The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

trampling under its feet ruthlessly, re.
morselessly, the doctrines of equity and
Justice, to which the Republican party has
pledged itself during all the years OF its
eventful history" Applause.
AS to the Delaware case Mr.. Hepburn
asserted that there had been no proof of
any character presented or considered by
the committee on credentials impugn-
ing the Republicanism of Mr.. Ad6icks,
whereas Mr.. Addicks himself had assured
the committee that he had voted for
Abraham Lincoln and for every Demo-
cratic correcting himself amid shouts of
laughter) every Republican President
since.
Mr.. Hepburn spoke contemptuouslv of
some person who had denied Mr.. Addicks'
epubicanism-descr him as "a little
gentleman quite voluble, he might almost
say volatie"-whose intellectual proper
tions were in exact ratio to the geographic
lines of his State. Laughter.
That gentleman was the only person
who had asserted that the Addicks dele
CATION were not Republicans. 1t was the
constituency Mr.. Hepburn argued that de-
termined the qualification of its represen-
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aware had not sent here to represent them
Anthony Higgins, whom they had repudi-
ated, who they had said should never
serve them; whom they had refused to
place confidence in and who. they had
said, could not properly represent them
or WELD their power at this convention.
But the majority of the committee on
credentials asked the convention to say
that Mr.. Higgins should WELD the power
of the people of Delaware, whether they
wished it or not. Was that Republican
ism? Whom would Mr.. Higgins repre-
sent? The people of Delaware, who said
they would not have Mr.. Higgins, or the
majority of the committee on credentials,
who said that he was to have the seat2'
Mr.. Grosvenor OF OlIo spoke in refer
ence to the Texas case, giving it's history
and claiming the Grant delegates (who
are NICK nley men) were entitled to the
seats. He congratulated the last speaker
Mr.. Hepburn-as being 1.-The advocate of
the biggest scoundrel who was ever on the
earth" meaning Quincy. Cheers and
laughter He assured the convention, in
that no harm would come to
the Republic, or to the fair fame of the
hepuOllCan party, II THIS convention rele-
gated to private life ''the man of Delaware
and the rascal Of Texas" Cheers and
laughter
The vote was first taken on the Delaware
case, those fayoring Addicks voting aye,
and those opposed no. The noes were de-
clared to have carried, and the minority
report on the Delaware case was rejected.
A similar result, with even greater en-
phasis, awaited the minority report as to
Texas; also that portion of the minority
report referring the contests back to the
committee, the minority in each case be-
ing overwhelmingly defeated. The major
ity report was then adopted amid cheers.
General Harry Bingham OF Pennsylva-
MIA, chairman of the committee on rules,
read the report OF the committee. The
rules recommended were almost identical
with those heretofore in force. Among
the changes, Indian Territory was given
six votes instead of two and Alaska four
instead of two. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Grosvenor moved to adjourn till 10
o'clock tomorrow, and an equal storm of
ayes and noes was raised.
The chairman declared in favor of the
ayes, and at 5:07 the convention adjourned
accordingly.