St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20


elbowed his way through the dense
crowd in the corridor with an energy
that demonstrated that he was
IN FOR THE FIGHT.
but when he reached the door he found
it barred by the broad shoulders OF
Maj. Edmunds, Mr.. Smith, of Denver,
who was officiating as sergeant-at-arms
to the committee; at his right stood Sen
ator Riddleberger, who was in some
thing of an hilarious mood, and on his
left was good-sized group of friends of
the contesting Wise delegation. The
general pushed his diminutive frame
between Smith and Riddleberger and
placed his hand on the knob of the
door.
Smith clutched it. "Have you any
business, please" he asked politely.
II want to go in," was Mahone's
reply.
''This room is reserved for the COM
mittee on credentials" responded
Smith.
81 am member of that committee"
spoke up the general.
No, you are not; it isn't so," shouted
a voice in the rear. Gen. Malone
looked quickly around. There was fire
in his eye, and it might have gone hard
with the man who
HAD GIVEN HIM THE LIE
could he have been identified. The gen.
eral shot glance at Riddleberger, an
other at the crowd on the other side and
there stood refectively for a second.
Then the same voice in the rear shouted
a second time: 'He amt delegate;
don't let him in." Gen. Ma
hone turned right about. "Who said
that" be demanded, but there was no
response. Sergt. Smith saw that a
storm was brewing and determined to
avert it. "If you will give me your
word that you are entitled to admis-
sion," he said in an undertone, II will
let you in." 81 give you my word as
Virginian and gentleman" was the
generals reply. Thereupon the
door was quickly opened and he
slipped in, and moment later
he was with Gen. Bingham, the Phila-
delphia congressman. After the roll
had been called Gen. Bingham was
placed in nomination for chairman of
the committee, and although he pro-
tested that he wanted to be on the out
side, he was elected. At this juncture
the voice of Senator Riddleberger could
be heard through the half-closed door:
''If the committee wants to hear from
me
WANT TO KNOW IT QUICK
for l don't intend to stand here all
night" and when the meeting had been
formally called to order it was discov-
cred that representative of the GLOBE
was in the room, and this gave rise to a
discussion which ended in the adoption
of resolution that the entire business
of the committee should be transacted
in executive session.
Midnight-For the last four hours
there has been the deuce to pay in the
committee on credentials. Although he
was the unanimous choice of the COM
mittee for chairman, Congressman
Bingham, who is pronounced in his sup
port of Malone, and desired to take the
floor in behalf of the little Virginian,
declined the honor, and Congressman
Hepburn, of Iowa, was elected in his
stead, B. w. Bosworth, of Rhode
Island, being chosen as secretary.
1t was decided to take up the Virginia
contest and, Brady opened for the con-
testants in an address characterized by
considerable warmth. Delegates-at-
large S. Brown Allen, John S. Watts
and A. w. Harris followed in behalf of
their own (the Mahone) delegation.
While the latter was speaking one of
the members of the committee, whose
name could not be aScertained up to this
writing, was overcome by the extreme
heat and reeled from his standing
position at the mantelpiece to the floor
in a dead faint. In an instant the COM
mittee was in a commotion. Business
was suspended, physicians were sum-
moned, and several public officers who
were in the corridor were called in the
room. This gave rise to report that
flew like lightning around the hotel and
drew large crowd to the immediate
vicinity, that an alteration had oc-
Cured between Malone and Wise, in
which
PISTOLS HAD BEEN DRAWN.
This was denied by Sergt. Smith,
but the fact was commented upon that
from the period in question two officers
remained in the room, while the third
stood guard at the door. Several
pitchers of water were emptied upon his
head, and on the pr ompt answer of the
porter with bottle of ammonia the
fainting delegate was brought to con-
sciousness.
When the committee had once more
settled down to business Gen. Malone
took the floor and delivered a character
istic speech, roundly denouncing both
the political and personal motives of his
opponents. At times he worked him.
self into white heat and his voice pen
etrated through the corridors. All his
POWER OF INvECTIvE
was brought into play and it was several
times feared that Wise would be unable
to maintain his self-possession. He
succeeded in doing SO, however, and
when Malone had concluded he was
called upon to reply in behalf of the
contestants. He opened up with a calm
and dispassionate explanation of the
situation. The prospects are that the
chances of the convention getting down
to the permanent organization before
tomorrow night are exceedingly slim.
AT 1890 this morning the committee
adjourned without taking action in the
matter of the Virginia contest.
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