The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-04-10

OF the sIate committee ne would coun'
tersign the return transportation of the
delegates if the tickets wore brought tc
him at recess.
motion that committee of FIVE on
permanent organization and order Of
business be appointed, passed without
creating stir.
Chairman Williams then named the
committee on credentials as follows: J.
M. Patterson, of Wasco, chairman; II.
B. Clymer, of Baker; J. NJ. Church, ol
Union; Claude Catch, of Marion; F. J.
Taylor, of Clatsop; S. A. Dawson, OF
Linn; E. NJ. Brattan, of Lake.
Committee on permanent organiza-
ton and order of business, appointed
are: ]. E. Magers,, of Yamhill; E. L.
Smith, of Wasco; A. j. Johnson, OF
Linn; - Walcott, of Jackson; W.
H. Conyers, of Columbia.
At 2:30 the committee on credentials
finished their work of passing on the
country delegates from whom no contest
was either expected or materialized !:
At 2:45 O'Clock the hearing of the ar
guments and statements of the two op-
posing sides was begun, the Cary people
being given the opening and the Simon
speakers the closing. For the Frank
Miuto- Hume faction, District Attorney
Hume was the champion, engaged in
showing the credentials committee the
enormity of offense committed by the
Simon people IN having employed de-
putty sheriffs to guard the polls. When
he had finished, Senator Dolph laid be-
fore the credentials committee the pro-
stitution of the police force of Portland
to the wishes of the politicians holding
the offices governing it.
The committee on credentials pre-
sented report seating all delegates ex-
cept those from Multnomah county.
As regarded Multnomah there was ma
1ority and two minority reports. Tho
majority report seated the Simon dele
cation, signed by Patterson, Church,
Catch, Bratlain and Dawson. The first
minority report recommended the seat
ing of delegates who the committee be-
lieved were elected by the majority of
the mem bers of the county and city con-
vention, which convened April 4th.
This report bore the signature of H. V.
Clymer. The second minority report
was signed by F. J. Taylor, who said:
''In my opinion, the late primary
election held in the city of Portland was
not conducted by the legal Republican
voters of said city, and 1 am of the
opinion that the delegates elected thereat
were not representatives of such legal
voters. Such being the case, and both
parties participating in said primaries,
SO far as appears, being equally at fault,
L am of the opinion that this convention
should seat neither delegation, as
matter of right.
"Hcwever, as the county of Multno-
nah is entitled to representation in this
convention, and as it is now too late to
resubmit the matter to the voters of said
county, 1 would hereby recommend:
"First-That Hon. Geo. a. Williams
and Hon. Sol Hirsch, who were upon
both tickets voted for at said primaries,
be admitted to seats in this conventl tlon.
'Second-That the remainder of the
seats entitled to be filed by Multnomah
county be filed by the admission of 40
persons, % of whom shall be selected by
each set of contesting delegates from
their numbers.
After the reading of the report in
which the entire committee agreed, it
was adopted.
Patterson of Wasco then moved the
adopted'of the majority report.
Clymer moved to substitute the first
minority report.
Brown of Morrow moved to substitute
The second minority report tTaylor). In
stating the last motion, the chairman
said:
81 will take the liberty to say that, in
my opinion, the adoption of this report
Is the proper course to pursue to pro-
mote harmony in the Republican party
in Multnomah county,"
This announcement was greeted with
very loud cheers.
After speeches by Mallory, Fulton and
others, the second minority (Taylor's)
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