Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-09
FIGHT OVER MICHIGAN DELEGATES.
Co on Credentials Has Dill
Guilty i'm Agreeing.

Guilty I'm Agreeing.
CHICAGO, July S.-The committee on Gre
dentials met at 8 o'clock, the special order
being the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the sitting delegates from South
Dakota were retained. Objection was made to
making any report on the South Dakota
case until the Michigan case was finally
disposed of. After some discussion. the
committee agreed to report on all but the
Michigan case.
The committee reported that the roster
prepared by the national committee was
correct, except as TO the names Cs the dole
gates and alternates from Michigan ard
Nebraska, and as to Nebraska, unanimously
reported in favor of the contestins dele
gates and alternates, headed by w. j.
Bryan.
The committee recommended that the
convention accord to the District of Culum-
bia and each territory six votes.
II seems that the furore that the decision
to seat the Michigan silver contesting del
egation caused set the committee to think
ing and there was a hurrideIy called meet
ing this morning just when the convention
was about TO meet. The silver men pre-
scented first a proposition for a half vote
each, gold and silver. in each contest. This
was refused by Smith NJ. Weed Of New
York, who had taken charge of the minority
end Of the committee. There was an easy
discussion and after consultation the silver
men Hlaue lnls PROFESSIONALISM the four
delegates-at-large of the gold people be
seated and the two gold delegates in the
Ninth district and the two silver men
in the Fourth district be seated. This
would make the delegation stand fourteen
for gold and fourteen for silver. and would
destroy the unit rule and give an equal di-
vision of the vote. Up to l o'clock no ue-
cision had been definitely arrived at.
The Nebraska case was decided Ii: favor
of the silver men, headed by eH-CULgress-
man Bryan, and there was no disposition TO
reopen the question.
The committee on credentials recon
vened at the convention hall at las p. m.
and, after sending in the partial report, il
considered a motion to reconsider the ac,
tion on the Michigan contest. Chairman
atwood said that he had not read tue testi-
mony, and as they were to be opposed on
the floor by the leading talent of the country
Whitney, Villas, Hill and others. he wanted
to be prepared to defend the action OF the
committee. The chairman then ordered a
roll call on the motion to reconsider, which
resulted. SO aeys and 8 nays.
This was q victory for Delegate-at-Large
Warield Of Maryland, who made the fight
for reconsideration Ohio moved the
appointment of a committee of i've. OF
which Chairman Atwood was to be chair
man. on the facts and political law
Of the case, to report at 3 o'clock. The
subcommittee was then enlarged tc seven.
The chairman named as the subcommittee
A. ]. McLaurin of Mississippi, Warfeld OF
Maryland, Smith Weed of New York. J,
w. Blake of Texas, Ulrich Sloan of Ohio,
O'Donnell Of Colorado, and Chairman At
wood of Kansas.
The subcommittee decided TO seat the con-
testants in the Fourth and Ninth Michigan
districts in place of the gold contestees. The
subcommittee was evenly divided on seating
Contesting Delcgates-at-Large McGrath and
Fisher, in place of Stevenson and Weadock,
and Ii was agreed that the sitting gold dele
gates-at-large, Dlacker and White, should
| remain.