Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-06-20
STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES--OH, YES!

Philadelphia, June 20-The commit
tee on credentials, after an all night
session, adjourned at a. m. having
completed it's business. AS the Tex
as delegates were leaving the commit
tee room, w. H. Love, delegate from
Mckinney, Texas, accused Walter
Burns of having made false state
ments. Burns denied it. Love called
him a liar Burns promptly planted
his fist in Loves face, then stood
quietly watching Love who was max
ing desperate efforts to break away
from the men holding him. Love had
a knife partially drawn from his pock-
ct.
I'm through said Burns, unless
he starts it again"
Love was finally hustled down stairs
by friends. ast8
In the Tennessee contest, the Brown
low people won a clean victory over
the Evans faction. the committee con-
firming their claim to seats in the con-
vention.
The Texas delegation presented
eleven contests, two among the dele
gates at large and the first nine dis
tricts. The contestants were follow
ers of e. If. Green, and opposed the
delegation already seated headed by
Congressman r. B. Hawley, of -Gal--
weston. The issue was disastrous to
the Green people, who not only lost
all their contests but had one man
supplanted by Hawley- follower In
the fourth district Two Hawley dele
gates were given seats from the sixth
district, no delegates from there pre-
yiously having been admitted to thu
convention.
Philadelphia, June 20-T have no
settled upon any candidate for vice
president" said Mr.. Hanna, thi
morning. 1T is a free, open fight
At a meeting of the Wisconsin del
egation today Henry C. Payne, in 1
vehement speech, declared that Roose
welt would be the nominee of the con
Vention.
"It is time this factional business
in New York state should be settle'
from the outside" he said. This i
a national, not state gathering. w
are here to nominate a national ticke
not to dicker over New York state
personal affairs. (Applause.) Befor
Wisconsin is reached on the roll cal
willingly or unwillingly, Theodor
Roosevelt will have received IS pc
cent of the votes of the convention
move that Wisconsin join the popr
lar column and vote for, not NeN
York's son, but the nations son, Thee
sdore Roosevelt"
Amidst a burst of applause the resC
luton was adopted by unanimou
vote.
Philadelphia, June 20--Judge Bar
lett Trip today authorized James N
Ashton, of Washington TO formal
announce that he had withdrawn fror
the, presidential contest and d.
sired delegates who formed his SUI
port to vote for Roosevelt. Ashton al
nounced that a large majority of tn
delegates of Washington, Oregon
Utah and North and South Dakot
would support Roosevelt.
The minnesota delegation decide
to present the name of former Senate
w. d. Washburn as Minnesota's choic
for the vice-presidency.
At IL O'Clock Senator Hanna Wer
into conference with Senators Lodg
Spooner and others. Having hear
of Wisconsin's vote to support ROos
welt, he showed signs of weakening
He is reported to have said:
Gentlemen, we do not want to los
sight of the fact that this Rooseve
sentiment is much greater than tt
combination of Quay and Platt for
The west and south are likely to forS
st. I don't feel their wishes shOu
be combatted too fiercely"
Again Governor Roosevelt set Il
convention wild, when, still wearir
his Rough Rider hat. he appeared
the main entrance. Crowds cheer'
nranticaIly, and his progress was il
peded by enthusiastic delegates. II
governor smiled right and left to 4
plaudits of the multitude While t
Roosevelt demonstration was in pE
gress, the eyes of the multitude we
suddenly diverted to a strange spf
tacle in the center of the stage,
the Chinese minister, WI Tieng Fan
came down the middle of the ais
He was greeted at the entrance
Senator Burrows, who introduced hi
to several distinguished public nj
4crowding about.
mot a word from China" said M
lister WI. when asked as to alarmi
reports. I'VE are wholly in the da
and we hope and sincerely belle
the conditions are not as bad as p
.fured"
The denomination of President n
KinIey was to be the event of t
day and through the thirty entrane
to the hall, the popuIace flowed I
.ceasingly until after Il o'clock T
delightfully."- cool weather was an
.surance against discomfort. The FL
demonstration occurred when Han
entered. He could hardly make
way through the pit Senator Fora