Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-28
THE DISTRICT AT CHrcAao.
Delegate Davis Tells the Story Of what Was
Done There.


Delegate Davi. Tells the Story of what Was
Done There.
wTrH DICKSON AID DEMANDS THE uEooNpI-
TIoEAL SURRENDER OF THE DICKSON PAc-
Tros-TnK pIsrHIors VOTE GAVE oLIvELAND
TIE sncKssARY Two-rMRDs-zNoEDESTs OF
TIE CONVENTION.
Mn Hsnry y. Davis, ono Of the District dele
essas to the Chicago convention, has returned
to the city and he h more than we'll satisfied
With The result Of The work done mot only by
the convention, but saso BY tho Representatives
from the District. although he thinks that tho
cotton Of Mr.. Dickson retarded them somewhat
and prevented tho accomplishments Of more
than was accomplished. In conversation With
. SrAR reporter Mr.. Davis said he had noticed
many statements in The papsrs since his return
home which were not at all correct. In the first
place, he said, 1t was stated that both Mr..
Norris and himself were working in tho
dark. ''On the contrary" he said, 1--WE were
kept thoroughly posted from the start to
finish. the chairman and secretary making us
acquainted with everything TINT was done. We
understood every move that was male and con-
sequenty we were fully prepared for everything
tbe ticLets and badges bscanss bs x,s a mem
Der of the national committee, and although
we were the regularly elected delegates from
ne Disniot ann were ehutieo 10 tnem ne oe
oaheo 70 toTh .nein over 10 US ueuaiioeo
'hem Oh niili' Du' ne continued 10 oecnne.
HEARD OF NO ooMPRoMIsE.
"Then it was stated that the Hon. Frank
Hurd Of Ohio and Capt. John s. Miller Of this
city had been requested to approach Mr. Norris
anu myren WIN an ouer OF compromise: i
hsaru OF no such an arrangement ana cercln1y
10 sucn ouer "as maze. Mohoay message
came from Ar. DIXON nou1ying me tnst ne
woaia give us me ucXe,s ana oaoges we
would consent 70 allow INN TO be named TO
succeed mmseif as a memper OF the national
cohimit,ee ana 'nst ne wouio aifo W!nora" nus
G 20 IN evSh' Oh on. on aus terms
We uiu ng' sccePt then ne wouIo NOT sur
render anyuaing and would continue tho con-
"This message I characterized as impudent
and insulting. l had NO terms to make and
would make none. AL the accredited dele
gates, except Ourselves, had been given their
badges and tickets of admission and we were
also entitled to them. Messrs. Brice, German and
others recognized The fimsiness Of his claim
and they all agreed that Dickson had I'D facts to
sustain him in the position which he had
taken.
rEy AIIFRcAr,ox WITH MIR nscxsor
"Mondav .,ternoon go tha -.oa;r. - Nv
~
was .oio az INC ranieR
House That MI DICKSON had originated or cir
culated, or both. the statement that I had
abandoned my duties and had gone to Mil
waukee to inspect his brewery; that he had
gwen me Cares OF Introduction TO the necessary
PerSols.
decInreS M J,,.roaa 80 t.t;r, III, ~ tast
about it. knowing that he had an engagement
with q gentleman at the Palmer House waited
some time and finally he arrived. In the pleas
ATTEST manner conceivable l asked him about
the tickets and badges, but, in the desire for
peace, said nothing about the statement which
had learned he had circulated about me. He
seemed to be laboring under some excitement
at the time. He was very offensive and defiant
and said that while we had beaten him
IN Washington he had us beaten
in Chicago Mr. Dickson further
stated that he had photographs of some of the
tenth district people which he had gotten
through the courtesy Of Col. Moore from the
rOgues' gallery, and II was his intention to use
them before the committee on credentials.
Another Of his declarations that although
/ had come to Chicago in palace car l would
return in hearse. Mr.. Dickson seid that he
had the tickets locked up and he intended to
keep them until the committee on credentials
had made report or l assented to his propo-
sition.
II told him that had nothing to ask from
MIN except 10 DO MS duty, winch was TO give
o VIC $3.50. anu =. anom sVs upon VIC
rnnninp HIGH when friends ~ mine snoyestino
the futility of further conversation drew me
aside and went off with them.
IN THE CONVENTION.
aSubseo,,entlv sa,v Senators Rr;ce and Cor
- - 80 - 49,, saa....;o .
ni.An anu "ey uni'eu III Tue oeiu hcia'ioh Vi
Dicksons conduct, and we were gwen an order
on the sergeant-at-arms to admit us to the wig
wan. The result was that we were in our seats
when Mr.. Dickson entered, and he was mani
testify surprised to see there When the District
was called we were recognized as its represent
atives and were designated on the committees,
Mr.. Norris being named as a member OF the
committee on credentials, while was put on the
platform committee.
"When the question Of our seats came before
the committee on creden tials Mr.. Bourke Cock
ran presented Mr.. Dickson's claims, but after
hearing our side voted against him. During
the discussion Messrs. Norris and Dickson did
exchange some uncompliInentary epithets,
which, however, were afterward withdrawn.
There were only two votes, and not three, as
has been stated, In favor of Mr.. Dickson. When
the result Of the vote was announced Mr. Dick
son surrendered the badges and tickets.
'Ihere was never the bsrest possibility of