Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-21

me congressional district. and II was unjust 20
threw him and his colleagues out Oh the M
/ uonal Convention.
General Gibson, OF Ohio. moved that both sets
OF delaRniea from the Ninth district be sdmit1ed'
each delegate 70 have bali vote.
/ Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia, seconded the motion.
Mr.. Hepburn, OF ohio. protested agaipst inc
4 motion ns being dangerous In lis eject
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Minnesota, moved that the
minority report 20 far as IL referred to the admiS-
{ eion OF Wood and bis colleagues be adopted.
The Chsir explained that the minority report
! aid not ask for the admission Of any delegates
! from the Ninth district, but merely dissentod
/ from the majority report.
/ Mr.. Stevenson ihen said that he would move
that Wood and bis colleagues be admitted 20 the
convention az tho prOpeny-elected ueIegA'es
/ from the Ninth district
| Mr. Weber. Of New York. objected TO This, and
/ Mr.. Russell, Of North Carolina, called attention
/ 10 tho fact that the majority report did not
recommend the seating Of the anti-Mahone delo-
gates for tho Ninth district "a II had done Ia the
case OF the other district delegations. This was
because two auti-MahOOe delegates from mat
/ district represented the constituency 81 throe
/ men' one besides themselves, assembled 10 some
| highly-respectable grog. shop in Virginia
WISE sPEAKs.
After good deal Of discueslon Mr. John -
/ Wise took the floor and was greeted with APP
/ plause. lie said that whom the gentleman from
/ North Carolina (Nr. kusselll spoke OF genue-
man who made the contest as one who probably
/ went 20 a gr0gshop he did not conhne himselI
/ 20 the facts OF the case. Mr.. Pendeton, VINO
made the rival contest, was the peer OF the
/ gentleman from North Curolna or any other
4 grogshop. but in a reputable place. where
every convention has been held ior
yesrs- He did not come here 10 De
/ called a trickster and habitus Of grogshop.
| Ho WISE had seconded tho motion 70 admit
! both delegations. because "a a true Republican
/ from Virginia, recognizing tho Ninth district rs
/ the banner district Of Virginia kcpuhhcanism,
loving lts people. whether ti.ey came here under
4 fha ~ oh Al QrfeV
see her unrepresentod in the convention. zap
| plsusel
Mr.. Moore. Of West virginia. addressed the
| convention upon tho Ninth district dispute. ne
| thought that the convention was In danger II u
! admitted any Of the Ninth district delegates. 1t
! would be setting dangerous precedent
! Mr.. Allen. Of Virginia FOLLOWED IN favor or the
! minority report lie declared hat " tho malo-
rity report was adopted his place rs delegate at
| large from Virginia would be- yalucloas 10 MIN,
because II would declare that there was taiht
/ Of irregulsrity about HE own convention. lie
/ went into tho details Of the entire virginia con-
test and said that there could BE no Pos'lbie
| doubt Of the regular election OF al the hahone
delegates.
| Mr.. nesss call for the previous question was
then recognized. and under the call no conyen-
| ton adopted the motion 30 seat tie Wool dele
| gates Ivy an overwhelming vote.
Tho question being upon the adoption OF me
! remainder OF the majority report Of inc Gre
deptlals Committee. Mr.. Reader. OF Pennsyl !
! vanis, demanded = decision OF the question aud
that each separate case in dispute should De
voted upon 10y itself. This Was agreed to.
| Mr.. fossendeu, OF Connecticut, moved 10 re-
/ consider the vote by which tho convention had
admitted the Wood delegation from inc Nih'h
district.
MIR. Butterwortb. Of Ohio. moved to lay the
| motion upon tho table, and after long parla-
meniary wraugle the question was put and Mr.
| ButtcrwOrth's motion Dreyailed-2i2i 10 ~.
| The question being on tho adoption OF the mi
/ noriiy report NJ substitute for the msiory tho
/ all "a rol a
ing result: Alabama, passed; Arkansas II
/ Noes; California, i6 Noes; Colorado, noes I;
! Connecticut u noes; Delaware, o Noes; Florida,
| 4 Ayes, 4 Noes; Georgia, ~ Ayes, Soes; III
nuis, Ayes ~ Noes; Indiana, 80 noes ZAP
! plause); Iowa. 26 Noes: Kansas. Is Noes; Ken
| lucky passed for tho present; louisiana,
Ayes; Noes; Maine IL Soa. ..,s nary 10
Noes, Ayos; Michigan, 2d Noes; MIN
ncsota, IL Noes; Mississippi, li Ayes. ] No:
| Missouri. Ayes, g Noes Cheers: Nebraska 3
! Ayes I Noes; Nevada, Ayes; New Hampshire
! Noes New Jersey. Ayes. IL Noes NeE OK =
| Ayes 70 Noes: North Carolina, 10 Ayes, "A Noes'
| ohio passed for the present; oregon, noes
| Pennsylvania, 80 Ayes, Noes; Rhode islahu' ;
/ Noes: South Carolina, is Ayes; Tennessee, Z
| Noes Ayes; Texas, Ayes. - Noes: Vermont,
| 8 Noes; Virginia, 10 Ayes; West virginia
| Ayes, 8 Noes; Wisconsin, ayes, ~
| Noes. Arizona, , Noes; Dakota, not An
| Idaho. Noes: Montana, . Noes; New Mexico,
| Noes; Utah. = Noes; Washington Territory, q
| Noes: Wyoming, / Aye, No; Alabama, ~ Ayes,
| 8 Noes UcO not vOtingl Kentucky, J Aye, -
Noes: OHIO. 10 Ayes, ~ Noes the announcement
regarding ohio made 10y Governor fOrakef wa.
greeted with applause and laughtcr; Dasota, ~
| Ayes.
