Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18

brought out so much applause that
Chairman Fort was compelled to givo
notice that no demonstration in behalf
OF one sids or the other would be toier-
ated.
Mr.. Murray went on to say that tine
charges that Mr. Addicks was Demo-
crat or that be had gwen money to aid
Tho Democratic cause in Delaware were
absolutely false.
DIR. Caleb r. Layton, one of the Ad-
dicks delegates, and who was chairman |
of tho Delaware State Convention, |
spoke briefly. He diselaimed having |
any i'll will toward Senator Higgins, |
but declared that he and the young Re-
publcans of Delaware demanded the
| right to meot In convention and elect
their own representatives.
| DIR. Layton denied emphatically that
! tho convention which named the dele
gates was mob of roughs. He de-
| clared that no gag rule was rcsorted TO.
but that whom the minority resorted
to dilatory tactics ho played Tom
| Reed.'
The resolution to seat the Addicss
delegation was defeatod-20 ayes; ~
nays.
The committee then voted on the
question of seating the Higgins dele
! Bhtl0n--hyeH, 0l nays, IL.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Assoclatec Press DspSt;u oy sps;iai Wirss.
st. Louis, Mo, June 1.-THE great
committee on resolutions, which re-
mained IN session until 3 O'Clock this
morning, and the important committee
on credentials were at work at 10
O'Clock, the hour set for tho convention
to meet. The preamble and the several
planl;s of the platform agreed upon by
the sub committees, and telegraphed to
the country last night exclusively by
tho Associated Press, will be adopted
by the full committee, but the indica-
tions are that the report of this COM
mittee, on which tho main interest
! centres, cannot be submitted to the
. convention until after noon. This
work. that was going on behind the
scenes, in no way affected the attend
, ance in the convention hall. The
{ clouds lowering over the city threat.
ened rain but the crowds, bands and
. clubs stroamed to the hall and pushed
their way In the entrances and spread
themselves over the wilderness of seats.
The delegates seats in the pit had
{ been carefully ticleeted since yesterday
i and staves marked the location of the
q delegations. This prevented much ol
8 manifested on the floor yesterday. The
a delegates and alternates moved to theii
places quietly.
= Senator Lodge, although membsi
I of the resolutions committee, whicf
{ was in session at the Linaell, elbowet
r i his way up the aisle for final confer
ence with his New England friends
but no other members of the resolu
n tions' committee were in the hall. Th'
leaders, as a rule, were late in arriving
Il Chris Magee of Pittsburg, with larg
: Panama hat on his head, shook hand
h with his friends, while Gov. Alger o
Michigan and everybody else seemed f
he in the best of humor. Tho musi'
l. was inspiring and the scene was on
of life and animation. Tho busy pen
!. oilers of the press we're hard a
! work. The dark faces of men of tn
delegations marked their gaographica
RI location on the map of the countr
without recourse to the delegatio
"a stavBs. Some of these colored men ar
a. magnificent specimens of manhood an
az attracted much attention. Here an
" there. too, throughout the Norther
delegations, was O swarthy face. DI
D. Courtney of Massachusetts, gradual
~ of Yale and an alternate from the Stat
q. of Sumner, held the attention OF a
ia eyes. Among the other notable colore
is men in the convention were ex-Cur
Ia pressman Smalls, the famous negr
pilot of South Carolina, whose service
to to the Union navy in the days of th
p war were recently recognized by Con
se gress.
a. 9.l3 a. m.-Temporary Chairma
Fairbanks has entered the hall an
NJ taken his place on the Speakers stant
m g.4T.-Dr. Wilbur @. Williams. pa
tor of Union NJ. Il. Church of s
Louis, will offer prayer at the openin
Of to.day's session.
8. 54.--The band has begun to pH
and the delegates are entering the hal
as 10. Tho hour for the opening of Il
o. convention finds not more than II
u' delegates present.
~ 10. U2--Senator Lodge says the con
at mittee on resolutions will not be ab
- to report until this afternoon.
W 10. 40-Mr. Hanna has entered IL
nd hall and is comforting with Ohairma
y, Carter OF tho National COMMITTEES, d
ID the speaker's stand. Chairman Fai
IN banks has called the session to order
10. 42-Furaher has agreed to nom
., nate Morton for Vice President aft
u, the fettlement Of the Presidency nom
&c nation.
~ I0.6O.-Prayer is being offered. I'll
lai convention is standing but cannot he
II word. The crowd in the hall Is mut
'l1 larger than yesterday.
tel 10.5l-The prayer is finished. NJ
IN Lodge arose and was cheerer. lie q
nomnced that the sub committee b;
ire not completed the draft of the platform
AZ committee hopes TO this afternoon.
10. 81 Further time has been grant'
the committee,
las 1901 = Chairman Fairbanks h
he called for the report Of tho committ
lm ON credentias: it is not ready.
10. J0--The committee on permane
he organization was called, but made !
no report.
sit 10. 57-. Senator Wellington Of Mar
lid land asked unanimous consent for Il
III. report ON rules and Senator Sewell. +
en tho committee on permanent organic
Ior tion, made the same request, but o
offs lection WAS made.
he 10. 59--Wellington moved for a rece
SOS till 2 o'clock, but the motion was vot'
i'm down.
he l1-.Seweil moved that the report
the committee on permanent organic
he tiun he received. Carried. WellingtI
he protested and was declared out
IN. order
ost l.03-Littleficld of Maine also pr
la- tested.
in .0i--Fairbnnhs overruled both We
ad ington and Littlelield.
to 1l.06--The names Of Thurston al
no u. s. Grant, Jr., were cheered.
H. l0--The report of the commit
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