The Portland daily press., 1892-06-22
THE ANTESNAPPER OUT.
A Hot Session With Many Taunts About

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THE ANTI-SNAPPERS OUT.
A Hot Session With Many Taunts About
Nugwumps.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The credentials
committee had surplus of lawyers and
parliamentarian in it's membership and
consequently progress was slow this
afternoon at its meeting for the consider
alton of contested seats. Ex-Representa-
tive Lamb was chosen chairman, and he
did all he could to urge the work along,
but with Indifferent success. The first
business done was to approve the roll of
delegates submitted so far as concerned
the uncontested states.
The delegates from Arizona and New
Mexico moved that the committee report
in favor of giving each of those terrific
ries six votes instead of two in the con
vention. The delegates from the two
territories made an earnest appeal to the
committee to treat them with same lib
crafty with which the Minneapolis con-
vention treated New Mexico. Both ter
ritories, they said, would have been
states now but for their Democracy.
There was vigorous opposition to the
proposition, led by Mr.. Bragg of Wiscon-
sin, who was against the s'rotten borough
principle The motion was finally
carried without objection after the de-
feat, 90 to IL, of an amendment to give
them six seats but only two votes.
The Syracuse Convention Delegates
met this afternoon. After some discus
sion they decided that they would pre-
sent their case to the credentials commit
tee and not let itgo absolutely by default.
They appointed committee consisting
of Fred R. Coudert, Alex. e. Orr, Norton
Chase. F. O. Mason, Franklin D. Locke,
Edward B. Whitney and Edward M.
Shepard to present the matter to the Gre
dentials committee. Gen. Bragg of Wis
consin. who has been active in the Cleve-
land movement, was chosen the commit
teeman to direct affairs and represent the
Syracuse people on the credentials COM
mittec. The first reference to the fight
came up when the credentials committee
assembled this afternoon and a motion
was made to exclude the contestants and
contestees.
Bourke Cochran of New York, COM
mitteeman, said he did not known that
heiwas here as a contestee. SO far as
the regular delegation know, there, was
no contest.
Chairman Lamb said the committee
had not been informed of contest.
A few minutes later, Gen. Bragg in
filing the Syracuse credentials gave
the first notice officially of the contest.
Mr.. Perry Belmont expressed the hope
that the committee would grant hear
ing to the delegation which Gen. Bragg
seemed to represent. There seemed, he
said, some doubt whether or not a con-
test was really to be made. He simply
understood that they intended to present
their case, and not ask seats on the floor.
The response from Gen. Bragg was not
very clear.
The matter again came UP when in
the call of states, Mr.. Belmont said he
understood there was a contest.
Mr.. Foote of California, evidently out
of patience with the Syracuse fight, was
about to move its peremptory disposition
when Gen. Bragg said he was surprised
at the lack of understanding of what he
had said. The filing of the Syracuse ere.
dentials, he understood, made a con
test Piss. 4 &.
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Te@begin with, the Syracuse delegates
had adopted a resolution deciding to
withdraw their. credentials in the in.
terest of harmony. When the chairman
of the committee submitted F. r. Cou-
dert's request that he, be allowed to
make statement Withdrawing the Gre
dentials filed today, motion was made
to lay it on the table.
Mr.. Foote of California wanted har-
mony and a hearing for Mr.. Coudert.
Chairman Lamb found a loop hole
through which Mr.. Coudert could be
heard in the fact that Mr.. Cochran had
not objected in the forenoon when Gen.
Bragg filed the credentials.
The motion to lay on the table
was lost. Then Mr.. St. Clail
Of West Virginia denounced
the Syracuse delegates. He
said they should be called down. He
had sharp colloquy with General Bragg
in reference to the Mugwump followers
of Cleveland.
General Bragg said the Democratic
party had been strengthened, not by arm
ing people. but by ais king people to come
in and treating them courteously. L
they were manful enough to acknowledge
their sins, he would not cast anything il
the way of repentance. .,s.,
Mr. Cochran moved to give Mr.. Cou
dert all the time he wanted. u
Mr.. Coudert said he had not expected
to have his democracy impugned by Mr.