Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-21

truth OF the question. He came
here, he said, without vote being
cast against him by the Rapu 1licans
! 10 the Seventh Congressional district.
His seat had never been contested there,
yet be was ssked to sit down quietly and
listen to gentleman from North Carolina
make minority report that he was no,
entitled 10 seat on the floor. If he Was
not entitled to seat who was? L.ugh-
ter
Al this point Wall Of Nebraska broke
IL on the point OF order that Rlddleberger
was cut OF order, as the question now
pending related to the delegates ST large
Ire chair sustained the point of order
and Riddleberger left The platform with
tR inquiry as TO whether there Woul be
time when he could protest ainst
partisanshtp which allowed Men to walk
people In here to vote for his special can-
didate.
HE DISTRICT DELEGATKs.
That part OF the credentials committee
report upon the admission of the Viz
gilia delegates at large IVES adopted.
The question then being upon the
sd5ption Of that portion OF the report OF
the Committee relating 20 the cdnission
II the district delegates from Virgins,
Mr.. WOOD CT Virginia spoke N favor OF
tae minority report with special refer
ence to the n nth district delegates.
He said he sud his colleagues
were properly and loyslly elected
~ convention which was regularly
called by the state committee and the
contestants we're eltcses by three mes
who held pretended convention in the
private Office Of one Of these dele
gates who WAS there chosen. He
WOOD had been elected by convention
composed Of delegates from every Iegis-
ls!ive district in the congressional dis
trict and It was unjust to throw him and
his colleague out @ the national convcr-
ten.
GENERAL GIBSON, OF OHIO,
expressed himself as one OF those Rho
Insisted that the magnificent Republicans
81 TIE Ninth district OF Virginia should
be Represented in the convention. He
then moved tbs! both sets of delegates
from the Ninth district be admitted, esch
deli gate to have half vote.
Wise, of Virginia, seconded tie motion.
Hepburn Of Iowa protested sgsinst the
motion 80 beirg dangerous il It's effect
1t wsulc pUE it in the power OF 8 few men
10 play he miserSble farce of holding
so-called convention called by no on9 in
representing no one aud COZ
posed Of three men and ~ that kind of
tfaud under the pFeteace of q compro-
mise these IncR could heal theil Way fatO
the deli5erstiOn of national convention. |
Was the convention prepared TO OFFER
ha. kind Of premium for this sort OF
tcickery. Applause ard cries of "no,
MI. Stevenson Of Minnesota moved
that tie minority report so far IS il re-
ierred to the admission Of Wood ind his !
colleague be adopted.
The chsir explained that the minority
report did not ask for the adm, ssioa o,
Inv delegates ffon The Ninth district, but |
merely dissented from the moi lcisy re.
oors.
Stevenson then said he would move
hat Wood End his colleague be admitted !
% the convention ss Ercperly elected |
delegates froRa tie Ninth district.
UAsnBURN OF NEW YORK
objected TO this. He said II this resolu-
ion Was adopted, to be consistent, the
convention mrst ADMIT all of the dele-
yates who are declared by the msj 1ritY
eport rot TO be entitled to seats.
Russell OF North Carolina opposed
19nersl G.bsoR's motion sud called 81
cntion to tha facs that the majority re-
oors did not recommend the sestiag OF
hs snti-Mshone delegation from the
Iin*h district, IS II had deQe in case o.
he other district delegates. Tais was
because the TWO an:i-Nsh01e DELI
Gstss from that district represented
constituency OF three Ren, one besides (
Semsslges assembled il come highly re-
pectable grog shop il Virginis. Was
be convention going TO slow parcel !
f revolutionists as!aney csiled themselves
0 ride rough shod over the regular Or '
anisItloN Of the party in q great stale.
He was proceeding to argue sgsinst
ee seating Of men elecled In 8 CONVEX {
ion not assembled st the csll OF sny CEN
titused sathsrity, when. he was inter I
upted by Fllley Of Missouri with CUES {
on, whether there was congress snal
omnittee in the, Ninth district. (
Russell replied9hss II there WAS It was 8
sder party organization and the consti- l
Itiou. Nd congressional district COR e
ention could be held except by order OF c
ie state convention. I
ENERAL BINsEAM OF PENNSYLVANIA
the convention upon tle Ninth b
istrics case. He declared that IL the :
SHORTY Of the committee on credentials f
1EcadeQ fhe election Of Wood :
nd mis- colleague il gave
p all its cl5iu that the other i
I.hone district delegates were not n
roparly elected ard their opponents en- Y
tied to sests. He clGimed that the {
ection OF the CONTESTANTS ct Weed and r
Is colleague Was SO palpable fraud lhst !.
le minority Ct the convention n
ID not dare to recommend /
lat they be seated even ulder I,
le claim Of technical iTreGu atty CT
lie Wood convention, ard 1; tue convan- <
So voted to seat Wood it wos!d vote Q
1wp the mtj1sity T@part. c
RECTOR, CT TEXAS, v
'oke in fsvor Of the nsj 1rity report, snd Il
of MEXICAN, fov3red the
inissiGn of EAe Weed delegates.
Stevenson Of Minnesota thought there v
Id only been one convention of thu r,
sth district, and that was the one held o.
Petersburg, outside Of the Ninth dis s.
ict. The convention Of three wss & p
sud, adi to throw ont Woods delegates r
technical plea that the district con- 1t