The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-10
THE NIGHT SESSION.
Chairman Cogsweli Presents the Repor
of tho Committee on Credentials.

Chairman Cogsweli Presents the Report
OF the Committee ON Credentials.
MINNEAroIIs, June OIL Special THE
convention was called to order at S:I5
tonight. A resolution congratulating
Dick Thompson, Of Indiana, Secretary
of the Navy in Hayes cabinet, upon his
S3rd birthday and Thorn pson's speech
in reply occupied some minutes. A
resolution admitting members of the
Grand Army of the Republic to any
seats in tho convention unoccupied
thirty minutes after the opening Of the
convention was adopted and message
was read from the mayors of Titusville
and Oil City announcing to the world the
state of distress and suffering that pre-
vailed in those inundated districts and
making public appeal for aid.
The announcement of the committee
on credentials that minority report
would be submitted created consider
able excitement and there was a pain
ful suspense while these two reports
were being orally submitted. as to what
would follow. The general opinion was
that the anticipated strength" between
the Blame and Harrison factions would
be the interesting incident OF the even
ing The majority report, recomme cd
that twelve HARRISON delegates in Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana be
seated in place of the same number o
Blaine mon, given place on the temp Dr.
airy roll, and the minority recomme led
that ~ Blaine mon on the temporary
roll be placed on the permanent roll.
The report OF the committee on contests
in Texas, kentucky, Maryland, South
Carolina and North Carolina and the
District OF bia, had no political
significance and the report was unani-
nous on these cases.
The majority report sustained the
national committee as TO twenty three
votes and reversed the national com
mittee as to seventeen votes. Polit-
i.ally the result was gain OF thirteen
votes to Harrison and one vote to Blaine.
net Harrison gain of twelve votes.
Ills gain included six votes in Alabama,
four in Louisiana and two in Missis-
sippi The gain in votes was owing to
the fact that the Harrison men had won
over three members of credentials com
mittee, thereby securing majority.
When Chairman Cogswell moved that
the majority report be adopted, he was
loudly cheered by the Harrison dele
gates, and when Chauncey |. Filley, OF
Missouri, moved to substitute therefore
the minority report the applause which
followed from tho Blaine delegates told
the galleries that the long expected
fight between the Blaine and Harrison
forces was on.
The chief point in Filleys' argument
in behalf of the minority report was
that the regular organization Of the
party in Alabama case had been barred
from their regular place OF meeting by
United States deputy marshals, but
Massey. Of Delaware, maintained that
the case bad been considered fairly
upon its merits aud that the III iority
report should be adopted. Knight, Of
California, spoke warmly in favor OF
the minority report. fie declared that
the Moseley faction was recommended
by the majority to be seated, though its
federal officers had attempted 70 thwart
the will Of the people oil Alabama. 1t
was enough that the Democratic party
suppressed the will Of the people In the
South. without a hundred thousand
Office holders thwarting the will Of the
Republi cans in party convention. He
appealed for justice for the loyal Repub.
licans OF Alabama. cloud applause. }
Intensified interest was lent to Knights
speech by the knowledge that he was
to be the first man to second the nomi.
nation of Blaine later on. The vigor
and eloquence the Californian DISPLAYED
captured the great audience from the
outset, and when he concluded the
chez ring was intense. 1t was Blaine
moment and supreme one.