Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-10

mend that they te gwen seats
la the fourth dirt1ict OF Maryland the
committee recommended that the con
iestanls. Messrs. Strubb and Cummins.
be seated.
both Delegations Seated
Ia ths contest IA Mississippi the CON-
nlit.ee recommends. as does the ma
tlonal committee, that the regular del
egates and the contestants both be
seated. with the right OF half vote
each; as TO the seventh Mississippi dis
trict. the committee hnd for the sitting
members.
Ia tnecontest ia South Carolina OF del
egstes-ai- Large, the committee nnds IA
favor OF the sitting members.
In the contest Ia the fourth North
Carolina district the committee recon-
mends tnat Mr.. Nichols, the contest
ant, DC seated in tho place OF Mr.. VIII
Hanson, the sitting member.
In the sixth North Carolina district
the committee find in favor OF the ait
ting member.
In the seventh North Carolina dis
trict the committee recommends that
Messrs. Walser and Bailey and Mou be
seated with the rlgnt OF two-thlrds OF
vote each.
In the state of Texas, in the sixth dis.
trict and IN all the contests the commit
tee finds In favor OF the sitting mem-
bers.
In the District OF Columbia the CON-
mittee finds for the sitting members.
Ia Utah the committee recommends
that the sitting members and the con-
testants, Messrs. Gqpdwin and Warren,
be seated with the night OF half vote
each. The member of the committe,
Mr.. Salisbury of Utah, desires that
should note his DISSENT TO the action OF
the committee liz this last case.
| am authorized. to report from the
committee thatif IL shall be decided that
the delegation from Indian territory
and Alaska are entitled to seats IN this
convention it will be able 1T any time
to report on those who propose to be
delegates from those respective terri
tories. All of which IS respectfully SUBJ
mitted by majority OF the committee
by its chairman.
Report of the Minority.
When Mr.. Cogswell had finished, the
chairman asked thd representative OF
the minority, Mr.. Va lace. If e.desired
TO make \ verbal report.
Mr.. Wallace said De had no report to
make, except that which he had sent
to the secretary, any he asked that he
read it. This was Idone. The report
touched only ON tie Alabama cases.
the report of the election OF delegates
at large saying, THE minority, in view
of these facts, recommend that these
delegates be allowed to retain their
seats. 1t was stated that the minutes
OF the state convention showed that
$50 out of 332 delegates were present
and participated in the election OF
delegates."
In regard to the contest i'll the ninth
district the minority held that the sit
ting delegates were chosen by the duly
organized district convention while the
contestants whom the majority pro-
posed to seat were elected at secret
meeting held IN the basement of
church with closed and guarded doors.
The minority report was signed by j.
NJ. Greene, j. F. Settle, NJ. V. Stewart.
A. Gleason. "A. +. Brandsee, Paul Nc
Cormlck, David II. Cane. William c.
Wallace, A. S. Bllsi. w. L. Cramm, j.
Nj. Shoup, b. Clark Wheeler, r.. q.
Dun, A. E. Smith, T. A. Csge-l5.
Moved to Adopt the Report.
Mr.. Coggswell moved that the ma
iority report be adopted as whole.
Chauncev |. Filley of st. Louis, whose
name was greeted with some applause
lose IN the body of the hall AID IN be-
half of the republicans of Alabama
asked that the minority report be
adopted. He entered into q long state
ment OF facts IN the case, entering SO
long into detail that the chairman an
nounced that his time had expired
under rule.
Mr.. Filley asked unanimous consent
to occupy five minutes more and 1t was
granted hIm with some applause at
this manifestation of fairness. As he
resumed his seat there were cries of
"Mr. Chairman" from all parts of
the house. The chairman said he
would recognize gentlemen from
each side alternately and gave the
floor to Mr.. Massey of Delaware.
who sustained the majority re-
port, stating that every proposition
stated bv Mr.. Fllley had been before
the committee and had been duly con-
sidered by them, but was only one side
of the case. Mr.. Knight of California,
SAID that il was notorious that col
lector of internal revenue and two or
three United States marshals thwarted
the will OF the people of Alabama.
"Let this federal brigade keep their
hands off," he shouted. and the hall
re-echoed with applat0,. lie hoped the
minority report would be adopted.
(Mr. Knight is a seconder of Mr..
BiaIne's nomination and the Blame
men gave blm quite an ovation az he
resumed his seat
Mr.. Bethea of Illinois, on the zig-zag
principle established by the char, next
gave the majority view OF the case.
la the course of his remarka he
said: II find you can prove
almost ANYTHING from people
Of that part of the country" Tins re-
mark WAS greeted with q storm of
hisses from the galleries and especially
those back of the chair. and Mr..
Bethea recognizing MS mistake. added.
"Ferhaps | stated that little strong
and | will withdraw that part OF the
sentence" The Kissing, however, still
continued. Mr.. Cannon of Illinois said
he would give notice TO have the gal
lerles cleared II the Kissing was re-
sumed. "We'H vote II down." cried
several of the delegates.
woico,t Makes a Hi.
Senator wolcott WAS then recognized
and the convention gave hum warm
welcome. He said he wanted to make
plea IN the sixth district OF Ken
tucky, "anotner case OF little toe
much internal revenue" In his srgu
ment Mt. woicott brought up feature
of the presidential hight IN a way that
caught the convention by storm. He
SAID;
al hold IA my hand n