Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-06-14
CONVENTION WORK BEGUN.
Roll-Cali for Committees-Contest Da-
kota elegations-yisiting Clubs.

When Lieutenant Governor White had
resumed his seat Governor Green, of New
Jersey, offered the following:
Resolved, That the rules of the last
DemOcIa attic convention govern this body
until otherwise ordered. subject to the
following modification: That in voting for
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent no state shall be allowed to change
its vote until the roll of states has been
called and every state has cast its votes.
Mr.. Schewalter, of Missouri, raised the
point that the resolution was out of order
until the committee on resolutions report
ed VINO composed the convention. ''The
point of order is not SuStained,' said
Chairman White, ''for this reason: That
we meet here as a deliberative body, and
for present purposes we can adopt any
rule we wish. The proposed rule cannot
obtain unless adopted by the convention
after the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. [ will say, however, I don't
think the rules can have much application
at this time, since TIE subject matter to
which they are directed will not come be-
fore the body until after the permanent
organization"
Governor Green pressed his motion, and
the resolution was adopted.
Thomas NJ. Patterson, of Colorado, then
arose amid great cheering and presented
to the convention in behalfof the Colorado
delegation, for the use of the chairman, a
richly chased and FURNISHED gavel made
of Colorado silver.
IF there is no objection" said Chair
man White as he took charge of the gavel
land | assume there will be none, this
present will be deemed accepted. 1t is of
solid silver, and as far as the gavel can
do it you will have to be ruled by silver"
[CheerS.
Senator German offered the following,
which was carried unanimously:
Resolved . the roll of CT
territories be now called and that each
delegation name one member to act as
member of the committee on credentials
one member on committee of permanent
organization and one member on the COM
mittee on resolutions, and that all reSOlu-
tions in relation to the platform of the
Democratic party be referred to said COM
mittee without debate.
Mr.. Raines, of New York. asked if it
was not in order to call the roll of the
convention for the purpose of having the
credentials presented and passed over to
the committee on credentials The chair
man said Senator Germans resolution
covered that matter. After the committee
was appointed the credentials would be
presented TO 1t in the usual way Mr.
O'Brlen, OF Minnesota, called attention to
the fact that there were cOnteSting delega-
lions from Dakota, and moved that all
parties claiming TO be delegates from that
territory be excluded from participation in
the convention until after the report of the
committee on credentials is made and
acted upon. This motion was unanimous
Iy agreed TO. The announcement of David
Turpie as the delegate to represent Indiana
on the Committee on Resolutions, was
loudly applauded. A. p. German, who
was put on the same committee for
Maryland, was also vigorously applauded
and there was another outburSt of cheer
ing when Kentucky gave Henry Waiter
sons name as her choice for representa-
tive on the platform committee
The Hon. ". II. Pusey. of Iowa. offered