Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18
o DAY.

CHICAGO, July 2.
At o few minutes before II O'Clock the TEN
porary chairman called the convention to order
and announced that its proceedings would be
opened with prayer by Rev. Thomas Edward
Green, rector Of Grace church (hpiscopaD,
Cedar Rapids, Ia. At this time the section OF
the New York delegates was still u~noccupied,
Senator White, permanent chairman-eiect,
relieved Senator Daniel OF the gavel and pre-
sided over the informal proceedings Of the
convention which followed, Mr.. Daniel being
In poor voice after his exerlons OF yesterday,
The temporary chairman announced that the
FIRST business In order was the report Of COM
mittees, as no business could be done, except
by unanimous consent, until the committees
reported. He called the FIRST committee In Or
der, the committee on credentials, and there
was no response. After an interval OF about
ten minutes 1t was announced that the commit
tee on credentials were about TO rcassemble
after their long nights session.
While awaiting the reports Of committees
the convention was addressed, in response to
calls, by ex-Goy. Hogg, Of Texas; Senator
Blackburn, Of Kentucky; Gov, Altgold. OF IL
linoIs; David Overmcyer, OF Kansas; George
Frederick Williams, OF Massachusetts.
At this point Il p m the chair announced 0
partial report Of the committee on credentials
RECOMMENDING lHuI tutu VI lDt ltN hiA
The District OF Columbia be granted six votes
Second, after careful comparison OF the Gre
dentlals as returned by the national commit
tee, they found all o; them correct except thost
from tho states OF Nebraska and Michigan.
In regard to Nebraska they were pleased Il
report that tho delegates headed by Hon. w
j. Bryan should be admitted to seats, IN re
gard to Michigan they asked further time.
Mr.. Mahoney, OF Nebraska, rose in the bod
OF the hall and gracefully offered to yacate tn
seats now occupied by tho sitting delegates 70
the benefit OF their successful contestants
The motion TO ndopt the report was declare,
carried by a viva voce vote, a demand for
roll call, which was Mt first made by Gov. Rus
sell, being withdrawn on tho statement OF tn
chairman OF the credentials committee tina
the report was unanimous.
Atl:l0 the gold delegation from Nebraska
retired to q march tune by the band, and thei
silver successors took their places,
lgplon.e I'd a banner benrtn
by silver-tippted spears atalking | go,
Mr.. Bryan's name in silver letters, were vocif
erously applauded.
At 1857 Mr.. Altgeld moved that the conyen
tlon AXE a recess till five o'clock.
The proposition was met with loud shouts 9
disapproval. Thereupon the chairman tMl
White, of California; stated that 1t had be
come manifest that there would be no repol
from the committee on credentials for som
time, and that the motion Just made was tn
result OF that fact.
MIR. Finley. OF Ohio, moved that the report
the committee on permanent organization
now read and that the convention proceed
its permanent organization, leaving the repo
T of the committee on credentials to be dispose
OF subsequently.
The chair ruled that as there was no perm,
nent roll o. the body, there could be no declrt
ton of o permanent organization. He thu
: put the question on tho motion for arece
and declared 1t carried. So the conventi'
took q recess TIL S p M. 4