Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-17

The Chair-Fwo propositions are In
| voIVed. One is to correct an eTrOT made
ia announcing the vote, which he claims
as a right to do, and the chair has
opened the question for that purpose.
| viii the gentleman from Mississippi
give me his attention, and state how the
| vote should stand, IS corrected?
The Chairman OF the Dalegation-ll
| for Morton, 5 for BristoW and for
Conkling.
The C6air-It is very important now
| 10 have everything correctly stated.
IN gentleman from Mississippi reports
Tbs Vlte OF his State as standing: Nor
ton, IL; BristOw, 8; G0nkling, /. Now,
uDon he other point. TDo you press
| The other point, Of the right of your ab-
| sent delegate to v0te?n The point not
being pressed, the chair will announce
the vote.
The clerk then read the result Of the
FIRST BALLOT.
Bristow Jewell......... ............ II
Co1kIing ... SO Morton ...--...........l4
Hartranft ...,. .... 5S lWheeler...............5 5
Total vote, 752: necessary to q choice, S79.
The Chair-No one having majority
OF all the votes, there is 70 choice.
GCries OF "Proceed to q ballot" The
secretary will proceed with the call.
SECOND BALLOT.
Mr.. Bingham [Penp 1-Mr. Chair
| man, move that this convention take
8 recess of fifteen minutes. Cries of
"NO! Nov'1 The motion was IO5t.
Mr.. Orton IN. Y.1-If it is in order, l
suggett thar whenever a State is not
ready to respond to the call, that it be
passed, and that the absentees be called
at the end of the rol. [Criss OF "NO!
NOW]
The Chair-ThSt would create consid'
erable confusion, and is rather in antag-
| onism with the rules, which look to the
record of each vote in its order. [Cries
of Irregular order."]
During the call or the roll, when the
| State OF Alabama announced her vote OF
sixteen for Blaine, this being gain Of
| four for the candidats from Maine, the
adherents of that gentleman on the floor
and in the galleries sent up tremend-
Gus yeM which was renewed when the
secretary announced the vote. Upon
the announcement of the vote Of Con-
| nectieut q voluninous hiss from the
| galleries interferred with the call.
A delegate from Kansas moved that
| the sergeant- alarms be ordered 20 re-
move from the gallery any person in
| dulging in demonstrations Of disap'
proval-
The Chafr--I taink that this difficulty
| will be very much Obviated il the people
| in the gallery will consider for moment
| how improper il is for them, who are
| here purely by favor of the convention,
| to be interfering with the business Of
| the convention. The chair is very re-
! luctant TO interfere with the comfort or
| epjOymenJ of any within this building,
| but il may become necessary duty for
| the chair to clear the galleries, because
| the work of the convention must go on.
| TCries Of "GoodW and cheers.
This admonition of the chairman pro-
| duced Temporary order, and, although at
| times the crowd became unruly, all de-
! monstraions were promptly suppressed.
When Florida WIS called, the chairman
| of the delegation from that State an
nounced its vote in very low voice,
scarcely above whisper, which ELECTED
from the chairman of the convention a
request that the delegate from Florida
hold up his head like man, and look
straight at the chair. Lsughter.l The
Illinois vote, indicating the loss Of three
| to Blaine, was announced by Bob Inger-
soil in subGued tone Of voice and man
ner, which drew out much comment.
| L
| and there change in the first ballot,
! Hartranft, Hayes and Conkling receiv-
ing additional strength, and tae BristOw
and Blaine man picking up and losing 8
| little here and there, and when it came
| TO Michigan there was shoot on 8 diff
] ferent track, when one vote was given
| for Washbume. Some excitement was
raised when the vote OF Pennsylvania
was announced as ffy-eight for Hsr-
| tranft, and
Mr.. J. Smith Futhey, Of Chester,
rising to his feet said: "Mr. Chairman,
| rise to q point OF order, the vote Of
| Pennsylvania was not correctly repre-
san.ed; myself and my colleagus (rep-
resenting the sixth congressional dis
| trjct) wish to cast our votes for James
| G. Blaine. Cheers We asked the
! chairman OF the delegation to so report
to the convention, but he declined, and
we now ask and demand that Our votes
shall now be recorded to Jas. q. Blaine.
| ICheers
Objections We're raised TO this.
The ChaiT-rhis point must be settled
before we pass to the next State.
Mr.. Cessna Pennsylvania i ask the
attention of tue chair to rule three.
Delegate on the platform-Rule six
covers the Case.
The Chair-Msn, the chair will state
the case. the chairman OF the Pennsyl-
vanis delegation rises in his place and
! reports, as the vote OF that State nifty
| eight votes for John E. Hartranft. The
| Gentleman fron the Westchestsr district,
sneaking for himself and his colleague
Of the sixth Pennsylvania district; snd
| the gentleman from the Pittsburg Mr..
| Hampdeu, OF the tweDtyrsecond,) dis
| trict. and Mr.. Stewart, from the twenty
first district, rises to point OF ORDER
which ia, that the report OF th5 vote
made by the chairman of the delegation
is not the report OF the vote cast
in the delegation. They, OF course, raise
3 question Of the very highest privilege.
That point Of order being raised, the chair
rules that il is the right of any and OF
every member equally to vote his senti'
meDfs in this convention. Cheers, con-
tinusd for several minutes.
MF. Mccormick Pa IL respectfully
appesl from the decision of the chair.
The Chair-The gentleman from
PsnngvIvania appeals from the decision
Of the chair, aud the question for the
convention to determine is, shall the
decision OF the chair he sustained
TCries of ayes, yes."
Mr.. Mccormick Pa we desire II
be heard.
This remark was made in low tone
and owing to the disOrder-the Pennsyl
yania delegates having risen in thei
seats and seeming to be very greatly ex
cited-did not reach the chair. During
the disorder which prevailed the CUES
ton was put, and the chair was sus
tanned by large msjOritY.
Tne Chair-The question OF the Iigh
of these gentlemen having been settled
the chair holds, under the order OF thi
body, that the four votes Of the gent lie
men shall be recorded ss they elect the.
shall be.
, Mr.. Cessna-.My colleague Mr.. M'COr
laick) asked TO be heard before that Vot
was taken.
! The Chair-I did not heST him.
) Mr.. M'CormiC k-The trouble is 20
did not want to near me. IConiusion'
, TIE Dhsir-I will say to my colleagu
. from Pittsburg that his imputation upo
: The chair is dishonoriDg to him. Cheers
3 Mr.. Thompson Ind. II trust sir,