Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-06-16

ton he vii! proceed. The chair does not hear
any objection.
THE MAJORITY REPORT
Gen. Coggswell Mass. MIR. President, the
committees on credentials has considered the
list OF the uncontested delegates and has heard
parties i'll tWenty-four different contested cases.
1t recommends that the uncOntested list sub
mltted by the national committee to the tenn
Porary organization be accepted as the list
cept i'll che cases to be hereafter mentioned.
IN the matter OF contest III the Eighth Alabama,
district, your, committee finds for the sitting
members and recommend that they retain
their seats. The same report is made rs to the
contest III the Third Alabama district. The
same report is submitted in regard to the
Fourth Alabama district. AS to the contest for
delegates at large from Alabama, Your commit
tee recommends that the contestants, Messrs.
Noble. Smith, DOrSett and McEWen, be given
seats. In the Fifth Alabama contests, your
committee finds in favor of the sitting members
ana recommend that they retain their seats.
In the contest of the Ninth Alabama district
the committee recommend that the contest
ants, Messrs. Huston and Matthew. be seated.
As to the contest in the State of Kentucky.
your committee recommend that the contest
ants, Messrs. Matthews and Winstell, be given
seats.
AS to- the contest in Louisiana, as to dele
gates at large your commi tee finti in favor of
the sitting members. AS to the contest in the
First Louisiana district the committee find for
the contestants. Messrs. Booth and Lewis. and
recommend that they be seated.
AS to the contest in the Second Louisiana dis
trlct, Your COMMITTEES find for the sitting mem
6ers. The same finding in the Fourth Lousi-
your committee find for Messrs. Donate and
Breau, the contestants, and recommend that
they be given seats.
In the Fourth district of Maryland the COM
mittee recommend that the contestants, Messrs.
Supple and Cummings, be seated
IN the contest i'll Mississippi OF the delegates
at large the committee recommend. as does the
national committee, that the regular delegates
and the contestants both be seated, with the
rights of half a vote each.
Sfrinf he
committee finds Tor the sitting members. AS to
the contest III South Carolina on delegates at
members. In the contest III the Fourth North
Carolina district the committee recommend
that Mr.: Nichols. the contestant. be seated in
place OF Mr.. Williamson. the sitting member.
In the Sixth North Carolina contest the COM
mlttee find III favor OF the sitting member. In
the Seventh North Carolina district the COM
and Mott be seated, with the right 10 two
thirds OF a vote each. In the State of Texas. in
the Sixth district, and in all the contests. the
members. In 0 the District " of 'De col Stt
the committee find i'll favor of the sitting
members: In the Territory OF Utah the
and the contestants Messrs. Goodwin aud
Allen Walling be seated. with the right of one
h h q vote each The member OF the committee
note his dissent to the action OF the committee
in this last case.
I am authorized to report for the committee,
Indian Territory or Alaska is entitled to seats
III this convention that it will be able at any
time to report upon those who purport to be
delegates from those respective territories. All
of which is respectfully submitted for Majority
OF the committee, by it's chairman.
a THE MINORITY REPORT.
The secretary read, the minority report as
follows:
In the disputed Alabama cases the delegates
at large and the Ninth district, considered by
your committee Oh credentials. upon which
follows: That in their opinion the question as
to the delegates at large is one largely, if not
wholly, OF regularity and organization. The
state convention was duly called for April %,
1892. The state committee was duly called
and it met the day prior thereto at Montgom-
cry, at the office OF the collector of internal
April 1892, that being the time and place an
nounced by said Moseley to members the
time and place of said committee meeting The
majority OF the committee, a quorum being
present, according to atfidavits Of members OF
said committee, the committee consisted Of
twenty members after waiting a reasonable
hour and hall. request was made OF the
chairman, who was III another room on the
same floor Of the United Ststes gov
ernneut building to call the committee to or
Finally at about 1870 O'Clock Chairman Nose
ley was again called in and requested to call tie
when he said he would adjourn the committee
to meet at 5 p. m. Objection being made as to
hts right TO adjourn the committee, roll call
being demanded by Richard W. Austin, who
held his brothers, g. G. Austin, proxy AS men,
Der, Of said committee, the chairman replied
that it was his private room and he wanted il,
and that the committee would adjourn until 5
p IN. us above stated by him. Thereupon on
motion the committee was called to order by
the secretary. u quorum and a majority being
present, according to the athdavits OF members
OF said committee. The statement was made
that the COMMITTEES was ready and compe-
f tent Tor business ana hidh to
motion was made. put and carried. without
dissenting voice. to meet Immediately at the
Merchants hotel. There. at that time, the COM
mittee met pursuant to adjournment, quorum
being present Ill person and by proxy, as shown
by the original minutes OF said meeting and by
afidavlts. The secretary directed to pro-
vention, and also named D. NJ. Long for tempo.
rary chairman. John c. Binford for secretary,
and John NJ. Gee for assistant secretary. The
secretary, H. A. wilson, whose duty it was and
had been at previous state conventions to secure
and prepare the hall. upon going to the capitol
found it i'll possession OF guards anu refused
possession. The guards were two United States
marshas and two deputy internal revenue col
lectors, who refused admission or possession to
there by Chairman Moseey. Then the secretary
Mr.. Wilson, secured the county court house. at
which place, according to the sworn statements,
$50 out of 1892 legally elected delegates met on
the succeeding day, April 20. at II o'clock noon.
The state committee call had not stated the
place Of meeting in the city OF Montgomery. At
ganlzation thereof, as provided by the state
commute the previous day at the Merchants
hotel. the following delegates at large at large,
b. II. Long, William Vaughan, Iverson Dawson
and H. V. Cashin, and Alternates Thomson,
Boyd, Binford and BraXdal]. were duly elected
and certified, and at such convention new
state committee was elected. and OF which Hon.
w. w. Stevens is chairman H. A. Wilson sec
rotary. Then, after performing all its Dusi-
ness. said convention adjourned sine die. There
fore we hereby recommend the placing upon the
permanent roll the names OF the above delegates
and alternates.
ANOTHER ALABAMA CONTEST.
In the disputed Alabama case from the Ninth
district, considered by your committee on Gre
dentials. upon which they could not agree. The
minority thereof beg leave briefly to report that
J. w. Hughes and w. II. Harvey were elected
delegates and Henry Hall and j. O. Diffey alter
mates to to the national convention; that the
convention was held at Greensborough in said
thirty-four i'll number, participated i'll such con-
venticn, as shown by the sworn statements OF
many delegates and others who participated
therein. This convention was held with open
doors at the opera house in said city. OF the
delegates who participated in said convention
four were from the County of Blount land there
were no contests) fourteen from Jefferson, four
from Bibb, six from Hale and six from Ferry
county According to sworn statements these
delegates were elected at the regularly called
county conventions that comprised that dis
tr:ct
Another meeting which was claimed to be q
district convention was also held in said city
on the same day in the basement OF the colored
Methodist church: at this latter meeting R. Ii
Houston and w. s. Mathews were elected deleJ
gates according to a large number OF aftidavitS,