The herald., 1896-07-24
AFTERNOON SESSION
Slow Progress Made In Decision Of Cont
Cases

Slow Progress Made In Decision Of Contest
Cases
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-At $3.50 o'clock
Chairman Butler raped the convention
to order and announced that the COM
mittee on credentials would submit a
partial report.
His announcement was repeated by
sub-chairmen in various parts of the
hall, the delegates in remote portions
of the auditorium having complained
that they could not hear what was going
on.
Delegate Wardell, chairman of the
credentials committee, read the report.
That portion relative to delegations
where there were no contests was agreed
to.
Then the trouble began.
Patterson of Colorado moved that the
convention take up the contests alpha
betically by states.
Harry Tracy of Texas objected. He
wanted them taken up in the order re-
ported by the committee.
Patterson denied that the committee
submitted them in any order. The COM
mittee, he said. simply enumerated
cases.
Brooks of Missouri drew howl of ap-
plause from the straight-outs by rails
ing point of order, as Patterson's state
was contested, and that he had no right
to the privileges of a member of this con-
vention until the title to his seat was
confirmed.
Chairman Butler overruled the point,
saying that Patterson's name was on the
temporary roll-call, and he was entitled
to all the privileges of membership until
he should be unseated.
Delegate Webster of Missouri, who
seconded Patterson's motion, withdrew
the second, saying that if the Colorado
delegation, which came first on the roll
of contested delega tions, were seated,
they would have an important influence
in the determination of other cases.
Patterson said that the reason the
Colorado contest should be first decided
was because it was the only delegation
contested as whole. His motion was
put and declared carried
Stump Ashby of Texas attempted to
secure division, but the chair ruled his
ueHldHu came 100 late.
The Colorado contest then came up
and motion was made to adopt the re-
port of the committee recommending the
seating of the Patterson delegation.
w. ]. Carter of Georgia demanded a
vote by states.
Patterson said he was unwilling to
have vote on the question until the
minority report could be heard.
The minority had not prepared a re-
pert.
Patterson wanted them to have an
opportunity to present report. He Of
fered a motion in Difference to the wishes
of the Texas and Georgia delegations
who were opposed to seating the delega-
ton, that the Colorado contest be post
poned one hour. This motion was car.
ried.
This" said the Texas man, "is mag
unanimous, but Patterson can't catch us
with any such taffy. He is not in the mid
die of the road
The Illinois case was then taken up.
The majority report recommended that
the two delegations from Cook county
be seated and the vote be divided. The
majority, signed by fourteen members
of the committee, recommended that the
Taylor delegation be seated A Vir-
ginia delegate moved the adoption of the
majority report. After some wrang-
ling it was agreed that there should be
fifteen minutes for debate on each side.
Chairman Palmer of the Illinois dele
cation spoke in favor of the Taylor del
egation. stump Ashley of Texas
wanted to know if the Norton delegates
were arraigned by the Taylor crowd as
anarchists.
mo, no, no." replied the Illinois dele
gates, when Mr.. Palmer turned upon
him and shouted, 81 called no man an
anarchist. I made no such imputation."
c. S. Darrow of Illinois defended the
majority report. A round of applause
rippled over the delegates when Jerry
Simpson made brief speech in favor
of the Taylor delegates title to the seats.
S. M. Norton of Chicago closed the de-
bate for the majority. He tried to pour
oil on the troubled waters.
Mr.. Palmer closed in behalf of the Tay-
lor delegation, and the vote was taken
by states.
There was much confusion while the
states were being polled. The vote was
taken on the proposition to give the seats
to the Taylor delegates. 1t was not a
test vote in any respect. Alabama, which
is for Bryan, for instance cast half her
vote for the minority. Georgia, which
is opposed to Bryan, cast 81 votes for
the majority report, while Kansas,
which Is solid for Bryan, gave 81 votes