Show THE convention the opening proceedings of the constitutional convention were maried by the partisanship and ignorance of the majority partisanship coupled with 8 a disregard of the decent formal formalities it cs of the occasion lii bi oke out under the leadership of charles crne crine chairman of the republican territorial committee nho ft bo brazenly constituted himself the presiding presiding 1 officer and caused the majority to reject tile the delicate and suitable methods followed elseA elsewhere here by similar bodies david E evans vans of weber en co to induce the convention to act with courte courtey courtesy y to age and as there is bothin nothing in the enable enabling ng act or the rules regulating similar bodies to direct in this matter he be proposed that the custom burtom adopted in in many such assemblies should in this that is to give the oldest delegate having credentials denti als the honor of calling the convention to order this mr crane refused to allow and proceeded to direct the action of the constitutional convention by virtue of offis his party pori position tion ignorance of the fundamental principles of law laor was wae then paraded by tle the majority in i fig to 10 decide contested seats seals in the convention before the convention itself ft as even organized orga nied before tile the of any member elect had been acted upon the convention has opened with regrettable ploce edi gr let us hope for better filings of it |