Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-17
A Vote on CredentiaI Committee
Report Shows Mckinley
Very Strong,
SOME COMMITTEE REPORTS
j. NJ. Thurston Permanent
Chairman; no Change in
Other Officers.


June R.-At l0 :39 O'Clock Chairman
Fairbanks raped for order, but he wa
unheard, and the "band played on
At last the convention was called t,
order for the second days session a
1856 o'clock, after hammering, with
out effect, for several minutes in thu
vain effort to secure silence. The early
morning hours were cloudy aud threat
ening dsagreeable, rainy weather, bu
Just before the hour fixed for the meet
ing, the clouds began to dlsperse ant
there was every appearance Of sultry
weather. by 10 o'clock, hardly hal
the delegates were present, but they
kept pouring in all the time, while the
band discoursed popular airs. In the
meantime the galleries were being
nlled up, and when at last Ma. Fair
banks called the conventionto order,
but few seats were unoccupied any
where. When order was restored. Rev
Williams, of the Union Methodist Epis-
copal church, Of this city, was intro
duced and offered prayer The prayer
was concluded at 1850. Senator
Lodge, whose rising was received with
cheers. then announced that the SUBJ
committee of the committee on resolu-
tions had completed the ground work
of platform and it was now under
consideration by the full committee.
He asked leave for the committee to sill
during the proceedings, which was
granted. 1t was announced that the
platform would be ready for this after
moons session.
The committee on credentials Is was
called upon for it's report, but it was
not ready. Neither was the commit
tee on permanent organization. Vel.
Hngton, of Maryland, asked unani-
nous consent that the com mittee on
rules be allowed to report at this time,
which was refused. A motion for a
recess till O'Clock this afternoon was
ahen made by Mr.. Wellington, and
this, also, was voted down, much to
ahc satisfaction Of the galleries. A
motion that the report of the commit
fees on permanent organization be ac-
cepted, was made by Senator Sewell,
ct New Jersey. which was agreed to
amid great applause. The report of
abe committee on permanent orga MIA
4ion was then presented. 1t named Sen
Ator }. NJ. Thurston, Of Nebraskl, as
permanent chairman, and made the
secretaries, sergeant-at arms, and other
TEMPORARY officers, permanent officers
1f the convention. and gave list OF
vice presidents, one from each state
as agreed on by the delegations. Sev.
efAi points Of order against receiving
tbs report Of the eommittee on organ
ixttf0n we're either over ruled or voted
down. The chair appointed Senator
Sewell, of New Jersey, and Represen-
tauve Serene Payne, of New York, to
conduct Senator Thurston to the chair
&enator Thursion took the chair amid
auMnliuous applause, and addressed
dhe sonvention at length, and 10 the
course Of his address, he made special
references TO what should be the
mon.y policy of the republicans, and
also to protective tariff, which
brought out salvo after salvo Of cheers
Wha, he concluded the delegates rose
On SaasAe and gave him three times
three. The tribute was renewed when
she Nebraska delegation handed~up
most beautiful pyramid OF American
Beauty roses and i.rns.
When the applause had subsidized Mr..
TEnrston asked the official question:
"Gentiemea. what is your pleasures"
The secretary then read letter from
the chairman OF the committee on cre-
dentials, saying that that committee
was engaged in the consideration Of the
Texas case, and had not yet been able
40 complete it Oa motion of Governor
bushnell, of Ohio, the convention then
adjourned until 2 p. m.
gHE AFTERNOON SESSION.