The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-24

the floor for such a motion. But when
+. A. Cooke Of Virginia, chairman %
the committee on permanent Organi1L-
ton. came forward TO make his report,
a dozen delegates jumped to their feet
and protested that a report from an
other committee was not in order until
the report OF the committee on creden-
tials as a whole had been agreed to-
Washburn. Of Massachusetts,. who was
temporarily In the chair. ruled the
points not well taken. He also declined
to entertain an appeal The report OF
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton was then read Announcement Of
the selection OF Senator Allen of Ne
braska for permanent chairman, was
the signal for a demonstration lasting
several minutes. j. w. Hayes Of New
Jersey was selected for secretary and
the other temporary officers were made
permanent.
The minority report naming James f.
Campion OF Maine for permanent
chairman. set the middle-of-the-road
men on edge. The Texas and Georgia
delegates climbed on their chairs and
yelled like Comanche Indians. Several
large middle-of- the-road banners were
paraded through the aisle. The west
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the demonstration. one of the Georgia
delegates pulled up his state standard
banner. which was held aloft by two
members OF the delegation. one white
and one colored The standards Of
Texas, Arkansas, Ohio. Mississippi,
Missouri, and several other states
joined the procession. In a scuflle for
the possession OF the Alabama guidon.
the staff was broken and free fight
was almost precipitated. Bedlam
reigned for 10 minutes When order
was restored. the names of the slgners
OF the minority report was read. When
the name OF the Illinois member OF the
committee was read, that delegate
jumped up and announced that his sig
nature was forged. His name was
withdrawn. Delegate Blazer of Texas
then moved that Campion's name he
substituted for that OF Allen for per-
manent chairman.
"a Gets Exciting.
Gerry Brown Of Massachusetts moved
to lay both minority and majority re-
ports on the table pending the report
of the commlttete on rules. lie said he
made this motion In the interest of "A
compromise candidate There were
cries of mo. no." In all parts of the
hall Ii was evident the temper OF the
convention was for action. Pence. n
Bryan man. moved the previous ques-
tion. Ii was ordered amid much confu-
sion and the roll of states was called on
the question of adopting the majority
or minority report. The parliamentary
situation puzzled the delegates. They
we're finally made to understand that
an ave vote was for Allen and a nay
for Campion. Meantime night was
falling, but the electric lights were not
turned on to dispel the gloom and there
was some apprehension Of repetition
OF the experience OF last night when
the convention sat an hour In total
darkness. Several candles were
brought In and placed on the press Ia
bles. The excitement was intense.
There was a realization on both sides
that an actual test had come.
When Alabama. the first state. was
called, a row was In progress and II
was passed. The Arkansas vote was
challenged. In the former state the d.
vision showed six more votes for Allen
than were cast In the Illinois contest
on the side of Bryan. and In Arkansas
four more. The Bryan men gained
eight votes In California, five In Con-
necticut, Florida one. In Georgia two,
Idaho seven. Illinois six. Indiana ID.
Kansas one. Kentucky Il, Louisiana
six and Maine one. The constant gain
made the Bryan men enthusiastic and
they cheered Justify at every announce
ment. The middle of-the-road men did
not make a gain until Mississippi was
reached when a gain OF two was made,
reckoned on the former vote. They got
a good chance to cheer. however. when
North Carolina. which divided rs to 20
on the first vote. divided her vote
equally between Allen and Campion.
The chairman announced the result as
1853 for Allen and 56i for Campion.
A isy ran Demonstration.
The Bryan men screamed with Joy.
They got on their chairs and cheered.
They wairled coats. umbrellas. haks
and everything movable aloft. They
uprooted their state guidons and pa
raded them about the alsles. Another
row occurred over the possession Of the
Alabama standard. but the Bryan men
at last carried 1t of VIGOROUSLY. Only
the Texas and other middle-o -the-road
southern delegates sat silently In their
seats during the wild demonstration.
The guidons of the Bryan states
danced for FIVE minutes about Nebras-
ka, and then in Indian file they were
borne about the delegates enclosure.
Four colored men with banjos got near
the stage and sung a song. The scene.
with the exception OF the fact that the
galleries did not participate In the DEM
onstratlon, very much resembled that at
the Coliseum in Chicago. when Bryan
was nominated. II lasted about is
minutes.
After order was restored. Delegate
wilkins Of California climbed on the
stage I'VE have made square fight.
he said; 1--WE have been fairly beaten
and In the interest Of peace and har-
mony. | move the election of William
J. Allen as permanent chairman be
made unanimous" His motion was
carried with a Turrah. but there were
loud cries OF dissent from the direction
of the Lone star delegation. on
Pence's motion committee consisting
OF himself. Cyclone Davis and lgna-
thus DOnnelly were appointed TO escort
Senator Allen TO the platform.
In introducing him 10 the convention.
"Cyclone" Davis said: Now, my fell
low citizens, I want to assure you that
for mere than four days and four
nights / have done every honorable
thing | could to elect mlddle-of the
road man and | have never done one
diShonorable thing against any man.
(ApplauSeD When the popullst COM
mittee and the populid convention had
chosen the distinguished senator from
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