The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-25

of the committee in the afternoon. The
chairman
REFUSED TO YIELD THE FLOOR.
AS soon as he resumed his seat, Mr..
Fitohie again addressed the chair. He ad-
vanced toward the platform and said
that he had minority report to make.
The chairman said there could be no mi
nority report in this instance.
"Then make it what you please" aid
| Mr.. Fitchie. "Call it an amendment.
move an amendment to the report of the
committee on nominations"
The amendment presented was as fol
lows: "The undersigned, minority of
the committee on nominations, respect
fully disagree with the report of the ma
jority in the choice of delegates-at-large
| to the Republican national convention at
st. Louis. Messrs. Chaupcey Nj. Depew
and Warner Miller are, it is understood,
willing to cast their votes In the nation
al convention in accordance with the
sentiment of their state. 1t is therefore
desirable that their associates be men of
| kindred spirit, and the minority of the
committee on nominations respectfully
presents as the other delegates, Hon.
Edgar S. Jewetu of Buafflo and Gen.
Samuel Thomas Of New York, with the
| recommendation U1bUs IL III dpp6Hfb dlI0r
the first ballot that Hon. Levi p. Morton
cannot be the choice of the national con-
ven ton, the delegates-at-large from this
state shall use all honorable means to
promote the cause of VIM. Mckinley Of
Ohio.''
This was signed ''Thomas Fitohie, for
the minority of the committee on nomi-
nations.'
| During the excitement and tumult fol-
| lowing the introduction of the amend
ment, some one in the orchestra balcony
swung a small banner over the railing
on which was inscribed: +" Mckinley
Prosperity's Advance Agent" Then a
| Morton banner was thrown out along
side of it. In all parts Of the upper gal
leries Morton banners appeared and tre-
mendous cheering followed The McKin-
leyites
WE'RE COMPLETELY DROWNED.
Nothing could stop the wave of Morton
enthusiasm. Delegates and spectators
stood upon the seats and shouted. and
handkerchiefs and hats we're tossed in the
air. For five minutes the applause con-
tinued Every few seconds it would
break out afresh in different parts OF the
hall. The chairman repeatedly tried to
restore order, but no attention was paid
to him. Morton banners were passed up
to the platform and the crowd cheered
again. 1t seemed impossible to get the
convention to order. Finally the confus-
! ion subsidized and the voting on the
begun. The roll was called by assembly
districts until Erie county was
reached. The delegates from that county
demanded an individual roll call, and
each man was allowed to respond to his
name. The same course was pursued in
tha case of Jefferson and Kings counties.
The next break was In New York county
where the first district voted for the
amendment, followed by several others.
When Abraham Gruber announced
the vote of his district, he shouted
eve stand by Tom Platt and Ed Lau-
| terbach When Ontario was called, Sen
ator Raynes said " Ontario
REsENTS THE INSULT
to her Governor and casts seven votes
against the amendment"
Mr.. Platt was not present to cast Tio-
gas vote, having left the hall at the
\ conclusion of Chairman Southwick' s
speech.
i The result of the ballot was announced
by Secretary Kenyon as follows; For the
| amendment, 105; against $685. The an
nouncement was greeted with general ap-
plause, the Mckinley men cheering be-
cause they got so Inany votes and the
Morton men because they had more than
six times as many as the opposition.
The majority report of the committee
on nominations was adopted by acoIama-
tIon Senator LexOw, the chairman OF
the committee on resolutions, presented
the platform, moving the previous ques-
tion on its adoption. There was no OBJ
lection to the previous question being
| tI,o civ
adopted. The following is the platform
| THE PLATFORM.
"The Republicans of New York in con-
vention assembled again declare firm and
unyielding adherence to the doctrine of
protection to American industries, pro-
lection to the products of the American
farm, protection Ito American labor.
We are in favor of tariff which, while
providing income sufficient to meet the
expenses of the government, honestly and
economically administered, at the same
time secures home labor and home oapi-
tai. from unequal foreign competition.
We believe in reciprocity with other ma
tions which shall give our producers and
manufacturers an opportunity to dis
| pOoO VI olciI SUI pAuS plokuoVo oiiel opuHAh
the articles We desire from those coun-
tries on the most advantageous ter ms.
Agitation for free coinage of silver at g
ratio OF is to l, seriously disturbs all in.
dustrial interests and calls for a clea1
| statement of the Republican party's att1
J tude on this question, to the end that the
trade of this country, at home and abroad
may again be placed upon sound an6
} stable foundation. We recognize in the
] movement for the free coinage of silver
: an attempt to degrade the long estab
lished standard Of our monetary system
and hence blow to
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CREDIT,
at once costly to the national government
and harmful to our domestic and foreign
commerce. Until there is prospect o
an International agreement as to silve
coinage, while gold remains the stand
ard of the United States and of the civil