The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-29

contrasting delegation is given seats upon the
| floor OF this con veDtou.
| In the Tweaty-third and Twenty-ffth dis
4 triets OF Pennsylvania the regular delegates as
recommended by the national committee are
| sivsn the seats and the votes upon the floor.
in the state of Ohio. the FRS: district, the
reg ular delegate. Mr.. Bernard, is seated. lAp-
In the territory of Utah the regular deega-
ton recommend ed by the democratic national
committee MessEs Henry B. Henderson and
/ John r. Cain. are given the seats and the votes
| upon the tioor
it was recommended by the nation al committee
that each be given six seats upon the floor of
this convention In view OF the TACT that these
two territories have been debarred from the
siste RI God of states in the union upon the sole
ground that they were democratic and the
further fact that democratic house has al
ready passed enabling act to IN axe them
states Of this union, your committee unani-
mously adop ted the recommendation OF the
n rational committee and submits 1t for the ap-
prevail of this convention. Mr. Chairman,
move tue adoption of the report of the CON-
mittee.
The re- aiding of the report was greeted
with FREQ uent cheers, and esriecially that
part of it relating to the admi ssion OF the
states referred to through the enabling act
OF congress- was cheered to an echo. The
report was adopted.
Tns Organization.
The Chairrs an-"The next business in
order will be tl,e report OF the committee
on permanent 0 rganization. The report
was read aud wal as follows:
For Chairman--The Hon. William L.
Wilson of West Virginia.
For Secretary-Slmon P. Sheeriu of In
diana.
For Assistant Secfetaries-E Edward /.
Merritt of Illinois, w. Ii. Doyle of Penn
svlvania, Hamilton Shepherd of Virginia,
Clinton Galloway of Missouri. L. T. Rolla
of Michigan, Robert II. Wilson OF Missis-
sippi, Charles r. Defrees of New York.
James g. Strain of Illinois and Thomas
Brady CT Minnesota.
For Reading Secretary--The Hon. Mich
olas VI. Bell OF Missouri.
For Assistant Reading Standardization
gan Morrison of Indiana, Cato Sells of
| Iowa, Ii. 5. Martin OF Kansas, William +.
| Thompson of Michigan, William Wilkins
| Carr of Pennsvlvania, Henry j. Lynn of
Tennessee and Thomas \. Knapp of Mis-
/ souri,
For Sergeant-at-Arms-Th Hon. Rich
! ard J. Bright of Indiana.
! For Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-John
| P. Hopkins of Illinois.
! For Official Stenographer-Edwin J.
| Dixon of Illinois.
For Vice-Presidents-The selections
/ from each state
The report was adopted without divi-
sion.
Mr. Don NJ. Dickinson OF Michigan
moved that cOmmiiIee OF five be APP
! pointed by the chair to notify the officers
/ of their selection and to escort them to
I the platform. Mr.. Dickinson's motion
! being adopted the chairman appointed
| Don NJ Dickinson of Michigan, J. +. Dun
combe Of lowe. John K. Fellows of New
York, Joseph q. Rich of Alabama and
| Martin l.. ClarIy, Missouri. The appear
ance of Wilson upon the platform with
the committee was greeted with long-con-
tlnued cheers and yells. When he could
! be heard the chairman addressed the con-
vention as follows:
GENTLEMEN-It gives me much pleasure to
present to you permanent chairman of this
| convention one OF the bTaVest democrats in
America, Mr.. William L. Wilson OF West Yir-
| ginia.
Mr.. Wilson was again received with
cheers and addressed the convention.
Tremendous applause followed Presi-
dent Wilson's address, his democracy, as
promulgated in his address, having ap-
| parently caught the hearty appreciation
OF the convention. After the first round
of cheers subsidized. the delegates to the
convention almost to a man rose and gave
him an ovation with yells and waving
hats and UMBRELLAS and handkerchiefs.
Here was cry from the gallery, What 8
the matter with Wilson for president"
There were numerous favorable re-
sponses, to all of which Mr. Wilson shook
his head and waved his hand deprecat-
ingy. The demonstration ended with
three cheers for the permanent chairman
by the delegation from Missouri.
Mr.. Clardy of Missouri offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this conven.
ton are due and are hereby rendered To the
temporary chairman. the Hon. William C.
Owens, Tor the able and impartial manner in
which he has discharged bis duties. CHEERS
Having disposed of the temporary ad-
ministratioD the convention proceeded to
its actual business.
n" Unit Rule.
The report OF the committee on rules
was first in order and MIR. English of In
diana, chairman OF the committee, pre-
sented the report as follows:
We recommend the following order OF bust
ness be observed By this convention:
l. Report of the committee on credentials
2 Report Of the committee permanent
organization.
g. Report of the committee on resolutions
and platform.
L. Nominations Of candidates for the Office
OF president Of the United States.
8. Nomination of a candidate for the Office
of vice-president of the United States.
Your committee further recommends that
the rules Of the last democratic con ventou
shall be adopted for the government of this
convention.
This report 10 respectfully submitted, signed
by oil the committee rules.
The report, as submitted. was unani.
mously adopted, although there was a
|, sharp fight in the committee over the unit
rule. the vote having stood % to 10 in
favor OF the retention of the unit rule
: The next order of business was the re-
port of the committee on resolutions, but
no members of the committee were pres
ent in the hail.
. Mr.. Phelps made a presentation, in be-
half of the zinc producers and miners of
. Missouri. OF gavel made of zine, and
said:
/, present you this gsvel, not made of tin OF
l stolen from Nebraska homesteads. but mined
aud made in Jasper county. Missouri and bear.
ing the inscription, eve Need No Protection. -
l as a protest against the mockery of Legislation