Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-05

a. ehall be voted Tor until there - q
| cboice This amendment prevailed by O
| lerye majority. so that the rules "a 10 pai-
lotinc are in accordance with the custo-
,oetv rules in national conventions on this
matter.
SEEING THE FOURTH.
recess WAS then taken for twenty
minutes 70 witness the fourth-of-July pa
rade. Ihoro was some protest from dele
gates who wished to rush business, but the
motion for a recess was carried whom II
was stated that the courtesy due TO the
citizens Of Omsba required IT,
There was a gObsl deal Of disorder on tho
reasseinbling Of tho convention after the
parade inscrmissiOn, and the twenty-mln-
n uies' recess proved nearly an hour long. a
part If the time being taken up with one
Of the numerous songs born out OF the
growth OF the new party.
A STORM.
The convention finally got 20 work. and
storm was precip.tated by Chairman
Branch, OF the Resolutions Committee, Of
foFing a resolution calling attention 10 the
fact that probably through some over
sight the ticket-agents on the line Of the
mon Pacifc railway did not receive IN
siructious 10 allow tho delegates 20 the
convention the usual reduction IN fares.
and appointing a committee of three to
communicate with the railroad officials 20
have the mistake rect,hed.' A delegate
moved that the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads be included in the resoln-
tion Instantly Marion Cannon, OF Call
fornia. rose 10 protest against the resolu-
ton a. exhibiting O want OF Independent
spirit IN the convention.
DESUNcIATIoN or RAILROADS.
His vehement denuuciItiou Of the roads
IL aN IL - loot NJ
times and led o. the liyelc-t scene OF the
dav. " / want this convention to under
stand" he said. "thatIt IS not by accident
or oversight that tine Pacific coast delo.
gates have been overlooked. Our request
for the customary courtesy was denied de-
libcrately and with insolence. 1 do not
want this convention. so far as California
j. concerned aud SO far as ] am concerned.
70 20 back 20 that railroad company cap IN
hand AMI ask for any privileges whatever.
rlumutuous applause The Democrats
aud Republicans secure4i half fare, but we,
not connected with railroads but pro-
ducers of the earth, have been refused
equal terms. We can stand the refusal. "
lChoersl
vTRY MUCH wROUGHr UP.
Tp 30 this time Mr. Cannon showed evil
dence of his feeling by the increasing
tremulOusucss Of his tones. Now he grew
hvid with passion q nc swung his hat III
AR. and declared ll tones that rang from
end 70 end of the ball that eve can tell
those railway companies that the people
W!il own and operate those roads vet.'
Here the enthusiasm and passion of the
sneaker extended 20 the audience. Every
member rose and cheers rent the ar,
haudkerchiefs were waved. and it was
several minutes before the speaker could
conclude.
MAKING POLITICS
Mr.. Dean, of New York. Grasped the
matter 10 make politics ont OF II. There
was an interstate commission, and he
moved that the resolution be brought be-
fore that organization 10 see whether the
law permitted railroads 10 discriminate III
favor Of one political party against an
other. lets use this for the purpose OF
a political campaign he SAID.
TnR NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Following is the National Committee as
far as selected Alabama-J. l.. Ware, G..
II. Manning, aud George j. Gaither;
Arkansas j. W. Dollison. J. NJ. Piliman.
and r. r.. Ray: Cahfornia-Jesse Pound
stone. G.. Il. johnson, and +. NJ. Hamilton;
Colorado-I. q. Beedy, j. A. Wayland and
A. Coleman: Connecticut Robert Pane,
A. :. Houston, and II. q. Baldwin: tlOrl-
da-S. :. Harvey. i. L. jenkins, and Y. II.
Little. Georgia.. II. Iurner,J j, +. Brown,
aud &. "a. Ellington; ldaho-A. /. Lane
j. =. Anderson. and y. Il. Munroe; lii
nois-H. /. Taubeneck, Eugene Smith. and
". n. Hess: lud1na-M. Crankln, G. a.
Robinson. and Frazer Thomas; Iowa-N.
