. Patton, but the great Dem
ocratic party. This being the case. the
committee should Mr.. Mitchell con-
tended, be selected from the body Of the
convention.
Mr.. Brooks argued that the only way
to get both candidates out of the way
was to let them appoint the conference
committee.
ON behalf of Mr.. Patton, Senator
White said that that gentleman did not
desire the responsibility Of appointinS
Iilt CullllillIlte. AS 10 lilE OllSlil1l mo-
ton, the senator said he did not think
that if it was adopted it would be pre-
ductiVe of results. II did not tiink that
il was d good idea to have a sub-conl-
mittee. and he did not believe that il was
fair to place the responsibility OF ap-
pointing this committee on the chair
man. who, as d delegate. had been forced
to take sides in the contest.
Mr. Mitchell agreed to a proposition
that each side should select seven MEM
bers Of the committee and this would
take the appointments out of the hands
OF the chairman.
Mr., Ramish moved as a substitute
for all motions pending that commit
tee of three be appointed to interview
each of the candidates and ascertain
if they We're willing to withdraw from
the race in favor of some good Demo-
crat, to be named by the convention.
CANDIDATES FAIL TO RESPOND
Senator White said that the candidates
were both present in the hall ana as
time was the essence of the contract the
appointment of committee was uunec-
essary. The candidates could tell the
convention at once what they were will
ling to do.
But the candidates were NOT willing
TO tell the convention anything for they
both held down their seats without any
assistance. Everybody in the hall looked
and waited, expecting that possibly Mr..