Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-06-18
Third Days Proceedings.


fore the buzz of conversation ceased and
attention to business. Rev. Brush,
chancellor of the University of South
Dakota, delivered the opening prayer
The chair said the regular order was
the report of the committee on creden-
tials. Mr.. Cogswell was recognized and
said: 1.-THE committee on credentials is
still in session. 1t has been diligently
at work and has achieved reasonable
progress. 1t hopes to be able to report
in full tonight and asks further time"
Gen. Sewell, of New Jersey, was inn
mediately on his feet. Since no business
could be done until the committee was
ready to report, he moved that the con-
vention take recess until p. M.
Mr.. Cullom had tried to interrupt
Gen. Sewell, but the chairman stopped
him. Then Mr.. Cullom asked that pend
ing the motion the convention receive
resolution from him on the worlds fair.
Mr.. Cullom sent up to the desk a reso-
luton which was ordered read. 1t was
as follows:
Rssoiged, That the Columbian exposition to be
inaugurated in the city of Chicago in 1898 is
zens, regardless of their political affiliations,
great national undertaking and that in recog-
milton of its character and importance congress
ought to promptly provide by appropriate legiS
lation such reasonable aid needed therefor as
will enable the government to discharge its eX-
press and implied obligations incident thereto
and as will insure the attainment of such result
will benefit the dignity, progress, culture and
development of the nation.
After reading the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on resolution.
Mr. Hobart, of Illinois. presented
resolution (also referred) providing that
Grand Army men be admitted to stand
ing room and that if any seats were va
cant thirty minutes after the conven-
ton was called to order they should be
allowed to occupy them. The resolu-
ton was received with applause. The
chairman then announced that the
question was on the motion to take a
recess. There were cries of mo" from
all over the hall, coupled with cries of
Ingalls," but in the confusion the
chairman put the motion and declared it
carried.
A New York delegate called for di-
vision. 1t was evident as the ayes stood
up that the motion was carried. The
clerk, however, made the count When
the noes arose the opponents of the re-
cess waved their arms to call their
friends to their feet, but the effort was
useless. The chairman announced the
vote as 4O7 to 260 and at 11:45 declared
s p. m.
The Night Session.
1t was s:52 when Chairman Mckinley
brought down his gavel. Chauncey NJ.
Depew was on his feet instantly to an
nounce the eighty-third birthday of
Col. "Dicll" Thompson, of Indiana. He
did it in neat speech which was re-
ceived with applause, and moved that
the congratulations of the convention
be extended to Col Thompson.
Mr.. Griffin, of Indiana, seconded the
motion. The chairman called for the
ayes and without mentioning the
noes" declared the motion carried.
Col. Thompson rose while the conven-
ton cheered. Mr.. Depew went down
the aisle and took one of Mr.. Thomp-
sons arms. A. C. Dawes, of ST. Joseph,
Mo-, took the other and together they
escorted him to the platform. Mr..
Thompson said it made him young again
to look about the convention. He was
not half S3, for he was stimulated by an
undaunted republican spirit and by the
belief that the party was to rule the
country for years to come. Mr.. Thomp-
son finished his remarks with an eulogy
of the Mckinley bill. The chairman of
the committee on rules, Mr.. Bingham,
read a resolution providing that Grand
Army veterans should be admitted to
the hall and vacant seats. 1t was
adopted.
Mr. Carter, of Pennsylvania, sent to
the desk communication from Titus
vile which was read. 1t stated:
Our citizens request you TO notify the people
OF the country through public announcement In
suffering from flood and fire at Oil City and
Titusville. The accounts OF the convention have
30 engrossed public attention that there Is dan
ger that the full extent of the calamity will not
be appreciated unless public attention is di
rected TO II in some significant way.
The letter was received without ac.
ton. Then the chairman announced
the regular order of business to be the
report from the committee on creden-
tials Chairman Coggswen took the
platform and stated that he was not
prepared with written report, but il
the convention wished he would make
a verbal report. He understood that
the minority was ready to report Mr.
Wallace, of New York, said he had {
partial report from the minority, which
he sent to the clerks desk. The chair
man asked if there was objection to tn,
reception of verbal report from thu
committee. No objection was heard
and Mr.. Coggswell began to announc
the action of the committee, as follows
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.
The committee on credentials considered tn
list OF uncontested delegates and heard twenty