The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-06-23

For several minutes the convention cheered
and yelled and shouted.
At the morning session there was bRef
contest over the question of proceeding
with the election of permanent officers he-
fore the report of the committee on creden-
tials had been acted upon. Senator WEI
lington and Congressman Mudd of Mary
land and Delegate Littlefeld of Maine,
vainly protested that 1t was Irregular ana
that there was no convention until the
credentials of the members had been pass
ed upon, but the protests were swept ASIDE
like chaff before the wind. The convention
brimmed over with enthusiasm and was Id
no temper to be delayed.
At the afternoon session, the first test OF
strength between the Mckinley followers
and those of Reed, Allison, Quay and Nor
ton, came, and it demonstrated to the sat
isfaction of all that Mckinley has clear
majority of a hundred in the convention.
The question was the adoption of the report
of the committee on credentials, which GER
tilted the action of the national committee
on credentials in giving almost all the 100
contested seats to the Mckinleyites ana
decided the Texas contest in favor OF the
Grant Mckinley delegation and that i'll
Delaware, in favor of the Higgins delega-
ton. The majority report was met with
violent minority report, denouncing the
committee on credentials for presuming to
accept unchallenged the findings of the ma
tional committee.
The lines were not drawn absolutely. as
quite number of delegates who are
pledged to Mckinley voted with the op-
position They were defeated-54o13 to
5491a.
ST. Louis, June 1S-The Republican ma
tional convention nailed their principles 70
the mast heads and placed in command OF
the ship which Is to bear them on TO Ior-
tune or disaster in November, their popular
idol, William Mckinley Of Ohio and Car
rett A. Hobart of New Jersey.
But there was mutiny abroad, and at the
last moment before the lines were cast OFT,
part Of the crew who had shipped ~
many voyages. refused to subscribe
to the new shipping articles and
walked down the gang plank me
convention was held in session for ten
hours to accomplish the work cut out Tor
it, and several different times was tragic,
dramatic and inspiring. Fully 10000 peo-
pie were in the vast audience to hiss or
cheer by turns The bolt of the silver men
from the West was fully discounted, but 1t
nevertheless furnished the most dramatic
incident of the day. Led by Senator Tell
err they had yesterday declared their IN
tention CT refusing to subscribe to the gold
plank in the platform, but to-day AFTER
Senator Teller had made his final appeal to
the convention not to take the step which
would drive him and his colleagues out
from the ranks of the party, which in the
past had honored them and they had de-
lighted to serve and the convention had
voted--S1S IL to 1O5 1-2-to stand by the
gold declaration in the platform, they left
the convention hall.
Mckinley Nominated.
1t was a foregone conclusion that Nc
Kinley would be nominated by the pentup
enthusiasm of the friends of the Ohio
candidate which found full vent. The
speech of Baldwin of Council Bluffs, NOM
mating Allison; Of Senator Lodge nominal
ing Reed; of Hastings nominating Quay,
and of Depew nominating Norton. were
eloquent and mastery efforts, and We're
received with the greatest enthusiasm by
their respective supporters; but the nomi-