Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-22

selves called boilers, mugwumps and other
hard names, and had their Democracy i'm
pugned, and their method of presenting the
contest called 'smuggling."
The scene was exciting and several times
feeling ran so high that an explosion was
imminent, but Chairman Lamb kept the
committee we'll in hand, and, refusing to
recognize proceedings calculated to create
grave dissension, put things through in
short order, in which he was aided by hav-
ing the sentiment of the maj ority with him
in his effort to keep harmony in the party.
Having instituted formal contest proceed
ings, and thereby carried out the directions
of the resolutions adopted at Syracuse, the
Syracuse delegates withdrew the contest.
Resolutions Made For Harmony.
They terminated the incident in the fol-
lowing resolutions submitted to the COM
mittee as having been unanimously adopted
by the delegation:
WHEREAS, It ia the first duty and wish of
this delegation and of those whom it repre-
sents to secure and promote the supremacy
of Democratic principles, and to that end to
advance and assure the election of the can
didates for President and Vice President to
be nominated at the National Democratic
Convention now in session.
Whereas, This delegation has received
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States and Territories a concurrent express
sion of opinion that the interests of the
Democratic party would be promoted and
It's members would be encouraged by the
avoidance of controversy concerning the
representation or the State of New York in
the National Democratic Convention.
Resolved, That In furtherance OF the great
objects above, and in deferance to the ex-
pressions of opinion and wish or our
brethren from other States and Territories,
the delegates elected at the Democratic
State Convention, held In the city OF SYRIA
cuse on May 49, 1892. to decide and determine
further their claims for membership in the
National Convention, withdraw their con-
test.
appointed by and to include the Chairman,
be and hereby are instructed to present
these resolutions to the Committee on Gre
dentials OF the National Convention.
1t was announced that the resolutions
were adopted at the request of the signers of
a letter who represented 35 States, and ap-
pealed for harmony and the withdrawal of
the contest as likely to create bitterness and
dissension which would initiate against the
success in November 1t is understood that
this letter was prepared and sent to the
Syracuse delegation at their request, as they
desired not to push the contest under the
circumstances. The signers are not given,
and at the meeting tonight one of the oppo-
sition intimated very clearly his disbelief
that So States in the Democratic Convention
had made the request
Snappers on the Watch.
1t was known when the Committee on
Credentials was called to order that Mr.
Coudert would ask to withdraw the contest,
and MI. Bourke Cochran was Oh hand to
watch the interest of the regular Democrats
of New York, and see that no point of van
tage was gained for use in the convention
fo~
premacy in the State organization which
has been threatened and feared.
The first thing done was the submission
by the Chairman that he be allowed to
make statement Withdrawing the creden-
tials of the Syracuse delegates filed this
afternoon, and which constituted the max
ing of contest Immediately motion
was made to lay the request on the table,
but it was declared that he should be heard.
Mr. Cochran was on his feet and at once
raised a question as to the motion being
properly in order. He maintained that
there was nothing before the Committee; he
had never heard OF contest having its in
ception in the Contest Committee. No
credentials were submitted by the contest
ants to the convention, and if they had
been it was doubtful if he, Cochran, would
be member here. He did not recognize
the right of any member of this committee
to make contest (referring to Bragg's fl
ing the Syracuse credentials) A contest
must be made in the convention. Had
such a paper been presented there he would
have opposed its reference. He would have
wanted it heard by the full convention.
He did not propose that one should be
started primarily in the committee. He
had never heard OF contest being raised in
this way, and asked that the matter be
ruled out of order.
Foote, of California, wanted harmony and
hearing for Coudert. He had hoped with
all due respect to contending Democrats in
New York, for he supposed that they were
all of them Democrats and none of them
Mugwumps, that Mr. Coudret be heard and
the matter dropped.
Points of Order Knocked Out
Mr.. Cockran's point of order got knocked
out by Chairman Lamb, who found loop
hole through which Coudret's request could
be granted in the fact that Cochran had not
objected in the afternoon when Bragg filed
the Syracuse credentials and Mr.. Lamb
ruled that they had thereby been recoS-
nized.
The motion to lay on the table was lost