The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-16

two more than under the old arrange
ment and changed the boundaries Of th,
old districts. The claim was that th
executive committee had to be reorgan
lied and added to itself new members 10
this purpose. The minority find II Y
be true. A mass meeting was held a
Montgomery but itS representative
character Is denied.
1t also found that some Committeeman
at the dictation Of this Massachusett
meeting added l2 to their number, bu
the action had no legal foros and was op
posed to every idea offesularity or legal
ity. Under regular call OF the commit
tee its unauthorized action was repudiatet
and the Republican party never aCquies
ced 10 such action. No convention ha
the power TO change It's members, as ha
been done in Alabama. The, convention
which cheated the committee could alonC
do that. The pretext on which the reor
ganization was claimed to be necessary
was not satisfactory to the minority o
the committee. The making OF new dis
tricts, was no valid reason for change
The law creating them did not go into ef'
feet.
The report then referred to the propo
sition for compromise made by Simon
Cameron and William E. Chandler
stating It's terms in full, that proposition
was accepted by tho Spencer organiza
tion, showing a commendable willingness!
to submit their cause to the Republican,
Of the State, the other aide declined tC
accede to the scheme which would have
given fair expression to the views OF the
Republicans Of the State. The further
correspondence with Mr. Cameron wal
then referred TO. The report concluded
with recommending the admission OF The
Spencer delegation.
Mr.. Emser-I move that the subject
matter concerning this particular delega'
ton be recommitted.
Mr.. CeSsna-I move that the report be
divided into two divisions, the first &c
embrace all the report except what relates
to the Alabama case. desire, however
without being offensive TO any one, te
make another motion. | have learned
partly from members OF the convention
and partly elsewhere, that in the case oi
the District OF Columbia neither OF these
delegations comes here with that kind oil
form and regularity which would entitle
them 10 seats 10 this convention. l fee!
that the States OF New York, Pennsyl'
vania, Ohio and Illinois have been very
generous and liberal indeed towards all
these Territories and the District in Civ
ing them positions on all these important
committees, some five or six places on the
Committee on Resolutions for instance
and since there is no regularity in any
OF the credentials which would entitle
the District OF Columbia delegates TO seats
here, therefore move to amend that di-
vision OF the report by striking out the
name Of Saylcs J. Bowen and inserting the
name OF Frederick Douglass.
Mr.. Van Zandt, OF Rhode lsland-l
wish to ask by what authority any dele
gates from the District OF Columbia are
recognized in this convention. Formerly,
under the law in force at the time OF the
last Presidential Convention, they had a
delegate on the floor Of Congress and
came in, suppose, under the same rule
as delegates from the territories. That
law is now repealed and they have no
right 10 delegates here.
The Chair-ltis is hardly q parliamentary
question, but it is fact before the COM
mittec OF which the gentleman from
Pennsylvania is chairman that they have
decided that the District OF Columbia
shall have representation here and shall
have vote. [Applausc.l :,
Delegate from Indiana wish TO ask ii
the call for this convention did not in.
vite the Republicans Of the District Of
Columbia 10 send two delegates here.
The Chair-That question is already
decided.
Delegate from Indiana-Before that
vote is taken desire to call the attention
Of the chairman TO the fact that 1t has
been stated in general terms that the &c.
tion Of the Republicans Of the District oil
Columbia in sending two delegates here,
whose admission has been recommended,
by the way, somewhat irregular; now
will the gentleman tell US in what re-
spect those proceedings were irregular. l
put the question to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Cessna-I answer that all the in
formation l have got is from Republican
organs Of the city Of Washington who
come here headed by Fred, K. Douglass,
who needs no endorsement. Cheers
Delegate from Indiana-Then treat
the gentleman with entire respectiulness.
When l say he has no information on the
subject. Laughter, cheers, Kisses ]
And, therefore, 1t is fair 10 assume that
the gentleman makes his proposition
because Fred. Douglass happens TO rep.
resent an interest here in which he iully
concurs.
Mr.. Ensor, Of Ind.-I wish to make a
single remark in regard to this report.
That when there were differences in re.
gard to other subjects we were almost
Unanimously in favor Of the delegation
we reported as entitled to the seat. In
regard to the regularity Of the credentials,
II could not be denied that those Of Bowen
and Green were regular upon their face.
The gentleman who represented the other
side [Douglass) was called upon for his
credentials, but did not have them, claim.
ing that he had handed them 10 the Sec
retary OF the National Executive Com:
mittee. The committee therefore could
take no notice Of his case; but independ.
emily Of anything Of that kind, 1t was
clearly demonstrated to the committee
that the delegation Represented by Bowen
and Green we're regular In every respect,
Mr.. Cessna, Of Pa, arose 10 speak.
Mr.. Redding, Of Kansas, made the point
that Mr.. Cessna had alreSdy spoken twice
and under rule, could not speak again.
Applause. ~. ..
Mr.. Cessna tried to speak, but tho au.
dience applaudOd SO loudly that he could
not be heard.
The Chair decided that Mr.. Cessna had
not spoken on the question, having mere
ly made proposition.
Mr.. Cessna tried again 10 speak, but
the audience would not let him, drown.
ing his voice by clapping their hands
and stamping their feet and Kisses. Mr.
Cessna finally managed to say l withdraw
my proposition, [Cheers,] That is all
l wanted to say. Laughter. =
The Chairman-The question then re.
ours upon the adoption Of the report oi
the committee, except that part relating
to Alabama. y
The motion was unanimously agreed To-
The Chairman-The question now re.
curs on that portion Of the report reier.