The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-10

of delight; his hale. ruddy, smiling counte-
nance and shining white hair making a re-
markable combination when seen In con-
nectiOn with the precisely similar radiant
vieaRe of Thompson.
A resolution admitting members of G. A.
X. to any seats in the convention unoccr-
pied, thirty minutes after the opening OF
the convention, was, OF course, adopted,
and a message was read from the Mayors
of Iitusvllle and Oil City announcing to
the world the state of distress and suffer-
ing that prevailed in those inundated dis
trlcts and making public appeal for aid.
The announcement of the committee on
credentials that a minority report would be
submitted, created considerable excite
ment and there was painful suspense
while the two reports were being orally
submitted, as to what would follow. The
general opinion was that the anticipated
Harrison tictions would be the interesting
incident of the evening. The majority re-
port recommended that twelve Harrison
delegates IN Alabama. Mississippi and
Louisiana be seated in place of the same
number OF Blame men, given places ON the
temporary roll, and the minority recon-
mended that the twelve Blaine men on the
temporary roll be placed on the perms-
nent roll. The report Of the committee
also covered contests In Texas Kentucky,
Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina
and the District of Columbia, but there
was no political significance In these con-
tests, and ahe report was 'unanimous ON
the Sc cases.
REVERSED SEVENTEEN VOTES.
The majority report sustained tho nation
al committee as to twenty-throe votes and
reversed the national committee to
seventeen votes. In Louisiana the national
committee was sustained as 20 four dele
gates at large and four district delegates,
and not sustained as to four other district
delegates: in Maryla land, not sustained In
two votes; in Mississippi, sustained as to
two district votes and not sustained IS to
two delegates at large leach faction being
given n half vote instead of the Hull faction
o whole vote: in North Carolina. sustained
in three votes; District of Columbia sus-
tanned in two votes: Utah, not sustained In
one vote tby splitting the delegation be-
tween the two factionsl; Alabama, sus-
tanned as to eight and reversed as to ak
votes. Politically. the result was q gain Of
thirteen votes to harrison and of one vote to
Blaiue n net Harrison gain of twelve votes.
This gain included SIX votes in Alabama.
four in Louisiana and two in Mississippi.
The gain IN the votes was made owing TO
the fact that the Harrison men had won
over three members of tho credentials COM
mittee and thereby secured n majority.
Mr. Wallace, of New York, announced
the purpose to fight the report on tho floor
rs To the votes.
When Chairman Cogswell moved that
the majority report be adopted. ho was
loudly cheered by the Harrison delegates,
aud when Chaunccy /. Filiey 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 argument IN behalf of
the minority report was that the regular
organization of the party in tho Alabama
case had been barred from their regular
place OF meeting by United States deputy
maintained that the case had been consid-
cred fnirly npon its merits and that the
majority report shonld DO adopted.
Mr.. knight. of California, spoke warmly
in favor of the minority report lie de-
clared Tn at the Mosely faction recommended
by the majority to be seated had, through
it's federal officers, attempted to thwart
the will of people of Alabama. 1t was
enough that the Democratic party sup
pressed the Will of the people of the South
without a hundred thousand officr-holders
thwarting the will of Republicans In party
cOnvontlons He appealed for justice for
the loyal Republicans of Alabama.
intensified interest was lent to knights
speech by the knowledge among the specta-
tors and delegates that ho was TO be the
first man to second the nomination of
blaine later on if the Maine man Was put
in nomination.. The vigor and eloquence
tuo SdllOGulou uASplul Oh ChpbuIcu ibc
great audience from the outset and when he
concluded the cheering was tremendous.
Chauncy Depew in the New York delega-
tion looked worried at the demonstration,
while down the aisle the Ohioans seemed
tickled beyo yond eX preston. 1t was Blame
moment and supreme one.
AN ISDIsCRET ILI.INoIsAN.
B. H. Bothea, of Illinois, deprecated the
attempt to conjure up prejudice against
IaN Nclo I'll do H.,
sion Of a derogatory nature to the people
of the section from which the contest
came, which, generally speaking, was that
you can't provo anything by them. 1t was
q bad break, and q large number of the
gailnries' occupants hissed and some cried
down." Bothea became ratified at the re-
ception he got. Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois,
fortunately came to his rescue with q poin {
of order, and, being recoznizcd, asked If
with the galleries Kissing the delegate
speaking OH tho floor, 1t were in order TO
move that the Rallaries be cleared. burst
of laughter and look at ex-Spcaker Reed
followed the bland announcement of Chair
man Mckinley that ii was in order, he be-
lieved, under the rules of the Flfty.frst
Congress, which are the rules of the con-
venti0n. Mr.. Cannon announced that he
would move that the galleries be cleared il
there were more Kissing. but he would
nTOiV OdV0 takeu bne JOD "a au aSSleuhQb
sergeant alarms and attempted to elear
them, for the crowd was excited and in-
tensely Interested.
Senator w olcott, OF Nevada, in speaking
for the minority report, warmly denounced
not only the deputy marshals In Alabama,
but hundreds of offoe-holders who were
to-day present in tho galleries and In the
hall of the convention, crowdiug out the
peoples delegates In their frantic attempt
to renoninate the President Mr.. Wolcott's
speech W as answered by MIR. T.. Is. Hart of
West Virginia who said he came from q
Southern state. and yet he was not an
Office holder. He came from tho State of
West Virginia which had given Cleveland
. bit 500 majority in 1883 and would go Re-
publican in 1892. TO him it was di ffionlt to
conceive how the minority should have
more wisdom than the majority.
Tho greatest interest was manifested
when Col. H. N. Dntiield, of Detroit the
AiQer manager. arose to speak In favor of
the minority report. His action was inter-
pre:ed as meaning that the Alger people
were prepared to vote with the Biaipe peO-
pie In the test of strength against the Har-
rison force. Dutfield SAID II any man had
invited the Republicans 20 moot IN conven-
tion in the grand jury room that man ought
to be invited to step into a grand
jury room before jury OF twelve
men and DO indicted. The dis
tinguished Powell Clayton, of Arkansas,
VINO arose to defend the majority report,
said that he had right to speak, because
he had never held any oilice to. which he
State. He iptimated that perhaps q finer
eense of propriety would suggest to tho
Senator from Colorado that no. too, being
an otfcc-holder, was throwing mud at
office holders who took an In terest In Presi-
dent HarrisOn's re.electi0n.