The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-09
THEY HAVE TWO THIRDS
The Michigan Gold Delegation Made to
Give Way 10 the Silver Contestants.
NEBRASKA GOLD MEN ALSO THROWN OUT
Convention Adjourned without Iinv.
Ing Mndc Much rEcx'iway Towards
WORK, But the Session wRs Hntcr-
esiIuS Through, StandorGoid Men.

Chicago, July S.-(SpeciaD-Th great
fight on the Michigan case was decided
this evening by vote Of 55S for the ma
3ority report against 3GS for the minority
report.
Ii was a battle loyal and was witnessed
with intense interest tby 10000 spectators.
This morning at / o'clock the Committe
on Credentials overrode the gold people
in the case of the Michigan contest and
by vote of 20 TO Is decided to seat the
eight silver contestants, which included
fhe four delegates-at-larg2 and the dele
gates from the Fourth and Ninth dis
1ricts in that State. The committee had
also decided 10 seat ex-Congressman
Bryan and his free silver delegates from
Nebraska.
The action OF the committee, when
learned, provoked the greatest indigna-
ton among the sound money aGIaerents,
ana ms ting was o. ganized at the Audi
toriun 10 take ao'tiln to right the great
wrong that was proposed to be comm:.-
ted. The meeting occupied over three
hours. Senator Gray presided and when
he called the meeting to order took occa-
sion to deprecate the drastic action OF
the free silveiitets
All the speeches. save only the one of
MIR. Whitney, took for a Keynote a res
oiution offered by Joan p. Irish, of Cal
itornia, demanding u separate organ.za-
ton to each State, and by Inference an
other national ticket
Mr. Whitney did no: counsel going to
the length of separate organization He
thought that the efforts of the sound
money men had been productive OF re-
cults. even though they appear to be
very slight.
~ resolution offered by Mr. Fred Leh-
man was adopted looking to the an
pointment of committc OF one from,
each State to be known as the National
I.SecutiNc Committee OF the Sound
Money democracy. This meeting had
marked effect and this morning the
Committee ON Credentials were called
together for the purpose OF reconsider
ing their action. The meeting was an
eHecnllNc one, occupying several hours
in duration, and at last Il compromise
was erected by which ii was concluded
10 report in favor of seating the four
gold delegates ut large and the contest
Ing delegates from the Fourth and
Ninth districts. This would give the
Silverites majority of the delegation
ana as the unit rule prevailed as to the
h1chigan vote, It's entire vote would be
cast for the silVeritcs. ana this secured
the needed two-thrds vote To make a
nomination.
The vote of Virginia on the adoptiop
OF the committee report at one time. by
reason OF majority report of the dele
gates having concluded to vote for the
minority report, would have been cast
as unit for the minority report but
because OF the wonderful and prolonged
applause that greeted the vote of New
York. as announced by Senator Hill. a
number of the delegates changed their
votes in favor of the majority report,
and the vote of the State as announced
was thrown for the majority report
Thc delegates voting for the minority
report We're: Messrs. Blackstone Glen
nan. West. Turnbull Southau and Glas-
gov The vote of Virginia. when an
Hounced by Chairman Jones, was chal-
lenged by Messrs. Glennan and West,
and the record made as above stated.