New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-13
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tourn not later than on Thursday evening. Inc ou'
look. however is far from being promising Tor Sic"
speed. 49,,
There are something like $50 contests TO De se'ueu
ard they all must so to the Committee u" "
dentials and each contestant will insist on near
ing II Is figured, therefore, that the Creue'''''
Committee hardly would get through It's wofA III less
than two days. 49,
The National Committee has but TO make d rem
porary roll and yet II has been In constant session
for two days without finishing the work peSi''9
that the contestants all have the right OF appear u
the Convention itself. and they are hKe'y 10 eNe'-
else this right 20 the utmost.
An examination Of the records OF previous col-
yentons shows that no one of them since mat OF
1876 when Hayes and Wheeler were nominated mas
finished its business before the end OF the louTN
day. AT Minneapolis the Convention met on iues-
day June I, at l2:I5 The roll Of States ana lerii-
tories was called and the committees on Permanent
Organlzation Rules and order OF business. Cre-
dentials and Resolutions were announced. There-
upon az $50 after a session of only an hour ana
forty minutes the Convention adjourned until IL
o'clock the next morning. The secohu ia! INC
permanent officers were seated ana the rules were
adopted The Committee on Resolutions, Wrich hdu
the platform in charge was unable 10 report ana II
was granted further time. that after announcing
the members Of the National Committee the Con-
vention adjourned until the following day On
Thursday the Credentials Committee was unable 10
report in the morning. but did report at an evening
session. At the time the Platform was SUD-
mtted and adopted without debate or division Frl-
aay morning was concerned sill with contested
seats and they had be disposed of before the
nominations could be made. Immediately after the
selection Of General Harrison had been made unani-
nous the Convention adjourned until evening, when
Whiteiaw Reid as nominated for the Nlce-iiesl-
GencV ana routine business was trdNshctcu
Much the programme Will be followed mere
in St Louis and il took the M.nneApoHs I on
venton three days and part Of the fourth TO ih4sh
the preliminary business, X Is OeleNed Il VIII pe
al least as long that mere.
The Resolutions Committee Will, OF course, SIT
a. the same time the Credentials committee
and the fight the p.etform viii be making prog
figured out that the delegates Will be III luck II
they can get chance at the platform on fTiHaE
morning, and the silver men say ti!eE iiot o1iiS
will make their fight in the committee, nut VII
debate the platform on the moor OF the CohNeh'.on
and VIII resist vigorously any speedy actoh OH
the previous question. 49,, 49,,
yentiou and fortunately for them, II looks as II
the session would las, for four or five days prop
ably winding up on Saturday sc, ,
Ii took two days only at Chicago IN l>oV 70 noih
nate lincoln and Hamlin. and the same length OF
time in Baltimore when Lincoln ana Johnson were
put the ticket. - , Co... 80,
Wilson at Philadelphia. each were nonin aten alt.r
two DAYS work, but Convention of three GAYS
was necessary for Hayes and Wheeler IN On
cinnati in $50 .,.. na -,
with the celebra ted an,i-Grant fight in Chicago in
1880 the Convention then lasting from Wednesday
June .. to TUESDAY June = or TX WorSns 80 four
Blaine and Logan AZ Chicago, In ls>i. TOOK lou =.
Aavs and four wears later. at the same pace, II
required seven days. including SUNDAY MINUS MINUS
TO fix up the nomination FOR HARRISON anu "a aoIs
With these records staring them IN the race u'lT-
gates NAV not be surprised II they do not return
10 their families until after the end OF next week