The Portland daily press., 1896-07-09

| most tired out. The vote was taken ON
| the minority amendment, which retains
| the sitting mem bers from the fourth ana
ninth districts of Michigan in their seRfs.
The vote resulted in the rejection Of
| the minority report, yeas, 3oo; nays, 55oi
absent, q not voting, 2.
"The noes have it, said the chairman
and the amendment was lost. III was
now the silver mems turn. They yelled
and waved their hats and handkerenlefs,
and displayed Bland pictures and made
the night hiteous for nearly as long as
the gold men, the galleries impartially
assisting. During the jubilation by the
silver men, two stout Kentucky delegates
danced brakedown in the aisles at the
rear of the delegates section, several
others "patting time" amid the widest
laughter. The official detailed vote ny
STATE
Alabama, nay, 2s Arkansas, nay, IS;
6oorado od1aR' ass Ss', nay, nay
aye, 12; Delaware, aye, g.; Florida, aye,
8; Georgia, nay, 26; Idaho, nay, 8;
Illinois, nay 4S, aye, s; nay, 90; Iowa,
nay, %; Kansas, nay, 20; Kentucky, nay,
26; Louisiana, nay, 16; Maine, aye, ~,
two not voting; Maryland, aye, 10. nay,
1; Massachusetts,, aye, 27, nay, 3; M1chl-
bsent, 4; Mississippi, nay, IS; Missouri.
nay, 81; Montana, nay, s.; Nebraska,
nay, IS; Nevada, nay, 6; New Hamp-
shire, aye, s; New Jersey, aye, 90; New
York, aye 70; North Carolina, aye, l,
nay, III; North Dakota, nay, 6; Ohio,
nay 46; Oregon nay 8; Pennsylvania. aye
"a: Rhode Island, aye, s; South Carolina
nay. "a; Texas. nay, 5; Utah. nay, 8;
Vermont. aye, 8; Virginia.. nay, "a;
Washington, aye, 4 nay 4, West Viz
ginia, aye 2, nay, 10; Wisconsin, aye. 24
Wyoming, nay, 6; Arizona, nay. 6; New
Mexico, nay, 6; Oklohoma nay, 6; In
dian Territory, nay, 6; Distrios C0lum-
bia, aye, l; nay, 81 Alaska, aye, 6.
The chairman put the question on the
majority report of the committee on
credentials and declared it adopted. The
report of the committee on permanent or
ganlzation was presented by Mr.. Finley
of Ohio, naming Senator White Of Cali
fornia permanent president of the con-
yention. and Thomas ]. Hogan of Ohio,
perinanent secretary. An amendment to
appointment of delegates from Nebraska
to the several committees (substituting
other names) and the amendment was
agreed to. A motion was made to refer
back to the committee that portion of the
report relating to committeeman from
Michigan. 1t was agreed to. With those
exceptions the report was adopted. A
escort Senator White to the chair.
On taking the chair he said he would
extend full and equal and impartial
treatment to all. Every question before
the convention should be considered oare-
fully and deliberately and when the voice
of the convention was orystalized into
Judgment, that judgment should be bind
ing to all true Democrats. (Cheers.) Mr..
Clark of Montana produced a silver
gavel from the mines of Montana which
he rendered to the presiding officer in
the name of the delegation from thai
state. The chairman remarked that In
the absence of objection he would feel
compelled to accept this handsome pres
ent from the Montana delegation. No
obj lection being heard the silver gavel
WAS passed up.
Chairman Jones Of Arkansas, of the
committee on resolutions, announced the
the committee on platform and resolu-
tionB would meet tomorrow morning at
$50. This was taken by the heated and
excited audience as an Indication of i'm
mediate adjournment. An inoipient panic
partially developed People in the gal
leries began to move with rush and
corresponding movement started on the
hoor.ss The means Of exit from the build
Ing are so utterly insufficient that trouble
might have followed but the sergeant at
arms, raising his big voice, commanded
his deputies to stop those men. When
some degree of order had been restored a
mosion to adjourn till 10 tomorrow morn
Ing was put at 9. 80 p. M, declared car
ried, and the second days session ended.