Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-21
mistss ,.I .a,.nosd 70 the platform and
made bis pcrt

made his port WANT
IT,. among other recommends
,;ono me re ~ admission Of The Wise dis
sr;r. t,Su' IA, ave- ~ from Virginia and the iouf
ue,ssAIes Ms S N % u North Carolina. from the
Credentiall Csmmi..e, from the major.
~ ~ epor. - nsor Of tha admission OF the
W. W. npo,' s !. from the ID, 9th, 9Th. 1tn,
s,b IS s.S usi; ,5 a;stricts, who, it Is claimed,
..n snu II Nv nretsnded conventions
~ He'e eieek ;ha State Committee. The
renor, sl.s rors the admission Of the ma
hon. .t ssIs aiso II" from the ID, 5tb, 9Th, 7tb,
9th and lOk districv .dontsd excspt
The mai tity repor. ~ :. ths yiry;nia
80 much Ii tSrsof - reiA"' "
contests. y;.r;r;.. than
tooI ta.os ~" 81 \ 10 present. - he said, The
truth Of III ouestion. He came mere. ne
sa;d w;n vote being cast against
him nv a r.nblican in the Seveneth oon-
arass;:na, - = ',r;ct His seat bad never
s.ss'onai ssi .hsre Yet be was asked
- go 81. 'Su' u;.,lv and listen to gentle
man from Nth Carolina make q minors
~ rsno,t n ne was not entitled to aseAt
on % M aa'I Ifbe was not entitled to seat
who was ? lLaughter, ,.
At hi. l,int Mr.. Wall, Of Ne6..sas'
brots IN w;E . point of order that Riddle
hsrssr W.. .a, of order. as the question
now nsnSirl related to delegates at large.
phpLEBERGER MAD.
The M. II ,ns,siped the point Of order
and Mr. REdIeberser left the platform
With N. raniry as to whether there
wonIa bs time when he could protest
against ,bl craftsmanship which allowed
men 10 w,k psople In here to vote for
their snac;G candidates. That part OF
the CrsdenI.l. Committee report upon the
admission n the Virginia delegates ut
The oussIou then being upon the adop'
tiop of tbs mart of the report Of the Gre
deptisls CoEmittee relating to the admis-
sion Of di.1set delegates from Virginia,
Mr. Wood II Virginia spoke In favor Of
the mipori,t report, with special reference
TO the Nip,j district delegates. He said
he and bis 1llsagues were properlyland To-
yalIv elec,eIby A convention which was
regularly clled BY the State Committee,
and the copLstanis were elected by three
men who h4 a
A Pretended CONVENTION
in a private Office of one Of the delegates
who was tlae chosen. He Wood had
been electedby q convention composed Of
delegates frdr every legislative district In
the Conpreskonsl district, and II was I'M.
inst to throt him and his colleague out Of
the National Convention.
Mr.. Stee} }trson, Of Minnesota, moved
that the midity report, 80 far ~ IL refer.
red to the admission of Mr.. Wood and his
colleague, b( sdopted.
Gen. Bingham, Of Pennsylvania, address
ed the Con vSation on the Ninth district
case. He dSlared that II the msjority Of
the Commitks on Credentials conceded the
election Of NJ. Wood and his colleague, II
gave up all !. claim that the other Malone
district delet,ies were not properly elect
ed and theidkpponenb entitled 10 seats.
FlLLING NAMES.
He claim$ that the election Of the con-
testants of kr Wood and his colleague
was SO palp s fraud that the minority
of the comkittee did not dare 10 rec
ommend th3 they should be seated even
under the i'm Of the technical irregular
ity Of the food convention, and II the
convention tied 10 seat Mr.. Wood 1t
would vote own the majority report.
Mr.. Hessj Of Missouri, arose TO move
the previou( question, but the Chair de-
clined to redlsnizs him, and
Mr. MoSRE, OF WEST vIRaIsIA,
Addressed ~ convention upon the Ninth
district disIhte. He thought that the
convention as In danger IL IL admitted
any Of the Einth district delegates and
would be setnga dangerous precedent.
Mr.. Hess alled for the previous ques.
tion aud wS recognized, and under the
call the convt vtution adopted the motion TO
seat the Wod delegates by an ovsrwhelm-
ing vote.
The questbn being upon the adoption
Of the rel hsinder of the majority
report Of the committee on Credentials, Mr.
Reader, Of Pennsylvania, demanded q re-
vision ofthe question and that each sonar.
ate case in dispute should be voted upon
by itself. Tbs was agreed 10. Mr.. Fes-
senden, Of Connecticut, moved 10 recon.
sider the vote by which the Con yention had
the Wood delegation.
Mr.. Battery torth, Of Ohio. moved TO lsy
the motion % the table, and after
A LONG PARLIAMENTARY wRAssLR
The question was put and Mr.. Butter.
worth's motion prevailed, 242 TO 174. The
question then nlrecurred upon the admission
II the delegates from the Second district of
Virginia.
The msjorik report seats the Wise dele.
sstes, and the minority report, which seats
he Malone delegates, was offered m a NH.
'titute and eall Of States WAS had upou
he adoption Of the substitute. A lsueh
vent through the assembly when on
ohio being called, Governor For.L.r sro..
md stated tnsre were only 80 delegates
present, and that 10 Of Them voted YEA and
10 nay. The minority report Va re.
ected-yeas $50, nays 5I2. The an.
,ouDcement q the vote was reoeixed vi,b
applause. The majority report was then
Idopted ~ Q whole and sppiicsbIs to an
he Virginia Districts, and then the con-
'ention at II rs adjourned until tomorrov
Il 10 o'clock.