Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-08
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silver DcIcputions from Michigan
and N"brusIsn Are seated.
CHICAGO. July Tho committee on
credentials met this afternoon after the ad-
journmont. J. y, Goodwin of Alabama was
made temporary chairman, John Boyle, Dis
trct of Columbia, secretary. Without per-
fccting permanent organization the commit
tee adjourned until S o'clock when it
met again there was the utmost confusion
1t was o'clock before order could be re-
stored and che committee could proceed to
the election of permanent organization,
Three candidates We're presented for chair
man: Smith NJ. WSad New York; John II.
Atwood, Kansas, and John c. Crosby, Massa-
chusotts. MIR. Crosby tried TO decline. SO
did Weed, hut the confusion was too great
and the roll call proceeded. Weed got 2
votes, Crosby, I; Atwood 25. Some of the
gold members cast votes for Atwood
The temporary secretary was replaced by
Benson of Missouri. Crosby of Massachus-
etts offered resolution to take up the con
tests from Nebraska first and Michigan
second Weed moved to have the roll called
and the contests voted on in alphabetical
order. The amendment prevailed Each
contestant was given half an hour to
present his case.
The committee adopted an order barring
delegates from states having contests from
voting on questions pretaining to those
L. w. Anson of Virginia renewed his
motion for the admission of press renre-
scntatives After strong speeches by that
gentleman and Governor McIaurin of Mis-
stssippi the motion was unanimously adop
The Michigan contest was the first one
called. +. A. Baher. Detroit, presented a
protest OF four silver delegates-at-large
against the seating of the gold delegates
at-large.
The arguments made were largely those
laid before the national committee. They
dealt with the alleged manipulation of the
primaries by federal oilce-holders. The
head of the movement Baker asserted was
Elliott G.. Stevenson, law partner of Don
NJ. Dickinson. lie claimed Stevenson rur-
sued this course after a conversation with
President Cleveland in Washington. A mass
of atlidavits was produced in support Of
the charges.
Elliott Stevenson said the atidayits pre-
sented were got within the past few days
and that there was no idea on the part of
the defense that they were in existence
They, however, were of little value. Steven
son closed with the statement that one con-
testant II. J. Holt, had assured him that
he had not authorized any one to make a
contest in his behalf.
The committee decided to seat the four
cuntesting silver delegates from Michigan.
The vote was y to 16 in favor OF seating
the four contesting silver delegates, Me
Grath, Fisher, Black and Mcknight.
The states voting for the silver faction
were: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Col
orado. Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi. Mis-
souri,. Montana, Nevada, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming,
Arizona, New Mexico, Indian Ter
ritory, District OF Columbia. For
the gold faction Connecticut,
Maine Maryland, Massachusetts,, Min
nesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin,
Alaska, Oklahoma. These states refused to
vote on the ground that the evidence was
insufficient: Florida, Georgia, North Da-
liota Oregon. Virginia.
This vote reversed the action of the ma
tional committee, which seated the gold
delgates. As Michigan was instructed by
the state convention to follow the unit rule.
twenty-eight votes in the convention viii
be changed from gold TO silver by the ac-
tion.
The committee then voted unanimously
to seat the Bryan contestants.
As no one was present to present any con
test from Nevada, the committee decided
to recognize none of the delegations from
that state.