The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-19
BULLETINS OF THE DAY
Lightning Sparks as They Flashed into the
Eagle Office.

BULLETINS OF THE DAY
Lightning Sparks They Flashed into the
Eagle ONCE.
For busy readers the following minute
reports of the proceedings of the con-
vention will be Of interest. They are
the bulletins read AT this Office yesterday
10 a large crowd:
1880 a.m.-Convention called to order.
1896 a. m.-Foraker presents plat
form.
1880 a. m.-Clause favoring sound
money cheered wildly.
11:15 a. m.-Teller says it is as impor-
tant a question whether this country
should have been divided under two
flags.
II 20 a. m.-Teller's various points are
being loudly cheered.
HIPS a.m-Teller says that the ma
jority's financial plank would lower the
price Of farm products, and that protec-
tive tariff cannot be maintained on a
gold standard.
11:29 a. m.-Teler says he believes a
large majority Of the people Of this coua
try favor free silver.
u:31 a. m.-Teller says he believes the
adoption Of the gold standard will work
great hardships, and that the welfare Of
the people is at stake in this contest.
u:H a. m.-Teller announces that he
cannot support the nominee on the gold
platform.
1:45 a. m.-Teller announces that he
will be forced out of rhe party If gold
prevails, and says he may never again
address a national Republican conYen-
ton.
n:46 a m.-Teller finishes and Fora
ker takes the platform and moves mo-
ton to substitute be laid on the table.
I1:47 a. m.-Ron call of states ordered
on Forakes motion TO lay the Teller
substitute on the table.
HAS a. m.-California votes against
laying the substitute on the table.
1924 p. m.-Foraker's motion to lay
the Teller substitute for the financial
plank on the table carried, 83015 to 95I5.
1927 p. m.-Correction. Vote in bulle-
tin No. %, SIS 1-2 for, 10 1-2 against.
1890 p. m.-Foraker moves previous
question on adoption of platform u.
12:31 p. m.-Idaho demands separate
vote on financial plank.
1882 p. m.-Vote on previous question
carried.
1872 p. m.-Roll of states ordered on
question demanded by Idaho that inan-
rest of platform.
p. m.-Financial plank adopted; en-
tire platform adopted.
40 p. m.-Cannon OF Utah takes the
platform for personal statesment regard
ing the platform adopted.
1:12 p. m.-Cannon announces that
the minority should not yield on this
question.
liza p. m.-Cannon says the action is
outrageous and relentless on the part
of the ma jority in favor of gold.
1:17 p. Q.-Cannon announces the
withdrawal of Utah from the conven-
ton.
1:2O p. m.-AIuch confusion, cheering
and kissing.
lisp. m.-Chariman Thurston says
the Republican party does not fear any
declaration. Great cheering nearly all
delegates and visitors on their feet
LIS p. m.-Cannon announces the
names of persons signing statement,
which are the same as those who pre-
scented the minority report.
1:26 p. m.-Several states are march,
out of the convention; great excitement.
1:27 p. m.-Audience singing Red,
White and Blue"
100 p. m.-About thirty or forty of
the delegates from silver states hove
gone out Part of Utah delegation al
ternates take their places.
1872 p. m.-CannOn announces factI-
ously enough delegates seem to be left TO
do the biz.
1873 p. m.-Montana remaining dele
gates make a statement.
1:39 p. m.-Montana man says he re-
serves the right to present the matter to
his state before acting.
40 p. Ex-senator Brown OF Utah
takes the platform in favor of the plat
form and action OF the convention.
1:49 p. m.-Cau OF states ordered for
the names of new national committee.
2;1O p. m.-John n. Baldwin takes the
platform for presenta ton of name ALL
son. Baldwin's speech well received.
2:15 p. m.-New York called; no one
2:l6 p. m.-Maine called. great cheer
ing
217 p. m.-Lodge takes platform to
present Reeds name.
2:24 p. m.-Lodge's presentation OF
Reeds qualification for presidency elic- |
its frequent cheers.
2:29 p. m-Great cheering when Lodge /
presents Reeds name.
2:30 p. MIR. Iittlefield OF Maine |
rises 10 second the nomination of Reed I
on behalf OF his state. From present ap 4
pearances the convention Will finish its |
iabors by o'clock. Eloquence seems |
TO be below par among the speakers. |
Those Of the spectators who slipped out |
for dinner and are apparently much /
refres shed. About half the men the !
galleries have taken off their coats. Mr.. I
speech is, if possible, more !
dreary than those Of his predecessors. I
Several ladies in m galleries show I'M
signs OF nodding Com 4
pared with the conventions OF former /
years il seems 10 be somewhat deficient 4
in enthusiasm. Delegates are making I
an uproar on account OF Littlefeld's 4
speech. Messengers are distributing 4
red. white and blue plumes six feet in 4
length among the delegates. Littl- !
field has finished his speech There is /
Z cheer when New York is called and /
-hauncey Depew comes forward 20 pre- 4
sent the name Of Morton. He is greet /
"a with long continued cheers. Mr.. /
Oepew's voice is very hard 70 hear some .
distance. Hundreds Of delegates have
placed their hands 10 their ears n ef- /
Tort 10 hear him.
p. m.-When DePew mentions the
name OF Morton there is immense enthu 4
siasm. but 1t is confined 10 the twenty /
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