Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-09
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Jones. and Tillman. and Governor stone
OF Missouri.
MICHIGAN MADE SILNERITE.

gates from the Fourth and Ninth Con-
gressOnal districts Of Michigan. and re-
cognizng the right 10 their seats Of all
the other delegates from Michigan. The
effect was 10 transform the delegation
into a silver delegation by - 90 Is, and
as the unit rule prevails. IT gave Michi-
gan a solid silver delegation and created
a two-thirds majority IN the convention.
a minority report was presented in
favor of allowing the delegation TO re-
main as IL was on the temporary roll.
Debate on the report was at once begun.
Mr.. Brennan, Of Wisconsin, advocated
the adoption Of the minority report. ana
said he feared the effect Of the adoption
/ Of the majority report upon the country.
| He entered into details Of the facts
! involved in the contest, and said the re-
port in this case, II adopted, would es-
| tablish the fact that a majority in the
| first flush of success might go into a
sovereign State and upset the acton OF
q legal convention. Cheers) lie charged
that the contest originated only three OF
| four weeks ago. He had since become
acquainted with that majority. and he
appealed with confidence To their sense
| of Justice and fairness. loud cheers
Mr. Taylor OF Arkansas. a member OF
the Committee on Credentials, argued IN
favor Of the majority report.
| Governor McLaurin, OF Mississippi, an
/ other member OF the committee, gave
! history of the election Of delegates in
Michigan, asserting tnat there was
| clear majority Of Democratic voters IN
| that state i'm favor Of silver; so that
! there was no issue here TO throttle the
will or 10 stile the purpose OF that ma
ioritv of Democrats He spoke OF the
! orders issued from Washington To Fede-
raj Office holders in Michigan 70 carry
that State at all hazards for gold, and
4.
convention TO decide whether the men
who represented the majority Of the De-
nocracv OF that State were TO be driven
out of the convention.
AUDIENCE IMPATIENT.
The audience manifested impotence at
the length Of Mr.. McLaurin's explanation,
and broke into constant cries for
speech from Hill. but notice was given
that if these interruptions were persisted
in the galleries would be cleared.
The notice was of little avail. for hard
w had Governor McLaurin taken up the
thread OF his story again. when the
shouts for Hill broke out afresh.
Then the sergeant-at-arms made she
solemn proclamation:
"Gentlemen,-The Chair has requested
the sergeant-at-arms TO instruct the as
sistant sergeant-at-arms and the police
department to remove from the galleries
any one who disturbs the meeting, ana
he will carry out the order" uronical
applause and laughter)
on Governor McLaurin's referring TO
the war Of 1912. a delegates raised the
polnt of order that events Of such ancient
history were not germane TO this dis
cussion. to which Governor McIaurin re-
piled: "Put fire on a terrapin's back, if
Won want 10 see it move" and brought
his remarks TO q close.
IMAM WHO STOLE MICHIGAN"
Mr.. Stevenson, member Of the National
Committee from the State OF Michigan
opposed the majority report. beginning his
speech with the statement:
II am the man who they say stole
Michigan. Even so. G.aughterD / do !
not desire to discuss the financial ques-
ton now. but TO assert the rights of the |
delegates elected by a sovereign State |
to sit i'm a Democratic National Conven- |
ton. (Cheers)
"The convention" he added. has no
right 10 sit as a committee on credentials /
on a State convention. II may answer /
its purpose now. but It would be making /.
n precedent which will return 10 damn I
YOU some day. (Cheers) The only safe F.
Democratic doctrine is to stand by prece-
dents, and 10 seat the delegates who hold /
the only credentials that have been is /
sued from those Districts
Ex-Lieutenant-G Governor Sheehan, /
member Of the National Committee made
a statement TO prove the impartialty OF
that committee I'm its action on the vari-
Gus contested-election cases. and argued
i'm opposition TO the majority report Of
the Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Sheehan referred TO the fact that
n poll Of the Michigan delegation as II
originally stood showed Is for gold and -
ror silver, and he disclosed the secrets
of the committee-room by saying that at
first a majority Of the committee favored
unseating all four Of the delegates-at-
large: but wiser counsels prevailed. and
fhe delegates-at-large were retained But
the district delegates had been unseated.
and with what purpose? To make the
delegation u silver and u gold. and thus
men the way to the overthrow Of the
time-honored doctrine of the two-thrds
rule
WILL OF PEOPLE THWARTED.
Mr.. Blake of Texas. a member Of the
Committee on Credentials argued in ia
vor of the majority report He said that
on principle he was opposed TO going
behind the returns. but I'm this case the
evidence was abundant that the State
convention had been manipulated in the
gold interest, and the will OF the people
silentel. IN MS judgment ti' NA'l' !
delegation from Michigan ought 10 be
turned out. (Cheers) He believed that
the four delegates at large were not en-
titled to seats but in the spirit of COM ,
promise he did not wish to go so far
IF We" he said. cannot nominate our
man for President, on a silver platform,
by votes that are honest and fair, l 10
not want him nominated.
II do not expect TO cast my vote 10
rob a State Of the Union of any vote
% which IT is justly entitled. The Com
nittee on Credentials acted justly in re-
porting In favor OF admitting the contest
lnts from the Fourth and Ninth dis
riots You understand the question.
Vote for the majority report. and you
will do what Is right. Applause)
Mr. Mcknight Of Michigan. also
member of the Committee on Creden-
ials. asked the support, not only of the
silver men, but of the entire convention.
for the report OF the majority. The
Gentleman OF the committee. he said
lad given this case careful consideration,
md they were here 10 TESTIFY TO some, }
md only some, of the outrages perpe-
rated on the Democrats Of Michigan. Z
lie asserted that the State of Michigan s
.lected a majority Of 200 10 their con-
'ention I'm favor OF silver. and when the c
in Washington found this r
,ut Mr.. Stevenson was sent 10 Wash {
ngton to upset the will of the people" J
There Is not one word OF truth in all y
hat" said Mr.. Richardson. from his r
eat.
THE LIE DIRECT. !
As Mr.. Mcknight proceeded further in .
is statement OF alleged facts. Mr. Wea-
ock. one of the delegates-at-iarge. seated
\ .he front row, Immediately facing the