The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-18

leave the issue, upon which the cam
paign is to be fought later the more
clearly defined All the work Of the
convention, except the nominations, it
was believed would be cleared up at
this session.
| solid Walls of Humanity.
| By , o'clock the galleries We're solid
walls of people, and the delegates were
| again crowding their way to the floor.
| The assistant sergrants-at-ar arms puzzed
| like bees III all directions. looking after
the comfort of the vast audience
The heat was somewhat oppressive,
and all the delegates had armed them
selves with broad palm leaf fans. The
spectators ;.lsO We're similarly armed,
and the convention hall, with the wav-
| ing of fans rVSrmblcd nothing so much
as vast field OF waving grain. running
TO abruptly rising hills on every side,
and dotted with light and color every
| where.
| Through the lall rolled dull, hoarse
| 4'tAA tiit>l mans oNSl ol NolIN SIilAoA
Of people, rs # doe @ovcr great bustlinR
| city.
| Fully 10000 people were in the gal
| lereS. The calling to order of the con-
vention was Intentionally delayed, i'll
mOmentary anticipation of the appear
auce of the committee OH resolutions.
Gov arner Bushnell, Mark Hanna and
General Gyosvenor, of the Ohio big
four. held an animated consultation
with Mike De Young, the eloquent CAL
ifOrnian, and others just before Chair
man Thurston dropped the gavel.
1t was exactly 40 when Mr.. Thurs
ton again called the convention to Or
der. Quiet came with the first crack of
the gavel Chairman Thurston called
upon Bishop Arnett, the president of
Wilberforce college, Ohio, to come to
the platform. The name of this elo-
quent cOlored divine evoked a round of
applause. AS he took his place, the
audience arose to its feet. The bishop
gave thanks for 1.-The 1lessing of liberty
which has been gained by our fathers
in the days gone by, and the blessings
|
American institutions ;" spoke of the
wealth and culture composing the con-
vention - gave thanks for a Lincoln
who broke the fetters of the slave and
for the organization which had opened
the avenue to advancement toa race
long oppressed. He asked that pro.
baton and civil liberty be given tC
every man.
AT the conclusion Of the prayer there
sented from house once occupied by
Lincoln, and another from a tree OH the
homestead of Henry Clay. A table
made by Minneapolis school boys, used
i'll that city four years ago, was also
presented. Brief remarks of acceptance
We're made in each case.
Report Of the Credentials Committee.
Chairman Thurston then called fol
the report of the committee on creden.
tials.
Delegate Fort of New Jersey, the
chairman of the committee, mounted
the platform and read the report. Ii
ratified the action of the national com
mittee i'll all the contests except Della
ware and Texas, in which the commit
tee made no findings. In these two Lat.
ter states, the report recommended the
seating of the Higgins delegation in op
position to the addicks delegates in Del
aware. and the Grant opposition to the
Cuney delegates in Texas.
The minority report, which was pre-
sented by Hepburne, of Iowa, recon
mended seating Addicks, from Della
ware, and Quincy, in Texas, and othe,
cases recommitted to committee on ere
dentials.
After short discussion the roll wa.
called on the demand of the previou.
question The vote resulted yea.
o451a, nays 359la.
The vote by which the previous ques
ton was ordered was conceded to bt
practically the vote by which the ma
jority report would be adopted
The discussion of the reports under
the rule was then proceeded with.
Just before o'cloiI Mr.. Lafollette,
of Wisconsin, announced that the com
mittee OH resolutions would be ready te
report at 3 p. N.
Stabbed by aIramp.
BENSON, Mimi, June lS.-B. s. Gal
lagher, county superintendent of schools
of this county. was stabbed in the side
by tramp on the river bank in thu
} edge of the village Of Appleton. Ths
I knife entered the body several times
but he was able to come home On thu
cars. The attack was unprovoked.
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