Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-22

franchised Malone delegate, claimed
recognition. He said his district
was tho Republican stronghold of
the state, and proceeded to give q
history of the circumstances under
| which the convention which elected him
self and the contestants were held, and
appealed to the spirit and loyalty of the
convention to do him justice. Repub-
licanism was gaining in his region. At
this point the speaker was called to time
by the chair, ard the chair continued
that the speaker had no standing, as his
district was thrown out by both the
majority and minority reports.
Mr.. Russell of North Carolina rose in
his seat and declared that this was in
correct, and SO did Mr.. Weber of New
Mr.. Wise that the delegates from the
Ninth district be given half a vote each.
Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa vehemently OBJ
jected. 1t was saying to the Republican
party that when men played a trick, and
by fraud a convention Of three men sent
q delegation to a national convention, it
would be willing to compromise. Was
1t prepared to contenance such 81 course?
[Cries of "No.h1 The Ninth district was
not entitled to representation under the
rules of the national committee.
Mr.. Stephens Of Minnesota moved
that the Malone delegation in the Tenth
district be seated. Mr.. Weber of New
York spoke in opposition, ana maintained
! that the report Of the majority of the
committee should be sustained. Mean
time the hum of conversation com,
menced, and there, was evidence that
the convention was ready for an
early settlement of the question at
Issue. Again Mr.. Russell OF North Caro-
lima secuted the floor, made q Vehement
speech against seating the Wise delsga-
ton in the Ninth district, even with half
a vote. Mr.. Hallow OF Kansas rose to
the point of order, that the speaker had
| CHAIR held otherwise, while Mr.. Russell
shouted. 1.-THE chair presides over the
conyention.n He said that the Wise
delegates in the Ninth district had as
sembledin their respective g%rogshops and
| elected themselves to the convention.
However, they might desire o COM
promise. The question was, Whethe. a
party of reyolptionists should override
state organization,
Nj. Fi1ley 81 Missouri asked several
questions as to the method of procedure
in Virginia, to WHICH MI. Russell replied
with emphasis. The chair raped for
order. 4 was a short but pointed eel
loduy, aid set the convention in a roar.
After this Bingham of Pennsylvania
spoke at length in defense of the ma
jority report of the committee, and made
a strong plea in favor of its adoption,
He said that the reason why the ma
jority did not follow their consistent
course AID admit the anti-Mahone dele
gates from the Ninth district, was that it
appeared and was uncontradicted that bun
three men composed the convention in
that district, and the convention was not
called in regular manner by the state
committee. TO admit the contestants
from that district with half a vote each,
would be to throw away the very
principle which the majority had based
its report upon. Hs hoped the motion
to admit with o divided vote would be
defeated.
CQngrsssman Wise climbed upon the
stage, add BY the applause he Received
forced the chair 10 give him recognition.
He repudiated Mr.. RnsselI's assertion
that the contestants convention in the
Ninth district Was held in a g7og
shop. He explained that Mr..
Peiidleton, thepfincipal contestant,
l was clerk of the district court.