Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-10
"All IN favor or the motion say aye.
There was q storm of Yeas.


"The ayes have it," said Chairman Nc
Kinley, without putting the negative vote,
and great laughter and applause approved
this delicate compliment to this great
Indianian. It was scene Of enthusiasm
long to be remembered that greeted the
appearance of the venerable ex-secretary
of the navy, as he walked up the aisle,
arm in arm with Chauncey NJ. Depew and
A. O. Dawes of Missouri Mr. Depew
made brief speech, as follows:
rise to q question of privilege, not high
privilege. but present privilege. We have
present here among our number delegate
who has been delegate to every national
convention of the Republican party since It's
Inauguration, who has voted for every presi-
dent of the United States for the last sixty
years and who has served with distinction in
the cabinet, Who IN today 50 years Of age, in
full physical vigor. While England claims SO
much for Mr.. Gladstone because he is S2,
America claims that for Colonel Dick Thomp-
son Of Indiana, We hope he will round his
century and attend during the intervening
period every convention of the Republican
party.
Mr.. Thomson made a neat speech,
which was we'll received.
The resolution admitting members of
the Grand Army to any seats in the con-
vention unoccupied thirty minutes after
the opening of the convention was adopted,
and n message was read from the mayors
Of Titnsville and Oil City announcing the
distress and suffering in those inundated
districts and appealing for aid.
Credentials.
The chairman then said: "The regular
irder Is the report Of the committee on
credentials, and recognize the chairman,
General Cogswell of Massachusetts.
General Cogswell said the committee on
credentials closed its hearing Mt 8 O'Clock.
There had been no time to make a written
report Notice had been given to the
majority that \ minority might be ex-
pected in regard to some of the contested
cases There had been no time for the
minority to submit its views in writing.
The majority, IL the convention is so
minded. is prepared to report verbally.
Mr. Wallace-On behalf of the minority
i desire to present a partial report.
The two reports were orally submitted.
The majority report recommended that
twelve 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 twelve
men on the temporary roll be placed on
the permanent roll. The report of the
committee also covered contests in Texas,
Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and
North Carolina, and the District OF Colum-
bia, but there was no political significance
In these contests and the report was unan-
imous i'm these cases.
Chairman Cogswell moved that the ma
jority report be adopted. He was loudly
cheered by the Harrison delegates.
Chauncey /. Filley of Missouri moved
to substitute the minority report there
for. The applause which followed from
the Blaine delegates told that
The L,0g Expected Fight
betw cen 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 case had been barred from
their regular place OF meeting by United
States deputy marshals, but Mr.. Massey
OF Delaware maintained that the case had
been considered fairly upon its merits and
that the majority report should be adopted
Mr.. knight of California spoke warmly
In favor Of the minority report He de-
clared that the Moseley faction recon-
mended by the majority to be seated had,
through its federal officers, attempted to
thwart the will of the people OF Alabama
Ii was enough that the Democratic party
suppressed the will of the people In the
south without hundred thousand
oliceholders thwarting the will OF Repub-
licans In party convention. He appealed
for Justice for the loyal Republicans OF
Alabama.
Intensified interest was lent to Mr.
Knights speech by the knowledge among
the spectators and delegates that he was
to be the first man TO second the nomina-
tion OF Blaine later on. The vigor and elo-
quence the Californian displayed captured
the audience from the outset, and when
he concluded the cheering was tremen.
dous Ii was Blaine moment and a su-
Dreme one.
tied at the recc o;ioi the remark got.
Cannon OF Illinois came to his rescue
with point Of order, and, being recog-
nized, asked II, with the galleries Kissing
delegates speakin z on the floor, it were in
order to move that the galleries be
cleared. A burst Of laughter and looks at
ex-Speaker Reed followed the bland an
nouncement Of Chairman Mckinley that
II was In order he believed. under the
Ruie. of the riny-nrst Congress.
which are the rules OF the convention.
Cannon announced that he would move
that the galleries he cleared II there were
more Kissing.
Senator Wolcott OF Colorado, in speak
Ing for the minority report, warmly de-
nounced the deputy msrshals In Alabama
and the hundreds Of officeholders who
were TODAY present In the galleries and In