, 1876-06-17


by yclB of "Calt the Chnlr to ORDER"
rItR VENERABLE COL. II. ". THOMPSON,
Of 1n1iana, took the floor immediately in front
Of the Chairman {A1ephcrson), whom he did not
rccogn[zr, and upon whom lie turned his buck, ,nnd
appealing to tho Convention demanded tint
TINT Mrphcrson bo not permitted to abuse tlIe
trust that Ind been conltled to hin by prp8ti-
tuition Of bis Office TO insult delegate. Nc
phcrenn mArvclcd at this rcsolute action OF Col.
Thompson In arrnigulng him (the Chair1nan) be-
foro tho Convention.
lie sTANMfnKD A DENIAL
Of having insultcd my delegates. Thompson
rosc With firm dignity and rcasscrtcd that the
Chairman lind done go only when completely
oycrawcl ut the manipulatlons Of rising disgust
Of the Convention at Ills (ATcPhcrson's) Indecent
behavior. Meanwhile Don Camcron IN his Ulster
dustcr tottcrcd toward tho Chair, his arms
folded tightly hcrosB Ills llcart and h[s eyes
cleaning With rage. Ho lad stalkel from his
scat and marched up to tho stugc, tnanltestly
with tho intention of addressing the Convention
without regard to tho Chairman, who, by, this
tlric was so dcmorallzcd and cowcl, and had
provoked, such ,lnqual;Acd disgust on all sides
that he had no control of the Convention, Which
Wns
EAST DEMONSTRATING rNro MERE MOD.
Ccssna had also forced Ills way to the platform,
there attempting to larranguc tho Convention,
hut his voice wis drowned by catrcal!s uud
hlsses. Cameron sccuiea to recover his self
sonlro ana after rcncht.g t1s platform Sc SCI
aud awaited MI opportunity to claim reeognt-
lion. Finally, when tho ll6grAecful tulnut wRs
mast furious, Thornburg,. of Tenncsaec, moved
to reconsider tho vote BY which the ruling Ct
This motion ho expressly stated lo mnde III Or
der to give tho gentlemen from pcnnsylyan1a
AN OPPORTUNITY TO lie HEARD.
Iho prcS'a 9estvm ta wa si,a' aan1iI any ihe
thorough. AstnoraltEed by conac!ousncss OF
thu contnn.pt which, he had brought upon him
SIT by lts pcrformanse, mud yiaibIy 9unllinK
tic hail in company with Cameron. Then fol-
lowed n discussion. IN which was brought up tho
old controversy ns to whether the instructions
upon tho delegation from that State. Tho dis-
eission was notntualiy. "a To whether thu
lcirgatcs had any othur standing In tlio
Convention than 10 agonts o. the party repre. M r.
Instructions, or whethuI they represented them
selves as prihcpals, and Were hero to do as thoy
chosc, on thor OWL account. But this was only
tho 4urfneo'ausst1on; ss41 n,., coxrrsr
vas ey the anti-Dlnino men to prevent, and by
the Blaine men to. pEocpltate, tho break Il.
Pennsylvania, which It was claimed BY thu
HlnlllG uEIl WnulI blfG IL tlIalf GAnA4uHtb luAC
out Of eye7y avo votes Of the delegates,
Tie nntt-Blalno men wcro, not ready for
thu t,reak. Should 1t occur then 1t was Eener-
ally held It would result In tic nomination Of
B!alnc's leader. to urge that TIC ruling Of the
Chalr, that tho individual delegate, might
vote as they pleased without regard to the
Instructions of tho Pennsylvania Convention,
iguoranco Of whnt Ind boon accomplished by
Don CamGEoh
DURING MS FEW xINu7Rs' ABSENCE
from the lnll, rockoned without their
q, Cameron had got in ali Dut threu Of
his delegation 10 sttck until the final ballot
eA,ne, aad ho s9tonlshol ovcryb9iy BY himself
s9t!ng 70 sustain ts IulinK o. tug ca7 agans.
Convention 1T M WI On gcncfal pe'p principles & s op:
With what aid can,.ron managed quietly
tn give. without tho knowle4ye of such dcie-
Whrn tho vote Of Pennsylvania was then n,aln
called, the right Of cnch delegation to Yote In
dlHrcgurd Of the unit Instructions having been
ssta aincd, only fonr Of thc delegates bolted from
uartranft aud went to Dlnine.
THEN IT DAWNHD UPON TIE DLA1NH MEN
that Cameron had iankcti them, and, by having
tic Pennsylvante unit rule sbrog9tea, had IN
reality prevented tho possibility. oe the cnttro
Pending the discussion OF tho appeal, Mr.. Nc
pIcrson resumed the chair and attempted agnin
ta make speech, defending his views, etc Hb
vas aileneed With hisses atl yells, aud for thu
WIN manifested toward him by tho Conye,l-
tiuu tAat 1t wa1 with senB0 Of profound
relief that Woodforsi, Of New York, was wei
coined when called to the chair oy Mcphorson.
llb l4tter was put In tho chatr
BY THE BLAINE MlN,
and Ills especial business Wua to nld IN working
thefennsytgania delegation, and gtncrally to run
theConvontion in ttefr fayor. But his unl!Bgnsed
Int
temper, aud d!stngcnlousuuss, hut provoked
ceontcmpt, and Ills usststancu to BLAINE WIS u
the back-Gct!on sort,
TIN sHdoAp, THIRD, AND FOURTH BALLOTS
had hcen watched with profound anxiety. Nor
ton's stEunKtA 1lsl STEADILY faiiad. NE!stow ilad
gained slowly and Alloa the anti Blaine men with
apprescnsiph. When, Oh thu nth ballot. A{ich'-
gsn e., wss called, the yenerab,e William 4: How;
n clear ringing tones, stropgly, tn contract ta
'sution BY an,.ulMing that
| MICHIGAN VOTED B0LtD FOti HAfHA.
\ The announcement was received with tre-
mpndous applause uI'on thu Hoort-naplauso
W.T. s!,n hal vqtes III tho to'lvsntion Il indicates,
sst N; fsr sye. isS sFefS"s f%es;sy s%s
Lter ths result of thnt, tho fith ballet
*s anuounect. II va noted that
GMat1led eonsaltaton wes held between Gen.
aen, With oa,absst ia col' i. W ~ umpso 1ss%
q q lh.liana, two u MoEton's united leaders, cx-
,s 10y, Noyea, ot Ohio, who in an.I OF himself
W'Ssmea 'Ss'na halt the Hayes movement George
~ ILL., now viz I about fhs s tie to lost ptti out IL
!as eonaoli,iaton of the ticll against Bnio, aui
~, as.her I developments weru awaited with keen.
~ ' g. ,s.uFioslty The conference lad hee observed
X @he !tlidne mon also, und they attempted tn
!o1restaA the consolidation that WINS forealiAlow-
sh,.Hy sh.H oF'ug'ug every appl!aI4co to bear to pro-