Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-09

were four absentees. The unit
rule prevails and this means 48
votes for the Missouri candidate.
The North Carolina delegates,
thirty sJrong, came in over the
Big -Four road at 500 o'clock.
Congressman Fred A. Woodland
headed the delegation. Judge
Walter CLARK, of the North Caro-
liza Supreme Court bench, who
has been a prominent writer of
silver theories, a in the dele
cation, and his colleagues say he
will be a candidate for the Vice
Presidency These delegates say
North Carolina will support Jus
tice Clark in his ambition.
It was decided oy a secret vote
to proceed first to the settlement
of the contests for seats in the
convention, or rather for places
for ten porary roll. It was stat.
ed that the gold contestants from
Texas had Withdrawn their con-
test and would press it no fur
Their.
The various contestants were
called into the room and Messrs.
Frenzel and Cooper, of the Sew
enth Indiana district, Clark and
Raft, and Schwaitler and Potts,
of the 18th Ohio, ex- Congress-
man Bryan for Nebraska, and
the Michigan con testants yer
admitted. The case of the latter
was first taken up.
The Michigan contest was not
ready when called, and that of
Frenzel VS. Cooper, from the In~
dianapolis district, was taken up.
There was but q delegate in
volved in this case, Hon. w. E.
English having been elected by
both district conventions. The
State convention recognized
Cooper aa the regular delegate,
and he bears the credentials of
the regular orgapiza'i ion. F'ren~
zel's case was pre- seated to the
committee by Hon. A G. Smith,
ex-Attorney General Of Indiana,
and Cooper was represented by
MI. Crellip. Cooper'se claim to
the seat was sustained by the
unanimous vote Of the committee
with the exception of Mr.. Cam
pau of Michigan.
At 2 10 p. m. Congressman
Bryan was admitted to the room
to present the Nebraska con-
test.
DFifteen minutes were allowed
to each side for Ii presentation
Of the case. D. } MAhony spoke
for the gold men, warning the
party though the National Cons
mittee. against nominating a Po-
pulist rather than a Democrat.
The Bryan delegation was repre-
sented by G. J. Smythe.
The vote was 81 to % in favor
of the Caster delegation. This
was the first test vote to show
the relative strength of the gold
and silver factions.
When the result was announce
ed MIR. Bryan said to a reporter:
I'VE received more than the sill
yer vote of the committee and
will be seated by the Committee
on Credentials without question
because we have as clear right
to a place in the convention as
the delegates of any State"
The Michigan contest was then
called. The regular organized
delegation was seated by a vote
of AZ to 1.
The South Dakota contest was
settled by a viva voce vote, putt
ting both delegations on the list
each man to have a half vote.
The issue there was one squa1ely
between gold and silver.
By a vote of 81 to Is the COM
mittee seated Swietzel and Potts,
the free silver delegates from the
Eighteenth Ohio district.
Mr.. Clayton, of Alabama. then
nominated Senator Daniel, of
Virginia. for temporary chairs
man of the convention and ex-
Lieutenant Cover Shehan, OF
New York, named Senator David
B. Hill. The vote was-Hil 81;
Daniel %.
National Committeeman Thorn
as, of Colorado, notified the com
mittee that a minority report,
presenting the name of the Hon.
John W. Daniel, of Virginia. for
temporary chairman, would be
made.
At $40 p. M, the committee
adjourned.
Assignments we're made by
State delegations to-day as fol-
lows:
South Observation-Disclosures, B.
r. Tillman; Credentials Commit.
tee, w. II. E~llerbery; Rules. w.
D. Evans; Resolutions, B. Z.
Tillman; National COMMITTEES
man, B. r. Tillman. The other
. positions will be filed at a meet
ing of the delegation tonight.
! North Carolina - Chairman
Theodore F. Kluttz; Credentials,
w. D. Turner; Permanent Or
ganization, e. B. Jones; Rules,
A. M. Waddell; Resolutions, e.
~. Hale; Notification, George Fl.
Powell and P. M. Pear
! sail; National Committeeman,
Josephus Daniels; Honorary,
Vice President, John r. Webster