Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-22
by the selection OF M. NJ. Estee SIS per-
msuent chairman.

| Dy tue selectlOn OF Nj. NJ. E9tee IS per-
msuent chairman.
Chairman Estee announced that the
| limit Of time for speaking was FIVE mil
! utes, that all the speakers would be called
10 order on time, except in the presents
ton of candidates f3r tn preside, tia
nomination, and so would the convention
hereafter be called to order on time.
wellington Of MarylsDd offered reso-
luton rendering on behsf Of the publ
! cS1 parry Of the United States TO the Ger
man nstion its sympathy in this hour OF her
bereavement and deep sorrow caused by
the destb of her ruler,
THR EMPEROR FREDERICK OF GERMANY.
We tender to the German people our
heartfelt sympsthy il the double loss they
! hAye recently sustained IN the decease of
| the great man under whose reign Ger
| many became united nation AID that
other great m.n, his liberal minded,
| perez Loving sud noble con.
WAITING ON THE CREDENTIALS COMMIT
TEE.
D.x0D, colored, OF Mary aud, offered
resolution IN respect TO the memory Of
Grant, Logan, ex President Arthur. anc
the lste Ssnator CJnkipg, which wss
slso adopted by rising vote.
wellington said in support Of his reso-
luton that the German nation is 5 crest
nation. The GermanS have advanced
to the front in civil.z,!ion.
culture, and during the late war was
steadtsst sdherent OF the Union. /. has
! furoished America with some Ct its best
citizens and statesmen.
Tne chair asked for the report c. the
committee on credentials, being the regu-
lar order Of business.
Henderson Of Iowa announced that
Chairman Hepburn of that committee wss
not present, and the secretary
Of the convention proceeded to kill time
by announcing kilograms recei7ed from
delegates, after which the Gspd in The
gallery put in the time until the creden-
tisl committee would be ready to report.
The caalImsn sgsin called up the COM
mittee on credentials and sgain received
no response. He then called upon the
committee on resolutions, but Harris Of
North Carolins stated that the committee
Yves not resdy to report and would not be
before tomorrow. Then the convention,
having nothing else to DO, commenced 20
call for speakers, and Bradley CT Ken
lucky and General Foraker CT Ohio made
speecoe5, after which, the commit &c on
credentials being ready to report, the
| @Sc0AAA Sl>-Ih NSS plNtG|NtI WILL
IN FAVOR OF WISE.
The chairman OF the credentials COM
mttee then advanced to the platform and
made his report. The report, among
other recommendations, fsvors the i'd
mission Of the Wise district delegates
from Virginia, and the four Malone dele
gates at large.
Mr.. Russell OF North Carolina,
from the credentials commit
tee, presented minority report
, which dissents from the maj Jriiy
reoort in favor of the admission OF tht
Wise delegates from the Second, Fifth
SIKH, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth dis
! tricls, VINO, it if claimed, were elected by
= pretended conventions Lever called by the
state committee. The report slso favor:
me admission Of the Malone delegates
from the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
: Eighth and Tenth districts.
The majority report WAS edop'ed ex-
caps go Much thereof as relates to the
Vrginia contests.
! wRANGLE IN THE CONVENTION
General Bingham OF Pennsylvania
t moved that the part Of the report which
p refers to tie delegates st large from VIZ
: gina be adopted.
! S3astor R.ddieberger Of Virgins ther
: took the stand to pres II, as lie said, the
! truth CT the question. He cams
here, he sad, without vote being
csss against him by the R9pu rlicaa,
r in the Seventh Congressional district
His seat rad never been contested there
yet be was asked to sis down quietly snC
e listen 10 gentleman from Norm Carolina
make minority report that he Was no
entitled 20 sest OF the floor. If he wal
I not entitled TO seat who was? Laugh
s ter
A. this point Wall CT Nebraska brok,
? IN On the point CT order thsl ddleherge
9 was cut OF order, as the question nJV
pending related to the delegates 81 large
? TIE chsir sustained tine point Of oTde
. and RitGlebeTger left the platform viii
< IN Inquiry as TO WEather there wcGl b.
6 tina when he could protest 8 airs
psr.issnship which allowed men to WEI
i people il here to vote for his special can
G di5a.e.
: The DISTRICT DELEGATES.
= That part of the Credentials committee
e rCpJr. upon the admission Of the VII
: GINA delegates st large WAS adopted.
10 The question then being upon tt
!. adoption Of that portion Of the report c
c the committee relating to the admlssiol
/ Mr.. Wood of Virginia spoke IN favor c
y the minority renort with special refer
L enca to the Ninth district delegates
e He said he and his colleague
# were properly and Loyalty eIecte
n hy convention which was. regularl
called by the state committee and to-
!, contestants were excited by three me
II who held pretended convention in tn
g private Office OF one of these dele
/ gates who WAS thsre chosen. Il
Ie (Wood) had been elected by conventio
10 composed Of delegates FROM every Iegis
le lstive distric. In ftle congressional dii
II trict and 1t was unjust to throw him an
E. his colleague out of the national CONVEX
ton.
GENERAL GIBSON, OF OHIO,
ie expressed himself as one Of those wh
&c Insisted that the magnificent Republican
st Of the Ninth district of Virginia shout
e. be represented in the convention. b
then moved that both sets OF delegate
- from the Ninth district bo admitted, esc
delegste to have half vote.
Wise, Of Virgins, seconded the motor
:. Hepburn Of Iowa protested against th