, 1888-06-21

delegateS on mere technical plea that the
district convention was not held within the
bounds of the district, and was neither just
or right.
Johns. Wise then took the floor, and
was greeted with applause. He said, when
the gentleman from North Carolina, (Rus.
SELL spoke of the gentleman who made
the contest, as one who probably went to q
grog shop, he did not coniine himself to
the facts of the case. Pendleton, who was
the rival contestant, was peer OF the gen.
tleman from North Carolina, or any 9th er
gentleman here, and his meeting was not
held at a grog shop, but In respectable
place where every convention had been
held for years. He did not come here to
be called a trickster, or q habitue of grog
shops He Wise hal seconded the mo-
ton to admit both delegations, as a true
republican from Virginia, recognizing the
ninth district as the banner district of
Virginia republicanism loving its people,
whether they came here under the banner
of Malone or Wise. 1t grieved him to see
her unrepresented in the convention. Gap
plause)
Hess OF Missouri, arose to move the
previous question, but the char declined
to recognize him, and Moore, OF West
Virginia addressed the convention upon
the 9th district dispute. He thought the
convention as in danger II it admitted
any OF the 9th district delegates u I setting
dangerous precedent,
ALIENS SPEECH.
Allen, OF Virginia followed in favor Of
the minority committees report. He de-
clared that il the majority report was
adopted, his place as delegate at
largo from Virginia would be
vaiuless to him because it would
declare there was a taiEt Of irregularity
about his own conviction. He went into
said there could be no possible doubt OF u
regular election OF all Malone delegated
The question was then put and the cons.
venton adopted the motion to seat the
Wood delegates by an Overwhelming
vote.
The majority report was adopted, ex.
cept 50 much thereof as relates to the Vir-
ginia contest,
Senator Riddleberger. Of Virginia then
took the stand to present, as he said, the
truth Of the question. "He came here,'
he said, "without
A VOTE BEING CAST AGAINST HIM
by the republicans in the seventh congress-
ional district. His seat never had been
contested there yet. He was asked to sit
down quietly and listen to the gentleman
from North Carolina make minority re
port, that he was not entitled to seat on
the floor. II lie was no, entitled to q seat,
who was? Uaughter).
At this point Wall of Nebraska, broke
in with the point of order that Riddleber-
ger was out OF order, as the question now
pending related to delegates at large. The
chair sustained the point of order, and
Riddlebe' ger left the platform with an in
auiry as to whether there would be time
when he could protest against the partisan :
ship which allowed men to walk in here
and vote for their special candidate.
That part of the credentials committees
report upon the admission of Virginia del
egates at large was adopted.
The question being upon the adoption OF
the remainder OF the majority report OF the
credentials committee. Reader. OF Penn
sylvr.,ia, demanded u decision of the ques-
ton, that each
SEPARATE CASE IN DISPUTE
should be vetoed upon itself, This was
agreed to
Fessenden, of Connecticut, moved to
consider the vote by which the convention
had admitted the Wood delegation from
the ninth district. Butterworth, Of Ohio,
moved to lay the motion on the table and
after u long parliamentary wrangle the
question was put, and Butterwortt's mo-
ton prevailed by 272 to ia.
The question then REQUIRED upon the ad-
mission of delegates from the second dis
trct of Virginia. The majority report on
the second Virginia district was adopted at
IL "a p. M. At II 80 p. m. the majority
report was adopted and the committee
morrow. The majority report seats
the Wise delegates and the minority re-
| port, which seats the Malone delegates
was offered as substitute. The minority
report was rejected; yeas $50. nays 512
| The announcement ofthe vote was received
with applause. The majority report was
then adopted as a whole and applicable to
all Virginia districts, and then theconven.
. tion at IL 25, adjourned until Tomorrow
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