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

! not turn tue cODVeuElOD lutD Hu dEeud
for the settlement OF a psrsonali contro-
versy.
A Delegate-It is an outrage. [Great
| disorder.
Mr. Thompe1n-Ii you (the chsir)
! have personal controversies, settle them
outside. We are here to transact the
business OF the Republican party
| 1cheers and cOnfusiOpl l. not to settle per-
sonaI disputes. [VGice-"FSke the
stsudn1 We are here as the,representa-
uves OF the greatest party in the world,
and this convention should not be
turned into tbeRter for the settlement
OF personal controversies. Cries OF
| "Good, good."1 And when the president
OF this convention chooses to hurl back
q peTsonsl Insult, in the face of one of
his colleagues by telling him that he is
dishonoring himself, he abuses the PRIV
ilsges which Te have c0n6ded to him.
[Cheers and cries Cf sc Jod"l protest
against it.
A Delegate fcom Indiana-SO do 1.
( Cheers
Mr.. Thompson-Iu the name Of the
AmeTicsu people cries OF amen and
cheers | demand, SIR, that this eonyenr
ton be heard upon the question as 10
wbsthar i affirnIs or uissfiirnls The de-
cisiOu Of the chair.
Voices-That is right.
The ChaiT-Wnl the convention hear
tine chair for moment?
A Delegate from Indiana-We have
heard about enough from the chair.
[Ssusation
Several Delegates-Ce Certainly.
The Chairman-Tde chair has not the
least desire in the world to interfere
with the exercises by the convention,
aad by every member OF the cOnven-
tion, OF every right snd every privilege
which he possesses. Pennsylvania del
egates-"Ob, Oh" L hope there is no
gentleman within the convention, who
knows me after some years OF public
service, who supposes / would lnten-
tionaily abuse the powers OF this posi-
ton Pennsylvania delegate-"Oh, no;
Oh, no." or that l would do any injus-
tice to auy gentleman OF this eonven-
ton. My colleague from Plttsburg Mr..
MCormick) Initiated me very much
VIXEN he said that did not wish to hear
him. l say to the convention, as / said
to him, did not hear him. Applause.
Mr.. Thompson-I do not object to
that; you told your colleague that he
too had dishOnoTed himself. SeDsa-
ton,
TherChair-I am just coming to that
point; the gentleman then said that you
did not hear me bscause you did not
wish to.
Delegate from Pennsyivania-That is
hight. [Applause
Several Delegates-That ia 80.
The Chairman-N0w l appeal to the
gallant gentleman from Indiana (CDl-
OneI Thompson) whether it was very
much out OF place for young man TO
retort in kind a remark of that {?
[Applauss.
Colonel Thompson-f you want an
answer, sir, will give it to you.
The Chair-I desire to remark Great
d order and confusion.
Colonel ThompsOn-I d. sire to cay,
sir, in response to that question, that it
is out of place for the president Of the
convention to use it as an instrument to
hurl back his anathemas at his col
leagues [Cheersl ]
This confusion was kept up some
length Of time, when at last something
like order was restored, and the discus
sion of the question IN point was re-
suDaed.
Mr.. Cessna-Allow me to state my p0-
sitiOu. The convention which elected
our delegates passed unanimously reso-
luton instFucting us to vote for Hart
ranft for President, and to cast the vote
of PennsyigRnia as q unit ss the major
ity of the delegation ehould direct, and
it was signed By Henry M. Herrit, chair
man OF the State csntral committee, and
e. M'PGerson, president of this cOnven-
ton. TCheers. Now, my fellow mem
bers, this delegation of ours met here,
rY1r oh OF fn 0ugt Tho UOta
of Pennsylvania as unit for Hartrantt,
and we then passed resolution that be
should SO continue until ne was called
on by twenty members Of the delegation
10 call us up for consultation, which has
not been done. This was not reconsid-
cred. He cast the vote fairly and hon.
estly, in accordance with his instruc-
| tions, and I pray my fellOw-membeIs
not to bring this matter into the conven.
ton. We can settle 1t ourselves peace
ably and harmOniOusiy, and we will sdd
strength to the nominee when he is
chosen.
After a lengthy discussion, which was
participated in both by the chair and
| the Pennsylvania delegates, the chair
| directed that the vote of Pennsylvania
| bs recorded fifty-f9ur votes for John F.
| Hartranft and four votes for James g..
Blaine. [Applause and Kisses. The
chair stated that, ''if, at the end of the
roll call, it be the sense of the conven-
| ton that the chair has made an errone-
ous ruling, or has done any one an H.
| Jury or an injustice, it will be then corn-
petent for the convention to correct it,
without any interruption OF the roll
call" The secretary then proceede d
with the rOll.csil.
Mr.. P0meroy here took the chair,
stating that MIR. M'Pherson had been
| called out Of the house.
Mr.. ThOrnburg-Mr President
The Chair-No debate is in order
during the call OF the roll.
Mr.. Thornburg-I desire to rise to o
| question Cf privilege. l call up the mo.
| ton made before the announcement OF
| the voLe-thc motion to reconsider the
vote by which the chair was sustained
| upon point OF order.
The Chair-rhe chair holds that mo-
! tiOn to be ia order.
Mr.. ThOrnbuTg-I move the previous
| question upon the motion. 1 made q
| motion that no debate ought to be stTan-
| gled, and that both sides ought to be
| fairly heard. Such debate we have had,
and [ now csll the previous question
| ufOn blGAl lA1OAlOAis
The Chair-The gentleman from Ten
nessee makes the following motion,
which will be reported by the secretary.
The secretary read the motion, and
the chair put the motion for ordering
the previous question and declared it
not ordered.
Mr.. Thornburg's motion to reconsider
the action of the committee in sustain
ing the ruling of the chair, which 81
lowed the changing of the vote of the
Pennsylvania delegation, opened up
another hot debate, finally resulting in
the reconsideration OF that action. Mr..
M'Pherson resumed the chair in the
meanwhile, and general discussion OF
the question OF sustaining the chair fol.
lowed, resulting In the clair's decision
| being sgain sustained. The decision
! was that the four gentlemen from Penn
| sylvanis, who arose and claimed the
right to cast their votes for James q.
Blaine, have q right, under the rules OF
the convention, to have their votes re-
corded accordingly.
The CnaiI-phe resnlt Of the vote is
yeas, 1896; nays, 353.
So the decision OF the chair is sus-
tafned, and it stands as the sentiment OF
the house, under the sixth rule, that it is
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