Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-23
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.

name the Committee on Credentlais. Ihls
was done. The Committee on Credentials
follows:
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
Alabama-R. T. Good.
Arkansas. Il. Bryan.
California-E. NJ. Wardell.
Colorado-H. T. Sale
Connecticut-RObert Pine.
Delaware-He V. Hetzel,
Florida. f. Rhodes.
Georgia--John A. Sibley.
Idaho-J II. Clough.
Illinois-Charles Il. Palmer.
Indiana-James a. williamson
Iowa-F. f. Rowe.
Kansas-O. /. Smith.
Kentucky-W. =. Marsh.
Louisiana-E. Warren.
Maine-N w. Lemond.
Maryland--J. l. Guildford.
INSTRUMENTATION Reno.
Michigan-F. NJ. Vandercook.
Minnesota-H G. Day.
Afississippi-W. T. Ratcliffe.
Wissouri-Joseph Miller.
Montana--J. II. Colderhead.
Nebraska. w. Edgerton.
Nevada-Viliam West.
New Hampshire-J. j. Streeter
New Jersey-Willlam B. Ellis.
New York-N. Webster.
North Carolina-W. II. ktchin-
North Dakota-W. f.. Bentley.
Ohio-P. j. Fishback.
Oregon-A B. Craft.
Pennsylvania-J. II. Stevenson.
Rhode Island-H. a. Burlingame
South Carolina - -.
South DakOta-H. s. Nalkm6r
Tennessee-J. II. Mcdowell.
Texas-Harry Tracy.
Utah-James Henry.
Vermont-A. j. Bixby.
Virginia-J II. HobsOn.
Washington-C. w. Young.
West Virginia-G. w. Hayes
Wisconsin-A. A. Worsley.
Wyoming-D. A. Kinssbury.
AArizona-Keene ST. Charles.
District of Columbia-Alexander Kent.
New Mexico-D. Mills.
Oklahoma-E. a. Spencer.
Indian Territory-Lee Carter
ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY.
On motion of Mr.. Donnelly, Of Minneso-
ia. the convention. at 2:l5 o'clock, TOOK
a recess until p. NJ, TO enable the
Committee on Credentials to report
After the recess was taken the conven-
ton resolved itself into an informal mass
meeting, Congressman Howard, OF Ala
bama, who will be remembered as having
introduced a resolution 10 impeach Presi
dent Cleveland, spoke for ten minutes
He made bitter attack upon the Demo
cratic party, and advocated standing OF
an independent ticket. He was FOLLOWED
for the Peoples party issue, hrst, last
and all the time.
The Committee on Credentials met i'm
mediately after the adjournment, anc
organized by electing Alonzo Wardell, OF
California, chairman. and c. +. Palmer
of Illinois, secretary. The committee ther
adjourned to meet at 4 Z. NJ. at the
Lindell House.
The committee met again shortly after
Z. NJ. Contests were reported from
the States of Colorado, Illinois. Missouri
and Wisconsin. 1t was decided TO take
up the contests in alphabetical order
and TO allow each side half an hour.
COLORADO CONTEST.
The Colorado contest was first heard
r. A. Southworth and G.. G. Hackstaff
who are contesting. spoke. Mr.. South
worth said he would not contest The
regularity Of the convention that named
Mr.. Patterson, He claimed. however
that that convention was Populist IN
name only and was really packed by
Democrats. and that the delegates SEN
here came only for the purpose OF forcing
Mr.. Bryan. the nominee OF the Demo
cratic party. upon a Populist convention
Mr.. Hackstaff followed in a bitter denun
citation of the Patterson men, calling
them political renegades and outcasts.
Thomas Patterson replied for the regu
lars. He described the convention which
named the forty-five delegates whose
seats are contested. He convinced the
committee of the regularity Of his ap-
pointment. and OF the tact that he was
now a Populist and not a Democrat
Mr. Taubeneck, who had dropped in
declared that IL Mr.. Patterson was not
a Populist, he CTaubeEecD was not one
Mr.. H. T.. Clark. chairman OF the State
Committee, of Colorado, declared ina
the regulars had been properly named by
a Populist convention.
Mr.. Southworth was given five minute:
to close. He used his time in making
personal charges against Mr.. Patterson
which that gentleman asserted TO bt
false.
Mr.. Bentley, OF North Dakota, moved
that the regulars, headed by Mr.. Patter
son. be seated. On roll-call the motion
was carried by q ayes TO II nays.
The committee then adjourned until
p. NJ.
when the Populists got together In theii
convention hall this evening they were
In trouble No provision had been made
for lighting the hall. Neither gas mol
electricity gave a ray OF light. Candle:
proylded by the newspaper correspondents
and the telegraph companies for theil
own use served 10 make the darkness,
intense and more picturesque. There wal
a full attendance on the floor. and many
suectatorg were In the galleries. For hall
an hour humorously-inclined people In
the galleries and on the floor INDUCED In
tokes at the expense of the Populists, and
,eers and cat-calls and yells prevailed
some attempts at explanation were made
from the chairmans platform. but they