, 1880-06-03

delegates .tn tho State Convention from tho
Seventh district, held III pursuance ?f n
wrIl,cn agreement, sigael by III The tlcle,
E,,tes amtl u.IlGxG'l 70 cre.lsntlnls. 'fhs State
trirts Of delegates elected. As cncll
district vas called and report made,
s, Sia! ID, :, ,Rs W Az! E|ys p'cdKs 70 sehsy
!he Seventh, bistrist III t "; was i eaiIci, t;en. j. ".
l.nrke rrr1rtttl for tl,e information af the
touyen.IoSthat tho Seventh District C9nycM-
ttnl lMltt elected William H. Smith alMl Will
ia,, Gs,,yeHti1H e Interfere Wi!i, e. astDn,
ca!Ie't on tien.. Warner. ta rtsu mud pledge to
sslpln,st Gen: t}ralit, Wiley ta refused TO 20.
sXsSt , s;Ess "r t. govern Tho % aetop 1f TIC
spoke for t:ny. Smith. who .was abscnt fron,
to al ,h ,a,tp m,StIsnp"p to cSy;'ln S;,i y1.G
matter 10 tic district to elect other delegates.
M quorum 9f Tic district tlGieEstrs would
takc any action In tho matter, md tllls fnct
ftE hls S kn1%' 70 d S EMScSE1sa r. BY , tne
hun aud Atnsply far Smith and Warner,
Mnscty having hren candidate for delegate
III tho District Convention, aud been l,entr,,.
Nj. TURNER, Tor lNngha3n and Mose!y,
le!ny tlnable lo utteiid the State Convention,
tlint Slisltt! Ind !ee1l Instructed 10 vDtH for
Grnnt by l!is district; hui, there being II Tic,
ttat II he ,(llc!fner) '!atl beun present he
would not l.nyc v1tcd for them.
Coy: Smith, III reply, said 'lo Ind never
bee,l instructed to yote for Grant. md TINT
fnvnr Of letting Tic people u tho North name
ticn. Wnrier exhibited credentials signed
ny n!nc nf tho sixteen delegates present III
na,ly to Hin Or snti! until t hS refuseI dto 10
glvc tho ph'dgc 10 vote for Grant.
Judge Tracey, of New York, one Of Beech
cr's counsel. gt't III, md s@td thnt
a GREAT QUESTION I1llsE A1losE.
It was whether National Convention could
T. Stale Convention, by which delcgascs ii tho
National Convention 1Ml beun chosen. 4
gravrr question. liu thought, llntt never been
presented to National lsepnblcan Colivcll-
tl9n. lle understood TINT these were reyo~
throw I'recedents, 10 overthrow tho action 0f
State Conventions In choosing delegates to
, to Nnttonaf oI c,nysntfon bat # ssen'eI to
ought 10 consider carefully the W etfcst ' Of liz
prccetlent they wcru. establishing, and move
cautiously IN regard u, tile question before
| ton. llsMl Or lta.t not tho people Of State
thS 'Shf nnnep G E'eF%9a II MSc for ts 'n'syss sn;s
ni.,,i ,i,.u H. IL tt,a4 5'4' n.nse tf
own .stnts lNcw Yorkj they had q 4
way of proceeding, md Ind httl for twenty
ftnra fts..s' ,,i MGser hIn n'St!tct conyGht'oil
tnnScnt wcEs i.I,nsr, i" 'e hv T"!s,t ~ stnsa
Convention, Which accredited then. WnrG
y,,i,n iy lTEne pss p.0eeesMIss ~ aceotanGe thn % VIII
iarp n .SgGu' Wri' 1n h WHY ; t1ey m,sEa. fo
itsef ,rhnt,,ar to,St nS,sx .,,or.y H. NY ~. L,
| atute Convention, or In Congressional Dis
5!ates ,naopsea TIE othor rpam,wa!inwed tig
snisrt eio"tas III s.'Gs ~ oq Sn'i GoseoS a n, @
fynu ira aasS,ro " ,Mrss;nn, ,ngsss1 'GL M
HG ,nt s.,o ~ ~ H., FUZZY ~ nG n.i5eGtiuu !.
@ unt p'nh Il tao @ otMto nat!!ofllles saw ~ ~ y.
nhar sc,, -. ~ WIS r acs 1u pt"fG M L. tnv
phpl n9 liz Go1 ,x.s Wgtc VT ar ng,Esu . ~ nsAs ~
Mian5 1aSs t'aa Ga!la alstriG' conventions
| 1AH hatM ~ Eut osS-tiMIsssactu;SgSt!n;1;., ~,
r'nt Hi,ntrs M, o. te T"1iit.ee 1;a snsa WiscoMsl1
o,i Gi1 sn',ti 1.",, a"r,,i, a'o1' Nor'h e"fo'lths
'uuee AfaeS "cht on 10 say 1has
THE ALABAMA CONVENTION
was catfed far t1e purposn nf e1ecs.
irT ,lclsgStes to G,ieantne' anti for I'm M
ntaler purpose. II thnso Its dele
| gNtey In the manner 1t S;lW lit, anti
was It propnscd to deny thai. r|El,t to Ala
ban!a?--g right TINT every other Stntc lM
cxerctsGa lt choosing delegates III itsNw
way. llnu lAlnDnn'h not tlI0 right to darct1
tlle delegntcs fran tue different districts tt
Etlro a!tu report tle n'!,hes Of delegates
ll1ey Hin 80, lltld tho 5iate Convention passed
Upon the n!ineS,-electcH or rejected then,
.ihe caucus s!nlply rsGo1s1,!elAleu men to the
State COnyu,tion; Wcru they to s'y beeatss
inc convention dttl not elect tlie men tin
therefore they ware elected: Was the Com
ntitteu 10 go Into the renso,'s for elcgili'E o
refusing tn elect men feeUnlne1tlctt by
GatiettSY II go, IL TOOK nMay tAe right hnt
| liberty oi state to elect its u,vn representa
ttycs ~ tho lnanlcr It might chousc; ,WM
the p0ttlt nnt! IL Tint tle State had no right t
dc'nnnd pledge? Could It be mndo sic
cessilily? II nCnllgressionnl district llIv
separately might It 1i0t require some nsslir
nnce fr9tI; fil9 one 1t elected rs to the t,Ie'lnu
IN WHICH lla Qts ngpnt) should represent i
~ the National Convention? For wliat .wett
tho delegates but agents Of their principals
commissioned to perform q tr,st.-to nc
III tho Convention IT, Il manner TINT shOMlt
l'e consonant with the Views at those VII,
Snnt thGlh there. II congressional Cnfeh
t!nn might do this, could not n State Conyell
tinn 90 IL? Had IL come to this that tn
prlncinal could not control or Instruct lit
ngant9 What ,noru liad AAbau!a sought II
10 tl,nh tlits
Ii ho was correctly Informed
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