Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22

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| FRED'K r. coUpERr.
Fred'k r. Coudert, who is one of the most
conservative as well as the most digni6ed Of the
New York Cleveland organization, remarked
last evening:
Il can see no ground whatever for Directing
| to Tammany being accorded prominent posi-
ton In the final act of nomination. 1t cannot
ALLEVIATE any votes in New York. The nominal
ton of Cleveland is a victory for his alherents.
and with the conservative people of New York
who love and trust him. the mere fact of nom-
ination is sufficient. The fact that Tammany
falls into line and Endorses him will not ALLEVIATE
any votes. 1personally would be very glad to
see such man rs John r. Fellows. who owes
more of his political success to Cleveland than
to any other man. stand up in the convention
and accord to Mr.. Cleveland the credit which
belongs to him. believe most sincerely that
we can carry New York for Cleveland whether
Tammany opposes him or not. But / would be
glad indeed TO see all the democratic forces in
our state in line, working for the success of a
man whose election means not only success Of
the democratic party, but tie welfare of the
nation"
TOLD on W. L. WILSON.
One of the stories told about Wilson of West
Virginia. selected for permanent chairman of
the convention by the committee on organiza-
ton, told in the West Virginia Headquarters
last evening. was this: Mr. Wilson went into the
confederate army as drummer boz and was an
assistant at two or three of the earlier battles
of the army in northern Virginia At Ball 8
Bluff Gen. Longstreet found young fellow sit
ting with his drum on fallen tree. taking no
interest whatever in the very interesting pro-
ceedings going en- half mile in front of him.
why don't you rejoin your regiment, sir, -
Longstreet asked angrily.
What's the use," the boy answered. 81 ain;
got nothing to fight with but this drum and
those blamed Yankees have shot the sound OF
| of IT. Either get q gun or go home now,
and that the long and the short of it, will
not fool away any more time resisting this here
Infamous invasion with a leaky DRUM and YOU
can report that at headquarters
Young Wilson was given gun which did not
| leak and at the surrender had risen to the rank
| of captain in the confederate army. He has
| served several terms in Congress from the sec
ond district of West Virginia. whence he is
now Representative, and is held to be the
| most eloquent of the younger generation Of
| politicians. 1t was said that his speech TODAY
| would be the effort of his life and his friends
predicted genuine surprise for the convention
when he took the chair.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
The credentials committee has surplus of
lawyers and parliamentarians in its member
ship, consequently progress was slow yesterday
afternoon at its meeting for the consideration
OF contested seats. The early adjournment of
the convention is somewha. dependent on the
! report of the committee, but that body did
not facilitate adjournment by quick action on
the contests
Ex-Representative Lambin was chosen chair
man and did ali he could to urge the work
along, but with Indifferent success. The first
bus ness done WAS to approve the roll of dele
| gates submitted SO far as concerned uncon-
tested seats. The delegate from Arizona and
| New Mexico moved that the committee report
in favor of giving each of those territories six
votes instead of Two votes in the convention.
The delegates from the two territories made an
earnest appeal to the committee to treat them
with the same hberality which the Minneapolis
convention had treated New Mexico. Both
territories, they said. would have been states
| now but for their democracy.
There was a vigorous opposition to the prop
| osition, led by Gen. Bragg of Wisconsin, who
was against the 'rotten borough principle -
| and Causey of Delaware; but il was finally
| carried without objection after the defeat by a
vote of twenty-six to thirteen of an amendment
| to give them six seats but only two votes. This
was all that was done up to adjournment until
evening.
THE NEW YORK CONTEST WITHDRAWN
There was hot time and bitter words ex-
changed last evening at the meeting OF the
committee on credentials before Mr.. Frederick
r. Coudert could get hearing for the pur.
pose Of Withdrawing the pro forma contest in.
stltuted by the Syracuse delegates. and the
Syracuse convention supporters heard them
selves called boilers, mugwrmps and other
| hard names: and had their democracy i'm
pugned and their method of presenting the con.
test called ''smuggling."
The scene was exciting. and several times
FEELING ran SO high that an explosion was immi-
| nent, but Chairman Lamb kept the committee
well in hand and refusing to recognize pro-