Huntsville gazette., 1884-04-19
NIGHT SESSION.

Tne convention met at 8 p NJ. The chair
announced that the committee on creden-
tials would report in half an hour ard
asked delegates to remain in the hall.
Loud calls were made for G. c. Sheets,
DR. II Henry. DeLemos and others. Sheets
made congratulatory speech, predicting
success for the Republican party.
DR. Henry. of Montgomery, expressed
great pride in the Republican party and
defied the Democrats to show any Demo-
craic administration equal in economy to
that Of Lincoln, Grant, or Hayes. He ar
raigned the Democracy generally. In clos
ing he said he had stood by the colored
people through thick and thin, and he
would say to them that if they wanted to
drive ouch white men as he out of the par
ty, they could do it. If they believed they
could run the ship of the State without the
aid of white Republicans, they could try
the experiment He didn't want any office
and never expected to ask for one. He
would advise the sending to Chicago of
such men as Turner. Buckley, Rice, War;
ner and Saffold.
General Warner spoke of the efforts OF
the Republican party to give the negro the
right to vote, and said the Democrats in
the present constitution embodied what the
Republicans had been abused tor. He
spoke of slavery, labor, manufacturing,
tariff and other public questions, but our
space forbids reporting it.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Mr.. Heyman here entered the hall and
read the report of the committee on creden
tials. The report seated the Allen Alexan-
der or Custom House delegation from Mo-
bile The Dallas delegation was divided
half and half, while the entire Strobach
delegation from Montgomery was accorded
the right to seats. These were the primo.
pal points of contest.
Mr.. Heyman, after concluding, recon-
mended the adoption Of the report
Mr. Geo W Parson moved to adopt it with
the amendment that that part of the report
as to the counties with no contesting dele
cations be adopted. but those counties with
contesting delegations be referred to the
convention, and that the representative
men of these delegations be allowed the
opportunity of presenting their respective
| claims.
He made this proposition in the interest
of justice and fair dealing 1t was palpable
that great injustice had been done men who
have the right to seats in this convention
If the convention is not willing to accept
this amendment, il would be tacit and
clear confession of fraud. One of the two
delegations from Dallas county is right and
the other is not. One ought to be admit
ed and the other rejected. He would not
undertake to say which. 1t was shameful
compromise to admit 80 men to seats from
Dallas county when only 16 are entitled to
them
Mr.. Parsons spoke at considerable length
and very earnestly in support of his amend
ment
Blevins, (colored) of Dallas, next follow
ed and advocated the amendment offered
by Mr.. Parsons, and proceeded to give a
review Of the history of the contending
delegations from Dallas. One of those
delegations were picked up en- the streets
Of Selma and represent nobody but them
selves.
A delegate: make the point of order
that the delegate from Dallas cannot 60 in
10 the history of the Dallas contest.
Blevins was oYerruled and took his seat.
Mr. Lewis Parsons Jr., arose to offer an
amendment to that offered by the gentle
man from Talladega- He charged that this
committee on credentials was packed in the
interest Of Arthur He knew it to be the
fact that the names Of delegates who ought
to have been presented to this convention
had been omitted from the roll.
Ns. Psrsons cited ipstsuces ot counties