The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-24
FIRST TEST VOTE.
Allen, the Bryan Candidate, Elected
Permanent Chairman

Allen, the Bryan Candidate, Elected
Permanent Chairman.
Lafe Pence, the former ex-congress-
man from Colorado, then called for the
report of the committee on permanent
organization. In doing so he made
some rather sharp comments about the
time the convention had frittered away.
Several delegates attempted to move
an adjournment until clock, but Mr.
Pence refused to yield the floor for
such motion. When E. A Cocker, of
Virginia, chairman of the committee on
permanent organization came forward
to make his report, a dozen delegates
Jumped to their feet and protested that
a report from another committee was
not in order until the report Of the COM
mite on credentials as a whole had
been agreed to. Mr.. Washburne of
Massachusetts,, who was temporarily in
the chair, ruled the point not well TAX
en-. He also declined to entertain an
appeal.
The report of elcommimttee on per-
manent organization was then read
The announcement of the selection Of
Senator Allen, of Nebraska. for per-
manent chairman, was the signal for a
Wild Bryan demonstration, which last
ed several minutes. John w. Hayes, of
New Jersey, was selected for secretary,
and the other temporary officers were
made permanent. The minority report
naming James E. Campion, of Maine,
for permanent chairman, set the mid
dle-of-the-road men on fire. The
Texas and Georgia delegates climbed
onto their chairs and yelled like Com
manche Indians. Several large middle
Of-the-road banners were paraded
through the aisles. The Western dele
gates, as rule, took no part in the
demonstrations. One OF the Georgia
delegates pulled up his state standard
and followed the middle-of-the-road
banner, which was held aloft by two
members of the delegation. one white
and one colOred.
The standards of Texas, Arkansas
Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri and several
other states Joined the procession. In
scuffie for the possession of the Ala
bama guidon, the staff was broken and
free fight almost precipitated. Bed
lam reigned for ten minutes When
order was at last restored the names
of the signers of the minority report
were read. When the name of the Hi
nois member of the committee was
read. that delegate jumped up and an
nounced that his signature was forged
His name was withdrawn
Delegate Blazer, of Texas then. NOV
ed that Campion's name be substituted
for that of Allen for permanent chair
man. E. Gerry Brown, of Massachu-
sets, moved to lay both majority and
minority reports on the table, pending
the report of the committee on rules.
He said he made this motion in the in
tereSt of a compromise candidate.
There were cries Of mol nor from all
parts of the hail. 1t was evident that
the temper of thep convention was for
action. Mr.. Pence, a Bryan man, NOV
ed the previous question. 1t was order
ed amid much confusion and the
ROLL CALL OF STATES
was called on the question of adopting
the majority or minority report. The
parliamentary situation puzzled the
delegates. They were finally made to
understand that anaaye vote was for
Allen and a no vote for Campion.
Meantime night was falling, but the
electric lights were not turned on to
dispell the gloom and there was some
apprehension of a repetition of the
experience of last night, when the con-
vention sat for am hour in total dark
ness. Several candles were brought in
and placed on the press tables. The ex-
element on the floor was intense. There
was realization on both sides that an
actual test had come. When Alabama,
the first state, was called, row was
in progress and Alabama was passed.
Arkansas, vote was challenged. In the
former state the division showed 6
mere votes for Allen than were cast in
the Illinois contest, on the side of
Bryan and in Arkansas more.
In the gathering gloom there were
loud cries of Turn on the lights
Someone answered from the platform
that the electric lamps had not been
trimmed"
That won't do" cried the irate dele
gates and serious trouble was imminr
ent, when suddenly the electric lamps
sized and the hall was flooded with a
blaze Of light
The Bryan men gained votes in Cali
fornia. in Connecticut; Florida l.,
Georgia 2, Idaho Z, Illinois 6, Indiana
10, Kansas l, Kentucky 212, Louisiana
8. and Maine 1. The constant gain made
the Bryan men enthusiastic and they
cheered Justify at every announcement.
The middle the-rOad men did not
make q gain until Mississippi was
reached. when a gain of was made,
reckoned on the former vote. They got
good chance to cheer, however, when
North Carolina, which divided IS to
20 on the first vote, divided her vote
equally between Allen and Campion.
While the clerksewere figuring UP the
tal1ies it became noised about that the
result showed an overwhelming ma
jority for the Bryan forces and the
e-of-the-roaders were very much
dcwncast One Of sthe Texas delegates
shouted: Perhaps. we misunderstood
the question"
mo you did not,R shouted Jerry Sim
pson across the hall. 1--WE knew where
we were at all the time" The Bryan
people laughed with glee at this re-
mark.
A moment later the chairman an
ncunced the result as 1853 for Allen and
5s4 for Campion- 4 The Bryan men
screamed with joy. They got in their
chairs and cheered. They whirled their
coats. umbrellas, hats and everything
movable aloft. They uprooted their
state guidons and paraded them about
the aisles. Another row occurred over
the possession of the Alabama stand
ard, but the Bryan men at last carried
it off VIGOROUSLY. Only the Texas and
other middle-of-the-road Southern
delegates sat silently in their seats
during the
WILD DEMONSTRATION
The guidons of the Bryan states
danced for five minutes about Nebaska,