San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-06-17

the platform. Temporary Chairman
Fassett then retired amid prolonged
cheering, after which Mckinley re-
turned thanks for the honor conferred.
The committee on rules then reported
through its chairman, IL H. Bingham
of Pennsylvania recommending the
adoption OF the rules of the house Of
representatives OF the ffty-frst con-
gress. and suggesting the following
order of.Ousiness: Report OF the com
mittee on credentials. report of the
committee on permanent organization,
report OF the committee on resOlu-
tons naming of members of the
national committee, presentation Of
candidates for president ballot
ing. presentation of candidates for
vice president balloting. Adopted.
The committee on resolutions asked
for further time which was granted.
The new national committee as re-
ported 10 the convention is as follows:
Powell Clayton, Arkansas; NJ. H. De-
Young California; j. F. Sanders. Col
orado; Samuel Fessenden. Connecti-
cut; John e. Long. Florida; W. B.
Brown Georgia; George L. Shoup.
Idaho; W. J. Campbell, Illinois; j. S.
Clarkson. Iowa; Cyrus Leland, Jr.
Kansas; W. o. Bradley, Kentucky; J.
H. Manley. Maine; James 5. Gary
Mary land; Vim. Murray Crane, Mass
.achusetts; Geo w. Merriam. Michi-
gan; R. c. Kerens. Missouri; a. c.
Botkin Montana; P c. Cheney, New
Hampshire; CARAT A. Hobart New
Jersey; F. s Witherbee New York;
H. C. Harnsbrough North Dakota;
Wm. Hahn, Ohio; Jose Ii. Simon,
Oregon; Isaac NJ. Potter, Rhode Is
land; f. NJ Brayton. South Clrolina;
J. P. Kittred, South Dakota; George
w. Hill Tennessee; Mason X. Hol-
bert Yermont;Wm Malone Virginia;
Nelson Bennett Washington; y. B.
Scott West Virginia; Harry c. Payne
Wisconsin; Joseph NJ. Carry, Wy
oming; NJ Grifford. Arizona; Perry
H. Carson District OF Columbia; Thos.
b. Catron. New Mexico. Alabama
Delaware. Indiana Louisiana, Mime
sofa Mississippi, Nebraska Nevada,
North Carolina Pennsylvania Texas,
Oklahoma and Utah asked for further
time in which 10 make selections.
The chairman announced the next
business in order the nomination OF
candidates for the presidency. A point
OF order was raised by Mr. Cullom. A
glance at1he rules showed no nomi-
nation could be made until the com
mittee reports had all been received,
and on the motion of NJ. H. DeYoung
OF California the convention ad-
jouned until II o'clock tomorrow
morning.
MINNEAPoLIs MINI, June o
Eleven o'clock. the hour set for the
convention to reassemble. passed and
not more than j third of the dele
gates were present. At 11:27 Nc
kinley called for order The com
mittee on credentials asked for f,rtheI
time which request met with CON
siderable opposition. but WAS finally
granted by vote OF 407 TO 22S. After
a few resolutions OF minor importance
were introduced the convention ad-
iourned to p. m. Assoc p. m. the con-
vention hsn not been called to order.
though every seat OF the y 600 in the
great auditorium seemed TO De filed.
At this juncture Chairman Cogswell,
OF the committee on credentials. made
mis- appearance on the platform. At
this signal that the most important
coma ittee had concluded its labor.
the convention burst into wild ap-
plause. The convention will please
come to order, said Chairman Nc
Kinley at precisely 500. After
of several resolutions
the regular business was then an
by Chairman Mckinley to De
the report OF the committee on ere
dentials. and he recognized Gen.
Cogswell OF Massachusetts, chairman
of the committee, who announced
that the work OF the committee had
been completed short time before
and that it would be necessary to re
port verbally. unless the convention
desired TO wait for a written report
Wallace. on behalf of the minority,
gave notice of a disagreement in the
committee, and submitted his written
report Chairman Mckinley received
it stating that il would be considered
after the majority report had been
read. Cogswell then took the floor
and stated that the committee had
twenty-four contested cases.
He submitted list Of the uncontested
delegates, the sane as that submitted
by the national committee to the tenn
porary organization. and asked that it
be accepted, except in case which he
would mention later. He then pro-
ceeded to give the following result Of
the action of the credentials COM
mittee: Alabama - Delegates at
large, Mosely contestants OF
seats; third, fourth. fifth and
eighth districts, anti-Moselyites seated;
ninth district Mosely delegate seated.
Kentucky-Sixth district Matthews
and Westell seated reversing the &C
ton OF the national committee. Lon
isiana-Delegates at large. Kellogg
faction seated in the first and sixth
districts. the Yarmouth faction seated
in the second and fourth Maryland
Fourth district Supplee and Cum
mings seated. Breuton and Clay being
unseated. Observation-Disclosures at
large divided the Lynch and Kill fac
tons getting two votes each. Twelfth
district seated members, Engenbarth
and Berkins retain their places.
South Carolina-The white Republi-
can contestants given no recognition.
the Crum delegates being retained.
North Carolina-In the fourth district
John Nichols who contested the seat
Of John II. Williams, secured it. In
the sixth district Smith and Gordon.
given places by the national commit
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