Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-10

test in the Fourth North Carouna ulSJrlcL,
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
committee find in favor of the sitting men,
bers. In the Seventh North Carolina dis
triet, the committee recommend that
Messrs Walser, Bailey and Mott be seated
with the right to JWo-thirds vote each. In
the State of Texas, in the Sixth district,
and in all the contests, the committee
find in favor Of the sitting members.
In the District of Columbia, the committee
find for the sitting members. In the Ter
ritory Of Utah the committee recommend
that the sitting members and the contest
ants, Messrs. Goodwin and Allen WAL
ling, be seated with one half vote
tee, Mr.. Salisbury, of Utah, desires
that 1 should note his dissent to
the action of the committee in this last
case. l am authorized to report for the
committee, that If the convention shall de-
eide that the Indian Territory and Alaska
is entitled TO seats in the 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 its chairman.
ME. w dlIdCcb VI NOW 1Ohhi ouui SoSOo
the Chair
The President-"Does the gentleman
from New York, MIR. Wallace, desire TO
present verbal statement, or does he de
sire that his report shall be read by the
Secretary from the dsskp
Mr.. Wallace-"That is oil the report
whice l am able TO make; the one desire
to have the Secretary read from the desk"
The secretary read the minority report as
follows:
''In the disputed Alabama cases the del
egates at large and the Ninth district con-
sidered by your Committee on Credentials
in which they could not agree, the minority
report as 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 Commit
tee was duly called and it met the day prior
thereto at Montgomery, Ala, at the Office
Of the Collector of Internal Revenue, at IL
o'clock noon, Of the 18th day Of April, 1892,
that being the time and place announced by
said Moseley to members as to the time and
place of said committee meeting, the ma
jority of the committee, a quorum being
present, according to af1davits Of members
of said committee Thecommittee consisted
of twenty members. After waiting a rea-
sonable time, from an hour and fifteen
minutes to an hour and half, request
was made to the Chairman, who was In
another room on the same floor Of the U. S.
Government building, to call the committee
to order This request was made several
times. Finally at about half past O'Clock
Chairman Moseley was again called on and
requested to call the committee to
order majority being present, when
ne said that he would adjourn the commit
tee to meet at o'clock p. N. The objection
being made as to his right 10 adjourn the
committee, roll call being demanded OF
Richard w. Austin, who had his brother,
q. G. Austin, as "a member of the said COM
mittee, the Chairman replied that IL was
his private room and he wanted it, and
that the committee would adjourn until
D. m, as above stated by him. Thereupon,
on motion the committee was called 10
order by the secretary quorum and a
majority being present, according TO the
afidavits of members of said committee,
the statement was made that the COM
mittee was ready and competent for busi-
ness and proceeded 10 find place OF meet
ing for which a motion was made, put and
carried without a dissenting vote TO
meet Immediately at the Merchants Hotel.
There at that time the committee
met pursuant 10 adjournment quorum
being present in person and bY proxy
as shown by the original minutes OF
said meeting and by aflidavits. The secre-
tary was directed to procure and pre-
pare hall in which 10 hold the conven-
tion. and also named d. Nj. Long for tenn
porary chairman, John g. Bindfort for
secretary and John NJ. Gee for assistant
secretary.
The Secretary, H. A. Wilson, whose
- o,,H oA OF
Conventions to secure and prepare the hall,
upon going to the Capitol found 1T in pos
session of guards and refused possession.
These guards were two United States mar
shals and two deputy internal revenue col
lectors, who refused admission or posses
sion TO MIN as such secretary. These guards
were placed there oy Chairman Moseley.
Then the Secretary, Mr.. Wilson, secured
the county court house, at which place, &C
cording to the sworn statements, 230 out OF
333 legally elected delegates met on the
succeeding day, April %, at II o'clock
noon. The State Committee call had not
stated the place Of meeting in the city of
Montgomery. At this convention, and
under the temporary organization thereof,
as provided by the State Committee, the
previous day at the Merchants Hotel, the
following delegates at large: b. M. Long,
VIM. Vaughan, Iverson Dawson and H. V.
Carson, and Alternates Thompson, Boyd,
Binford and Brandall were duly elected
and certified, and at such convention anew
State Committee was elected, and OF which
Hon. w. Stevens is chairman, and Il. a.
Wilson secretary. Then after performing
all its business the convention adjourned
sine die.
l"Therefore we recommend the placing
uAon the permanent roll Of the names of
81 Il 81, nd a n
phuse.
'In the disputed Alabama cases from the
Ninth district considered by your Commit
tee on Credentials, upon which they could
not agree, the minority thereof beg leave
briefly to report that j. w. Hughes and w.
II. Barney were elected delegates, and
He-ary Hal: aud J. o. Diffey alternates to
thu National Convention; that the
codyention was held at GrernSbor-
ouA, in aaid district, on April
%, {S92, aud all the delegates, "a in num-
ber' participated in such convention as
shown by the sworn statement OF many
deleeates aud others who participated
therein. This convention was held with
open doors at the Opera Housein said city.
OF the delegates who participated IN said
convention four were from the county OF
Blount land there we're no contests), four
teen from Jefferson, four from RIB, six
from Hale and six from Perry county. Ac-
cOrdipg to sworn statements these dele
gates were elected at the county conven-
lions that comprised said district
"A1other meeting which was claimed 10
be district convention, was also held in
said dDunty on the same day in the base
ment 5f the colored Methodist church. AT
this latter meeting r. l. Houston and w.
S. Holmes were elected delegates. Accord
ing 10 ]. large number Of affidavits, all who
partic pBted in that church house meeting
claimed TO be delegates, but were not prop
erly elected To said convention, but were
men who were elected Rt bOlting at pre-
tended county meetings are conventions.