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man, that the report of the committee be

man, that the report Of the committee De
adopted as whole"
Chauncey l. Filley, of Missouri am
delegated, Mr. Chairman, by the delegates,
| on behalf of the Republican organization
| and the Republican party Of the State OF
Alabama 10 ask this convention to substi-
tute for the majority report the report OF
the minority and TO seat the delegates
therein recommended. Applause.l L do
not propose to enter into the controversy OF
| the Alabama Republicans. do propose,
however, on the part OF the Republican
party in the State of Alabama TO protest
against the diSorganization OF State and
Congressional committees in the State OF
Alabama. [Applause.]
"Mr. Chairman, the State Convention
was duly called on March 10, by the State
Committee, TO convene in the city Of Mont
gomery on the 2Sth day of April. The
omission, unitentional, however, stated to
be by the chairman and others Of the COM
mittee that no place Of meeting was desiR-
mated in the call in the city Of Montgom-
cry. At that 10Th day Of March meeting
also the committee was ordered 10
convene on a day prior to the
meeting of the convention, the eth day Of
April, the Office of the Collector OF Internal
Revenue, the chairman of the committee,
r. A. Mosely, Jr., and did meet at that
OUlC6 O'ClOCh Ou Iuc I'll uuy VI
April, and that is that the majority OF the
committee met there as sworn to, and as
represented from a copy of the
minutes of the StatN Committee
twelve or thirteen members getting there.
They waited patiently for half an hour
and sent word into the chairman of the
committee, who was in another office in
the government building in consultation
with leading Republicans and others TO
have him come in and convene the COM
mittee, call it to order and let
which it convened. He, however,
came into the room and looked about and
said that there would be no meeting of the
committee in his Office. AT about 1:l5
request was again sent in that he come in
and call the convention to order, and he re-
piled that that was his private Office and
he would adjourn the committee TO meet in
the Grand Jury room at 5 p. m.
And again at half past one o'clock re-
quest was made and he came in again and
said that mo meeting could be held in that
office"
Then Mr.. Austin, who held proxy of
his brother demanded that he call the COM
mittee to order and have the roll call which
he declined.
Several other speeches were made both
for and against the minority report and
vote by States was taken which resulted:
For the minority report, 1895; against,
462; West Virginia voting ays and 10
nays.
A motion to adopt the majority report
was then put and carried, and the conven-
tion adjourned till IL a m. to-day.
After adjournment. Mr.. Depew, the
leader of the Harrison forces, was asked if
he was satisfied with the test.
"Yes,'' he replied smiling, ''and we will
be twenty five votes stronger on the main
question"
Chairman Clarkson said: ~ cannot tell
exactly what its significance is.
There were enough absent in Louis
lana and one or $wo other of the
States to leave Hxrrison short OF a
majority when we contder the scattering
votes that will be cast or dark horses. l
do not give up the fighk yet"
IAt the morning Sc ion Of the conven-
ton nothing was done Nut to grant the cre-
deutials committee mcTf time and adjourn
till p. N.