Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-21

delegate at large from Virginia would b
valueless To him, because he would declars
that there was faint of irregulsrity abou
his own convention
Hess called for the previous question and
was recognized sndlh Wood delegates were
seated by an large vote. The question
being upon the adoption of the remainder OF
the majority report of the credentials COM
mit,ee. Mr.. Reader of Penns, lvania, de.
nlaDded decision of the question, and thai
each separate case in dispute be voted on by
itself. II was agreed to.
Fessendeu of Connecticut, moved to recon-
slider the vote by which the convention sd-
miiied the Wood delegation from the 9Th
district.
Butterworth of Ohio, moved to lay the mo.
ton upon the table, which was agreed to BY
a vote of 242 TO ia.
The question REQUIRED upon the admission
of delegates from the second district of
Virginia. The majority report seats the
Wise delegates, and the minority report
which seats the Malone delegaes, Was Of
fered as a substitute, and the call of States
was had upon the adoption of the substitute.
laugh went through the assembly when
Ohio called for Gov. Foraker, who arose
and stated that there were only IS delegates
NV sSht. ~ VI dSHl NOtcu YES auu ~ uAy
The minority report was rejected by q vote
OF 5l2 10 250. The announcement of the
vote WAS received with applause. The ma
jority REPORT Was adopted as whole ~ =
plicable to all the Virginia districts anu then
the convention AT ! % adjourned until to-
morrow at ~ O'Clock.
Work OF the Credentials Committee.
Ex Congressman Brady and John 5. Wise
presented the case for the latter. They Ar
gued that Wise district delegates were elec-
led IN seperate district conventions in con-
iormi'y with the rules OF the party that Gen.
Mahohe III his call for the state cUnv vention
at Petersburg for the election of dlsI.icl in-
iehtlULaliy Violated the we'll settled law of
the republican party as to such elections.
Messrs Wm. +. Craig and W. L. liam pre-
sented Gen. MahUne's s,de. AT oLe T.. Nj,
the conmitee completed tn. hearing of the
arguments and went iuto executive SESSION.
Tue doors were then closed upon the cUmtes-
tanls and both Wise and Malone retired.
BY vote OF 2s to IA, the hrst contest,
thai Vt the S, cOnd district, VAS disposed ut
Al. favor Ui Wise; BY viva voce vote the
ihnd; the nth, si1ih, seventh. eighth. ninth,
'nd tenth were rapidly disposed of to the
same effect.
After a brief recess the committe reassem-
ol.d. aid al once to.k up the case Of the DIS
,rlct ot Columbia. v hale tins contest hinges
upon charges and counter charges of irr.gu-
army u, the district convention, It soon be.
canie very PLAN that the seating of tn. sc two
allegations will bring hard hight Iii the COIL
'eiiioi,, and will probably be The hrst trial
Of strei.g h between the Blaine and sherman
forces th.re It's probable that whate,er
,ne committees decision, "A minority report
wlil be presented. Without reaching a vote,
al SIX clock, to be able to report to the con-
'ehtion this eNenii &. the cont. Sis i'll Louisi-
ANA, Georgia, Mar. land, Minnesota ana Mas.
sachusetis, were referred to the sub commit
'ees with Instructions 10 REPORT without de-
lay.