Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-30

cred. ard wc, therefore. beTscve ~ 10 ne
fhe supreme duty Of this convention %
ad,pt a platform Of Its own ana nominate
4 ticket OF Its own.
Mr.. Covey OF Ohio also offered a h4hor8ty
report proposing the following as a sfl,ats-
t,,fe for the plank In regard 70 the esnpioy-
pent Of idle labor in time OF deprrrrion'
awe demand the passage Of the nofrlnter.
sf hearing bond and good roads measures
Majority Report Adopted
Mr. yaIette OF Rhode Island ass came
farwsrd with a third minority report He
p~refacei bis readlag BIZ saying that NE
could not subscribe TO the principles ehnh-
ciatad by the majority report. when ana
nouncement created no tide hubbuD, and q
Kansas delegate suggested that IL be yored
uroa without being read. Mr.. valettes doe
ument proyed to be a sert of new declsTs~
ton Of Independence. The various pianks
were offered with laughter, calls aAf erses
OF order. The reading had not proceeded
yery far when soIae one moved ~ refer me
-eport 10 the on resolution, whici
motion prevailed amid a orsiderable dis
NAV Of enthusiasm. Dir Valetse grew an
CRY 1T the summary manner In which MS
report was disposed Of. With flushed face
and passionate posture he declared that
the platform represented bis views, ana ne
would maintain them as long as he had
breath In his body, Senator Allen tried
TO calm him. but the Rhode Island delegate
only grew more lncenset. He waved his
ANN. violently. and for a moment IL looked
as II he intended 70 personally assault the
chairman. suddenly some one cried put
him out" and several policemen came for
ward from the wings and BUSTED him down
the steps. He was afterward elected froih
the hail.
w. r.. Henry Of North Carolina with
drew his name from the minority report,
saying that II had been placed there under
a Misrepresentation. ON motion OF Mr.. Kelly
of Kansas tAe previous question was or
dered. All the amendments were laid on
the table, and the platform as reported by
a majority Of the committee was adopted,
not without n few cries of dissent. Some
Nebraska delegate moved q recess until >
O'Clock. A Texan moved TO amend anu
make II 6 o'clock
ave want 10 get through tonight be
yelled. 'When we meet here again well
never adjourn no more till we're done.
You fellows better go home SID eat a
whole lot"
Both motions we're defeated.
Henry II. Lloyd OF Illinois moved 70 pro-
coed 10 the nomination OF a vice president.
The chair said that the motion was un-
necessary, as that was the next business
In order. The states were called.
When Alabama was called. Col p. G.
Bowman mounted the platform aud placed
In nomination Barney Gibbs OF Texas. Be-
fore he entered upon his speech, however.
the convention decided to take a recess OF
an hour and a half.
The Vote by States.
Following IS the yes and nay vote by
states on the motion TO adopt the minority
report. recommending the nomination FOR
Vice president before that for president.
The totals do not agree with the official
figures announced, but the assistant see
retarv, who kept the tally. admitted that
his totals were too large. a mistake OF about
100 votes having been made In adding.