The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-21

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ton vhezs he rss iuterrspked b. FfStsy
81 Ohio xftk the question whether thkre
vas sur congressional COMMITTEES in
tie Oh distrses- Russell replied that
II there was, il vas nos under pAsfy
organization. and no cnneressioaa -
district convention could be bed ex-
ceps BY order of the sfxse convention
Pilley asked vas that the usuai plan :
RasseH answered, usual
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General Ainghans. Of DennsyivansA.
Addressed the convention upon the
Ninth district cases. He deSszres II
the fnsjorify Of the COMMITTEES on ere
denfiz;s conceded the election OF Weed
and his colleagues gave up su claim,
that other Malone district dei~gatss
were NOT elected. and their opponenfs
were entitled 10 seats He claimed
the eiecsion of the contestants Of
wood. and his colleague vas p1'ps-
be fraud
The majority report was adopted,
except 50 much thereof ~ relates 20
the Virginia contests. Senator Riddle
bereer. OF Virginia, then took the
stand 70 present, ~ he said. the truth
Of the question. He came here, he
said, without vote being cast against
him by the Republicans IN the seventh
congressional district. His seat never
had been contested there, yet he was
asked 10 sit down quietly and listen TO
the gentleman from North Carolina
make report that he was not entitled
70 4 sect on the floor OF this con-
veafion. II he uas not entitled TO
. scat who VAST fI.aaghter.l At this
point Wall, Of Nebraska. broke in with
the point Of order that Riidlebefger
was out Of order ~ the question now
pending related 10 the delegates at
large. The chair sustained the point
Of order ard RiddIeberger left the
platform with the inquiry rs 70 wheth-
er there would be q time when he
could protest.
That part OF the credentials commit
tees report npon the admission Of
VIRGINIA. pELEoArEs-Ar LARGE
Was adopted The question then
being upon the adoption Of that por-
ton Of the reports Of the credentials
COMMITTEES relating to the admission
OF district delegates from Virginia,
Woods, of Virginia, spoke in favor OF
the minority report with special refer
enee to the Ninth district delegates.
He said he and his colleague were le-
eaily elected by the convention, which
was regularly called by the state CON-
mittec' and that the contestants were
elected by three men who held q pre-
tended convention in the private Of
fee Of one Of the delegates who was
their choice. He Wood was elected
by n convention composed OF delegates
from every legislative district in the
congressional district, and il was I'M
Just TO throw him and his colleague
out OF the national convention
General Gibson, OF Ohio, expressed
himself as one Of those who insisted
that the magnificent Republicans OF
the 9th district OF Virginia should be
represented in the convention. He
then moved that both sets of delegates
from the ninth district be admitted,
each delegate to have half vote.
Wise, Of Virginia seconded the motion.
Hepler, Of Iowa, protested against the
motion a. being dangerous in its effect.
Stevenson, OF Minnesota, moved that
the minority report. so far rs ii relates
TO the admission of Wood and col
league, be adopted The chair ex-
planned that the minority report did
not ask for the admission OF any dele
gates from the ninth district, but
merely dissented from the minority
report.
Mr.. Stevenson then said he would
move that Mr.. Wood and his colleague
be admit;dd in the convention as
properly elected delegates from the
ninth district. Mr.. Weber, Of New
York, objected to this. He said il
this resolution was adopted, to
NE CONSISTENT,
The convention must admit all dele.
gates who were declared by majority
report not to be entitled to seats Mr.
Russell. OF North Carolina, opposed
General Gibson's motion. The ma
jority Of the committe did not dare to
recommend that they should be so en-
titled, even under a claim of technical
regularity Of the Wood convention
and il convention voted to seat Mr..
Wood 1t will Vote down a majority re-
port.
Rector, of Texas, spoke in favor OF
the majority report, and Spaulding. OF
Michigan, favored the admission of
the Wood delegates.
Stevenson, Of Minnesota, thought
there could have been only one con-
veution of the ninth district and that
was one held at Petersburg, outside
the ninth district. The convention of
three was fraud. and 10 throw out
the Wood delegates on the mere tech
meal plea that the district convention
was not held within the bounds of the
district was neither just nor right.
John ;. Wise then took the floor and
was greeted with applause. He said
that when the gentleman from North
Carolina, Russell, spoke OF the gentle.
man who made the contest as one who
probably went to the grog shops, he
did not coniine himself to the facts OF
the case. Pendleton, who was
THE RIvAL coTEsTANr.
Was the peer Of the gentleman from
North Carolina, or any other gentle
man here, and his meeting was moi
held at grog shop, but in q respect
able place, where every convention
had been held for years. He did not
come here 10 be called a trickster OF
habitue OF grog shops. lie tWise) had
second the motion 10 admit both dele.
cations because. as a true Republican
from Virginia, recognizing the Ninth
district as the banner district Of vir-
ginia Republicanism,
LOVING IT'S PEOPLE,
Whether they came here under the
banner OF Malone or Wise, il grieved
him TO he unrepresented in the con-
veniion- tAppsause.)
Hess. of Missouri, arose to move the
previous question. but the chair de
chned to recognize him, and Moore, OF
West Virginia, addressed the conven-
ton upon the ninth district dispute.
He thought the convention was in
danger of il admitted any OF the ninth
district delegates, and Of setting dan.
gerous precedent,
Alien, of Virginia. following in favor
OF the minority committee report, de-
clared IL the majority report was
adopted. his place as delegate-at-large
from Virginia would be valueless 10
him because il would declare that
there was a faint Of irregularity about
his avn conypntfon He went into the