The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-17

right 10 De heafd unless by COnheH
(Amid the confusion the cries Of sit dow
directed toward Mr.. butcher, were plail
i, " heard all over the hall. T.
The Chair-Shall the decision Of I'll
chair stand as the judgment Of Il
hous. 49, .......,.a...
Mr.. Dutcher--1 desire information bt
fore voting. 4
The Chair--The previous question hi
been called and you can only, speak b
consent. .Ihaye no objections myself.
Mr.. Dutcher-Warmly, then | say thl
is gag game.
L Mr.. Dutcher-By what authority di
the delegates from Pennsylvania com
here? i5r
The chair-I reply that that is a ques
tion with whieh the Chair has nothing t,
do whatever and has officially any know
edge Of whatever.
Shall tie decision Of the Chair stand a
the judgment Of the house ? Allin fayo
say aye. .,
Amid general Affirmative response MI
Crumbach, Of Indiana, moved that tn
vote be taken by states; it was so orderet
and the roll was called on the question o
sustaining the dicision OF tho Chair.
Mr.. Cessna-I beg now to read th'
authority. Confusion. 1 claim III,
right simply to read to this Oonven
ton
The Chair-The gentleman Is entitlet
| the floor, and l hope the convention
wilI'co9e to order as this Is very i'm
| portant question.
Mr.. Cessna-I am not here to pass an.
firebrands. 1 am here in the interest o
peace and harmony N Pennsylvania ant
in this broad land. [Applause.l n
man will be more earnest for the tina
result Of thisconvention than Twill il yor
will allow me to state my position. Th'
convention which elected our delegates
passed unanimously q resolution instruct
ing us to vote fos Hartranft fol-
President and cast the vote Of Pennsyl
vania as a unit, as the majority OF th'
delegation should direct, and it wa
signed BY Henry N. Hoyt, chairman ol
the State Central Committee, and Ed
ward Mcpherson, President Of this con
vention. Cheers. Now, my fellow
members, this delegation Of ours me-
here and authorized our chairman tc
cast the vote OF Pennsylvania as unit
for Hartranft, and we then passed Z
resolution that he shouldso continue un
Ill called upon by twenty members o.
the conyentIon to call US mp for consulta'
tion, which has not been done. This was
not reconsidered. He cast the vote
honestly and fairly, in accordance with
his Instructions, and / pray my fellow
members not to bring this matter into
the convention. We can settle 1t our.
selves peaceably and harmoniously, and
we will add strength 10 the nominee when
be is chosen. We win raise the banner
when we get him, and carry II from
Erie to the Delaware, from New York to
Ohio, whether it be James g. Blaine or
any other man. [Cheers. -
TIE Chair, vigorously pounding on the
desk with his gavel-If the convention
will give attention for few minutes a
geatleman from Chester desires TO be
heard. a.
MIR. Tnthey, who had advanced 10 the
front of the platform, then said: Ny
colleagues and myself reresent the Sixth
District Of Pennsylvania, and weare here
byvirtue Of an election held In our owr
district. Wecame here with credentials
from our own district. We owe nc
allegiance to the State Convention, and
we recognize no right for that conven.
ton to say how we shall vote. We
claim the right to represent ouE con,
stituents, and the counties OF Chester and
Delawareaare almost a unit for Jas. G.
Blaine, and representing these countie.
we would be false TO our constituents and
ourselves If we yoted.tor any one else
We ask that our votes shall be recorded
in accordance with our views. and the
sentiments OF our constituens. tCheers..
tThc 9th rule adopted by this convention
says: The Chairman shall announce the
tnumber Of votes for any candidate or fol
or against any proposition, but com
manded not 10 announce our vote, and w
have thought TO demand under that rule
that our votes shall be recorded
[Cheers and counter cheers. }. &
: Mr.. Hale-Geptlemena Jet me make {
suggestion in the interests OF the harmony
Of this convention. We should have little
to do with the differences arising in tht
Pennsylvania delegation which we shal
not be called upon 10 settle here. l dc
not understand that any Sedection is cast
upon the Chairman OF that delegation il
giving the vote She did, under the unit
rule; but certain members Of that delega'
ton have asked that their votes be re-
corded as individual members OF this
convention. ! do not believe that wher
Pennsylvania retires to consider thii
question, the delegation from that State
will insist that members shall have theil
votes declared contrary to their wishes
therefore / suggest that by unanimoul
consent, while the ballots on this roll cal
proceed, Pennsylvania be allowed to re
tire and report TO this convention, in har
monious fashion, what are the wishes
and the votes OF the individual member'
Of the delegation. Applause. I'for ont
am willing in this proposition to trust
the old State OF Pennsylvania. Loud
applause.
Mr.. Thornburg, Of Tennessee object
The Chair-There is objection.
Mr.. Hale-Thcn ask that, in the id
terest OF expedition of the business ofthi.
convention, the Chair state the exact con
ditiop OF the question; what the condition
Of the appeal is; II there can be any fur
ther action or debate upon it, or, II has
been sustained, that the chair direct the
Secretary 10 announce the vote, and that
we then proceed TO what nine out Ten
men here earnestly and fervently desire
TO doe-to close up our business in decent
fashion and let 1t go TO the American
people,
Before tho chair could reply, Mr.
Van Zandt got up on chair and said
We are not willing in any way that the
convention should interfere With, or sug-
gest to any delegation that they shall re
tire for deliberation, or
The Chair-That proposition is object.
ed to, and is consequently not before the
house.
Mr.. VanZandt-I understand That, but
vant to state the views Of Rhode Island
on this question, the State Of Pennsylva.
MIA can take care .of itself, it is bis
enough TO do il. Cheers. When the
committee passed resolutions instruct
ing the delegation to cast u unit vote
and those gentlemen allowed themselves
10 be elected upon that platform, no mat