Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-21

til the ballot is announced, unless in
case of q numerical error. 1sx N K
/ RULE 5. When a majority Of dele
gates of any two States shall demand
that the vote be recorded, the. sam 9
shall be taken by States, Territories
and District of Columbia, the Secre.
tary calling the roll of States and
4 Territories in the order heretofore
stated, and the District of Columbia.
RULE 6. In the recording of the
votes by States the vote of each State,
Territory and the District of Column
bia, shall be announced by the chair
man, and In case the votes OF State,
Territory or the District of Columbia,
shall be divided, the chairman shall
announce the number Of votes cast
for any candidate or for or against
any propositions. ~ ~ y
RuLE7. When the previous ques-
ton shall be demanded by the ma
jority of the delegates from any State
and the demand seconded by two or
more States, and the call sustained by
a majority Of the Convention, the
question shall then be proceeded
with and disposed of according to
the rules of the House Of Represent
atives in similar cases. '.1l
RULE 8. No member shall speak
more than once upon the same ques-
tion nor longer than five minutes, un-
less by leave of the Convention, ex-
cept that delegates presenting the
name Of a candidate shall be allowed
ten minutes in presenting the name
Of a candidate. 's
RULE 9. The rules of the House of
Representatives shah be the rules OF
this convention SO far as they are ap-
plicable and not inconsistent with
the foregoing rules. 4t& $3.50 -
/ RULE 10. A Republican National
Committee shall be appointed, to
consist Of one member from each
State, Territory and District repre-
sented in this convention. The roll
shall be called, and the delegation
from each State, Territory and Dis.
trict, call the name, through their
chairman, as q person to act as a
member Of such committee.
| (SignedD JoHN CESSNA.
i L. a. DAWSON, y. Chairman
Secretary. 49,.
Duo. L. LuSOIC, ClnlIluou Vi tnt
committee on credentials, reported
that full delegations are present ex.
cept from North Carolina and Neva.
da, where each is one short. .....
The committee recommended that
the delegates present be allowed Il
east the whole vote. No contested
delegations except In Alabama, Flor.
ida and Dist. Of Columbia. In Ala
bama the committee recommend The
admission of the anti-Spencere dele.
gates headed by Jeremiah Haralson
III Florida, recommend to admit the
Conover delegates. In Dist. Of Col.
umbia they recommend the admission
of Bowen and Green. ty
Harris, Of Nevada, from minority
: Of committee presented a minority re
, port in the Alabama case, claiming
] that the Spencer delegation is the on
, ly legitimate and truly representa-
, tive delegation from that State, ant
presented q statement of the facts on
! of which the conflict grew and claim
, ed that the convention of the oath O.
May last clearly was the legitimat,
, Republican State convention and 1t.
! delegates, beyond reasonable ques
ton, are the only regular members o
, this body. - .,s
The minority recommended the ad
!, mission Of the Spencer delegation
The reading Of their names was re
ceived with not very pronounced
!, Kissing and cheers. The minority re
port was signed by eleven member
, OF the committee. A decision of tn
!, question was called for in order t
take the question, first, on all excep
!, the Alabama case. Cessna remarked
that he had learned that neither dele
CATION from the District Of Columbi
3 was regular, and moved to amend tn
! report by substituting the name o
Fred Douglass for. that of Bower
. thus giving each Of the contestin
delegations vote. -
The report of the committee on al
+ points, save the Ala. case was the
adopted. F5. af...l. .e5.. i
!. Hawley, Of Conn, from the com
: mittee on resolutions reported: tn
1 platform opens with congratulation
e on the part of the Republican party
since, under providence, it was calle
\ upon to purge the country Of SLAYER
h and establish q government by tn
Q people, for the people, and declare
that the United States, 10 nation an
E not q league and the Republican pal
ty is the defender Of the peoples gov
ernment. ,...s.. fEt.4agd..g Is
1t proceeds to state in detail tn
duties of the party in the protectio
of our citizens everywhere; to stead
progress towards specie payment
(Applause,) Senators and Represents
tives should not dictate appoin,
mcnts; fitness and capacity to be pasl
ports TO office and it's maintenance
recommends q Constitutional amend
ment against appropriations fo
schools under sectarian control. Th
latter was re-read in response TO lou
calls, and the cheers were renewed
reatfirms our opposition TO furthe
i grants of lands for railroad purposes
rs, q serious duty to protect immigrs
ton on moral and political ground
favored q respectful consideration {
!, woman's claims to . participation !
the government; suggest yer
moderate resolution relative I
inquiry into the effect OF tn
Mongolian immigration bt
is merely q cover for the import,
ton of servile cooiie laborers, VIII
by their pagan customs and by the
habits, to degrade American labor.
Jones, of Nevada, said this questio
Is of great importance to the Pacif
coast. He described the degrade
character of this Mongolian lnm
grafton of people who recogni,
o neither honesty nor virtue anon
their women. They contribute nothin
to churches or schools they can wor
for 10 cents per day in competitio
with American labOrers who suppo
b families, schools, churches and inst
T. tutions. There is hut one opinion
r the Pacific States as TO the necessil
,e for investigation by Congress TO Il
/, form itself as to the real facts IN Il
70 case in order that it may see II SOM
D. thing is not necessary to be done
IF remedy the evils Of which they con
If plain. sUalsaat l.. 85 atli
l. Re-afiirrrs the duty Of suppressin
l. poly gamy; its duty to soldiers is re
ognized; deprecates sectional strif
n or anything reviving It; arraigns II
Democratic party as Of the san
J. character and spirit now, as when
p sympathizcd with, and was allied
l. treason, and accuses il Of. being III
worthy and incapable; that Gener
q Grant deserves the continued graf
q tude of the people for his PATRIOTS
II and services.
+ The. whole platform was, adap