National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-04-17


either to submit. and carry out his programme
and be continued In office or kick the traces and
retire from official position, the majority Of them
bought their passage into the convention and
acted throughout the proceedings Of that body
exactly rs their master directed.
On the day that the convention was called to
order the Governors appointees put him In NOM
ination for the temporary chairmanship, In oppo-
sition to General S. A. Swails. the candidate OF
the anti Chamberlain Republicans, but
-. HE WAS BEATEN TWO TO ONE,
Swa lis receiving eighty votes out of ono hundred
and twenty. number of the Republicans
thought this would cause the auditors and treas
urer to despair of the success of their so-called
reform leader. and that his name would not be
nusre3 forward as A candidate for the suifraees
Of the convention to go to Cincinnati, but the
willy Governor did not intend that his henehmen
snculd escape the responsibility of his defeat or
success by withdrawing his name.
And so, after the committee on credentials had
made report seating the regularly-elected dele
gates, Chamberlain gaTc them the order to rally
and vote against its adoption, and to contend for
the seating OF the 'contesting delegations, COM
posed mostly of trial justices and notarles public
He rose in his seat in the convention, and spoke
long and earnestly in behalf of his contcsting
friends but General Elliott took the floor in re-
u
to the convention the true issues before IT, and
criticised severely the sordid and selfish motives
ofthe Governor.
Indeed, Elliott whipped many of his Excel
lency's friends into the admission that he was
wrong. and by his persuasive eloIuence convinced
every member OF the convention that Chamber
lain was being aetuated in his cause by the basest
of motives. Having had his scalp taken in this
passage at arms with the chairman of the Repub-
lican party of the State he commanded his ap-
pointees to withdraw his name as a candidate for
the permanent ehairmanship. This guaranteed
to Swails unanimous vote for that position,
which he shortly after received.
The convention now having been permanently
organized, recess was taken to yesterday after
noon, which was occupied by Chamberlain and
his supporters in an
ESpyAyor TO gr-Y rr THE CONVENTION.
Rumor WAS rife upon the streets that money was
freely used by his crowd to influence the men,
bers in their votes. Chamberlain wanted not only
to go himself to Cincinnati but asserted that his
friends should be sent also; and upon the reas-
semblng of the convention it was evident to
every one that he had made good use of the re-
cess and had succeeded in capturing many of the
most ignorant Of the convention.
CaTdozO had shelled out money freely, and
stalked into the convention in the afternoon with
a smile Of assured victory lighting up his broad
physiognomy, and rolling the whites Of his cheesey
eyes from member TO member who had sold out to
him. He and Chamberlain sat in close proximity
TO each other and were frequently seen exchang-
ing notes. As soon as the convention got TO work
again both Of these traitors made, successfully
speeches advocating their claims. They were re-
Piled TO in turn by R. b. Elliott and II. b. Car
penter, who accused them Of not only conniving at
the downfall Of certain leaders of the Republican
party here, but working also for the destruction
of tho nruaniIa tiOn il self