The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-18
DAY OF PROTESTS
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q separate vote and recommendations
as 70 Delaware.
The chair INQUIRED whether the mo-
ts,n was seconded. and Pennsylvania
md California seconded the motion 0.
C-r. 8Iudd amid great cheers
The Chairman-When the final vote
e taken tae vote as TO Delaware vii
b taken separately. The question now
Is upon ordering the previous question
and the chair recognizes the chairman
as now entitled 70 proceed The chail
VIII state, however, that the preIimi-
nary question is upon ordering the pre-
v1Ous question II il is ordered the pre-
sentation OF each side viii then pro
coed.
Mr.. Littlefeld-The delegation from
Maine demands roll call.
The Ch2irnan-A roll call IS demand
Cd by the de-egat ton from Maine.
A Seconded by Maryland.
The Chafr-nan-The roll call Is sec
ended by Maryland
: delera te-Iowa also seconds the
motion. (Cheers)
The Chai-naH-The roll call, being
properly demanded. is ordered. The
secretary VIII call the roll OF states and
the chairman OF each delegation viii
announce the vote. Those favoring the
previous question VIII say aye and
those opposing Il no.
The result was: Total vote On the
motion 70 adopt the majority report s99;
yeas 5431z; nays 1884,.
The CHatrman-The ayes. therefore
have II. CRenewed cheering)
The Chairm2n-The chair recognizes
tle gentleman from the committee on
resolutions for an announcement.
Mr.. La Follett-Nr. Chairman, the
the chairman Of the committee on reSo-
lucfcns has appointed Mr.. Burleigh OF
Washington, and myself a committee
% announce 70 the convention that the
committee on resolutions has agreed
and can make It's report 70 the conven-
r-on tonight al 6 O'Clock. but not earlier.
The ChatTnan-It IS announced that
TIE committee on resolutions has come
. an agreement and viii be ready 70
report 70 the convention at s O'Clock.
The previous question has been ordered
II the report Of the committee on Gre
G=rGals and discussion VIII now pro
cd under the rule The gentleman
from New Jersey. Mr.. Fort
lIr. FOrt-The minority report in
v5lvss three prOpositiOns-I propose 70
take just FIVE minutes in discussing the
question and then yield five minutes of
my tine 10 3Ir. Yerkes OF Kentucky, 20
discuss the Delaware case and ten min
utes 70 General Grosvenor TO close the
debate The three propositions Of the
minority report are these:
Elrst-Upon all contest n the tenn
pofary roll fixed by the national COM
mite
Second-Saat the A6dicks delegates
In Delaware instead Of the Higgins
delegates.
Third-ssat the Cuney delegates in
Texas instead OF the Grant delegates.
NOW. as 70 the first proposition: TIE
committee on credentials have worked
diligently since We organized yester-
day BY a large vote, 81 to IA. We de-
Usrmined TO accept the roll as made up
by the national committee. with the eX-
Of the Delaware and Texas
cases. upon which they had taken 10
action excepting 70 refer them 70 Us.
one hundred and sixty men appeared
before the national committee, by coun-
SCI or otherwise. They all had oppor-
cunlty TO be heard They all were
heard. They were heard longer than
your committee could hear them unless
they sat IN session for a full week and
i We gave them the time they asked
this convention would sit here three
There are printed pamphlets
in these contest cf four and FIVE hun
drei pages in a single case We have
heard than and We have taken their
statement Of what the evidence in the
record was. Il could not be heard II
never was heard by a national commit
tee or by a COMMITTEES on credentials in
a national convention We presume
that every Republican. VIII ether a con-
-estant or sitting member. when he
sra I'D lT1s case stated the truth. And
Z he stated the truth. and each OF them /
started the truth. reaching a conclusion /
rom that standpoint We have a right /
% say that the temporary roll OF the /
convention shall stand. Il viii be said |
hat these gentlemen were not heard az /
III before the committee. Il was stated I
n the committee that most al OF the 4
Contestants were satisfied with the de- /
elimination Of the national committee |
nd II was also said the national com |
nittee reached its conclusion by al /
most a unanimous vote in most OF the /
cses and the closest vote in that COM |
nit5e-e was IN the state OF New York. |
nd the state Of New York. through its 4
'apresen tativ-e IN our committee, said 4
here were no contests 10 be heard from
Sew York. We have 10 be fair. The
-Pmmittee did not railroad in this case
Ne gave Delaware two hours and a
,alf in the hearing. limiting them to
n hour q side, and then took a half
iOur more. We gave Texas over two
tours IN the hearing Of their case and
~ spent The rest OF the time in the dis
ussion q the resolution adopted. and
ne cases. We come 10 you. then. on the
General proposition OF the minority re-
'ort first. and ask you 70 confirm the
e-apcrary reI- made up with great h
are. great judgment and great Giscce-
ioa BY your national committee. They
~ honest men They are EosJd Re
,ublicans. they are selected from the
a-eS and they gave a careful hearing
nd a p-tna facie case IS at-least made
" By the determination OF hat CON-
aitcee.
'Ssoond-I have but three minutes 20
ak about Il IN and viii ~ 70 do l.
NE Texas case-Texas he'd a state
convention 20 elect delegates t-large.
dr- Quincy was elected temporary chair
nan. fairy and legally. be also pro
eeded IN the temporary org-3liza cioTl;
ne temporary organization was made
permanent ard protested without a roll
al. and from the tine Quincy took the
aatr Until he declared the c1nven ton
djourred he refused The roll call in :
he convention, no matter BY whom
made. when OF where. Every nan thai
moved ? roll cal on the report Of the
% credentials. every man
mo moved roll call oa permanent or
-anizatioa or On any question. was :
ulsd out % order Gaughter) and then !
hey passed a resolution 70 elect four :
elegat es-at-lsrgs. with CGney az the
cad. ard they pUt that through by 4 1
iva voce vo1e. with another msn than
'liney put in the chair 70 DO Up the bus