The record-union., 1896-05-07
It Finished Its LaboB Yesterday and
Has Adjourned.
Report Of The Committee Oh Credentials Raises
Quite Lively Breeze, But Is
Finally Adopted
SpreckelS Knight Grant and Sheldon GO as Delegates
Knight of Yua, LOutltt, GleaVeS and Stone as
lltGTnatGS and c. F. CrOckGT and Irving
NJ Scott as Electors.

The Convention Hall was packed
when time was called yesterday morn
ing, and everyone was on tiptoe to wit
ness the fun sure to follow upon the
heels of the report of the Committee on
Credentials. Rumors were rife concern
ing what that report would be, and 1T
was whispered out loud that the Sac
ramento contesting delegation headed
by Drs. Look, Dixon and Charles r.
Gardner were to be seated by the con-
vention, and the regularly appointed
delegates cast out upon the mercies of
the cold, cold world.
The regularly appointed delegates Of
Sacramento were mildly excited and a
great deal of swift moving about was
noticed among them. But their diff
culties were wiped out of existence by
the sponge welded by the Committee on
Credentials when the report was read
showing that they were solidly seated
as delegates and their opponents given
a terrific right upon the cheek which
knocked them completely down and out.
Yet the victors were generous, and
beyond a hoarse horse-laugh the pri-
mary men were allowed to rest in peace.
regularly appointed Alameda delega-
tion We're shocked, and for the moment
rendered speechless when 1t was found
that the committee had recommended
that they be unseated and the contest
ants given the place.
For a moment only was there silence,
and then a long, loud, glad yell went up
from the contestants, with which was
mingled a howl of disappointment. The
Spear delegation did the yelling, while
the Mahoney contingent emitted the
howl so far as San Francisco was con-
cerned; while for the Alameda delega-
ton Central Committeeman Taylor
hung out the flag of distress and Judge
". r. Davis led the furore for the con-
testants.
Pandemonium reigned. Chairman
Arthur pounded and thumped his desk
until the boards cracked, and pounded
again, but still the bowling continued
Delegates from the San Francisco and
Alameda districts grew purple in the
face from their exertions and when
they were tired out subsided to save
themselves for a final effort destined to
~ become the feature further on in the
proceedings.
In the meantime Committeeman Tay-
lor Of Alameda had caught his breath
and realized that imminent danger
threatened the very existence of the
Alameda delegation. Taylor is a good
lawyer and an experienced politician
and he made the speech of his life in
order to stem the flood which had set in
so strongly against the interest nearest
to his heart, but he was battling against
ODDS such as he had never before met,
and his words fell upon unwilling ears.
A motion by him to consider the report
seriatum had been voted down, and he
was at his last gasp-dying hard, but
game to the end. 1t was all of no avail
The tide was setting in stronger There
was no breasting it. The Denison DEL
egation was wavering. The flood was
rising. 1t was upon it's toes. One more
surge and Committeeman Taylor, to-
gether with the rest of the Denison
Alameda delegation, were off their feet
and swept out into the broad sea Of pri-
Vate citizenship, while the contesting
delegation stood outside of the seats
OF delegates and grinned supercilious
smiles and made upleasant inuendoes
When the report of the committee was
ADOPTED a delegate in a back seat said
no. 1t is true. but it was a lonesome
anu biCoSIl uo COiiSOtdIlOn TO the
hearts of the ousted delegation
Judge w. r. Davis of Alameda took
the victory as a matter of course. and
after the report of the committee had
been adopted, yelled:
Come in, boys. and take your seats. "
No second invitation was necessary.
and the men from the Third District
swarmed in
All this time Joe Spears. leader of
the San Francisco contesting delega-
ton, had been pacing back and forth
to the left and in front of the stage
smiling complacently upon all who
passed before his broad waistcoat
Spear was enjoying the fruits of his
hard-earned victory, and was very
happy.
Even the spectacles of Delegate f.
f. Preston of San Mateo glittered
brightly, and seemed to be greatly
gratified. Preston believed In the Spear
delegation, and didn't much care who
knew it.
But when Judge Davis OF Alameda
invited the outs to take an inning, the
Mahoney and Taylor delegations took
the hint They realized at last that
the game was played out Despair
settled over their features, and they
arose in a body and started down the
center aisle to the rear
Very quietly the discounted dele
gates started out, but they were not
cowed-they had been merely stunned,
but were recovering fast
Meantime the newly recognized dele
gates had arrived at the seats vacated
by the retiring parties, and once there
gave vent to their satisfaction by emit
ting whoops, howls and groans.
Chairman Arthur's gavel thumped
and rang and pounded, and beat out a
tattoo in his effort to bring order out of
the chaos of voices, but the convention
was out to finish its demonstration, and
did so.
But even riot cannot last forever,