The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-17
COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
THE CREDENrtAIs.

| THE CREDENTIALS.
| st. Louis. June i6.-lTho Mckinley men
captured the credentials committee with
out difficulty. The committee met i'm
mediately after adjournment. Congress-
man Hepburn of Iowa was nominated for
! chairman. as was also Delegate Fort of
New Jersey.
| Cowan of Nebraska moved that the
committee accept the Judgment of the
National committee on all cases decided
| by that committee in contests for seats US
/ mai Speeches N support OF the motion
were made by cowan, Thompson of Ono
and Long of Florida.
The oppos ton was led by Hepburn.
sutherland of New York mud Allen of
Mr. Sutherland of New York made tho
greatest protest saying that the New
York delegation by a vote of ~ to ~ oh
| jccied 10 The action of the committee on
It's contests aud desired to have the new
committee act as II court of appeals
| The clement supporting Cowan's propo-
| 81 On orgued that los cases might he
brought before the committee and their
consideration might delay the convention
| for u week.
ON the other side. 1t was claimed thu I
cepting the decision of the National com
mittee which would practically place the
| personnel of the convention in that com
| mittee's hands and give II power TO name
the delegates IN close contest.
| IN" feeling enEcndered WAS of ,Vrhcr a
| bitter character. of those who spoke for
1 the resolution to reopen the cases. Will
| lam II. Sutherland Of New York alone re-
| fraiued from making an attack upon tho
! Mckinley managers. In speaking OF tho
resolution proposing that the committee
send for .papers on all contests. Sulhar-
land said the question of candidates
| should not enter into tho mutinr The
National committee IN one If the New
York cases voted TO seat tho organizati IN
| til.
close vote This waa evidence enough
that tho delee ites accredited hy the regn-
ar organization should have n hearing
| hciore tho committee appointed by the
| rony entiou.
The proper thing" said Sutherland.
TO have done IN tn" matter would have
been for the convention to have done
away with the committee on credentials
altogether. Then" he continued In a sar-
castle vein we could have rechrisirneI
the National committee tho National com
miitee on credentials. There are two men
| with seats In the New York dcicentiom
VINO are not Representatives republicans
who M" opposed to he great organization
! In the state and who nre sitting without
any claim whatever SIMPLY because tho
! theiic"
| Congressman Hepburn insisted in a
| speech that Il was the right of all cor
t.s'ants To have a near E before tho
committee on credentials The only duty
OF The National committee IN connection
! WIN tfifiA7TiS WINS 10 pass inrn nritn,f
| facic showines by CONTESTANTS and elve
states II temporary standing In tho con-
Ncntion Under the ru,es Il wns the duty
OF the credentials committee TO irvesti-
eotc the merits of Gains 10 seats
| Congressman Alien Of Utah spCi;e warm
| ~ "tirnll'smen. You are establishing n
proc dent thar viii com" back 20 plague
us" he hogan. He intimat"i M 'hc re-
pori of rhe committee might hr Fought o.
| tho floor of the convention nri as much
1eny involved a. though the cssea ind
rot hen brought before tho committee
He declared that the functions Of tie
National committee were heinz enlarged
20 dcgrac ihni left the convention ntilc
! work Ia do, AID nj tn. next convention
, TIC course followed by This one on the
matter of crodoniiGls would be brought
forward AZ established usage. In a close
contest tho National commii,ce might Sc
lcci tho presidential COndialc. In CON
| clusion. he exclaimed: This IL olIy nu-
Other step in building up the machine"
a call Of the States showed that City
eight ocr'es'"A,s desired 10 bring their
Gases before The credentials commii,,e.
m" control OF the committee by tho Nc
kinley mon WIS confirmed when a reso-
/ luton offered by Hepburn of Iown. ono Of
send for 'ho papers in all contrasts wy.
lost by a vote of II To 70. This pi.icti-
| cally insured the adoption of the rosom-
ton offered by coWan.
After Mi Hophurn's resolution had hc.n
defeated the committee decided 10 pro-
coed With m" consideration of the Texas
ana p'ld"arr ngh's b"fnre voting on the
cowan resolution. Meantime Tie COM
miiec elected j. j.. Fort OF New Jersey
chairman. L. T. Lambert Of kansas secre-
iary, j. NJ. Gilbert OF Washington as
scrg aant-nt-arms.
Contests from Delaware and Toxas he'd
been referred 10 the creiertials commit
were taken mp ~ once The ~ zion con
iosi between Tho His gins and Adj *,
forces, which has stirred the iii'le Sta
oided n favor Of the former.
4 resolution % trLi tdd!cks aud his
Eve colleagues was defsatel2o Z, N
and one sea, TO the dclegatlcn headed b
ex-senator Anthony Higgins was n n
Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa gave notice II al
he would rake y minority rorort n rno
convention recomm, nhing tne seating OF
the Adiirks men. Personalities were freq
r. used and telling rsn high az .hrongi
h. night sfsron. which was dov,ted 10
the Delaware ton-csi and TIE Texas
black and tan AMI lily white lmhrorIA.
which was still on the boards a. lat,
Two members Of the committee on rulo
of .procedure, y. e. T'hompson Of ONO
a rcpor recommending tha' each OF lhe
Delaware factor be given an hour each.
he Higgins party 10 make the opening
and closing hrsunrnis ana mat iir'e-
TEXAS faction.
Conerersran Hepburn of Iowa. the third
sen;irg report, holding that Two hours
was Inadequate for The prcssnfa ION or
the case ana that higgins should not 10
given tho opening and closing unless I,
was conceded thai Addi ks had ihe prina
face ease. The majority report was
aion,ed " hout d.vision ard Tho Doia-
ware csss was first called.
Ex-senator Higgins made he first plea
in behalf If himself, He repeated In de-
ial the argument he had made hefor.
the National committee. Speaking Of the