The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-16

Ing vote LOT y ameS U. Blame. Laugh
ter and cheers.
Futhey, of Pennsylvania, of Chester
District, said he came here with the Gre
dentials of his own district convention,
and his constituents are almost unit for
Blaine, and he recognized no right of any
state convention to bind him against the
views and wishes of his people.
He is entitled to vote for himself.
Hale, of Maine, suggested that by unani-
nous consent the Pennsylvania delegation
be allowed to retire to consult, pending the
roll call, to determine and report their
wills and wishes. He would trust that
delegation with this question.
Pomeroy, of New York, objected.
Van Zandt, of Rhode Island,
claimed that delegates who allowed
themselves to be elected on the
platform requiring them to vote as unit,
they are bound by it. He warned the
convention against becoming a mob.
Oliver, of Pennsylvania, argued that it
was the practice in his state to have their
delegates to the Republican national con-
vention chosen by the state convention.
and not by districts. Accordingly the
| Pennsylvania chairman had done right
in obeying the order of the delega-
tion sustaining the recent rule.
Thompson, of Ind, severely denounced
the chairman for bringing into the arena
Of this convention his personal differences.
| Subsequently the chairman disavowed any
intent to abuse his powers, and confessed
that his colleague had irritated him into
making the retort, but he withdrew his
remark.
| Massachusetts made point of order that
the house was executing its order to ballot,
Nothing but the call of roll was in order
Thornburg, of Tennessee, moved to re-
consider the vote sustaining the ruling Of
the chair. In order to give Pennsylvania
an opportunity to be heard, he yielded tc
Cessna, who read the second rule, provid-
ing that the vote of each state shall be
announced by its chairman, aud the mex,
rule provided that there shall be nc
change of vote until after the ballot was
announced Great confusion ensued, last
ing for some time. Cessna persisted il
speaking.
| THIRD BALLOT.
Blaine 296; Bristow ia: Conkling 90
Hartranft SO; Hayes 64; Washburne
| Wheeler 3; Morton l20.
| CORRECTION OF THE THIRD BALLOT.
| Blaine, 293 Bristow, l2l; Conklng, 90
Hartranft, 6S; Hayes, 67; Morton, ll3;
Washburn, l; Wheeler, g.
FOURTH BALLOT.
Blaine, 292; Bristow, 1876; Conkling. S4
, Hartrantt, 70; Hayes, 6S; Morton, lOS
Washburne, 3; Wheeler, 2.
This unit rule was adopted by the con
: vention unanimously, and the resolution
| was written, turning to the chairman) b.
you sir. Laughter and applause. Th
$ chairman ordered the roll call to proceet
and no vote be taken on the motion t.
reconsider, Pennsylvania being allowed t
stand. Thornburgh, of Tennessee. wa
! called up again and his motion to recon
| slider the vote sustaining the ruling of th
chair in Pennsylvania resulted: Yeas
3Sl; nays, 354; SO the vote was reconsid
: cred.
:, Mcpherson resumed the chair and tn,
question REQUIRED on sustaining the deci
> sion Of chair.
;. Ingersoll, of Illinois, took th
i platform, (applausel and said tn
question is: Has each delegate a righ
to vote as his people wish him to vote, o
S can he by party machinery be tied to vot
against their wishes his own will and con
9 science? We can't sustain ourselve
9 before the people if we s2el
5 to force him this way. Wha
4 we want to fnd is who is the choice Q
3 this convention and the Republican party
g. Hotchkiss, of New York, urged th
i |question whether there is order, law or dis
8 cipline in the Republican party, whethe
l when this has made its nomination th
party is bound to it. He believed in dis
cipline and advocated sustaining th
o Pennsylvania delegation in maintainiu
% the unit rule to which their state convel
. ton representing the Republican party
~ their state had prescribed.
''99l Vanseandt, of Rhode Island. sal
- to sustain the chairman rulir
- would disintegrate the i.epublica
party because if these dissentin
delegates from Pennsylvania can disregal
1 the instructions of their state conventio
8, they can go away from here and bolt fro
/, any nomination here made,
w FIFTH BALLOT.
a, Blaine 2S6; Bristow ll4 Conkling s
2, Hartranit 60; Hayes lO4; Morton 9
a, Washburn 3; Wheeler 2. Total 755.
2, Mr.. Woodford, of New York had
6, sympathy with them in the vote sought
/, be cast from Pennsylvania, but he b
ng lieved that the very basis of tie exis:ue
IT, of the Republican party was the right
e. every man to cast his vote precisely as
on chooses.
ng Mr.. Thatcher. of Kansas, urged tn
DIV this convention make its own law. 1t
"a, supreme 1t Is original ana no conve
y, tiGn or caucus rule or agreement can
brought in here to bind this body. Y
Mt are not here to be driven like machines.
&C. There is some feeling that there is
much machinery already in the party.
Let every man vote as he pleases.
ne Mr. Hale, of Maine. In 1868 the
publican party, in the Chicago conventio
10 on the Vice Presidency, Pennsylvania pl
30 sented one of her sons under instructio
2 from his state to present and stand
y him. A single delegate from Pittsbu
rr then asserted the principle of individt
+, right to vote as he pleased. He was ov'
- whelmingly sustained, and the charm
on was instructed to cast the vote SO
no to recognize the individual right.
= Hale expressed his regrets that this 81
,as issue had risen to interfere with the reg
.th lar current of business.
2 Tennessee demanded and Virginia 81
IA tanned the previous question and vc
nf, was taken and the chair ruling s-,ss.ain
is yeas, 395; nays, 353. Applause,
ne. SIXTH BALLOT.
to Blaine, 30S; Bristow, III; Conklin
as ISL; Hartrarft. 40; Hayes. ll3; Morte
aid 65; Washburne, 4; Wheeler, 2.
Ide Cumback. of Indiana. took the platfol
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