The uproar of argument and question began again, louder than ever.

The bewildered moderator thumped his desk and shouted feebly for order.

Tad Simpson took the floor and, in a few words and at the top of his lungs, nominated Alonzo Snow.

Abel Leonard seconded the nomination.
There were yells of "Question! Question!" and "Vote! Vote!" Eben Salters was recognized by the chair.

Captain Salters made few speeches, and when he did make one it was because he had something to say.
"Mr.Moderator," he said, "I, for one, hate to vote just now.