The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-06-15

that the convention took recess until
Sp. m.
The Night Session.
II was 1852 when Chairman Mckinley
brought down his gavel. Chauncey NJ.
Depew was on his feet instantly to an
nounce the eighty-third birthday of
Col. "Dick" Thompson, of Indiana. He
did It in neat speech which was re-
ceived with applause, and moved that
the congratulations of the convention
be extended to Col. Thompson.
Mr. Griffin, of Indiana, seconded the
motion. The chairman called for the
ayes and without mentioning the
noes" declared the motion carried.
Col. Thompson rose while the conven-
tion cheered. Mr.. Depew went down
the aisle and took one OF Mr. Thomp-
sons arms. A. c. Dawes, of St Joseph,
Mo-, took the other and together they
escorted him TO the platform. Mr..
Thompson said It made him young again
10 look about the convention. He was
not half SO, for he was stimulated by an
undaunted republican spirit and by the
belief that the party was to rule the
country for years to come. Mr.. Thomp-
son finished his remarks with an eulogy
of the Mckinley bill. The chairman Of
the committee on rules, Mr.. Bingham,
read resolution providing that Grand
Army veterans should be admitted TO
the hall and vacant seats. 1t was
adopted.
Mr.. Carter, OF Pennsylvania, sent to
the desk communication from Titus
vile which was read. II stated:
Our citizens request you TO notify the people
OF the country through public announcement In
your convention OF the terrible loss OF life and
suffering from flood and hre At Oil City and
Titusville The accounts Of the convention have
so engroSsed public attention that there is dan.
ger that the full extent OF the calamity will not
be appreciated unless public attention is d.
rected 10 II in some significant way.
The letter was received without ac-
tion. Then the chairman announced
the regular order of business TO be the
report from the committee on creden-
tials Chairman Coggswell took the
platform and stated that he was not
prepared with written report but II
the convention wished he would make
a verbal report. He understood that
the minority WAS ready to report Mr..
Wallace, of New York, said he had
partial report from the minority, which
he sent to the clerks desk. The chair
man asked II there was objection TO the
reception of verbal report from the
committee. No objection was heard,
and Mr.. Coggswel began 10 announce
the action of the COMMITTEES, rs follows:
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS,
The committee on credentials considered the
list Of uncontestsd delegates and heard twenty
four different contested eases II recommends
that the uncontssted hst submitted BY the na.
uonal committee Of the temporary organization
be accepted as the list Of duly credited dele
gates and alternAtes except tho casos 70 be
hereafter mentioned. In the contest In the
for the sitting members and recommend fhst
they be allowed 70 retain their soau. The same
report is made In the Third and Fourth Ala
bAma districts, and as 20 the contest for dele
recommends that the coptostants, hessrA No
bic, Smith, Dorset and McEwen, be given
seats. In the Fifth Alabama district The com
miitee find IN favor 9tthe sitting membera In
committee recommends that Mossrs Houston
and Matthews be seated.
As 70 the contest In the Sixth Kentucky thsy
recommend that the contestants, Mossre Mat
thows and whistle, be given seatL
Aa TO the contest In Louisiana as 70 delegates.
Atlarge your committee md In favor Of the SIC,
ting members. As 70 the contest in the Tirst
Louisiana district the committee Ind for the
contestants, heasrs. Booth and Lewis and REQ
ommend that they be seated. As 30 the con.
test In the Second Louisiana district your com
mittse find for the sitting members, and alsc
the same finding ip the Fourth Louisiana dis
trict In the Sixth Louisiana district the com
mittee find for Messrs. Donate and Brough, the
contestants, and recommend that they be given
seats. In the Fourth district OF Maryland the
committee recommend that the contestants be
seated.
In the contest 10 Mississippi on the delegates.
atlarge, the committee recommend, AZ docs
the national committee, that the regular dole.
gates and contestants both be seated with hall
vote each. As 10 tho Seventh Mississippi dis
triot the committee ind for the sitting mem
bers In the contest in South Carolina Tor del
egatos-atlarge the committee find In favor OF
the sitting members In the contest In the
recommend that Mr.. Nichols, the contestant
be seated in the place OF Mr.. williamson, the
sitting member. In the Sixth North Carolins
district the committee end In favor Of the sit
ting member. In the Seventh North Carolina
district the committee recommend that Measrs.
Walser, Bailey and Mott bo seated with the
right Of One.third Of vote each. In the Texas
contests the committee iind In favor OF the SIT
ting members
In the District Of Columbia the COMMITTEES
find for the sitting members. In Utah the com
mittee recommend that the sitting members
and the contestants be seated with half o vote
each am authorized TO report from the com
mittee that II the committee shall decide thai
Indian Territory or Alaska is entitled 20 seats
In this convention, II will DO able at any time "a
report on those who claim 10 be delegates from
those territories.
The chairman asked the representa-,
tive OF the minority, Mr.. Wallace, II he
desired to make verbal report Mr..
Wallace said he had no report 10 make
except that which he had sent 10 the
secretary, and he asked that that be
read. This report touched only upon
the disputed Alabama cases In refer.
ence 10 the election Of delegates-at-large
the minority reoited from It's point Of
view the facts in the case.
The minority recommended that these dele
gates be allowed 70 retain their seats. II was
stated that tho minutes Of the state convention
showed that $50 out Of 3sq delegates wero pres
ent and participated In the election OF delegates
In regard 70 the contest IN the Ninth district
the minority held that the sitting delega tes
were chosen by the duly organized district con
vention, while the contestants whom the major.
ly proposed 70 seat were elected at a secret
meeting held In the basement Of o church with
closed and guarded doors