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

IL was hlkuiHCAub AaCb kuhb IuEs 4tAeye
e was not sustained by a quorum Of the ol
committee. The citizens Of Alabam
}. who were to fight the battle OF the part
: were overwhelmingly in favor Of th
:. Spencer delegation.
i. Mr.. Pomeroy, Of New York; woul
: not use moment Of your time upon thi
Q question so far as II has any politics
: bearing, but it goes further than tha
!. We are sitting here as jurors upon ou
: honor 10 pass upon question Of fact an
| law, involving the rights Of the State G
Alabama and perhaps deciding the Pres
3 Dental nomination. When Il comes I
, question like that, where / am Sittin
D fupon my honor as q juror to pass upo
: the rights Of others, then l say | will &c
upon It without fear, favor, affection, re
: ward or hope, and 50, l have no doubl
!. will the members Of this Convention
What are the facts Of this cas02 w
came yesterday and understood tha
: there were contestants from Alabama
1t was referred TO the Committee on Gre
, dentials, The majority came 10, and d
they present Us any iactf Not one, bu
a simple conclusion Of law, not based OIL
q single fact, There Is nothing befor,
me. Any Court upon the presentation
Of such report as this would set It asid,
without an argument. They would no
allow il to be discussed. There is moth
ing there. I should have moved TO re
commit the majority report with instruc
tions 70 give Us something to act upon
but there is no necessity now since 1
minority report has been presented her
which does embrace the facts and which
does arrive at q different conclusion o.
law. Not an initial point in that repori
is controverted. There is no necessity
then to send this back 10 the committee
for further report. We have the facts
and not one OF them essential to cur find
ing is disputed. The only question ID
upon these facts: Shall Alabama be
turned out Of this convention, because
there is not man Of those, who present
the majority report who will dare stand
up and say that upon the adoption oi
that majority report Alabama will be
represented at all. The meeting we have
heard about to purify the State Of Ala
bama is mass meeting whose functions
ended with the State Lines Of Alabama.
We are not dealing here with q mass
meeting; we are dealing with a regular
organization, and except as we have ere.
dentials from regular organizations none
OF US have any status here. Now, then,
the undisputed fact, as it appears from
the report OF the minority, which is the
only report before this convention, is,
that George E. Spencer and his associ.
ates represent convention emanating
from body appointed two years ago,
and which Is the only convention holding
any power for the purpose within the
State Of Alabama. [Cheers.l The qles.
tion is not which Of the delegations shall
be admitted. The question is, shall
George E. Spencer and his associates be
admitted, or shall Alabama be denied
u representation in this convention.
[Cheers.
Mr.. Heaton, Of North Carolina-I am
citizen OF the tar heel State, although !
am native born Ohioan, and love this
beautiful State, still l love my adopted
State better. Now, according to the evil
dence adduced before the Committee on
Credentials last night have no hesita.
tion in saying that in every material is
sue Mr.. Spencer and his followers were
backed up by the regularly organized ele-
ment Of the Republican committee OF that
State and he is the man and his is the
delegation entitled to seat on this floor.
Last night astrenuous effort was made be.
fore the committee by its chairman to
suppress the debate in favor Of Mr..
Spencer and his delegation. Applause
and hisses.1 I tell him with all due de-
ference that il he takes up the battle cry
OF the Horace Greeley disorganiZing, dis.
migrating element OF the South and
fights il out in his committees as he did it
last night you may bid farewell TO Re.
publican success. Applause and hisses.]
l have nothing to say against Mr.. Gree
ley, for when God puts his hand on .
man I always take mine of. Kisses.
say II that thing had been fairly tested
before that committee and 1t had proper
time to consider the facts and the issues
that report would have been entirely dif-
ferent, but we were denied the opportunity
and the gentleman knows it. Kisses
Delegates from Wisconsin, the delegates
in this end Of the hall, think there has
been altogether too much eloquence
wasted on the question, and that the only
sensible way to determine the question, is
to adopt the majority report. [Cheers.]
therefore move the previous question.
Applause and cries Of question-ques-
tion.
Mr.. Powers, OF Mississippi, was recog-
nized by the chair and assembled the
platform 10 speak.
Delegate from Connecticut-1 move
that when the vote is taken 1t be taken
by the call ot State delegates from Rhode
Island, the previous question has been
moved and seconded.
The Chair-I was not aware OF that,
did the gentleman from Wisconsin de-
mand the previous question.
Delegate from Wisconsin-1 did SO,
most emphatically.
The Chair-If that Is true, the Chair
must withdraw his recognition Of the
gentleman from Mississippi, the demand
for the previous question must be made
on behalf Of the majority Of one delega.
ton.
Delegates from wisconsiu-The de-
mand Is made in behalf of every living
soul in this convention. Great laugh.
ter.
Delegate from Rhode Island uuani-
mously seconds it. [Cres Of question
question:
The Chair-The Chair now under
stands the rule to have been complied
with. The previous question has been
demanded, and that question will be now
A delegate from New York-What is
the main question.
The Chair-The adoption Of the sub
stitute offered by the minority Of the com
mittee..
The previous question was ordered.
The Chair-The question now recurt
on the adoption Of the substitute Of the
minority OF the committee.
The delegate from Connecticut recalled
his motion in regard to calling the States
The Chair-Under the rule Il Is requir.
ed that majority Of the delegates Of two
States shall concur in ordering the yeas
and nays. Do the majority oi the dele
gates from Connecticut make that de-
mand?
A delegate from Connecticut-They do