Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-18
CONVENTION NOTES.
HsJOrlly Report Of Tho Credentials
Committee Adopted.
comslrrEg on RESOLUTIONS.
Rules aud Regulations for the Trans.
action Of the business Of The
Gathering.

sT. LOUIS, June l7.--when tho re-
port Of tue commiltee on credentials
was reached, the chair recognized the
chairman Of that committee.
Mr. Fort VI New jersey pfesentod the
majority report and sale: AZ To the
slate OF Delaware, tho flght TO repre-
sent that state In this convention was
claimed by two foil sets Of delegates.
Your committee recommends that thu
persons to be seated rs delegates and
altornates from the state OF Dolawprc
shall be the delegates and alterrates
headed by Anthony Higgiue. APP
plAusc anu cheers,
"iu the contes, IN the state Of Texas
lr dolegnies-at.lafgo from thst state,
your committee recommend that the
drlrgatta anu MISUNDERSTANDING from
Texas, headed by John Grant, be adj
iaitiud " this convention. More ap-
plRusn and uhcOfr
awe recommend that the roll u
delegates anu slteruntUs 20 the con-
vouuOn from the several states aud
territories and District VI Columbia,
MS prepared by tho national COtu-
mitluo ter temporary organization, be
approved aH tho permanent roll Of del
ugstos aud alIurnateu OF this cOnvon.
lion.
Immediately on the conclusion Of
the report Chairman ThufsIOn said:
81 recognize MT. Hepburn Of Iowa,
for the purpose OF submitting mi
noti,y report" [Cnevr, yells anu
hlesus.l
MI. Hepburn tuen took tho platform
anu addressed tho convention as fol-
lgt;
owe are unwilling 10 accept the roll
of delegates rs made by the national
committee. Choers anu Misses. The
national cUmmitter did not attempt TO
consider tho merits VI the cases pro.
scented by any " 1850 odu contestants.
tApIlauso aud hissUt.l None Of these
Contestants except tiiuse from Della
ware and from the state at large nom
Texas have had any hearing upon tho
Issues here made, before any clmpv-
tent tribunal, tOhCors ana crlcs,l Ia
those two cases heard by your con. NIT
tuo on credentials not one word Of tee
im0ny adduccd wna laid before your
COMMITTEES. Afliuayits were nled there
by the score, but no man knows what
'ney contained save Hs their contents
were stated by gentlemen making Mt
yumonts on one side or tho other Cons
ta,ants from tho state OF California
tud those from Louisiana make state
monts that they have never mad even
a hearing upon which 60 bafe n prims
tReis case made up by the National
committee; ono saye tnat he was not
IN the city until his case mad boen
uenfd. WetherefoTe recommend thai
the delegation from the State Of Della
ware, headed by J. Edward Addichsi
with their alternates, be- seated lsp'
Ilaus,l !, that the delegation from IcE'
n, hthuud by n. w. Quincy, with thrii
alternales, be seated [applaus, ald
that other Cnses IN which "A hearing
has up ~ this time been denied be &C.
committed 10 tue committee on cfedon'
iials with instructions 10 perform III
duties amt hear ant report upon the
onses." Applausvl.
Mr. Foft-l now move the previous
question on tho report OF the commit
tee on credentials down TO aud through
10 tho final vote under tho ruloa Of lh'
House Of Representatives..
The motion waH seconded by Doyle
Of Georgia, also by Grusyenor oi Ouin
Tue delegation it0m Maize domnld
oi n rOll.cali.
The official announcement ~ th'
vote wa; Yeas, 54l -; nays, $500.
COMMITTEE Oh REVOLUTIONS.
The Chairman-Thcc chair recognize
the gentleman from the cYmmittve VI
resolutions Tor an announcement,
Mt. La Follotts OF Nsu1usin-Mr
Chairman tho committee on rcaslu