The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-18

fortune, no matter what was the re- suits. (Cheers). As a rebuke to the AdiclIs men and to carry cut the in tention which the United States senate tried to carry out, the committee seat ed MT, Dupont as a delegate from Della ware, Cloud applause).
 MT. Yerkes of Kentucky was heard briefly on the same side.
 MT. Hepburn of Iowa spoke for the minority of the committee on creden- tials. He appealed to the convention for fairness. He repeated that there had been no hearing on the merits of the 150 odd contested cases. (Cheers). Here, he said, speaking of those con- tested cases is the astonishing specta- cle-in view of all the tradition of the party-oi republican national conven- ton trampling under it's feet ruthless, remorselessy, the doctrines of equity and justice which the party has pledg- ed itself during all the years of it's eVentful existence. (Applause). As to the Delaware case, MT. Hepburn assert ed, that there had been no proof of any character presented or considered by the committee on credentials impugn- ing the republicanism of MT AddickS, whereas MT. Adidcks himself had as- sured the committee that he had voted for Lincoln and for every democratic. MT Hepburn spoke contemptuously of some person who had denied Mir. Ad- dicks republicanism. That gentleman was he said, the only person who had asserted that the Addicks delegates were not republicans. It was the con- stituency-Mr. Hepburn argued-that determined the qualifications of it's rep resentatiVes in the convention. The people of Delaware had not sent here to represent them Anthony Higgins, whom they had repudiated. But the majority asked the convention to say that MT. Higgins should wield the shield of Delaware whether they wished it or not.
 MT. Grosvenor of Ohio spoke in refer ence to the Texas case, giving its his tory and claiming that the Grant dele gates (who are Mckinley mem were entitled to the seat. He congratulated MT. Hepburn on being the advocate of the biggest scoundrel who ever walked the earth'-meaning Cuney. Cheers and laughter)
 He assured the convention that no harm would come to the republic or to the fair fame of the republican party if this convention relegated to private life man of Delaware and the rascal of Texas. CCheers.)
 The vote was first taken on the Dela- ware case those favoring Addicks vot ing aye and those opposing no. The noes were declared to have it, and the minority report on the Delaware case was rejected. A similar result, with even greater emphasis, awaited the mi nority report as to Texas, also that portion of the minority report referring the other contests back to the commit tee, the minority report in each ease being overwhelmingly defeated. The majority report was then adopted amid cheers.
 General Harry Bingham of Pennsyl- vania, chairman of the committee on rules. then read the report of his com mittee The rules recommended were identical with those heretofore in force. Among the changes, Indian territory was given six votes instead of two and Alaska four votes instead of two. The report was adopted.
 Mir. GrOsVenor moved to adjourn till 10 o'clock tomorrow, and an equal storm of ayes and nays was raised. The chairman declared in favor of the ayes, and at 5:07 the convention ad journed.