The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-05

the secretary from the Committees "
credentials, which will be read Z
the convention.
The secretary read the communi
cation as foil VS.: -.
To the chairman of the Repuoli
. can national convention:
Sir:-The committe on creoen
tIaIs have the honor to notify tn,
convention that ss important DuSl
ness is occupying the time OF TN
committee, the committee VIII no
be able to report to the convehtlol
this evening. Tne secretary say
the communication is signed Dy Int
chairman Of the committee. :,
Mr.. Curtis. OF New York. nolt
| in nv hand a petition Of the Amer
can Peace Union, which L ask u
have referred to the committee or
resolu ions.
The Chair 1t will be so referred
Mr.. Matthews. Of Illinois -
desire to Introduce a resoiu
ton, which [ ssk to DC
read to the convention.
The Secretary read the resolution
as follows:
ResoIUed, That the committee on
distribution of tickets be hereby In
structed to furnish 500 tickets OF
admission during the sessions OF
this convention to be given to vet
eran soldiers who desire to witness
the proceedings.
Mr.. Matthews, Of Illinois, ask
the unanimous consent of this con.
Yention to adopt and pass that reso-
luton.
The Chair-Is the motion Sc
conded =? A delegate seconded the
motion.
Mr.. Matthe visit may be OBJ.
served that there are soldiers here
who have come from over 100 miles
to witness the proceedings of this
convention, and to permit them to
do so this resolution is introduced,
and I hope this convention will
adopt it unanimously.
Thurston of Nebraska rise to
ask a question. I wish TO ask in
what manner and to what persons
for distribution these tickets Will be
issued.
A delegate from Pennsylvania
I will move to amend by adding,
s'and that they be distributed &C.
cording to the representation upon
the floor of this convention, to the
cbairmen of various delegations.
A delegated second that motion.
General Clayton, Of Arkansas
Mr.. Chairman: Having been one of
the members of the sub. committee
who had charge of the apportion-
ment of seats in this convention,
and having some knowledge of
it's seating capacity, l desire
to say that in the appointment of
these seats every seat was provided
for by tickets, and that tickets are
issued sufficient to ill every seat in
this hall. Now If these tickets are
to be issue1, I would like to know
where the gentlemen are to be
seated. Otherwise I would be very
glad indeed to see them here, but
unless you have seats for these gen.
tlemen, or unless they come and
stand in the aisles, it will make I'M
confusion. If you can
provide for the seating of these gen.
emen, shall be very glad to
adopt the resolution.
Matthews, of Iilinois-In reply to |
the remarks of the gentleman from
l want to cay that while !
+ may be true that tickets are |
ssued fer every seat in this hall, it |
S equally true that those seats are
1ot occupied hale of the time; but
f one Of these veterans should oc
,upy a seat and the holder of
itcKet should come along ami de-
nand it, l will say to this conven-
ion, that they will yield to the au-
hority Of that ticket. want to
av, fur her, that while thee seats
ire occupied, these men would be
lad to stand around the aisles here
md passages, to the end that they
night witness The proceedings; all
hese men ask Is to De permitted to
'ome into the hall and occupy such
eats as are not occupied by gentle
men and ladies holding accredited
ickets to those seats.
Lee, of Florida: The State of
florida was entitled to so many
ickets, and yet that State has been
lnable to obtain those tickets.
there ere, I understand, twenty five
eats belonging to that State. II
hat State cannot in any other man.
Ter obtain the benefit Of those tick.
is, she is willing to yield those
twenty-five seats that the veterans
nay OBTAIN them and witness the
roceedings. (Applause.)
The Chair-YOu have heard the
The first question before
he convention is the amendment
ffered by the gentleman on the
eft.
Mr.. Matthews-I most cheerfuIly
ccept the amendment from the
entleman on my right. !,
Chair-The resolution as amended
7ill now be read.
The clerk read the resolution as
blows: esolved, trat the commit {
ee OH distribution of tickets. (cries
s'louder, louder.') Resolved that
rs committee on distribution of {
ckets be hereby instructed to fur
ish 500 tickets of admission to this
all during the sessions Of this con-
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