The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-07-16
SECOND DAY.
First Session.

At n few min uteS before II O'Clock the tenn
porary chairman called the convention to order
and announced that its proceedings would be
opened with prayer by Rev. Thomas Edward
Green rector of Grace church (EpiscopaD,
Cedar Rapids Ia. AT this time the section Of
the New York delegates was still unoccupied.
Senator White, permanent chairman elect,
relieved Senator Daniel of the gavel and pre-
sided the informal proceedings of the
convention which followed, Mr.. Daniel being
in poor voice after his exertions of yesterday
The temporary chairman announced that the
first business in order was the report Of COM
mittees, no business could be DONE except
by unanimous consent, until the committees
reported. He called the first committee in or
der, the committee credentials, and there
was no response. After an interval of about
ten minutes it was announced tha: the commit
tee on credentials were about to reaSSemble
after their long nights session.
While awaiting the reports of committees
the convention was addressed. in response to
calls. by ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas; Senator
Blackburn of Kentucky; Gov. Altgeld of IL
linois; Uavid Cvermeyer, of Kansas; George
Frederick Williams, OF Massachusetts.
At this point Il p. m.) the chair announced a
partial report of the committee on credentials
recommending that each of the territories and
the District OF Columbia be granted six votes.
Second, after careful comparison OF the cre-
dentials as returned by the national commit
tee, they found all OF them correct except those
from the states of Nebraska and Michigan.
report that the delegates headed by Hon. w.
j. Bryan should be admitted to seats. In re-
gard to Michigan they asked further time.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Nebraska. in the body
OF the hall and gracefully offered to vacate the
seats now occupied by the sitting delegates for
the benefit Of their successful contestants.
The motion to adopt the report was declared
carried by q viva voce vote, 4 demand for
roll call. which was at first made by Gov. Rus
sell. being Withdrawn on the statement OF the
credentials committee
the report was unanimous.
AT 1:lo the gold delegation rron Nebraska
retired to Il march tune by the band, and their
silver successors took their places.
The Bryan men, as they marched in headed
by silver-tipped spears and banner bearing
Mr.. Bryan's name in silver letters, were vocif-
erously applauded.
At 1887 Mr.. Altgeld moved that the eonssn-
tion take recess till five o'clock.
The proposition was met with loud shouts Of
diSapproyal. Thereupon the chairman tNfr.
White of California) stated that it had be-
come manifest that there would be no report
from the committee ON credentials for some
tme and that the motion just made was the
result OF that fact.
Mr.. Finley. of Ohio. moved that the report Of
the committee on permanent organization be
now read and that the convention proceed to
its permanent organizat ion. leaving the report
of the committee on credentials to be disposed
of subsequently.
The chair ruled that as there was no perma-
tion of permanent organization. He then
put the question on the motion for q recess
and declared it carried SO the convention
took recess till 5 p. m. Z
Second Session.
The convention reassembled at $50 p. m
with a full attendance of delegates and with
crowded galleries. Senator Daniel, of Vir-
ginia, was in the chair as temporary chair
man.
At $3.50 p m. the committee on credentials
presented it's complete report, admitting to
seats the contesting delegates from the fourth
confessional district of Michgan-Messrs.
Chamberlain and Hart: also admitting the
contesting delegates from the ninth congress
sional district of Michigan-Messrs. Hoyt and
White-and recognizing the right to their
seats of all the other delegates from Michigan.
Mr.. Crosby, of Massachusetts,, offered an
amendment to retain the four unSeated dele
gates.
A long and somewhat acrimonious discus
sion followed which was finally brought to an
end by the moving and Seconding Of the pre-
vious question. when the minority amendment
was rejected and the report OF the majority
declared adopted.
The report Of the committee on permanent
was then presented by Mr.. Fin
ley, of Ohio, naming Senator White. of Cali
fornia, Us permanent president OF the conven-
tion, and Thomas J. Cogan, Of Ohio, as perma- |
nent secretary.
The report was adopted and q committee ap-
pointed TO escort Senator White to the chair.
Senator Daniel in retiring from the tempor- |
ary chsirmanship expressed his deep sense Of |
the Honor which he had enjoyed and intro |
tuped Mr. White as 'the distinguished sena- |
tor from California" tCheers.l
Senator White, of California. on taking the |
chair, spoke OF the convention as an assem- |
blaee o6 men ssom every state and teEEitop u !