The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-10

calamity will not be appreciated unless pnDio
attention is directed o. it IN sOme sign. .I.il
way The letter was received Withvu' 'D-
ton.
CREDENTIALS REPORT.
Then tho chairman announced the reguiar
order Of business TO be the report iron '-e
committee on credentials. Chairman .o-a-
well took tie platform and stated that ~ . rs
not prepared with written report. "-A .'
the convention wished no would make eoi-
bal report. lie understood that the mlnol-y
was ready 10 report. Mr. Wallace OF Nc"
YORK, said he had partial report ifom sNV
minority. which be sent 10 the cierB ue'A
Mr. Lockwood of Idaho. asked some ques-
tions which brought an explanation 10Y. .l7
chairman. when his. curiosity was shl.7r
The chairman asked If there was Oblecloa 'v
the reception Of q verbal report from ,s97
committee. No objection was heard. ahA aii'
Cogsweh, holding in his hand memorapeu..,-1 u,
sheet began 20 annnounce the acton oI 'H5
committee.
THE CONTESTED cAsEs.
Mr. Cogswell dictated T. the convention
and the representatives took his replr ls
follows.
The committee on credentials considered
the uncOntested delegates. and have ltiIi
twenty-fOur different contested cases. DO re-
cOmmends that the uueOntested list submit
ted by the National Convention committee oi
the temporary organization be acceptei "'
the list Of duly accredited dele-'t
aud alternates, except the cases to 20
hereafter mentioned. IN the matter oI
contest in the Eighth Alabama district you,
committee find for the sitting members ana
recommend that they bo allowed go Iels4lu
their seats. The same report is iuade lu .H'
bird Alabama and Fourth Alabama. ana a'
% the contest for legates-at-large iron hia-
bama your committee recommend tlal lu9
contestants. Messrs Noble. Smith, DoiaS1.
and Mctwen. be given seats.
IN the fifth Alabama contest the comm. .oo
fnd IN favor OF the sitting member. ih lIo
contest Of the Ninth district the commute
recommend that Houston and Matthews Oe
seated As to the contest In tie NlAth h"--
tucky district they recommend that the con.
testants. Matthews and WHISTLE. bs seated.
As 10 the contest in Louisiana as 90 de'c-
gates-at-lnrgo your committee ma ia i@F'i o.
the sitting members. ID,
AS 10 the contest I'D the First Louisiana dis
trict the committee ind for the contest
ants Booth and Lewis
As 10 the contest in tho Second LOUISIANA
district your committee ind Tor the s1llls
members.
The same finding in the Fourth Louisiana
district.
In the Sixth Louisiana district the comm T.
tee find for Donald and BrOugl, iiF
land the committee recommend thar tne con
testants. StrubD and Cummings be seated
I'm the contest in Mississippi on the dele
gate-at-la large the committee recommend, a'
does the national committee. that the re8u 'i
delegates and contestants both be seated V.t
the right Ol half % vote each.
As o. tho Seventh Mississippi district tno
committee find for the sitting members
THE cABoLryAs.
Inthecontest in South Carolina OF delegates
at-large the committee find IN favor OF the
sitting members.
In the contest in the Fourth North Caro- Ina
district the committee recommend tlat Nr.
Nichols. the contestant be seated.
La the Sixth North Carolina district tho
committee find I'D .av0r of the sitting mom-
Der. In the Seventh North Carolina district
the committee recommend that Malser anl
Bailey and Mott be seated with the right oi
tw0-thirds Of q vote ench. In tie sixth ois-
trict and in al the Texas contests the com
miitee find in favor OF the sitting meubor8
ln tho District Of Columbia the coinmitt9o
find for the sitting membe
In the Territory of Utah the committee re-
commend that the sitting members and tho
contestants Goodwin and Warren, he seated
with tho right az hall vote each.
am authorized o. report from the COM
Iliitee that If the committee shall decide that
LAt lnQl4N ct itANll NlAA AANNhN A4 ~ oAAlAit tb
seats ia this convention. 10 will he able 81 any
time 10 report on those who purpose o. be
delegates from those respective Territories.
All OF which Is respectfully submitted.
Majority Of the committee by lis chairman.
TIE NNosiTY REPORT.
The minority report. which was then read,
touched only upon the disputed Alabama
cases In reference TO the election of dele
gates-at-large the minority rected from its
point Of view the facts II the case and recon-
mended that these delegates be allowed 70 re-
tain their seats.
In regard 10 the contest in the Ninth dis
trict the minority held that the sitting dele
gates were chosen by the duly organized Dis
trict Convention, while the contestants whom
the majority proposed % seat were elected 40
"a secret meeting.
Mr.. Cocswell moved that the majority re-
port be adopted as a whole.
Chuancey +. filiey. of st. Louis, asked that
the minority report be adopted lie entered
into long statement OF facts OF the case
The Chair said he would recognize gentle
men from each side alternately
and ggave the floor 20 Mr.. Massey,
of Delaware, who sustained the majority Te-
port, stating that every proposition stated by
MIR. FIlley had been before the committee aud
had been duly considered by them. but was
only one side Of the case.
hlr. Knight Gal said 10 was notorious that
n collector of internal revenue and two or
three nited States marshals thWarted the
will of the people of Alabama.
Let this Federal brigade keep their hands
of ." he shouted, and the nail re-echoed with
applause.
Mr. Bethea, Of Illinois. next gave the ma
iority view OF the case. In the course OF his
remarks he said. IF find You can prove almost
anything from people Of that part Of the eoun-
try"
HIssFs FROM THE GAILEHus.
This remark was greeted with a storm o.
hisses from the galleries. especially those BACK
of the chair. aud Mr.. Bethea. recognizing his
mistake, added " Perhaps 7 stated that IT.
tie strong and ! will withdraw that part ol
the sentence" The Kissing, however. stiA
continued.
Mr.. Cannon. Of Illinois. said no would give
notice 10 have the galleries cleared II the hiss
ing was resumed.
well vote it down, cried several dele
gates.
Senator Wolcott was then recognized, and
tho convention gave him warm welcome.
He said he wanted 10 make plea IN the sixth
district of Kentucky, another case OF IT.
tie too much internal revenue" In tins afgu-
ment Mr.. WolcOtt said: 81 hold in my hand a
list Of l30 Office holding Republicans. Nine
tenths OF them live ia States where there u
a hopeless Democratic maioritv'
The convention and the galleries gave
yell.
Continuing in the discussion Of Federal in
reference IN the kentucky case Mr. WOicott
said: Tho trouble IN this convention comes
not alone from these men. but from the two
or three thousand oiiiceholders who swarm IN
the corridor OF the hotel and haunt the dele
oates when thew Oupht 10 be in Washington