The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-06-29

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I arr considerable demonstrations il
, favor Ut Field. Randall aud English o.
Connecticut. ai-o numerous predic
tions that Jeweti 1T New York i thu
cunning man.
!. Convention Assemblies.
1910 a. m.-The convention s.
sembled. A Randall hammer which
was carried into the hall was loudly
cheeresi.
> Ex-Governor Stevenson, Of hen
lucky. was elected As permanent
chairman.
; Inc committee on credentials re-
: ported against the Tammany dele
!. gates. Inc vote against their admis.
sion being 81 to ) BY the committee.
D.. Massachusetts, delegates have settled
the question Of contest among them
se1ve-.
The prospect is that the business Of
the convention will move along rapid
( ly to-day.
I; The National woman suffrage a.
sociation has presented q petition
asking, first; the national right Of
individuals, second; exact equality
Of those rights.
The convention was called to order
at 1880 a. m.
The report of the committee on
per maueut organization Wa received
and ordered read.
Further action Of the convention
on the adoption of the report on
organization was laid ON the table till
after the reading Of the report on
credentials. The committee Oh Gre
dentials reported, and their report
was read.
ll:O4. q m.-The committee On
credentials report against the contest
ants in Massachusetts and also in
Pennsylvania and against the Tamma-
nv delegates from New York. Great
cheering.
1I:O7 n. ma minority report was
then submitted by Carroll, of Kansas,
favoriug the admission Of the con.
tesssuts from New York, and asking
that they be allowed to cast twenty
votes. the regular delegates casting
fifty. Cheers and Misses. latter pre-
dominating.
Il:l3 n. m.--The roll Of states was
then called On the question Of the re-
port of the majority on credentials,
resulted in favor uf putting the previ-
Gus question. i
Que hour is given to the debate Of
the committee ON credentials. and
forty MINUTES given ~ the contestants.
Mr.. Kelly Ut New York, was called
for to represent the case Of the con-
testants. His name Was received with |
cheers and misses.
Kelley not being ia the ball, Mr.. |
George w. Miller Ut ALBANY, spoke in
behalf Of tine Contestants, asking
the cool deliberation Of the convention
on the question INVOLVED, rs being
necessary to the success Of the democ-
racy iu the Coming struggle and said
the contestants represent 10000 votes
outsMie the city Ut New York. He
spoke IN laudalion Of k-lly which was
received With cheers and misses. He
referred to Bayard and his name was
received with cheers, aud said they
would supper, any man nominated BY
the convention. Great cheers.
Judge Parker ,nen addressed the
convention. in advocating the adoP-
ton Of the minority report Of the COM
mittee on credentials.
Gov. Hubbard Of Texas, then ad-
dressed the convention in favor Of the
minority report Of the committee on
credentials. He then referred in his
speech to Tilden, calling forth loud
cheering which was taken up by the
galleries and repeated, when the names
Of Hendricks aud Bayard were men.
toned. He said that the south Was
solid and he thanked God for it.
Governor Hubbard said they could
not afford to ignore the minority in
the state Of New York. rs New York
would be the battle ground in Novem-
Der, and the 5000 votes Of the
minority might be the salvation and
success of the party.
Mr.. Fellows Of New York then |
addressing the convention 10 behalf
Of the majority report said the |
question was whether New York bad
the right TO arrange in regard to her !
representation, or whether it should
be arranged by her sister states. He |
went into the history Of the conven. |
ton in New York. Mr.. Fellows said I,
the Tammanyites were entering this
convention over the dead body Of
the democracy Of New York, and
had the impudence to threaten that il
this convention nominated TIldeD they
would bolt again and defeat the dem
ocracy in New York. Great sensa-
ton.
Mr.. Fellows closed with an appeal
to the different states to do New
York state justice.
Rufus Peckham Of Albany spoke
in behalf Of the majority report.
The convention then called the roll
on the sdoption Of the minority re-
port.
A great deal Of canvassing Was
then done among delegations.
Alabama not being ready to vote.
The minority report q the commit
tee on credentials favoring the admis-
sion Of twenty contestants fiOm New
York was rejected.
The vote ON the adoption o! the
minority report resulted for, 205
against, 457. New York not voting.
The majority report Was adopted.
The contestants from New York
were then invited to seats on the
floor.