The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-11
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Marsden of Louisiana again moved to
| overthrow the two.thirds vote. Chairman
Richardson declines to entertaln the
motion and Marsden appeals from the
Chairs decision.
Marsden has The convention in an up
roar again by taking glass OF water
which had been rushed down the aisle 10
him when he began to speak. Marsoen
Is the man who convulsed the convention
Tuesday with his water drinking
capabilities while addressing the crowd.
Marsden takes the platform but ohe
convention evidently is dis1nclineo 10
listen to him.
Richardson hammers for order. Mars
denis statement that majority snoulo
rule, was missed.
The chairman appealed to the conven-
ti0n to restore order. He lectureo tne
crowd for clamoring for recognition.
SENATOR BLANCHARD
stated that the delegation from Louisiana
did not approve the exhibition of Mars
den.
Chairman Richardson decided that
Marsden's point was not debatahle and
that i5 should go to the committee on
rules. Marsden was hustled off the plat5
form and took his seat amid howls OF
derision.
CONTENTION IN WISCONSIN DELE
CATION.
When the State Of Wisconain was called
contention ar ose among some OF It's
delegates, some of the silver men claim
ing that the unit rule did no. govern
their action, and the gold men, especial
ly Gen. Briggs and Senator Villas, insist
ing that it did, and that tho instructions
were printed on the commissions OF DELE
gates.
A copy of these instructions was sent
to the chair and was read by one OF the
secretaries. 1t directs the delegates from
Wisconsin to vote as a unit on all sub
jeots and candidates as the majority may
determine.
Gen. Bragg, in the course of some
what angry altegcation with delegate
opposed to his views, declared that the
silver delegation from Virginia should
not determine the course OF the Demo-
oraoy of Wisconsin. He added that at a
meeting of the Wisconsin delegation
yesterday twenty declared themselves In
favor of not voting in the convention and
four of them in favor Of voting. ~
The chairman instructed the secretary
20 call the names Of the Wisconsin dele
CATION and in response to the call General
Bragg, Senator Villas and eighteen others
declined to vote. while four others voted.
Mr.. u. j. Dookery, one of the silver
delegates from Wisconsin, mounting the
stand, argued that the instructions
as read, did not authorize the majority
\ f1E 49, Ga<sva
voting. Gen. Bragg argued that the in
structions req uired the vote of Winoonsin
to be cast as unit The chair ruled on
the point of order raised by this dis
| ousion. He first read again the instruc-
tions of the Wisconsin delegation and
said: ''The chair rules these are not
instructions to abstain from voting.
when tho roll is called 1.-The gentlemen
absent shall be recorded as absent, but
If majority of the delegation vote their
victory shall be individually recorded.
The minority cannot cast The entire vote
of the delegation. This ruling was re-
ceived with applause. The result of the
second ballot was announced at lis p.
ln., as follows: Bland, 281; Boies. 81;
Matthews, 81: Mclean, 53; Black burn, Al;
Pattison, 100; Bryan, 1877; Pennoyer. 8;
Stevenson, 10; Hill, /, Teller. 8; not vot-
ing. 100.
Mr.. Niarsden of Louisiana mounted the
platform and amid considerable COM
fusion, said: Il move it is the sense
OF this convention that the majority
ed by Democratic conventions hereto
fore under the uwo-thirds rule, is a
oowaraly subterfuge. (Hisses and up,
roar.
The presiding officer remarked that
while he did not think the gentleman
had made any motion. he would SO con-
slider 1t, and would announce that the
gentleman from Louisiana had moved
| that the two-thirds rule be abrogated.
Senator Blanchard said he was autho-
rized by the Louisiana delegation to
say that the motion of the delegate
(MaFsden), was not made at its sugges-
tion, and to lay that motion on the
table. A point of order was made THAT
the motion to abrogate she two o-thirds rule
must be first considered by the COM
mittee on rules and the point of order
was sustained by the chair.
The third ballot began at ]. 30 p. m.
New York OH the third ballot as on the
sacond. remained mute, when the name
of the state was called. The result of the
third ballot was Bland, 291; Boies, SO;
Matthew'S. "a; MoLoan, 81; Bryan, 919;
Blackb burn, 81; Pattison, 81; Stevenson,
9; Hill, /; absent or not voting, 1862.
fourth roll call was Immediately ordered.
Senator White resumed the chair. While
in giving the result of the fourth ballot
VIM. Bryan's big gain from 219 to $50,
was announced, Bryan banners were
raised on the standards of several stands
and shouting indulgsd in with view
of stampedinR the convention to his sup
port. Nevada, a Mclean state. Kansas
Bland state, Idaho and other states that
previously voted for other candidates,
led the movement. They were quickly
followed in the order named by New
Mexico, California District of Colum-
bia, Idaho, Minnesota, Washington, Vir-
ginia and Indian Territory, who raised
the standards and joined in the gen.
eral shout for Bryan. Then process
sion was started. the standards of 22
states and territories being borne around
the hall amid perfect tornado of cheer
ing. illinois Joined in and Florida fol-
lnKad A ftar IL rainutas of this hinno-