The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-18

| the credential committee from this ros-
| trum few minutes after | took the
chair"
| Skinner-'rThis is pre-eminently the
| people's party and everything that
! doesn't come from the people smacks OF
gag rule and packing. The plan nave
| suggested for appointment Of these
committees is the custom of all parties.
For the good reputation of the presiding
officer himself / make this motion, thar
the delegates be permitted to name their
own committees The highest body in
the world-the United States Senate
does this. Any other course will be
tainted with suspicion and branded rs
| trickery.'
Il. A. York. of Orange, opposed Skin
ner's proposition as not practicable
Fowler said some delegations were
contested and he wanted to know
whether contesting delegations would be
allowed Il vote.
skinner 1.-THE delegation that has
credentials viii be allowed vote.
Fowler" Which one? Both contes
tees have some sort of credentials. |
never saw any yet that didn't"
Skinner-"Oh, this is too foolish Il
thing for man who represents Il district
in Congress to daily within referring to
Fowler.
But the Rev. Baylus Cade saw n
chance To make the application to Skin
ner and sang out: "Then why don't YOU
stop" This hit brought down the
house TO SINNERS great disgust.
Fowler charged that SINNERS plan
has never been heard Of before; that il
was an utter piece of nonsense to put
men ON the committee TO sit in judg~
ment on their own case.
DIR. H. f. Freeman suggested to Skin
ner that he let the chairman appoint
the credential committee and then when
the convention was organized the other
committees could be appointed in the
way he suggested.
Yes" yelled Skinner, you've got my
dog and You want the coon too. What
| want is the fair thing. Suppose the
chairman has in his pocket now, ms he
probably has, a paper with the names
of this eredential committee ON it-and
that committee is packed? DO you call
that fair? Gould anything be more dis
honestT
Now appeared Ohio Wilson, the Grand
Gideon ON the scene. This is very
important matter / have seen in this
very hall, he said, "a State officer nom
mated because of appointment Of ere
dental committee in just the way we are
now opposing. 1t wasn't a POpulist con
vention either"
Now came Buffers turn. Things had
gone far enough. He had asked DIR.
Thompson to take a hand and end the
row but the Doctor didn't think his time
had come.
As Butler stepped to the front Of the
rostrum he was greeted with cheers and
applause.
"A motion has been made" he began
quietly enough, that delegates from
each Congressional district meet and
name certain committees. If that mo-
ton is carried who knows who will par
ticipate in the selection of these commits
tees; who knows how many of the parti-
cipants in the naming of these commit
tees are duly accredited delegates TO this
convention? Why mp to this time the
State chairman even has not been able
to obtain a correct list of the delegates
Therefore we have not the temporary
Organization necessary to do anything.
You may quote precedent, but when you
quote one like this it is bad one. 1t
is now necessary TO perfect this temper
airy organization.
A temporary organization has full
power 10 do whatever it sees fit. A mo-
ton like that of Col. SINNERS is out
Of order. | therefore move that the
State chairman with the assistance OF
one person from each district to be Sc
lected by the State chairman retire and
make up the temporary roll of the CON
vention."
Skinnep-"Let me understand you.
can the delegates from each district par
ticipate in the naming of the man who is
TO help the State chairman"
Butler-'If the State chairman doesn't
think he is capable of selecting them him
self" Here the Senator paused for ia
minute.
Skinner-"Are You through?''
Butler-"I don't know whether / am
or not"
Butler now went on at some length to
discuss his motion.
When he had finished Skinner said it
was evident Butler wanted Fountain to
name the men from each district to con
fer with him.
mo Mr.. Chairman" continued Skin
ner, II don't want to be misled or de-
ceiyed by anybody. / want the people
here to have some voice in this business.
NCHeeTsj. W ME L may nave the great
est respect for Senator Butler; while /
may have the greatest confidence in the
temporary chairman, | may have faith
in the State chairman's Judgment, my
faith in the people is greater. (Cheers). l
don't want these people to select com
mittees for me. The people are capable
of doing this"
The chairman now proceeded to put
the motion. How shall the vote be
taken?' he asked.
BY counties" yelled the convention.
Butler now rose and made the point that
here was just the trouble. There was
no roll TO be called and if there was
there was nobody recognized rs delegates
to vote.
Skinner-"Were you ever in a conven-
ton in which the credential committee
was not appointed by the Congressional
districts?"
Bntler-"At the last convention over
which / presided, ] appointed Capt. j.
b. Lloyd chairman and he stood on this
platform and named the credential com
mittee."
Skinner-'If he did that committee
had previously been named by the va