The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-19
thelr chairn1en. had SECONDED the mo-.

their chairmen. had seconded the mo-
ton of Foraker - a.. rea
DUBOIS is HEARD. -
Senator Dubois-I ask. the gentleman
/ from Ohio not to press his motion until
can ask him a courteous question.
Considerable. confusion and noise fol-
lowed.
The chairman finally said:
The chair will state thar under the
rules for the previous question and the
order of debate, can recognize nc
gentleman until the previous question
is put
Mr Foraker WI withdraw my no
ton until che gentleman from Idaho
can ask his question.
Senator Dubo.s-Mr Chairman, there
are great many delegates in this
convention who are not for the free
and unrestricted coinage of silver at a
ratio uf is TO l. There are also q great
many delegates in this convention who
are in favor of the single gold stand
ard I, therefore, ask for a. separate
vote upon the financial plank, in order
that our great party may go on rec
ord On this question. (Cries of no,
no, mo- l ask this particularly in
the interests of the Republican party.
The Chairman-The chair will state
that in case the previous question is
ordered by this convention under the
rules any state seconded by two other
states can have a division on this
question.
COLORADO AND MONTANA
called for division of the question.
n
division of the question has been prop
eriys seconded. and the chair will. there
FIRE, state that in case the previous
question is first ordered, the question
viii thereafter be put as upon that psf
ton OF The plank upon which the de-
mand is made for a separate vote. The
question before the convention is upon
the previous question.
Mr- Stevenson of Idaho-I ask that
the states be called and the votes an
nounced by the delegations
The Chairn,dn-The question on the
demand for division will be first put
upon the ADOPTION of the financial
plank reported tie committee. and up
on tt39t question Idaho demands roll
can. 1s-there a sec-nd TO the demand?
Mir. Matthews seconds.
Montara seconds the demand of
ldaslo for call OF the roll
Inc Chair1nan-The question is, shall
the h7Snoial plank as reported by the
Committee. be adopted as apart of the
plaifprni Of fhe Republican party? As
the states are called, those favoring its
adoption viii vote aye" and those
opposing viii vote no The secretary
Will NOW call the roll.
When Iowa was called, the chairman
OF the delegation gave the votes as
ayes "a, two MT voting.
Mr.. Baldwin of Iowa challenged the
vote. The secretary called the roll of
delegates with the following result:
Ayes-Gear, Hepburn, Henderson,
Clarkson, Davis. Junkin, French,
KNOTT. Merry, Zeigief. -Collirs, Stuble.
Manning, Needham. Cummings, Mills,
Wilson. Spence. Baldwin. Wilson. Call,
Macember. Heisdeii Poach-23.
Nces-Rathoun, Baller Calls.
The vote of Kansas was challenged
and the poll resulted, ayes Is, noes s.
Aurdcck, Randolph. Lambert, Dean,
Vincent.
There was 10 response by Riddle,
Swenson and Anderson
The vote Of New Mexico was chal-
lenged. and on the poll there were .
ayes-Morrison and Clark-and noes
Burns, Bereau. Launa and Llewellyn.
HC NOtG VI liz lulG was cndlenSSQ
and the poll showed II ayes and Z
noes-Walker, Bowden y. Martin u.
Nadden, Bark sdale. Acker. Rivers.
Bailey. During the roll cali of Virginia.
DR.. Depew was observed to walk round
in front of the Ohio delegation and
engage in conversation with Mark
The ominous spectacle at once
attracted the attention of the news
paper men and. the ubiquitous photo
grapller promptly leveled his camera
from the gallery The conversation
was afterwards discovered to be about
as follows:
CHAUNCEYs WAS HUNGRY.
Mr. Depew-Let US have short adj
jeurnment. We are all accustomed to.
having a little lunch at about this time.
and we are hungry We will all be in
better humor if we have something
TO eat.
Whereupon Mr.. Hanna replied: mo,
no. no.
At this point Colonel Henderson,
OF Iowa, was recognized by the chair
man and said:
Mr. Chairman, l am directed to an
nounce three negative votes in the
iowa delegation are changed from no
TO yes CApplause) 80
tn, The chairman-secretarysr,, iowa &c
Chairman of Iowa Observation-Disclosures.
rs votes aye. prolonged app,ause.)
Chairman Thurston announced the
result Of the vote as. follows: Ayes,
Sl21A; noes. 110l5. "a
Continuing. he said; And the finan-
cial plank IS adopted"
Tho Chair-The question now recurs
on the adoption of the balance of the
platform, When the chair put the
motion the convention seemed to vote
aye, with an almost universal voice
but on the cali for the noes perhaps a
hundred voices were raised in the mega
tive.
When the little flutter of excitement
had died away, the chair announced:
The ayes have it" (Cheers.)
TELLER STARTS IT.
Immediately after the announcement
Of the adoption of the platform. Sena-
tor Teller, Of Colorado. appeared on
the platform at the side of the chair
man, and in low voice informed him
ne had an important communication
TO make TO the convention.
The chair then said: The gentleman
from Colorado rises to a question of
privilege
Nh. Teller-Mr. Chairman, we have
prepared a statement which. with the
PERMISSION Of the chair. will be read by
Senator Cannon
The caeirman-1t is asked as a mat
ter of privilege that the statement
prepared by certain members of this
be read
There were few cries of mo. no..
put The mass of th'e. convention in
is2ated its desire to hear the protest
81 the silver men. Senator Cannon
then read
TIE FOLLOWING PROTEST;