II. Calhoun, W. $. Scott. and 4. j. West.
fan: kansag-S. II. Snyder, w. ID. vincent.
and j. W. l9tOurn; hentucky--A. i. Car
lec. f. .. lNar md " ;. Scott; Iouili-
ana-W. G.. Bruce, IS. Z. llardesty. and D.
". Burt Mainc-M J.. Hobbs, II. Belts,
and T.. W. Boy lnton. assachuseits ts-t q.
Brown. 9. I. Mashburn, and j. 7. Gard
ner. Michigan .. label, II. |. Allen.
and ia. ). Greece; Minnesota -lgna-
thus Donncliy, X. Kalyorsen, and IL.
Is. Martin; MississippI-G W. Dier,
!. S. Mlsaps. and n. W. Bradford;
Missouri M. v. Carroll A. ROselle, a1d
G.. Vi. Gooch: Montana Charles Hanscom,
J. ". Aiken, and j. Ii. Boucher; New
Iampshire Il. Porter; New Jersey
II. -. Opdyke, John Wilcox and j. X.
Burcheu, New fork-L ). McClartn, IS.
4. Hicks. and l.. G. Roberts; North Caro-
lima ~ r. Iiudsav. f. Is. Long, 0rd 5. y.
Wilson; North Dakota Walter Muir, W.
Z. McCulllch. aud Herman Michaelson;
Ohio-iugo Pryor, G.. ii. Glib, and NJ. W.
Wilkinson: OregOD-JOseph WaldrOp, j.
I. Mark.herry, and c. A. Fitch; Penusyl-
vania v. A. Loter, j. +. Leslie, and j. B.
Aiken: South DakOta-A. Ma1Goll, \. NJ.
Allen, and y. Zlppa; Tennessee-W. ii.
Gwvnne. l.. III. Taylor. and ". l.. Wilkins
Texas Thomas Games X. ". Coleman,
}. II. DAVIS: Virginia II. Hobson, Mann
Page, and samuel I. Newberry; Washing
ton-D. B. Hanna. NJ. +. Knox, and G. W.
Young: West NirgmIa-S. II. Pierson, }.
T. Stalev, and n. ". fitzgerald: Wis on
sin-Rohert Shilling c. NJ. Butt, and
Henry O'Bricn; District of fCoumbla-Lee
Crandoll ANNE l.. Diegs, and A. Bland;
Oklahoma-P. O. Cassidy, and ). ID.
Decker.
the States and Territories of Delaware,
MARYLAND. Nebraska. Nevada. Rhode
Island, South Carolina. Vermont, Myo-
ming. Alaska, Arizona, Indian Territory,
New Mexico, and Utah have not yet
solicited their committeeman.
The motion 10 make complaint to the
commission was carried.
The Committee on Resolutions was still
wrestling with the platform, and on
statement that it would be two hours be-
fore 10 could report a recess until L. NJ.
was taken.
TuuRD-PARrY SONGS.
"lhe robber Of old was simple and bold,
And rarely put on any frills
But the ~Obbcr Of today has "a different way,
And the taxpayers foot the bills.
THIS was she song TO the tune of Robin
Hood winch greeted the delegates aud
spectators as they filed into the blg Co.
hsoum for the afternoon session.
Get on, get Oh tho earth;
We can't rave rest upon H."
was the successor TO " The Taxpayers
Foot the Bills
The two were sung from the stage with
spirit by phenomenal glee club and re-
ceived with enthusiasm. 4 half dozen other
lively airs followed, one being accom-
panied by a kicking shuttle OF the feet, as
II the delegates sawwith prophetic vision
the gentle propulsion of au invisible army
0i otfice-holders of the old parties making
an involuntary exodus.
These songs served the double purpose
of keeping the audience IN good huDor
and in q semblance OF order.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
T was 2 o'clock when Chairman Loucks
called the convention 70 order, but II was
after 3 p. Nj. before all the delegates and
visitors had secured seats and the raps OF
the chairman had resulted IN even u be
of business. The immense hall
was almost completely filed. IL was very
sultry. aud fully third of the delegates
were in their shirt-sieeves. A motion was
carried that the Resolution Committee re-
port such parts Of the platform as were
ready. and that these be considered while