Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-06-22

committee would grant a hearing to tn,
| delegation which General Bragg seemed
| to represent. There seemed, he said, to bt
some doubt whether or not a contest wa.
| really to be made. He simply under.
stood that they intended to pre-.
| sent their case and not to ask
seats on the floor. A response
from General Bragg was not very clear.
The matter again came up when in the
call of states Mr.. Belmont said he under
stood there was q contest. Mr.. Foote of
California was evidently out of patience
with the Syracuse fight and was about to
move its peremptory disposition, when
General Bragg said he WAS surprised at the
lack of understanding of what he said.
The filing of the Syracuse credentials, he
understood, made q contest. The matter
was deferred until to-night's meeting.
PRESS ARRANGEMENTS WERE BAD.
The only discussion which occurred in
to-day's convention proceedings was over
the attempt of several delegates to throw
eager democrats standing outside in the
rain. No one seems to be able to explain
the reason, but throughout the entire SEES
sion there were 5000 unoccupied seats in
the galleries of the convention hall. The
national committee came in for most of
the blame for this. 1t is probable that
never in the history of national conven-
tions have the press arrangements been 80
wretched and the accommodations to
the active workers 80 inadequate as
on the present occasion. While there
were 5000 vacant gallery seats there
were over 400 representatives of the press,
200 of whom were representatives of daily
get admittance into the hall.
Most of these gentlemen were from west
ern and southern states and had failed to
secure the usual courtesies because of the
matter being referred to the Washington
press committee, which distributed the
tickets. Only $50 working seats were ac-
corded the press, and no local committee
was appointed to manage the press ar
rangements. The national committee is
tonight the object of general protest from
the newspaper fraternity. Several vain
attempts were made during the day to
open the vacant galleries to the outsid-
ers and particularly to the Union veterns
of the war. But it was felt that this mat
ter should be disposed of by the committee
on resolutions and when a southern dele
gate inquired "what is the matter with the
discreet delegate from
northern state promptly moved to refer
the whole question to the committee on
WILL GRAY BE opposed
The conviction that Cleveland shall be
the leader of the party had full possession
Of the delegates to-day and was so fixed
that all other things are merely to reach
that result. The selection of Ex-Governor
Cleveland seemed probable last night and
his morning, but later in the day
It transpired Mr.. Gray might have
,ome opposition where it was least |
Various members of the Indiana |
among whom are said to be |
numbered the leaders of the Cleveland |
action in that state, are opposed to the |
selection of Mr.. Gray, and would be dis |
posed to construe his nomination as an |
Iffront to the people who have borne the |
orunt of battle in the Hoosier state in be- |
half of Cleveland, in opposition to the |
ambition of Indiana's son.
The close of the day finds the Cleveland |
people of Indiana secretly allied with the |
prevent the nomination of Mr. Gray. The |
he Gray people. It is said the Cleveland |
people of Indiana favor Mr.. Bynum for /
he vice presidency and the Georgia dele /
,ation is also understood to be very favor
Ible to Mr. Bynum. Stevenson and Nor /
ison of Illinois, Boies of Iowa and Camp |
,ell of Ohio are also freely discussed, but |
lespite all this speculation of the hour eX-
Governor Gray still appears to be the
avorite candidate for the vice presidency. |
NATIONAL COMMITTEE GUARDIANSHIP.
There is a strong indication tonight that
he Cleveland leaders will endeavor to
ave William Harrity of Pennsylvania se-
ected as chairman of the national COM
nittee during the approaching campaign. |
he committee on rules and order of bust |
less met this afternoon and entrusted its |
york to a subcommittee of seven members,
# which A. L. Clardy of Missouri was |
made chairman. The subcommittee was |
n session for over four hours, having dis |
overed there were in existence no rules of |
conventions and proceeded to |
ormulate full set which will be present /
d to the convention tomorrow. There i
re no radical changes over previous con-
ention methods The committee WAS in
crested to learn that the last few rules
dopted by national democratic conven-
ion were adopted in 1852.
wHIrNEY's ESTIMATE.
At 1890 to night Mr. Whitney stated
hat Mr.. Cleveland was sure of 626 votes
n the first ballot gain of 25 since yes
erday. Among other states represented |
n the gain are Arkansas and Kentucky.
IT. Whitney stated there had been no con-
fusion reached as to the vice presidential
andidate.
LETTING OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
There was hot time and bitter words
7ere exchanged tonight at the meeting of
be credentials committee. Having insti-
uted formal contest proceedings and there
y carried out the directions adopted at
yracuse the Syracuse delegates withdrew
be contest and terminated the incident in
esolution submitted as having been unani-
aously adopted by the delegation. The
esolution states that it is the wish of the
allegation to secure the supremacy of
emocratio principle and assure the cleo
lon of the party's candidates for presi-
emit and vice president. 1t says that the
allegation has received from the repre-
entatives of more than thirty-fve states
nd territories a concurrent expression of
pinion that the interests of the demo-
ratio party would be prompted by the
voidance of controversy concerning the
of New York in the
ational convention and it declares that
q difference to the opinion of brethren
rom other states and territories the
elegates elected at Syracuse deter
nine to press no further their
laims for membership in the
ational convention. When Chairman
.amb submitted Frederick R. Coudert's
equest that he be allowed to make q state
aent Withdrawing the credentials of the
syracuse delegates filed this afternoon. a
notion was made to lay the request on the
able, but it was declared he should be
leard. Bourke Cochran maintained that
here was nothing before the committee.
1e had never heard of a contest having its
in the contest committee. No
redentials were submitted by the con-
estants to the convention.
Mr.. Foote of California wanted harmony
nd a hearing for Mr.. Coudert.
Chairman Lamb found a loophhle
through which Mr.. Coudert's request could
,s granted in the fact that Mr.. Cochran
lad not objected in the afternoon when
General Bragg filed the Syracuse creden-
ials.
The motion to lay on the table was lost
~ a rising vote, and then Mr.. st. Claire
# West Virginia stirred up a lively racket
n q warm denunciation of the Syracuse /
delegates. He denounced the Syracuse /
as "bolted," and said that they /
would be called down. Mr.. St. Claire had /
sharp colloquy with General Bragg in
'eference to the mugwump followers of
Cleveland.
General Bragg said that the democratic