The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-31

Much time was spent over thedetaiis % the
| rules many amendments having been offered
| 20 them. with more or less discussion and tho
usual decree OF confusion
Mr.. Washburn OF Massachusetts was caliei
| TO the chair 10 relieve senator Allen.
The convention. by an almost unanimous
vote. decided 10 leave the selection OF "a chair
man OF the national committee 10 the commits
tee itself, instead Of connding the selection Of
the chairman TO the presidential nominee.
When that portion OF the rules WAS reached
which provided for reversal OF the order of
nominating president and vice president "Cy-
clone Davis took the stand and said he be-
lieved he could now point the way TO "a haven
OF peace. He had received pledges from the
states OF Nevada ana Illinois Ia addition 10
the states OF Kansas and Nebraska. that
II the convention proceeded In regular
order they would sustain the middle-of-the-
road candidate for vice president He for his
part was willing TO trust their good faith aud
TO withdraw all obstruction
delegate from Minnesota added To these
pledges the almost unanimous support of
Mnnesotas SO delegates
But the convention was not in the humor 10
accept the olive branch OF peace Fifty men
addressed the chair az once ana when tho
chairman declared that the prev ous question
had been ordered Mr. Crandall, Of New Jer-
sey, advanced 70 the platform. and shaking his
list. said he was delegate. and he proposed TO
be heard. lie was howled down notwithstand-
ing.
The roll OF states was called on the question
OF substituting the minority report. giving
precedence 10 the Weep presidential nomlna-
tion, for the majority report TO proceed 10 bal.
lot for president first ana vice. president next.
Mr. skinner Of North Carolina, who had cast
- OF that states vote for the majority report
announced that he would change that vote un-
less good faith was to be observed and SOUTH
ern vice president nominated
scene OF Wild confusion ensued which de-
layei the proceedings some time. An informal
count showed the vote to be- For the minority
report s3O; for the majority report 100
Before the result was announced Mr.. Skin
ner changed the vote OF North Carolina, cast
ing the whole " votes for the minority report
which was adopted the Official total being:
els
The report as thus amended was then de-
clared adopted.
The chair then announced that the commit
tee on resolutions had prepared a report but
the minority members, who wished TO sign
report, requested time for this pur-
pose
Gen. Weaver, OF Iowa. chairman OF the COM
mittee on resolutions and platform, took the /
platform at 1905 TO read the platform and res /
olutions, which had been agreed to. ne said. 4
with great unanimity, but not with entire 4
as minority reports would be pre-
scnted by Mr. kearby OF Texas, and Mr..
Ioxey, Of Ohio He read the platform and
There were three minority reports presented,
but they were all laid on the table and the
platform as reported by the majority Of the
committee was adopted
The states were called for nomination for
rice president
When Alabama was called Col. T. c. Bau-
nan mounted the platform and placed In NOM
nation Harry skinner. OF North Carolina
The convention then decided to take a recess
Until six O'Clock