The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18

.xtetr is srapearasc. II you have any
- Else that was brosgfat before that
..--.sssee. bring X out. fCr7es Of That's
-1.Ys IT, / donst know what ar.6av-
q ~gvat have been brought here. They
- -. pxesensed nor csnsl6ered by your
~rs,res. and yet there stood that man
- asxz5Ied stating that he had voted
- ABRAHAM Lincoln for president. AMI
- .w4~v Republican candidate from tlsAr
= saru. sche@Tx-l lie stated taas rever
4 - HE had ae voted any other than
s.-rn.scan tscket. and no one ssa4ile1
- xsa.ement, save By Nsfd, looae. irrele-
80 and unfosnaee stories. There vas
- gentleman there quite vol2bse. and
1870 almost say volatile laughterl. and
a sns@iIectura proportions we're In exact
- 10 the geographical limits o. his
-. u.aEgh.er.) Thai gentleman told IA
- shsse FIVE gersars were not Kaps5-
800 and YET tney we're the head and
s.r-~s 81 the Republican organization IN
= ss,.y CreferTed Aoosckx 10 Higgins for
- TIE RepubAeanssm ceased when
- failed 70 support the pretensl0ns of
- ex-senator.
re- soeaker continued in sarcastic
- d SHOW taat TIE charges against AG-
s<ks and his associates we're not sap
.erTsd BY any evidence before the coTn-
ss-rse. the same, he said. was true OF
- Texas contests.
e. S.rosvenor, Of OhIo-The convention
/ : Tsxzs ~as assembled under cali Issued
+ = fnx chairman Of the state COMMITTEES.
rsxre l. no dispute that IL was regularly
.ss.sf. regularly assembled. no question Of
.~vthsng Ep 70 q certain point OF time. A
s-xnarsrv chairman w4s nominated by
49, Of the factions. but because Of GER
az reasons Mr.. Quincy was elected. as the
,reer5 shoxa. A roll call wss had. and SO
~ some odd members answered to thelr
sssaes and voted. Quincy WAS seated. A
~ormitses on credentials VAS appointed.
rAs committee on credentials xas sent
sst and after two or three adjoarnmenEs
4 me convention the COMMITTEES on cree
se1f.aIs came In with a report. A mInori-
n 81 tho committee submitted a written
snsaoglfy report Dir. Cuney ruled that
he minority had no right 10 make a re-
cers and an appeal was made from his
atesxson and he refused to pSt the pro-
sssAl 10 the convention. He proceeded.
4 me record showH-I hold II In my hands.
t.6 70 honest man will deny !t--tbat on
rore thar twenty occasions he refused a
ksgssson Of the house, refused call OF the
rel and decided every question BY putting
i % one side. and finally vote Vas taken
ksson deiegares-at-iarge. and at once an
s2roar broke out. mob violence mas srni-
asat, and 6ansy, when a little sabzfdense
M taken place. waved a paper over hfs
lad. declared the delegation was elected
a1f that the convention had Adjourned
lar that when the moment arrived that
Cray refused 20 grant a division OF that
Msse. ell that took place afterwara was
eslr1psa assumption OF power without a
&ov or legal right or legality behind Il.
xsfhins more damnabie ever stained the
seords Of an American convention. IT VIII
~ fnrty days 20 try these contests. for
syon open this question and do not accept
- report you must not. after that. 90
sd,awing determinations You have been
nksd 10 stay here until the first day OF
lsxast 20 decide whether Tom. Dick or
asrry has the right Of an American citl-
~ applause and iaughter)
vote was taken on the minority report
recommending the admission OF the Adj
f<ks delegation from Delaware, and II
fzs lost. LApplause) The question recur-
vi on the admission Of the Cnney dere-
sasss from Texas. and Il also failed TO
AIRY. lApplause.) The remainder OF the
shortly report was rejected.
The question OF the adoption OF the ma
trify report was then put and II was car
ned hy large majority. The result was
fsfeived With almost universal cheer
re.
The Chairnan-The next order of npsi-
ssss Is the report OF the committee on
fsies The chair recognizes Gen. Blnu-
am, OF Pennsylvania, the chairman OF
ihss committee.
The report OF the comuittee was aaont-
n By unanimous vote.
On motion Of Mr.. Grosvenor the conven.
I'm adjourned until tomorrow morning at
y o'clock