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Mr.. Fort, chairman of the commit
tee, was recognized and moved me
previous question on the report OF the
committee, down to the hna! vote
under the rules of the House OF hepre3
sentatives. This motion was second
ed bv Mr.. J. Doyle, OF Georgia, and
hv an unidentified delegate from
Ohio Mr.. Mudd, of Maryland; asked
for a separate vote on the Delaware
renort and was seconded by the States
of Delaware, California and Maine.
The question being now on the order
ing of the previous question. the dele
CATION from Maine, seconded by Mas
sachusetts, Maryland and Iowa, de-
manded a roll call. The roll of the
States was then called and was as fol-
lows: Yeas 545 1-2; nays 359 1-2 SO
the previous question was ordered.
The chairman of the committee on
resolutions was recognized and report
ed that the platform would be ready
at p. m.
Discussion was then commenced un'
der the previous question on the ma
iority and minority reports, each side
being allowed twenty minutes.
The majority report was then adopt
ed amid cheers.
General Harry Bingham. OF Penn
sylvania, chairman of the committee
on rules read the report of the COM
mittee. The rules recommended were
identical withrhose heretofore in force.
Among the changes Indian Territory
was given five votes instead OF two, and
Alaska four votes instead Of two.
The report was adopted. Mr.. Gros'
senior moved to adjourn until to-mor-
row at 10 o'clock a. m. The chair.
man declared in favor of the ayes, and
at 8 :O7 the convention adjourned &C.
cordingly.
ST. LOUIS, June 18.-After a ten
hours session in torrid heat and dis
tressing noise the 18th national Re-
publican convention nominated a
ticket pre- ordained from the hrst by
the Ohio political managers, who
practically controlled the gathering,
and named WIN. Mckinley OF Ohio,
and Garrett A. Hobart Of New Jersey
| for President and Vice President re-
spectively, OF the United States.
No effort was put forth to carry out
the much-talked OF purpose OF confer
ring the second place upon Levi +.
Morton. Mr.. Hobart went throus b
the first ballot with many votes to
spare. Word was passed around after
Mckinley had been safely landed.
that MIR. McKinley's friends desired
the election of Mr.. Hobart.
THE VOTE BEGUN.
Amid a hush the call OF States was
begun. and Alabama led off with for
Morton and 10 for Mckinley. Arkan'
sas and California cast their solid votes
for Mckinley. Connecticut cast live
votes for Reed and seven for Mckin-
'ey; Delaware a solid vote for McKin.
! lev: Florida eight for Mckinley;
Georgia two for Reed, two for Quay
and % for Mckinley.
One of the colored delegates from
Florida made angry protests, insisting
on challenging the vote, and Thurs
ton. who had resumed the chair, de
cided that the right to challenge
should be given every delegate. The
delegation being polled, it was found
that Morton had votes in Florida
and Mckinley only 6 instead of 8, as
announced by the chairman OF the
delegation. -,
A challenge of Georgia followed,
and resulted in confirming the vote as
previously announced. A colored del
egate from Alabama followed with a
challenge of the vote of that State,
which resulted in showing that in
stead of casting solid vote for Nc
Kinley, the vote should have shown
| 1 for Morton, Q for Reed and McKin
ley 19.
Reed was challenged, and a poll
showed no change. Indiana cast its 81
votes for Mckinley.
Iowa, amid slight demonstration
of applause, cast its 26 votes for ALI
son !; Kansas 20 tor Mckinley; Ken
tucky 26 for Mckinley. Louisiana
cast a curious vote: Half vote for AL:
lison, half vote for Quay, 4 for Reed
and IL for Mckinley. So the voting
went on without further incident un'
| til Massachusetts gave vote for Nc
Kinley and the rest for Reed.
The Mckinley column steadily in-
creased. When Mississippis lS votes
were cast for Mckinley, another OF
the colored delegates demanded a poll,
which showed l vote for Quay and II
for Mckinley.
Montana cast 1 vote for Mckinley.
for Don Cameron OF Pennsylvania,
blank and l absentee. The chair
called the name Of Mr.. Hartman's al
ternate, and he voted blank.
There was decided sensation when
the vote OF New York was challenged
by Warner Miller. 1t had been an
nounced as 81 for Morton and II for
Mckinley. Joseph H. Newins was
absent in the first district, and the
name of his alternate was called. Mr..
Gruber raised a laugh by saying: He
is just leaving the room to avoid vot'
ing" ,
The next alternate WINS called and
voted for Mckinley.
The delegation voted solidly for
Morton till that of the votes were
reached when the halves divided equal
ly between Mckinley and Morton.
Then came quite number OF breaks
for Mckinley, and three absentees
were noted in the 29th district, John
F. Parkhurst and both the alternates,
Charles M. Woodward and Charles T..
Andrews. The poll resulted in show
| ing the vote to be exactly as announc-
ed-Morton 81, Mckinley II.
When Ohio was reached the requis-