The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-09

on, he asked. paying interest in two
hundred cent dollars or go back and
pay in one hundred cent dollars? That
was the great question before the con-
vention and the response was vigor-
Gus mo" Another point loudly cheered
was when he declared: I'VE will have
no straddling on platform and no strad-
ding on candidates"
Mr.. George F. Williams, Of Massachu-
sets, was next called upon and was
greeted with a cry Of Three cheers for
George Fred Williams" He combated
the assertion that the seat Of empire
had been transferred from the Atlantic
coast to the Mississippi valley.
VICTORY FOR BRYAN.
At this point the chair announced a
partial report of the committee on Gre
dentials. recommending that each Of
the territories and the District Of Col
umbia be granted six votes. Second,
after careful comparison of the creden-
tials, returned by the national commit
tee. they found all of them correct, eX-
cept those from the states Of Nebraska
and Michigan. In regard to Nebraska
they were pleased to report that the
delegates headed by Hon. w. ]. Bryan
should be admitted to seats. In regard
to Michigan they asked further time.
Mr.. Mahoney, of Nebraska, rose in
the body of the hall and gracefully Of
fered to vacate the seats now occupied
by the sitting members for the benefit
Of their successful contestants.
At 40 the gold delegation from Ne
braska retired to a march tune by the
band and their silver successors took
their places.
Governor Altgeld then moved that the
convention take recess until five
o'clock. here were loud shouts of dis
approval but the question was put and
declared carried. Recess till o'clock.
The convention reassembled at SIS
gates and with crowded galleries.
Senator Daniel, Of Virginia, was in the
chair as temporary chairman. Senator
Hill, Ex-Governor Flower and Mr. Whit
ney were conspicuously absent. Mr.
Perry Belmont hovered. around, as "
he had no particular liking for his sur
roundings. There appeared to be no
business ready for presentation and the
band had to fill W the time, which 1t
did to general enjoyment and sats-
faction.
Senators Harris, Of Tennessee, Cock
rell, of Missouri; Jones, Of Arkansas.
and Tuillman, of South Carolina, with
ex-senator Regan, of Texas. moved
around uneasily, from section to sec
tlon.
SENATOR HILL APPEARS.
At $40 Senator HILL followed by many
members of the New York delegation,
came into the hall. and was immedi-
ately recognized and greeted with
cheers, and shouts of HILL" Hill"
At $50 D. m. the committee on Gre
dentials presented its completed report.
admitting to seats the contesting dele
gates from the fourth congressional
district of Michigan, Messrs. Chamber
lain and Hart. also admitting the con-
testing delegates from the ninth con-
gressional district Of Michigan, Messrs.
Fioyt and White and recognizing the
right to their seats Of all the other dele
gates from Michigan.
Mr.. Crosby, Of Massachusetts, said
the minority felt it should be known
that in their opinion the report was a
great injustice. He closed by Offering
an amendment to retain the four un-
seated members in their seats.
Mr.. Brennan, of Wisconsin, advocat-
ed the adoption of the minority report
and said they feared the effect of the
adoption of the majority report upon
the country.
MIR. Stevenson. a member of the Ma
tional committee, from the state Of
Michigan, opposed the majority report.
THE convention" he said, has no
right to sit on credentials at a state con-
venion." The only safe Democrat doc
trine is to stand by precedents and to
seat the delegates who hold the only
cedentials that have been issued from
those districts.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, a
closed the secrets Of the committee room
by saying that at first the majority Of
the committee favored unseating all
four Of the delegates at large. But wiser
counsels prevailed. and the delegates at
large were retained. But the district
delegates had ben unseated and what
was the purpose. To make the delega-
ton Is silver to 13 gold and thus open
the way to the overthrow of time hon.
ored doctrine Of the two-thirds rule.
STEVENSON EXCITED.
Mr.. Mcknight. Of Michigan, also a
member Of the committee on credentials
asserted that the state Of Michigan
elected majority Of 200 to their conven-
tion If for silver. and when the admin
istration in Washington found this out
Mr.. Stevenson was sent to Washington
to upset the will of the people.
''There Is not one word Of truth in all
that" said Mr.. Stevenson from his seat,
as Mr.. Blake proceeded further with his
statement Of alleged facts, Mr.. Wealock,
one ofthe delegates at large seated in
the front row Immediately facing the
speaker, said in an audible voice:
That's lie."
No notice was taken of this interrupt
tion.
Mr. Blake closed by saying that If
the majority report was adopted the
Democrts would carry Michigan by at