The following is tho report Of the Committee
on Credentials:
The committee examined nineteen cases I
contests. In the case Of the contest from tho
Third congressional district Of Georgia the CONE
| fNaf To-
Wtmberly z. Il. Craig, and o. T. Gender be each
admitted to n seat with the power TO cast one
half Of ono vote From tho flllh district
Of Louisiana. David Young and W. j. 1eH'
From the Third district OF south Carolina,
John r. TalcOtt. and r. l. Xix delegates, and J..
| G. Halsoy and Henry Kennedy aiternates. FROM
! the seventh district Of Tennessee, 4. w. Hughes
| delegate. From the Third district or Maryland,
William Fairey aud William johnson delegates,
and Charles +. kichl and IsadOro oliver alier-
mites From the Third district Of Massachusetts,
Frank j. stevens and Jonathan bourne deie-
gates and samuel Fessendcn and John u. Alb
bolt altornate-. From the District Of columbia,
Andrew Gleason and Perry Carson delegates
tChcers.l
ing report Of the contested cases from the state
Of VIRGINIA: The committee Afforded 90 the par
ties iu interest the fullest opportunity Wlih.n
the limits of reasonable time 10 present thcir
| Evidence and upon tho testimony Bdduced ieel
warranted 10 recommend 10 this convention mat
thsre be admitted a delegates AZ large Tour
delegates aud alternaie- beaded by Hon. VIII
| liam Malone lchcersl ard all tho district dele
gates except those Of tho Ninth congressional
| district known a. the Virginia delegates headed
bv Hon, John =. Wise. itheeTaI
The delegates at large in favor Of whom we
report we're chosen 10y the convention OF the
Republican party Tho contestants against
whom We report we're chosen. according 10 thelr
own statements, by a minority OF thar c0nyen-
ton who retired thereirJm Ion reasons which, as
the committee thinks, are not within It's pro
or . Ia 10 La
district delegates ia Virginia arose FROM the fact
that there wero two distinct conventions Tor ali
OF the ten congressional districts IN each case,
one being held within ard one without tho
territoriai limits Of the respective districts. Tie
question which the convention was called upon
l. decide was which Of the two conventions Ia
this district was held In accordance with the call
OF the National Convention III was nov denied
that heretofore IN Virginia 10 hal ceeu the liz
variable custom 10 bold district connections 10
nominate candidates for Congress within the
territorial limits OF tic district Inc language
Of the national call Il as follows: "CongIes-
siouAl district delegates shall be chosen Ia tho
same mSnper as the nomination 90 member
Of Congress ia made In the same district
Undoubtedly unanimous acq lie-cence IN the Sc
lection OF these district delegates appomtel
without the districts might cure any detects Of
compliance with the letter OF the national call.
But where. a. in the case from virginia,
a demand has been made and insisted
upon by any considerable number Of Re-
uubiican voters for tho right OF local
self government and conventions have been
held within the district and delegates have
heen duly chosen, the committee feels con-
strAined 10 recognize such delegates were
chosen IN accordance with the lcttor and spirit
Of the national call and 10 reject the claims Of
delegates chosen by Republicans assem- bicd be-
youd the territorial limits Of the district In
our decision in these cases we have
been governed by this rule, aud We
feel thai tho god accomplished by the
emphatic recognition ~ the rule ana its enforce
ment IS Of much more importance 10 tho Re
t,utlican party than is the interest OF any par
ocular individual ring. or faction. and accord
iuely we make the following detailed report:
That the following named persons are duly
elected and lawfully chosen delegates and alter
mates: .
DELEGATES or VIRGINIA.
AT Large: Hon. William Malone Cloud ap-
plausel. =. Brown Allen, John q. Watts. and A.
~ Harris delegates; ". ". Evans. = -. Down
ing. Henry uudnail, and +. {. CorriGan, alter
First District: O. D. Foster and +. D. Lee.
delegates; j. Trader and j. A. bristow, alter
Fourth District: Charles Geo and John ".
Langston. delegates; Ross Hamilton and w. II.
ASH, slternatss.
second ID strict: Harry Lbhey and Patrick
O'Conn0r. delegates; Robert Norton and George
|. Prior, alteTnatcs.
qhiri District John s. Wise lapplausol and
Morgan Treat delegates; $. b. clGrk.0n and
Gilbert Boyd, alternates.
Fifth District: Winfred Scott and j. Hardin.
delegates; w. Z. Simms and J. Is. Wright, alter
St., r,i,,vi,,. n Il Houston and Geo-0a ~