The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-18

also have been disposed OF tO"nght' hal
II not been that a night session would
have lnterferrd with the mammoth Nc
KInley parade. previously arranged Tor
Tonight,
striking contrast with the dutt feature
less session OF yesterday than the bril-
liant animated and enthusiastic ses-
sion ot the convention to-day.
The hall was packed 20 its utmost
capacity with spectators keyed to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. The
hoarse ruar OF 1900 voices us II came
laundering down 10 the pit from the
black wall Of people on all sides, accom-
panied with waving Of handkerchiefS
made the pulses beat faster. The brlet
speech Of the permanent chairman. SEN
ator Thurston. was warm and eloquent
and found ready sympnthizers IN the
vast crowd Of people. As he recalled the
fact that he had presided over the con-
Yantlon OF lSSS. which nominated the
last victorious ticket and predicted that
he was now presiding over one which
would nominate the next President OF
the United States, the enthusiasm broke
out afresh and for several moments the
vast audience cheered. yelled and shout
ed. Yesterday the mention or the
names OF the great leaders OF the party
evoked no demonstration. To-day II
wns like applying n match to powder
magazine to mention Il distinguished
name. and several times when there was
no occasion. the cXuberant galleries con-
cludrd their explosions with chorus OF
shouts for Mckinley.
No Temper to he Delayed.
At the morning session there was a
hrIsf contest over the question OF pro-
ceedInE with the election OF permanent
officers before the report OF the commit
tee on credentials had been heard. sen
atur wellington and Congressman
Mudd, OF Maryland. and delegate Little
field, OF Maine, vainly protested that II
was irregular and that thtFe was no
convention until the credentials Of the
meetings had been passed upon. but
their angry protest was set aside like
chnn before the wind. The convention
banning over with delight was In no
temper 10 be delayed.
Al the afternoon session the first tcst
OF strength between the Mckinley fol-
lowers and the Morton men came. ana
although the Issue presented was not a.
strong as Mckinley. II demonstrated the
fact after aii, that the candidate has q
clPnr majority Of over a hundred In the
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adoption OF the report uf the committee
on credentials, which ratified the action
OF the national committee. giving almost
all the 1853 contested seats tO the Mcklu-
IsyIta and decided the Texas Cuntcst In
favor OF the Grant CMcKtnicyt dciegd-
tiOn, and that IN Delaware In favor or
the Higgins delegation. The prcscnia-
tInn OF the report was met with violent
minority report. dcnuuncinG the COM
mIttee ON credentials FOR prrsuming to
accept unChallenged the findings VI thu
national committee. The presentation
uf the issue famed into flame at the
bitter animOsltl-s In the convention.
Mr.. Fort, Of New Jersey, ana General
Grosvcnor, Of Ohio. were put forward 60
champion the report and Mr. Hepburn,
Of Iowa, led the opposition. The lines
were not drawn absolutely. and Qulte u
number Of delegates who are pledged to
Mckinley voted with the opposition,
notably the Maryland delegation. but Il
was apparent from the cheers With
which the opposition greeted the an
nounccment " every vote In their favor,
that they were mnrshaling every avail
able vote NJ their command. They were
defeated. b4jik to atlii. They rcallZcl
that they could not overthrow thr VIC
t0rlOur hosts 0f Mckinley and made no
attempt to emphasize tn'lT ulSCpmlltui'
hy demanding roll call on Its final
adoption.
A Dramatic aud Touching Scene.
While the convention was proceeding
with fts work. a dramatic scene was
being enacted In the committee ON res-
nIutIons. The group " western silver
men. headed by Senator Teller. of COL
orndo. announced to their colleagues
when the plank In the platform was
agreed upon by vote NJ forty 20 clov-
on, that tbgy Ind reached the parting
NJ the ways. and that nothing remain
cd for them but to withdraw from the
convention. u was thought that there
would be violent rccrlmlnntInns Hnl
Wild words NJ drnunrhtlun when the
nnal announcement NJ the break came
hut Instead II was tn parting Of Old
friends IN SDrFoN, not ln anger The
silver men felt themselves swept on by
an Irresistible fate, and with protcH-