Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-16
TINE NIGHT SESSION.
A Cordial Reception to the "Oid Mariner
of the wabnsh"--Report of the Com
mittee on Credentials.

OF the wabash"--Report of the Com
mittee ON Credentials.
MINNEAroLls, June 9.-"rhc convention
will please come to order" said Chairman
Mckinley ut precisely S.I5, and Mr..
Chauncey NJ. Depew Immediately de-
manded recognition. and III u felicitous
speech moved to congratulate the Hon.
Richard w. Thompson of Indiana, on his
SD birthday, which occurred to-day, and
to invite him to the platform. Prolonged
cheers followed Mr.. Depew's motion, and
when the manifestations had subsidized
Chairman Mckinley said; "All in favor of
the motion say aye"
There was Il storm of yeas. "The ayes
have it," said Chairman Mckinley, with
out putting the negative vote, and great
laughter and applause approved this dele
gate compliment to the great lndianian,
Ii was IL scene of enthusiasm long to be
remembered that greeted the appearance
of the venerable eX-'Secretary OF the Navy
;Is he walked up the aisle arm i'll arm with
Chauncey NJ. Depew and A. o. Dawes OF
Missouri, and of course the incident was
not complete without aspcech from Dick
Thompson.
The resolution admitting members of
the q. a. X. to any seats in the convention
unoccupicd 30 minutes after the opening
of the convention was OF course adopted,
and message was read from the mayors
Of 'ritusville and Oil City announcing to
the world the state of distress and sull'er-
ing that prevailed in those inundated dis
tricts and making public appeal for aid.
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.
The announcement of the committee on
credentials that u minority report would
br submitted created considerable excite
ment. The majOrity report recommended
that ~ Harrison delegates in Alabama
Mississippi and Louisiana be seated in
| place OF the same number of Blaine men
| given places on the Temporary roll. and
! the minority recommended that the II
| Blaine men on the temporary roll be
placed on the permanent roll. The report
Of the COMMITTEES also covered contests in
Texas, Kentucky, Maryland, South Caro-
| lima and North Carolina and the District
of Columbia. but there was no political
Significance in these contests, and the re-
| port was unanimous on these cases.
The majority report sustained the
| national committee us To 20 votes and re-
ycrsed the national committee as to II
votes In Louisiana the national conf
| lnittee was sustained rs to four delegates
at large and four district delegates and not
| sustained as TO four other district delegates.
| In Maryland not sustained III two votes.
In Mississippi sustained as TO two district
votes and were not sustained rs two dele
gates ut large, each faction being given n
half vote instead OF the Hill faction u
whole vote. In North Carolina sustained
three votes; District of Columbia sustained
two votes; Utah not sustained as to one
vote, (by splitting 20 the delegation be-
tween the two fnctiOns.) Alabama stls-
tanned us to eight and reversed as to six
Votes. Politically the result was Il gain of
Is votes to Harrison and of one vote to
| Blaine, another Harrison gain of II votes.
This gain included six votes III Alabama,
| four in Louisiana AMI two i'll Mississippi.
The gain in the votes was made owing to
the fact that the Harrison men had won
| over three members of the credentials
committee and thereby secured Il majority.
When Chairman Coggswell moved that
the majority report be adopted he was
loudly cheered by the Harrison delegates,
ami when Chauncey ]. filley OF Missouri
moved to substitute therefor the minority
report the applause which followed from
the Blaine delegates told the galleries that
the long expected fight between the Blaine
and Harrison forces was on.
The chief point in Mr.. Filley's argu-
ment in behalf Of the minority report was
that the regular organization of the party
in the Alabama ease had been barred from
Their regular place OF meeting by United
States deputy narshals, but MIR. Massey of
Delaware maintained that the case had
been considered fairly upon its merits
and that tho majority report should be
adopted. Knight of California spoke
warmly in favor of the minority report.
He declared that the Mosely faction,
recommended by the meionty to be