The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-10
THE EVENING SESSION.
The Committee on Credentials Submits Its
Report

Report
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9.-"The convention
will please come to order,' said Chairman
Mckinley, and Chauncey NJ. Depew I'M
mediately demanded recognition, and in a
neat speech moved to congratulate Hon.
Richard w. Thompson OF Indiana on his
S3rd birthday, which occurred today, and
invited him to the platform. The motion
was unanimously carried and Mr.. Thomp-
son was escorted to the platform and ex-
pressed his gratitude in short speech.
Resolutions admitting members OF the G.
A. r. to any seat in the convention unoc-
cupied thirty minutes after the opening,
was. of course. adopted, aud amessage was
read from the mayors of Tltusyille and Oil
City announcing the state of
DISTRESS AND SUFFERING
that prevailed in those inundated districts
and making public appeal for aid
The announcement by the committee on
credentials that minority report would
be submitted created considerable excite
ment, and there was a painful suspense
while the two reports Were being orally
submitted as to what would follow.
THE MAJORITY REPORT
recommended that twelve Harrison dele
gates in Alabama, Mississippi and Lousi-
ana be seated in the place of the same
number of Blaine men given places on the
temporary roll. and the minority recon-
mended that the twelve Blaine men on the
temporary roll be placed on the permanent
roll.
The report of the committee also covered
the contest in Texas, Kentucky, Maryland,
South Carolina, North Carolina and the
District of Columbia, but they were non
political in the contest and the report is
unanimous on these cases. The majority
report sustsins the national committee as
to twenty-three votes and reversed it as to
seventeen votes. Politically the result
was gain of thirteen votes to Harrison
and one vote to Blaine. The Harrison gain
is twelve 7otes net. The gain included six
votes in Alabama, four In Louisiana and two
! in Mississippi. The gain made is owing TO
the fact that the Harrison men
WON ovEE THREE MEMBERS OF THE cREDEN-
TIAL COMMITTEE.
and thereby secured a majority.
Wallace of New York announced his
purpose Of fighting the report On the floor
as 10 votes When Chairman Cogswell
moved that the majority reports be adopted
he was loudly cheered by the Harrison del
egates, and when Chauncey d. Filley of
Missouri moved that the minority be sub
stitute therefor, the applause which fol-
lowed from the Blaine delegates told the
galleries that the long expected fight be-
tween the Blaine and Harrison forces was
! on.
The chief point in Filley's argument in
behalf of the minority report was that the
regular organization of the party in the
Alabama case had been barred from the
regular place of meeting by United States
L. AZ ~
maintained the case was considered fairly
upon the merits and that the report should
be adopted.
Knight of California spoke warmly in
favor of the minority report He declared
that the Moseley faction, recommended by
the majority to be seated, had through
federal officers attempted to suppress the
will of the people of Alabama. 1t was
enough that the Democratic party sup
pressed the will of the people in the South
withouLa
HUNDRED THOUSAND oFFICEHoLDERs
thwarting the will of the Republicans in
party convention. He appealed for Justice
! for the loyal Republicans of Alabama
Loud applause.
Intensified interest was lent Knights
speech when the knowledge was spread
among the spectators and delegates that he
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nation of Blaine later on. The vigor and
eloquence the Californian displayed
CAPTURED THE GREAT AUDIENCE
from the outset, and when he concluded
| the cheering commenced.
E. II. Batnea of Illinois, deprecated the
attempt to coniure up prejudice against the
oificeholding class. He made an allusion
of derogatory nature to the people of the
section from which the contest cams 1t
was bad break and large number of
GALLERY OCCUPANTS KISSED
and someone cried down" Bathea be-
came ratified at the reception his remark
received.
Cannon of Illinois, fortunately came to
the rescue with point of order, and be-
! ing recognized, asked if it was in order
with the galleries kissing delegates speak
/ ing on the floor to move that the Galleries
be cleared. A burst of laughter followed,
with look at Ex-Speaker Reed, and the
bland announcement OF Chairman Nc
/ Kinley that it was in order he believed
under the rules of the Eifty-frst Congress-.
/ TRules of tue conventional. Cannon an
\ uouuced ne would moved that the galleries
! be cleared if there was any more Kissing
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, in speaking
for the minority report, not only de-
/ nounced the deputy marshals of Alabama,
4 but hundreds of oficeholoers who were
present IN the galleries and hall of the
convention crowding out the Peoples dele
gates in frantic attempt to re-nominate
I President Harrison.
The greatest Interest was manifested
when Colonel Dufield OF Detroit, an Alger
manager, arose to speak
IN FAVOR OF THE MINORITY REPORT.
His action was interpreted as meaning