, 1888-06-06
adopted and states announced their com

adopted and states their cOm
mlttee representatives.
When the name of David Turpie of
Indiana was called to represent that state
upon the committee on resolutions there
was a burst of applause which was, how
ever, eclipsed by the cheers which greeted
the selection of Henry Watterson to the
same committee by the state of Kentucky.
Nor was a. =. German forgotten by the
assembly, and the mention of his name
was vigorously applauded.
OBrien of Minnesota said as there
was a contest in the Dakota delegation
the only contest before the convention, he
would move that the
DAKoTA DELEGATES BE EXCLUDED
from any participation in the conventions
proceedings until the report of the Gre
dentials committee is made and acted
upon. Adopted.
The chair then announced that each of
the three committees Just constituted
would meet at 5 o'clock. The committee
IN credentials and committee on perma
nent organization in convention hall, and
the committee on resolutions in the grand
parlor of the Southern hotel.
THE HOUR OF MEETING.
Roswell j. Flower, of New York, rose
to offer a resolution and was received with
applause. His resolution was to the effect
that when the convention take a recess to-
day 1t be to meet at noon tomorrow.
Abbott, of New Jersey, offered an amend
ment fixing the hour at 10 o'clock. He
wanted, he said, to see the Democratic
nominations tomorrow and not on the
third day. The amendment was accepted
by Flower and the resolution as amended
agreed to.
The Territories.
At the meeting of the delegates from
the territories and District of Columbia,
held to day, on motion of Dickson of the
District of Columbia the following resolu-
ton was adopted for submission to the
committee on resolutions:
ResotUed, We respectfully urge on the
committee on resolutions to Incorporate in
the platform OF principles to be submit
ted to the national convention resolutions
substantially as folloBs:
First-That a Just and liberal policy
should be pursued in reference to the ter
r%itorles; that the right of self govern
ment is inherent in the people and guar
anteed under the constitution, and that
all federal officers appointed to positions
of honor and trust IN the territories of the
UNITED States and in the District of Col.
umbia should, in all cases, be selected
from citizens of the communities where
they are to serve.
Secondhand the territories of Wash
ington, Dakota, Montana and New Mex
leo are by virtue of population and devel-
opment now entitled to admission into the
Union as states, and we unqualiiedly con-
denim the course of the Republican party
in refusing statehood and self government
to them; and we further denounce the
action of that party in congress for libel
ling people to whom the United States
have by solemn treaty guaranteed all the
rights of American citizenship in order to
furnish excuse for denying them admis-
sion into the Union.
Watterson Doesn't Want II.
Henry Watterson will not allow his
name to be presented as candidate for
permanent chairman of the convention
and has instructed Gen John B. Castle
man, a member Of the committee on per-
manent organization, to withdraw his
name if presented before the committee.
He is a member of the committee on
resolutions.
An All Night Session.
W. l.. Scott has been made a mem
Der of the national committee, but
says he is not a candidate for chairman.
Senator German said at 10 p. IN. the
platform committee had not reached q
point where any three agreed and that
the committee would be in session al
night.
The Church Delegates sustained.
1t took nearly four hours this evening