The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
BATTLE WON BY BRYAN.
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jecie.l, lS1,e Of the votes OF the dele
s3 e.. nNisrsdeu. the water hend. Of Louis
ara stood up. ana. holulns a -, v-bscb
- r his hand, said somelnihs MN
80 drowned in laughter ana cnseIs-
$3.50 massachusetts was called oeie
.-s-a announced that the cnai, llai ~. So go
chairman we're absent ana MI, y go, 49,
- ne deIega ton. said that these
ga men were purposely aoseh1ins 'iieiii
Inc chair took. this occasion 70 ask 1s1e
-@z no restrain themselves from mar
ea-es -,eecbss and 10 cOnfne their an
-,-,-.aments 10 a statement OF me sotss;
me Michigan delegation was polls -, az. 80
ssreral Of the delegates when men Ia 81
va-- called responded IN lou0 tyhes, a.
s.-r-7e 10 vote Others simply said'
-Sf.1nssots brought Adlai stevenson's
name before the convention Dul HO'
Wv Jersey being reached, the CHAIR
~ ~ me delegation rose and said New
1s-S-v respectfully declines 10 Nole,
v-rereupon the galleries broke into CHEERS
Tns chair requested that such demon
s.-ef.ons cease and a delegate shouted;
sT6zy're all republicans and ought TO De
p4TS 5 - state Of New York adopted the
same course as the state of New Jersey.
On being called eX-GoV. X. +. rloWer
~1se ana said: In view of the PLATFORM
adopted by this convention, am inst TGct-
81 as a delegate from the state OF New
York 10 say that the delegates nave
agreed not 10 participate in the selectloh
of candidates for presidenpand vice pres
ident and therefore they decline 70 vote.
The chairman of the North Carolina del
eparion when that state was called, pa
rodied Mr. Flowers words, saying: 1
view Of the platform adopted ny THIS con-
vention I am requested by the delegates
from the state Of North Carolina 10 cast
b votes for Bryan" (Cheers and laugh
There was some curiosity 10 hear how
Ohio would vote and the chairman OF the
delegation manifested full desire 10
crafty it, Standing on his chair he be-
gan a speech, stating the individual pre-
fsrences of each delegate, mentioning
him by name, but the chairman cut this
performance short by asking him to SIM
DIV give the totals. The Ohioan then sta
led that forty-one delegates were for Nc
Lean. one for Bryan, one not voting, and
one for Bland, but under the unit rule,
he said "Ohio casts it's forty-six votes
for the man who made this convention
possible-John r. Mclean
The purpose of Ohio to get the indi-
vidual votes of the delegation on record
was not to be thus baked. and delegate
challenged the vote and a poll was had.
MeLean's name being reached IT was
stated that he was absent, but his al
ternate was here. The alternate's name
being called he voted for Mclean.
SOutn CarOUnd caused surprise WnSn
the chairman announced that under the
Instructions of her state convention he
cast II votes for her honored SON. Ben
jamin Tillman-one not voting (hisses and
cheersl.
Mr. Powers of Utah rose to question
of personal privilege and asked the chair
man whether the spectators in the CALLER
les should be permitted to express their
approval or disapproval of the course
OF the delegates.
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man admitted, and then he added: PRO
coed with the roll call"
The vote of Tennessee was challenged
and the chairman asked the delegate
who demanded a poll whether he meant
20 deny the accuracy of the statement
made by. the chairman of the delegation
Senator Bate. The delegate said he did.
The delegation being polled. the an
nouncement Of Senator Bate as to the
preferences of the delegates was fully
sustained, and the presiding officer re-
quested gentlemen preferring such charges
TO bind themselves more accurately in
the future. (Applause)
When the state of Wisconsin was called
contention arose among its delegates
some Of the silver men claiming that the
unit rule did not govern their action, and
the gold men Especially Gen. Bragg and
Senator Vilas) insisting that 1t did, and
That the instructions were printed on the
commissions Of the delegates. A copy of
these Instructions was sent to the chair
and was read by one of the secretaries.
II directs the delegates from Wisconsin
10 vote as a unit on all subjects and
candidates, as the majority may deter
mine. Gen. Bragg said that at a meet
ing OF the Wisconsin delegation yester-
DAY twenty declared themselver in favor
OF not voting in the convention and four
IN favor OF voting. The chairman in
structed the secretary to call the names
OF the Wisconsin delegates, and in re-
SSp9hse 10 this call, Gen. Bragg, Senator
AZ Uh 4
"nle four other voted
E. j. Dockery, one of the silver dele
gates from Wisconsin, mounted the
stand and argued that the instructions
as read did not authorize the delegates to
refrain from voting, or authorize a major
voting 0'-'
cen; Bragg got on the chair Of one of
ine Texas delegates to make a speech.
gul was rather rudely repused, where
s sgo9 GOV. Hogg of Texas courteously of
teIed his chair, which Gen. Bragg as
VouIleously took. He argued that the
nsu uCtlons required the vote Of Viscon-
5I 70 De cast as a unit. There had been
Guy Guy Iour votes cast now by delegates
toHuary 10 the will of the maiority-and
nose Tour votes, he argued. couid NOT
INA tne twenty non-voters nor disgrace
ne state Of Wisconsin, while the conven-
b by" !, $1,000 GT under the platform adopted
men OF the convention)
me me chair ruled on the point of order
aaseu by this discussion. He first read
Ssfan me Instructions of the Wisconsin
tb ot sIn and said: 1.-THE chair rules
fror, 'nese are not instructions to abstain
.5Gm voting. (Cheers). The chatr f,,rtSar
n u.TS mat when the roll is called gentle
anj dtosent shall be recorded as absent
Vote ' nat II a majority of the delegation
corSo Iheir votes shall be individuality re-
eOtGted' but a minority cannot cast ne
in 1Iyi'e vote of the delega alton" This rnI.
voio was va received with applause The
DecliroiIn Wisconsin was then Announced:
burn, / 80 10 olahd' 4; Black
nas ss state of Colorado which had baep
nam oy consent, was called. and the
co CON- Of Teller was brought before The
misses ,sli aDd 1t 1t was received with some
passsaosS5achusetts which had p aIso 6cer
BY castt1 brought in Senator Hills name
Tbssin ing one vote for him.
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