The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-07-12


The burlington Hdmkeye calls attsn.
ton to the fact that the Associated
Press report Of the Republican State
Convention did not give Z full and
correct report of the proceedings on
the proposition to endorse the policy
Of President Hayes. The Hapkeac
gives the following as the true ac-
count which we can verify from per-
sonal observation at the time:
The true report of the proceedings on
this subject Is, in brief, as ioiioWs
To one OF the platform resoiutionsMI,
Crosby, of Clayton, offered an amena.
ment expressing confidence In TUE
ability and integrity Of President
Hayes, and pledging him support IN
carving out the principles oil the ise-
nnbiican party. The chair ruled the
amendment out of order, as not ger
name to the resolutions then unuer
consideration. subsequently MT.
Cutts. of Mahaska, q pronounced
anfi.nolicy man. submitted an
amendment endorsing the policy.
This met the same fate at the hands
IF the chair rs Mr.. Crosbys MAD.
Coming To the next resolution Mr..
Crosby tried again, Mr.. Cults follow
sd sui. and finally the latter put ms
amendment in shape To be entertain
"a hv the chair. Then Mr.. McNutf,
Of Muscatine, offered an amendment
~ Mr.. Cults amendment, making IL
antppoliey. Motions were made Ia
law the amendments on the table, put
~ this would carry the original res
| olution the 3D.. with it, II was not
| accented. At this stage Of the proceed
| jpgs there was much confusion III the
| convention. Qaiet Was restored
when Mr.. Wilson, of Jefferson, mev-
| eel ia suspend the rule and refer the
| nol,ey amendments with that OF MI.
| Crosby 10 the committee On resalu'
| tion. This required two-thirds vote,
which was promptly given. Win III
struetions to report mneuiasei!
I While the committee We're out, Ut
Cuts. contrary To parliamentary Us
age. but determined to have sonie eA
preston Of the convention whici
should condemn the "Ioiiey,, IN
troduced again his amendment IN W
form Of u resolution endorsing IN
policy, first having arranged witt
Mr.. Morrison, Of keokuk county, U
in SANITY move that il be laid on tn
table. This resolution should no
have been entertained by the char
ms the subject matter OF II had aireaa.
becu referred 10 committee, AM
from whom a report was momentum
ly expected. Few apparently under
stood the force Of the motion to lay ]
ON the table. and il was carried b.
a small vote. probably not one-tenth
tb, convention participating in 1t.
Following this raine the unanlntou
report of the committee on resolution
, recommending that the policy amend
ments pro and con, be lndelirnltei
postponed. The RECOMMENDATION of III
committee was adopted by the cor
yent!ag By an almost unahimou
vote. the ayes being greh, soia.n
. filing the house, and the noes rev
feeble and scattering.
This was the aeilDera'
, action of the convention
and it was unquestionabiy coifee
r,f,action of the Overwhelming sent
meni of the convention when va
amphatically against any utseranc'
which could he construed into eitht
a direct endorsement or a direct cor
, demnation of the Presidents policy
: This shows that neither side ca
claim triumph, though We -houl'
iudge from indications that n'.jo
ity of the cony ention would haas "
ted for resolution expressing conn
dence ia the honesty and integrity 9
The President II. was not couple
with an endorsement OF the so-eaiie
policy of Cancellation.