Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-09
EVENING SESSION.
Four Michigan Contestants Seated,
giving The State 10 Silver
REIGN or npUDLg rASDrMoSIUS'
so,ator white Err rCimaurnt Chair
miu-lIe Muk saw
Brlf ppoh.

CHICAGO, July Sat $3.50 O'Clock
,hs c,mmittes on resolutions filed into
tbo inclosue. In the van was the
,i.lVart form of Senator Hin. rs the
ieles ates and crowd caught sight Of
bim tbsy rose to their feet and wildly
,bsetsd the New York leader Again
and again they cried his nome, but
Tho senator quietly took his seat aud
conferred 10 subuued tones with those
about him rs II utterly unconscious OF
The tumult.
Ten minutes later Chairman Daniel
,nIled the convention TO ORDER and an.
uounced that tue committee on Gre
dgnttals were ready TO report. when
The reading clerk read the report scat
ing four silver delegates from Michi'
pap. which chsngou the complexion
oftIo delegation under tue unit rule
from gold 10 silver, there was consider
sblo applause among tho silver men on
tho door.
EX.Congrsssman John q. Crosby Of
Mas4achusettt, ON behalf OF tue mi
notify OF the committee, took the utagu
and earnestly protested AGAINST tue
decision Of the majority. Ho sloEc,
he snid, In behalf OF eighteen st. tee.
His votes was hardly audible Any
feet away and tho crowds yellod,
"L1uder"
After lengthy debate In which
Judgo Poweta participated, amid loud
cries II "VOtr, vote" from the lmpa'
tlont CROWDS, Chnirmnn Daniel put tho
uueatlon, fret on the adoption VI the
minority report TO cOntifm tho sitting
delegates In their title TO tue huatu.
THIS roll was called. Alabama, the
fiut state called, started n revolt against
the majority. Although solid siiver
delegation, challenge o: her vote do
yelupod tho fact that seven votes IN
the delegation favored the gold dele.
gates, Hut under toe unit rule Ala.
bamA's % vote were chtt nguinnt the
minority report. Tho gold uiUn got II
cut OF California; IS silver yotof, two
OF which were cast by Senator White
and CnngTOssmHu Mcguire.
INDIANA gave Of their 80 votes for
tho poli delegates. Delegate Hnlio.
man Of the Kentucky delegation, by u
challenge, uncovered two affirmative
votes In that delegation. There were
three votes IN the Massachusetts, dele
cation iur seating the silver doiegatcF,
and In Matyinnd. Mr.. Stevenson OF
Michigan cast the IS votes OF his state,
in which IA, 70 are ~ silver votes, in
favor OF Keeping the gold mon In their
seatf. There was wild cheering when
sx.Gov. Flower cast the ~ votes Oi
New York for the minority report. IL
continued fully minute, whom the
rhVeslug suddenly ewelled into a roar.
Toe gold delegates mounted their
ppalis aud waved their handkerchief,
while the ralleTies grew perfectly
frautic. They shouted, whlstltd,
stamped their feet, flung their hats
alott aud turf cd the convention into
pandomouium. The enthusiasm rose
and fell, only 10 rice again Ike the on.
coming tiucs Of tho ocean. Up TO that
time ID was the most enthusiastic
scene Of tue convention.
Chairman Daniel tried O. secure
order with hls gnvel, but the thps
were swallowed up Ia tue awful din as
the crack " toy pistol would bu by
the roar Of huudted.tln guns. The
band broke IN with tho strains Of one
OF Sousa's popular matches, bui it had
no effect on the 10000 people who were
yelling IKE mau. Mntn tue musin
ceased the demonstration grew iinTcer,
Tho silver mon were iniurlatod. rnty
were evidently cOnyincBi that the raj.
lefl,s were packed. lhn demOustrs.
ton lasted eighteen minutes.
Governor Altgeid had been star ding
IN his chair over by the Illinois ,tanu.
ara, with CuoErO'l, Matun aud stiur
gathered about nini. lie seuurei roe.
ognitlOn by tue medium Of mrs on
ger sent to the platform, anu shou,us 4,