The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-06-19
WHOLE NO. j So

Ntn Hepburn made Z hsisN addfsss r5r Nm
play changing that tho national committeu htE
notaeted fairly
The report was in favor Of seatias the rgfrl
gins delegates from Delaware and Tho dcls-
gates OF large. and delegates from Tetason
the list hehded by John Grant Tho rest 81
the report read by the secrcthry recommended
that the roll OF delegates aud Altofnates the
convention from the several states aud tcrrIs
tories Is prepared BY the national committee
for the temporary organization be approved -
the parmancnt roll Of this convection
Tho minority report was signed ~ Al mem,
befs Of the committee IN ptcscntius Il iii.
Hepburn asserted that none OF the tnntest.
ants, except chose. from Delaware and Texas
had had any hearing before the pommittee o.
credentials and 10 those two eases not
one word Of the testimony hhh hken
read and no member Of tho eohyoatIen
knew what the merits o. the easewcre Moro
than i6o repu blicAnS claiming 70 10 delegates.
With their credentials, were now Askine "a 10
heard 10 order that the merits % their rasca
might be properly asCertaiNea II was bad
precedent, no rieelared, u permit the national
committeet TO pass iinai Judgment on the elea-
tion and qualification OF delegates
u was DANGEROUS exercise % power ana
that should not b snbmittedte The minor
~ therefore .reeoumendeu that the delegation
from Delaware, headed bylAddielts ana tho
delegates from Toxas, headed nv Mr s(,unilvz
Dc seated, aud that as 70 al tht other CON
tested election cases. they 30 reeemnittcdto
the committee on crednutihls With ihstrue-
70 peffotmits duty
Mr. Fort, chairman Of the cotnnIttee va,
recognized aud moved the previous question,
the report Of the committee dnwnt0 the iinal
vote, under the rules OF the house Of repre-.
sentAtlye THIS motion was sernhd6ddb y Mr.
] Doyle, Of aeetgla, aud y q deleaAte from
Ohio
MI Mud, OF MARYLAND, asked t6rSa soma
rate vote on the Delaware report. and was sac-
onded blythe states Of Delaware California
and Maine
The question being now on the ordering u
the previous qdeBtlon, Tho delegation nom
Meme, seconded by Massachusetts MafeiAnd
and Iowa demanded q roll call
Theirull OF states was then called ana 10.
suited as follows
Ayes. s6sst, nays, sipK 1hIs3being die atas
test vote OF tho convention showing the
strength Of the McfSinieyltes OVER al '6tses
candidates was announced amid efcaf cheer.
ing
The votesof Alabama, Florida CieorrIa. nm.
nois and Texas were challenged. aud Oh q nom
ofthe delegates the votes OF lte Delegation n
announced by the chairman was changed when
Iowa announced Il east 80 votes against order
ing the previous question. there was ID much
cheering that tho chair remafked that
he desired on all occasions 70 give oppofttu.
lty for the exhberant spirits % the c6nyen.
{ ton 70 ma vent but he must aslt that ttiH be
done IN reasonable time when Missouri
wasreaehed.Ar observation-disclosures on the deie.
Rates.at-large. was absent and question afbss
sas 70 chilling his alternate chahneey Fiils,
rose 20 spe4k 20 thls polutana Wis Ffeetet
with 2 tound ~ applause which indicated that
hissprtscnat pepu latity had not been cnifct,
qesi'qyco ~ pla raecnt Political 'tnrnin1
uown Ihr aitrfnnfc, Mr. Hhnecitn. VA
ioaaalin tlie eody oiiihs hall and his vote wal
recorded When Nr Plat rose 70 cart to
vote Of New York he was also greeted Win
iasty cheering
The chairman o. the committee on rcsolu1
lions was recognized aud reported that tho
PLATFORM would be ready AZ etRfr b nj
Discussion was then commenced under The
previous question on the majority and minor
ny reports. each side being allowed twenty
minutes.
Mr. Fort OF New Jersey. opened the disoua-
sion He said that the minority of the com-
mlttee made their propositions, hFst 10 open
OIL the contested eases; second, 70 seat tho
Addlcks delegates from Delaware. ana third.
20 seat the Quincy delegation from Texas
He opposed all these propositions This
committee on credentials had. BY vote 81 81
70 u. determined 70 accept the roll aB made
by the national committee-.with the efeep-
ton Of Delaware and Texns-ton whle ID
national committee had taken no aplloal
The majority report was then adopted amid
cheers.
The report Of committee on rules WAS
adopted ~ % p. m. Gen GroAreuos moved
nthigf IN ADJOURNMENT until 10 b M, andiSit
was duciErrd carried.