Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-10

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NATIONAL CHAIRMAN GARRISON.
Iappiausel, and hope to see the time come
| when the public sentiment in this country
shall so far indorse that great bill which
| bears Your nonored name, Sir 1.-THE speake,
turned to Chairman Mckinley and the con.
| vention applauGed vocferously], that
neither faction nor party shall ever be able
successfully to attack it. Now, then, prom
| Use you again that will meet you here loul
years hence.
During the cheers which followed these
remarks the electric lights fickered and the
convention was enveloped in almost total
darkness for few moments. After mo-
ment's pause Colonel Thompson continued
Your Chairman has instructed me to talk
until the light comes back. The light has
| come. Am / not, therefore, Sir, released
| from the obligation which you imposed upon
me? Therefore, say, in return for your
congratulations, that L will meet you here
| again four years hence, and hope to see
our honored Chairman here, SO that we may
| greet him as the author of bill which
! has stood the test of four or i've years OF at.
| tack by its adversaries, and vet remains un-
| assaiable. tApplause.1 The Democratic
| party has sought to destroy it peacemeal,
seeking to sink it when the craft moves on.
ward and bids defiance to the storm. lAp-
| plause.l l return to You again, therefore,
! my heartfelt thanks for your sympathy,
| your congratulations and your Kindness.
| tAprlause.l
An Appeal From Stricken Oil City.
The Chairman-With the consent of the
convention will recognize the Chairman
of the Committee on Rules and Permanent
| Organization to make report. The Clerk
then read the following communication:
| TITUsvILLE, Pa, June s.
| ro1o,al robn T,r,ar IT "a Si,npeon nelepates
| Pennsylvania Delegation
| Our citizens earnestly request you to
notify the people of tho country, through
| public announcement before the convention.
| OF the terrible loss Of life ana property and
| consequent suffering among poor people
| from :he recent flood and fire here and ut
| Oil City. The proceedings of the convention
| have absorbed the attention of the country
and filled the newspapers to the eX-
| clus;on of full accounts of our dis
aster which will not be realized unless
more directly brought to the notice of the
| public in this way. thus permitting subscrip-
tions to the relief fund now absolutely neces-
| sary to prevent additional suffering and
| death. Make known the effect of our loss,
| and assure the convention that every dollar
| of relief furnished will be honestly and
| faithfully distributed by competent and
faithful citizens among the sufferers.
Z. o. EMERSON, Mayor of Titusville.
W. G. Hunt, Mayor of Oil City.
The Chairman-The regular order is the
report of the Committee on Credentials, and
1 recognize the Chairman, General Cogs-
well, of Massachusetts,.
General Cogswell-The Committee on
Credentials closed its hearing at o'clock
tonight There has been no time to make
a written report. Notice has been given to
the majority that a minority report might
be expected in regard to some of the con-
tested cases. There has been no time for
the minority to submit its views in writing.
T Il. - %la Sc
minded. the committee is prepared to report
verbally the action of the majority, and
awaits the direction, Mr.. President, OF the
convention.
Tho Minority, AIsc, Ready to Report.
Mr.. Wallace-On behalf of the minority
1 desire to present partial report. As the
gentleman from Massachusetts has already
said, we have so recently adjourned that it
has been impossible to obtain the minutes
from which to complete this report for the
information of this convention; but as a par
tial report from a minority of the commit
tee, desire to submit the following report.
Mr.. Wallace handed to the secretary his
written report.
The Chairman-The report of the minor
ity will be received and submitted to the
convention after the report of the majority
shall have been made. The gentleman from
MdSSacnuSetls, TIE SudlTlHdu VI Tue COIn-
mittee on Credentials, states to the conven-
tion that he is not prepared with a written
report at this time, but will proceed withsa
verbal report. If there is no objection h.
will proceed. The Chair does not hear any
objection.
Mr.. Lockwood 1daho)-Mr. Chairman,
do I understand there are to be two re-
ports?
The Chairman-Yes.
Mr.. Lockwood wanted to know if the ma
ioritv were ready to report, but the minor
ity had no opportunity to report, and the
Chairman said: "The Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials states that he is
ready to make report in behalf of the ma
iority, but has not had time to put that re-
port in writing. Mr.. Wallace, of New
York, the representative of the minority,
states that he has partial report which he
has sent to the clerks desk to be submitted
after the Chairman shall have made his re-
port.
The Majority Report Is Presented.
General Cogswell-Mr. President, the
Chairman of the Committee on Credentials
has considered the list Of the uncontested
delegates and has heard parties in "a differ
ent contested cases. 1t recommends that
the uncontested list submitted by the Ma
tional Committee to the temporary organiza-
ton De accepted as the Inst or Guly ac-
cred tied delegates and alternates, except in
the cases to be hereafter mentioned. Sec
ond-In the matter of the contest in the
Eighth Alabama district your committee
recommends for the sitting members and
recommends that they retain their seats.
The same report is made to the
contest in the Third Alabama district.
The same report is submitted in regard to
the Fourth Alabama district. AS to the
contest for delegates at large from Ala
bama, your committee recommends that the
contestants, Messrs. Noble, Smith, Dorsett
and McEwen, DE given seats. In the Fifth
Alabama contest, your committee find in
favor Of the sitting members and recon-
mend that they retain their seats. In the
contest of the Ninth Alabama district the
committee recommend that the contestants,
Huston and Mathews, be seated. AS to the
contest in the State OF Kentucky, your COM
mittee recommend that the contestants,
Messrs. Mathews and Wfnstell, be given
seats.
The Contests in Louisiana.
As to the contest in Louisiana, and to dele
gates at large. your committee find in favor
of the sitting members. As to the contest in
the First Louisiana district, the committee
find for the contestants, Messrs. Booth and
Lewis ana recommend they be seated. AS
to The contest in the Second Louisiana dis
trict, your committee find for the sitting
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