The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-06-22


Hampton, Of the Twenty second district,
and also Mr.. Stewart, from the Twenty. |
third district, rose to point of order, re.
porting that the vote cast by Chairman
Cameron was not correct and that four |
votes of the hfty.oight were cast for Mr.
Blaine.
Chairman Mcpherson ruled that it was
the right of any rember to vote his sonti-
mcnt in this Convention.
Mr.. Cessna rose to a point Of order, 1e
claring that under the rules, the vote as
reported by Mr.. Cameron should be re-
corded.
j. Smith Futhey, Of Pennsylvania, of the
Chester district, said lie came here with
the credentials from his own District Con-
vention. His constituents are almost n
unit for Blaine, and he recognized no right
of any State Convention to bind him
against the views and wishes Of his people.
He was entitled to vote for himself.
Mr.. Hale of Maine, suggested that by
unanimous consent the Pennsylvania dele
CATION be allowed to retire 10 consult, pend
ing The roll call to determine
and report Their votes and
wishes. He would trust that delegation
with this question.
Mr.. Pomeroy OF New York, objected.
Mr.. Van zandt of Rhode Island, claimed
that delegates who had allowed themselves
to be elected on platform requiring them
to vote as unit are bound by it. He
warned the convention against becoming
mob.
Mr.. Oliver, Of Pennsylvania, argued
that it was the practice in his State to have
delegates to the Republican National Con-
vcntion chosen by the State Convention,
and not by the districts: accordingly the
Pennsylvania chairman had been right in
oteying the order Of ;he delegation sus
tanning the unit rule. This unit rule was
adopted by the convention unanimously l
believe in allowing every man to vote as
his people desire him, and l am opposed to
all gag laws.
Mr.. Thompson asked whether we have
the individual right to violate the instr@ct-
ioLs of our State Conventions ard follow
our personal views instead of the direc'
tons of the party in each State. Ee
urged that the Pennsylvania delegates were
bound by every consideration of justice,
honor and policy to obey the unit rule.
The resolution was written turning to the
chairman) by you sir. Naughter and
applause
The chairman ordered the roll call to
proceed, and no vote was taken on the
motion to reconsider, Pennsylvania being
allowed to stand.
THE VOTE RECONsrDEKED.
Mr.. Thornburgh, Of Tennessee, called
up gain his motion to reconsider the vote
sustaining the ruling of the Chair in the
Pennsylvania case. The roll was called,
| and the motion to reconsider resulted:
Yeas, 3S1, nays $50. So the vote was re-
considered.
Mr.. Mcpherson resumed the chair.
! The question REQUIRED on sustaining the
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illinois, took the platform. He said:
"The question is, has each delegate
right to vote as his people wish him to vote
or can he by party machinery, be tied to
vote against their wishes, his own will and
conscience? We cannot sustain ourselves
before the people if we seek to force in this
way. What we want to find is, who is the
choice Of this convention aud of the Repub-
lican party"
Mr, Hotchkiss (N. ~ urged that the
question is whether there is order, law or
discipline in the Republican party is
whether when this conveution has made itc
nomination, the party is bound 30 it. lie
believed in discipline, and advocated sus-
tanning the Pennsylvania delegation in
maintaining the unit rule.
Mr.. Van ZanIt of Rhode Island, said
that TO sustain the chairman's ruling
would disintergrate the Republican party
because, if these dissenting delegates in
Pennsylvania can disregard the instruct
ions of their State Convention, they can go
away from here and bolt from any nom
ination here made.
Mr.. Woodford, of New York, said he
had no sympathy with the minority vote
sought to be cast from Pennsylvania but
he believed that the very basis Of the exis'
tence of the Republican party was the
right of every man to cast his vote pre-
cisely as he chooses.
HALE OF MAINE SPEAKS.
Mr.. Hale of Maine, said that in 1863, in
the Chicago convention, on the Vice Presi-
dency, Pennsylvania presented one of her
sons, under instructions from her State
to present and stand by him. 4 single dele.
gate from Pittsburgh then asserted the
principle of individual right to vote as he
pleased. He was overwhelmingly sus-
tanned, and the chairman was instructed to
vote so as to recognize the individual
right.
Tennessee demanded and Virginia sus.
tanned the previous question, and the de-
cision of the Chair was sustained. The
ballo,ing was then proceeded With as fol
lows
SECOND BALLOT,
Blaine 216l HAYES .....,..........,,. G.
Bristow. l4I Washburne ............
Conkling .......... OBJ Wheeler..........
Acknowledgement G3l Norton. ........ ~
-HIRD BALLOT.