The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-09
Majors veracity Questioned In the
Nevada Convention.
WARM SESSIONS AT RENO
FORTY DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
NOT ENTITLED TO SEATS.
One County That Contained No
Democrats Sent a Full Delegation
of Proxies-Silver Party Also
Holding a observation-disclosures
In Washington Strike a Snag.

| overlooking with delegates to the silver
and Democratic conventions. The
weather is perfect and bands of music
contribute to the general liveliness OF
the town. The Democratic convention
met and received a partial report of
! the committee on permanent organiza-
| ton, which recommended that the tenn
| porary officers be made permanent The
committee on credentials was not ready
TO report and the convention adjourned
until 1 o'clock to give it more time.
When the convention was called to or
der by Chairman Webb this afternoon
the first boom shell of the battle eX-
ploded when the committee on creden-
tials recommended that about 40 dele
gates were not entitled to seats in the
convention.
/ Chairman Ryan OF the committee On
credentials, asserted that he had re
ceived letters from the state central
committeeman of Humboldt county,
stating that there were no Democrats
! in Humboldt, and his surprise was
great when a bundle of Humboldt
county proxies was laid on the creden-
tails committees table. J. T. Dennis
stated that he also had receiver let
ters from the Humboldt county CEN
trail committeeman, Messrs. Riley and
e1essoOA NApAA7
! that no delegates would be sent from
Humboldt county.
General E NJ Clark took the floor
! and demanded to see the credentials
of the Humboldt county delegates, and
also the letters claimed to have been
received by Messrs. Ryan and Dennis.
At this Major Dennis sprang to his
feet and demanded DO you doubt my
word? 1 do not allow my word to be
doubted by any enid byIe''
Chairman Ryan left his seat and ap-
preached General Clark, saying; IF
you presume to doubt my word we will
settle it right here and now" Every
delegate in the hall was on his feet
in an instant, but Chairman Weber
finally succeeded in restoring order.
General Clark then said that he had
no intention of impugning anybody's
veracity and only demanded the proof
of their assertions, which was the right
of every delegate in the convention.
The difference was finally adjusted by
the carrying of the motion that the re-
port of the committee be accepted mi
nus that portion referring to contested
seats.
By the vote of the convention soon
after the Humboldt county delegation
was granted seats upon the floor.
A motion appointing a conference
committee to confer with the silver
party forces upon fusion was lost. Dem
mis- of Washoe, chairman of the COM
nlittee on platform and resolutions,
moved for reconsideration and his mo-
ton was carried. 1t was evident that
fusion or no fusion was to be an i'm
portant factor in framing the platform.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
SILVER PARTY PROCEEDINGS.
The silver party state convention was
called to order by Secretary N. w. Rolf
shortly after IL o'clock and tempo
rary organization effected by the cleo
ton of ], f. Mcdonald of Story as
temporary chairman; L. U. Updike and
John Pugh secretaries; John Robb and
c. a. Richardson, sergeant-at-arms.
Committees, consisting of one mem
Der from each county, were appointed
on credentials and permanent organi-
Zation. after which the convention took
a recess until 2 O'Clock
At 2 O'clock Judge Bonnifield of the
supreme bench was selected as pertna-
nent chairman. A further recess was
then taken until I O'clock this evening,
when the various committees We're to
report and particularly the committee
on platform and resolutions.
At the evening session the discord
among the delegates was shown in the
attempt of Chairman Commins of
White Pine to submit his partial report
on platform and resolutions He rec
commended an adjournment TO give the
committee time TO complete its report
and to allow the minority to submit
their views to the convention. Sharon
of Storey moved that the platform be
adopted at once. He had assurances
that it had been completed and wanted
it disposed OF Immediately. After a
vigorous discussion on both sides, in
which there were charges of fraud and
jobbery. the motion was lost.
A motion that a committee OF five
be appointed to confer with a like
committee, which it is expected the
Democratic convention will appoint on
the matter Of fusion, was carried. The
convention then adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.