Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-19

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batable, had the effect of calling off fur
ther debate and Senator Teller demand
ed roll call o. States. His demand
vas quickly supported by Senator Man
tie on behalf of Montana and Delegate
Cleveland, of Nevada The first State
vas Alabama, which voted 10 to in ia
vor Of the motion. When California
cast three votes for the motion and fif
teen against,
THE VOTE WAS CHALLENGED.
California instructed for free silver and
thesilvermen proposed to put the recall
citrantS on record. They stood by their
guns and answered AYE" when their
names were called. Colorado, of course,
voted no 'solid!y, but Connecticut,
Delaware and Georgia went solidly for
gold. In Illinois a single delegate, J.
c. Binckney of Peoria. voted for sill
yer. Idaho went for silver while Gen.
Dave Henderson and the venerable Dick
Thompson rose and cast Indianas vote
for gOid. Montana for silver was then
the only break in the list Of gold States
until North Carolina was reached when
l4l2 o. her 30 votes we're cast for sill
'~As %NfA N4A AteANOAets OuAO. OlNSOll,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Car
olina went solidly for gold. There
was break of two in South Dakota. one
in Tennessee and five in Virginia. Utah
cast her six votes for silver as did Ari-
zona and Wyoming. New Mexico cast
three OF her votes for gold and Okla
homa one for gold. Far off Alaska
gave her four votes for gold. Andrew
Gleason, the pOnderOus Irishman whose
lido, was Blaine in the Old days. cast
the two votes of the District o. Column
bia for gold. Perry Carson, the famous
cclored politician from Washington,
who is at war with Gleason demanded
in ringing tones from his place across
the hal to know what aye meant
The delegates laughed and the
GALLERIES FAIRLY ROARED.
After Chairman Thurston had ex-
plained the effect of an aye or no"
vote Perry agreed 10 the accOmpani-
ment Of anCcher shout of laughter that
his colleague had cast his vote right.
After the vote had been announced,
Young Dubois, the broad shOuldered
Senator from Idaho, stood in his pace
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Foraker moved the previous question
on the adoption o, the financial plank,
but Dubois stood there shouting Mr..
Chairman and finally he made himself
/ heard saying: Il ask the gentleman
from Ohio lot TO press until l can ask
him a courteous question"
Does the gentleman from Idaho have
unanimous consent 10 PROFOUND Ques-
tiOn?' asked the chairman.
Then shouted Gen. Henderson. Of
Iowa: Il demand the regular order"
and shouts of diSapproval followed,
whereupon the chair coollly ruled. until
the chair hears none and wes applaud
ca.
Dubois stated that many delegates
disapprOved of the financial plank who
would accept the rest of The platform
and asked for a separate vote on that
plank. The request was seconded by
Mott, of North Carolina, and Mantle.
Of Montana, and amid much confusion
and moving about OF delegates who
gathered in groups for consultation the
roll call was begun. The vote on this
plank was not the same as that upon
Senator Teller'S
Fra COINAGE SUBSTITUTE.
Several who would not accept free coin
age of silver opposed the gold declara-
ton of the platform. While this vote
was being taken. Chauncey NJ. Dep "
came forward from the New York dele
CATION and held an earnest consultation
with Mark Hanna. AS he left Mr..
Hanna he denied a rumor that he had
definite information that Morton's
name would not be presented for Vice
President. After the roll call had been
completed. Gen. Henderson announced
tha, the three dissenterS Of the Iowa
delegation desired TO change their votes
from no TO aye, and they were permit
ted to do so.
Upon the motion, the vote is yeas
S121a: noes 11015. and the financial
plank is adopted" ThurStOn announced.
There was a cheer and then the chair
man said: '-All in favor of the adop-
ton of the platform will say aye"
Ave" came in one sonorOus burst
from the convention. There lJas one
faint no" and a cheer which broke into
clamor OF expectancy with people
climbing upon their chairs and press
ing forward for a view Of the silver
delegates. Down in front, down. and
order" were cries which added 10 the
confusion. II may not have been sig
nificant. it was certainly dramatic, that
almost at this moment the sun was hid
den by a cloud. Each side may have
drawn its own pOrtends.
The great climax of the convention
was az haad. Senator Teller elbowed
his way 10 the platform. AS his form
appeared a hush fell upon the thou5-
ands in the galleries, while the dele
gates on the floor leaned forward at
tentive,y. As a matter Of privilege
Chairman Thurs,On asked that Senator
Cannon. OF Utah, who had also made
mis- way 10 the platform, be allowed 10
read a personal statement prepared by
the silver men. There was not mur-
muir of dissent when the 81 was
nut. As Senator Cannon began to read
the valedictory, the hall was so still
that his voice reverberated TO The u
t-rmost limits OF the hall.
Mr.. Cannon is staiwart young man
with curly brown hair. dark eyes and
moustache. His forehead IS broad.
HIS whole bearing is pugnlcious and
today his manner as he read he fare
w-ll prepared by his associates was one
of defiance.
THERE WAS LITTLE ENTHUSIASM
ON the floor. but several times the SAL
leries broke loose. As he declared i'm
pressively that he and his associates
would cling to the fame. let 4 ( name
% whare H would. q Pennsylvania dele