The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-09

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another member of the committee on
credentials gave history Of the cleo
tlon of delegates in Michigan, asserting
that there was a clear majority of DEM
ocratlc voters in that state in favor of
silver; so that there was no issue here
to throttle the will or to stine the pur-
pose of that majority of democrats lie
spoke of the orders issued from WASH
lngton to federal officeholders in Mich
lsan to carry that state at all hazards
Tor gold, and he said it was a question
Tor the convention to decide whether
the men who represented the majority
OF the democracy of that state were TO
De driven out of the convention.
Convention Impatient.
The audience manifested Impotence
at the length of Mr.. McLaurin's eXpla-
nation, and broke into constant cries
Tor a speech from Senator Hill, but no.
tice was given that if Interruptions
We're persisted in the galleries would be
cleared. The notice was of little avail,
for hardly had Governor McLaurin
taken up the thread of his story again
when the shouts for HILL broke out
asresh.
linen the sergeant-at-arns made the
solemn proclamation: Ladies and gen.
tlemen-The chair has requested the
sergeant-at-arms to instruct his assist
ants to remove from the galleries any
one who disturbs the meeting, and he
will carry out the ORDER
Mr.. Salisbury Of Delaware opposed
the majority report. He said he had
been elected on a 16 to platform and
he could not conceive of the conven-
ton doing injustice by unseating men
duly elected as delegates. He should
not vote for such action. (Cheers)
Mr.Stephenson, member of the nation
al committee from the state of Michi-
gan, opposed the majority report, be-
ginning his speech with the statement:
Il am the man who they say stole
Michigan. Even so Qaughter), do not
desire to discuss the financial question
now, but to assert the rights of the del
egates elected by a sovereign state to
sit n democratic national conven-
tion." (Cheers). "The convention, u
he added. has no right to sit as a
committee on state committee. 1t
may answer its purpose now, but it
would be making a precedent which
Will return to damn you some day"
(Cheers).
ExLieut. Gov. Sheehan.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan, a
member of the national committee,
made statement to prove the impair
TALLY of that committee In it's action
on the various contested election cases
and argued in opposition to the major
ity report of the committee on creden-
tials. Mr.. Sheehan referred to the fact
that a poll of the Michigan delegation
as 1T originally stood showed fifteen for
gold and 13 for silver, and he disclosed
the secrets of the committee room by
saying that at first the majority OF the
committee favored unseating ali four
of the delegates-at-larg
But wiser counsel prevailed and the
elegates-at-large We're retained. Rut
the district delegates had been unseat-
ed, and it was the purpose to make the
delegation Is silver to Is gold, and thus
open the way to the overthrow of the
time honored doctrine of the two-thirds
rule
Mr.. Blake of Texas, of the credentials
committee, argued in favor of the ma
jority. He said that on principle he
was opposed to going behind the re-
turns, but in this case the evidence was
abundant that the state convention
had been manipulated in the gold in
terest and the will of the people slight
ed. In his Judgment the whole intern
al delegation from Michigan ought to
be turned out. (Cheers). He believed
that the four delegates at large were
not entitled to seats, but in the spirit of
compromise he did not wish to go SO
far. IF we cannot nominate our man.
he said, ION a silver platform by votes
that are honest and fair do not want
him nominated. (Cheers). / do not
expect to cast my vote to rob a state
of any vote to which it is justly en-
titled The committee on credentials
acted justly in reporting in favor of
admitting the contestants from the
Fourth and ninth districts You I'M
derstand the question. Vote for the
majority report and you will do what is
right" (Applause).
Mr. Mcknight of Michigan, also a
member Of the committee on creden-
tials, asked the support not only of the
silver men, but of the entire convention
in support of the report of the MAORI
ty.
| The gentlemen, he said, had given
| this case careful consideration and
| they were here to testify to some and
only some of the outrages perepetrated
on the democrats of Michigan. He as
serted that the state of Michigan elect
| ed a majority of 200 to the convention
| in favor of silver and when the ad.
| ministration found this out Mr. Steph-
enson was sent to Washington to upset
| the will of the people.
There is not one word of truth in
all that" said Mr.. Richardson from his
seat
| The Lie Given.
| AS Mr.. Blake proceeded further with
his statement of alleged facts Mr.
| Weadock, one of the delegates at large
| seated in the front row, Immediately
! facing the speaker said in an audible
voice: That's lie."
| No notice was taken of this inter-
ruption. Mr. Blake closed by saying
that if the majority report were adopt
ed the democrats would carry Michi-
| gan by at least $4,000 majority.
| Mr.. Brucker of Michigan declared
| that he had always been free silver
man and that there were enough sill
yer delegates in the convention to nom
| mate a president by two-thirds major
! ity without the necessity of committing
highway robbery. applause and
| laughter