The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-10
A TEST OF STR aNGrH.
The Harrison Men Win Their Fight
over the Oontests.

Inc IdTFiSOu M6n w III IuS1F Fight
over the Contests.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 10, A. M.-The con-
vention was called to order at 5:45 O'Clock
last night
A resolution congratulating Dick Thomp-
son of Indiana Secretary of the Navy in
President Hayes cabinet, upon his 93d
birthday, and Mr.. Thompson's speech in
reply occupied some minutes.
The resolution admitting members of the
G. A. K. to any seats IA the convention un-
occupied thirty minutes after the opening
OF the convention, was adopted, and mes
sage was read from the mayors of Titus
vile and Oil City, announcing to the world
the state of distress and suffering that pre-
vailed in those inundated districts, and
making public appeal for aid.
The announcement of the committee on
credentials that q minority report would be
submitted created considerable excitement
and there was painful suspense while
these two reports were being orally sub
nitted, as to what would follow. The
general opinion was that the antici-
pated test of strength between the
Blaine and Harrison factions would
be the interesting incident of the
evening. The majority report recom~
mended that twelve Harrison delegates in
seated in place of the same number of Blaine
men. given places on the temporary roll,
and the minority recommended that twelve
Blaine men on the TEN mporary roll be placed
on the permanent roll. The report of the
committee on contests in Texas. Kentucky,
Maryland, South Carolina aud North Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia
had no political significance. The
majority report sustained the national COM
mittee as to % votes and reversed the ma
tional committee as to II votes. Politically,
the result was a gain OF 13 votes to Presi-
dent Harrison and of l vote to Mr.. Blaine,
a net Harrison gain on II votes. This gain
includes votes In Alabama, In Louisiana
and In Mississippi. The gain in
votes was made owing To the fact
that the Harrison men had won over
three members of the credentials committee
and thereby secured majority. When
Chairman Cogswell moved that the major
ity report be adopted ne was loudly chesred
by the Harrison delegates, and when
Cbauncey /. Filley of Missouri moved to
substitute therefor the minority report the
applause which followed from she Blaine
delegates told the galleries that the long
expeoted fight between the Blaine and Hars
rlson forces was on.
FILLEY's CHIEF POINT.
The chief point in Mr.. Filley's argument
the regular organization Of the party in the
Alabama case had been barred from their
regular place OF meeting by a United States
deputy marshal, but Mr. Massey OF
Delaware maintained that the case
had been considered fairly upon
its merits and that the majority report
should be adopted. Mr. Knight Of CALI
fornia spoke warmly in favor of the minor
ity report. He declared that the Mosely
faction, recommended by the majority re-
port to be seated, had through its federal
officers attempted to thwart the will of the
people OF Alabama. 1t was enough that the
Democratic party suppressed the will of the
people in the south without 100000 office
holders thwarting the will of republicans
in a party conve lton. He appealed fer
justice for the loyal republicans of Ala
bama. Loud appla SCI Intensified inter-
est was lent to Mr. knights speech by the
knowledge that he was to be the first mau
to second the nomination of Mr. Blaine
later on. The vigor and eloquence the
Californian displayed captured the great
audience from the outset, and when he
concluded the cheering was tremendous.
1t was Blaine moment and a supreme
one.
An Illinois delegate deprecated
the a'templ to conjure up prejudice against
the office holding class. He made an allu-
sion Of a der Jgatory nature 10 the people Of
the secLlO.4 irom which the contest came,
which, generally speaking, was that you
cannot prove anything by them. 1t was a
bad break and large number Of gallery
occupants hissed and some cried, "Down y
Mr. Cannon Of Illinois fortunately came