The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-07-24

INV VI lIlc uclcEilluU HCdNtN ny IhtVi-
son, OF Denver, IN avowta Bryan man.
Patterson moved that the consideration
of the matter be postponed for one hour
to give the minority chance to formu.
late u report, which was agreed to.
"ThIs," saId II Texas man, ''ls mag
unanimous. but Tom Patterson, can't
catch us with any such tafiy. lie Is
not In the Middle OF the Road
The Illinois case was taken up then.
The majority reported that the two
delegations from Cook county be seated
and the vote divided. The minority,
signed by fourteen members Of the COM
mitteo, recommended that DR.. Taylors
delegation he seated. \ Virginia dele
Hate moved the adoption OF the ma
Jbrlty report, and Delegate Moran, OF
Nebraska, TO substitute the minority for
the majority report After some wrang-
ling II was agreed that there should be
fifteen mlrutc8 for dcbnte on each side.
The vote on the question resulted 6G5
for the majority report. and Gl2 for the
minority. The nntl-Hryun delegates
hailed the announcement as victory
for the middle OF the Road" element,
and they wer. very JubIlant. The Pat
tcrSon Colorado delegation was then
seated without division.
4 Wild Demonstration.
The report OF the committee on per-
mGnent organization was then read.
The announcement Of the selection OF
Senator Alien, OF Nebraska. for permn-
nrnt chairman, waS the signal for
Wild demonstration, which lasted sew
eral minutes. John W. Hayes, of New
Jersey, was selected for secretary, and
the other temporary officers were made
permanent. The minority report nam
ing James j.. CampiOn. of Maine, for
permanent chairman, set the Middle OF
the Road men On lire. The Texas and
Georgia delegates climbed onto their
chairs and yelled Ike Indians. Several,
large Middle OF the Road banners were
plrudcd through the aisles. The west
crn delegates az rule took no part In
the demonstration.
one Of the Georgia delegates pulled
un his state standard and followed the
Middle OF the Road banner, which was
hell nl0ft by two members OF the dele
CATION. one white and one colored. Tho
standards Of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio.
Mississippi. Missouri and several other
tateH Joined In the procession. In
SculhE for the Possession OF the Ala
Dama glI!don the staff was broken and n
free fight was almost prccIpitated. Bed
lam relgned for ten minutes. When Or
der was at last restored, the names OF
the 6isners OF the minority report were
rrud.
When the name OF the Illinois member
or the committee was read that dele
gate Jumped up and announced that
HIS signature was forged HIS name was
withdrawn. Delegate Blaze, OF Texas,
then moved that CampIon's name be
substituted for that OF Allen for perma-
nent chairman. L. Gerry Brown, OF
Massachusetts, moved to lay both ma
1or.ty and minority reports on the ia
deepening the report OF the committee
on rules. The previous question was or
dercd.
Meantime night was falling. But the
electric lights We're not turned on to
dlspel the gloom, and there was some
apprehension OF a repetition OF the ex-
perience OF last night when the con-
Hent!on sat for an hour in total dark
hess. Several candles were brought in
and placed in press tables. The excite
ment on the floor was Intense There
was n realization on both sides that the
actual test had come. When Alabama
the first state. was called, O row was In
progress and Alabama was passed. Ar
kansas vote wns challenged. In the for
lner state, the division showed six more
votes for Allen than We're cast in the
Illinois contest on the RAe OF Bryan
and In Arkansas four more. In the
gathering gloom there were loud cries
Of turn on the lights" Some one an
swered from the platform that the cleo
trio lamp had not been trimmed"
THAT won't DO" cried the !rate dele
II
when suddenly the electric lamps sized
and the hall was flooded with blaze
Of light.
Whonp. "hoop and then Some.
The Middle Of the Road men did not
make gain until Mississippi was
reached when gain OF two was made,
reckoned on the former vote.
They got good chance to cheer how
ever. when North Carolina, which dlvid-
I'd seventy-hve to twenty on the first
vote, divided her vote equally between
Allen and Campion. While the clerks
were figuring up the tallies, it became
noistd about that the result showed an
overwhelming majority for the Bryan
very much downcast. One Of the Texas
derstocd thu question"
NO. you did ot."shouted Jerry Slmp-
son across the hall I'VE know where
We were nj nil the time
The Bryan people laughed with glee
at this retoIndeT.
\ moment later the chairman an
nounccd the result as 1853 FOR Allen and
56i for Campion. The Bryan men
screamed with Joy. They got on their
chairs and cheercd.
They whlrlcd their coats, umbrellas,
hats and everything movable aloft.
They upronted their state Gu!dons and
narnded them about the aislcs Another
row occurred over tho possession Of the
Alabama standard, but the Bryan Men
ut last carried II of victOrlously. Only
tho Texas and Middle Of the Road
southern delegates sat silently In their
scntss during the wild demonstration.
The guidons OF the Bryan states danced
for five minutes about Nebraska, and
then they were borne about the delegates
enclosure. The band played. hut 1t
could Just DO heard. Four colored mon
with bnnjoR, got near tho stage and
sung n Bryan Snng. The scene, with the
exception 0f the fact that tho galleries
did not participate In tho demonstration,
worry much roscmbled that ut tho Coli
scum ut Chicag1 when Mr.. Bryan was
nominated. 1t lasted about eighteen
minutes. as
After order was restored deicgat to VIII
lams, OF California, climbed onto tho
state. I've have made n square fight"
he shouted; 1--WE have boon fairly beaten
and IN the Interest Of peace aud harmony
move tho selrGtlon Of William r. Allen
na permanent chairman he made unanl-
m0ua."
His motion was carrlod with 4 hurrnh,
hut there wore loud crlcb OF dlsaentlon
In the direction Of tho Lone Star del0ga-
ton. On MIR. penco'S motion q COM
mlttno consisting OF himsrlf, Cyclone"
DnvIs. 1Enntlua DonnGlly, were appoint
cd to escort Senator Allen to tho plat
form.