The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
Colonel John P. Irish's Impress
sions of Yesterdays
Proceedings.
TILLMAN'S REMARKS COLDLY
RECEIVED.
Enthusiasm of the Old Democracy
When Senator Hill of New
York Spoke.
The CALLS HEADoUARTERs,
GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL.
GHJCAG0 Tn INV q


The act of the convention yesterday
leaves no further outrage necessary to ac-
com plish its purpose, but Governor Evans
of South Carolina who said in his speech
at Atlanta last fall, 'The South is getting
in the saddle again and will rule the
country" has proposed further wrong.
He threatens to expeI the whole New
York delegation from the conven ton,
and if q motion were made to that effect
it would carry by as large a majority as
that which assassinated Michigan.
That people at home may understand
credentials committee voted to unseat the
four Michigan egates-at-large. Three
of them were elected by acclamation in
the State Convention, there being no
candidates against them, therefore there
could be no contestants. The fourth was
elected on rollcal by majority of 173.
In the committee Mr.. McLaurin of Mis-
sissippi moved to expel the first three and
seat in their stead three men who were not
before the Michigan convention at all,
were not nominated therein and not voted
for nor heard of, and to give the fourth
seat to the man who was beaten by 173
votes. 1t will be observed that this is the
entry of a National convention into the
State of Michigan 10 act as a State conven-
ton and create representatives who were
not before the actual State convention at
all. This astounding proposition was JUS
titled by Mr.. McLaurin on the gound that
he thought the Michigan State Convention
did not properly represent the party in
that State and this National convention
had the right to create delegation in line
with what it considered to be party senti-
ment there.
This Mississippi view of States rights
was not too rank for the eminent Mr..
Burke of Los Angeles, who ornaments the
credentials committee for our State. He
supported it and il carried in the commits
tee by two to one. The old Democracy
denied the right of a Republican majority
in Congress to elect Spencer as Senator
| from Alabama and Kellogg and Pinchback
from Louisiana, when those States by law
full forms had chosen others. The new
Democracy is that form of Republicanism
against which we defended the South.
After the credentials committee had
made up this report it was not sent to the
convention. The expulsion Of Nebraska
was accomplished and the Michigan case
was taken up again. The committee at
last concluded to assault only four district
delegates and let those at large alone, and
this was its final report. Take now the
one case of Congressman Weadock and
Fisher in the Fourth Michigan Dis
trict. In the district convention they ran
against each other for delegate. While
the roll was being called, Weadock having
a slight lead, Mr.. Fisher moved to suspend
the roIlcall and elect Mr.. Weadock by &C.
clamation. This motion carried, Mr..
Fisher voting for it. The credentials
committee took the seat away from Wead-
ock and gave it to Fisher, on whose motion
Weadock had been elected, and the Ma
tional Convention ratified this action.
I don't think any comment can bring
this infamy into palmer relief than the
statement that Mr.. Burke, the rose of Cali
fornia's expectancy, voted for it in COM
mittee and convention. Our delegation
stood eleven for Weadock to SIX for Fisher
That the credit and discredit may fail
where they belong, let the roll be pub
lished. 1t stood.
Weadock-W White, Colem an, Wise, Fitz-