The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-19

tne platform, was ma de apparent Mr..
Teller sent UP to The desk the protest,
signed by Teller. Of Colorado; Dubois, OF
Idaho; Cannon, OF Utah; Representa-
tives Hartman. OF Montana. and Cleve-
land. of Nevada all members OF the
Committee on Resolutions.
Senator Petugrew this morning added
his name to the protest, although. not
member Of the committee.
When Alaska was reached one of the
delegates from shat Territory asked IL
under the new rulesi as adopted Alaska
was not entitled to four votes instead
Of two
The, chair replied in the affirmative
and Alaska then voted four ayes.
The District OF Columbia b.ing called
Col. Perry Ca.son, The gigantic colored
delegate. who shares with Andrew G]ea-
sonl white. the representation of the
National Capital suppEed one of 'uhe
most humorous ihcldtn:s of the day.
Raising his towering form to Its full
height he said, with his peculiar negro
dialect:
'Mr. Chairman. ayes SO and so; noes
so and so: L want to know what it all
means" Being informed. he said
Then we have voted right
The result of the roll call was an
nounced ayes. SlsM;'nays. lC5h. So the
motion to lay Teller's substitute free
silver plank on the table was carried
Mr.. Foraker was recognized to move
the previous question on the passage of
the resolution.
body of the hall, asked that a separate
vote be taken on the financial plank.
(Crles OF "No.")
The previous Question was then order
ed with only few noes, and Mt Du-
bois demanded roll-call of States on
the passage of the financial plank. and
Colorado. and Montana seconded the
call
The chairman said the question to be
voted on was: "'Shall the plank be
adopted as the sense OF the conven-
tion?" On this the roll OF States was
called
The roll-caM proceeded amid so much
confusion that the chairman had to
suspend until order had been restored.
Meantime the two secretaries were puz-
zling over the result of the vote as an
nounced ON the previous motion. which
footed up apparently more delegates
than there were In the convention
The result of the roll-call on the ques-
tion OF the adoption OF the financial plank
was yeas sl2h.3 nays D0Is. land the
financial plank is adopted" added the
chairman amid cheers.
The rest of the platform was adopted
with ringing chorus OF ayes, there be-
ing but one solitary no"
The chair announced that IL was re-
quested as personal privilege to have
a statement prepared by Certain mem
bers OF this convention be read.
rs there object!on?" he asked. Wait
g few seconds and receiving no re-
sponse, he announced as a matter of
personal privilege the chair would per-
nit Senator Cannon to read the state
ment. and asked respectful attention and
perfect quiet.
Mr.. Frank Cannon the youthful Sena-
tor from Utah. advanced to the platform
and with Senator Teller sitting by his
side, read in ringing tones and with
many gestures the protest
When Mr.. Cannon had nearly finished
the reading of the document. cries OF
Time" and counter cries OF mo, let
him finish." were raised.
The chairman again appealed for re-
spec;ful attention to the protest, which
he said was nearly finished
AT his closing words. declaring that
the Republtcan party. once the redeemer
or the people, was now about to become
It's oppre.sor. storm of Misses and
groans were raised from all parts of .he
hail. and cries OF down" were raised
The chair, with his resonant voice ris-
Ing above the tumult said: THE chair
suggests to this convention that the Re
publican party in convention assembled
need not fear any Observation-Disclosures
80 VI NNiSeiS WHICH laSteu SGNS-
raj seconds, interrupted the chairman.
When they had subsidized he continued:
And the Chair further suggests in the
interest of the Republican party that
whatever Is to be said within reasonable
limits by those who can no longer re-
main in our party. ought to be listened
to with respectful attention, believing
that full answer will be made by the
great majority OF the American people
at the polls next November" (Ap-
plause)
The names OF the slgners Of the pro-
test as read by the secretary were greet
ed with Kisses. and a voice in the near
called out. Goodbye, my lover good
bye" as Senator Teller and his associ-
ates filed out of the hall, marching down
the main aisle. The whola convention
rose and yelled and waved flags. hats
and fans. while the band played patriotic
airs, the assemhage singing the chorus
Three Cheers for the Red, White and
Blue to the accompaniment of the
band. and shouting TIL they were hoarse
The chair, when the tumult had in some
measure subsidized, said in his slow, de-
liberate way: Gentlemen OF the con-
vention, there seems to be enough dele
gates left to do business. Great cheer
ing). The chair now asks that a gentle
man from Montana who did not go out"
here an ouuburst of cheering drowned
the rest of the sentence and cries were
made for Lee Mantle. He was asked to
come to the platform, but declined to do
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