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on this substitute. The .result

1uus COnKling was beaten again.
Had his vanity permitted him to re-
main silent his party would have re.
corded success on one motion, for in
few minutes the vote on Mr.. Hen
derson's motion was taken and the
motion lost. This was all that was
accomplished the second day.
AT 10 O'Clock FRIDAY
the convention assembled again.
After prayer Conkling was at once
up and offered resolution pledging
the members of the convention to
support the nominees, whoever they
may be. On this resolution the roll
was called and all members voted
for it except three from West Vir-
ginia. Conkling probably knew
these men would not thus pledge
themselves and perhaps thought he
could get them expelled and thus re-
duce the opposition to Grant that
much. He then moved that those
voting no did not deserve seats and
had forfeited their right to vote in
the convention. This gave the three
West Virginia gentlemen a chance
to distinguish themselves. One
stated that for over twenty years lie
had been Republican, where being
a Republican was not lounging on
sofas and being regaled in official
parlors. Another made q similar
speech and made q series Of COM
parsons between his work ID that
of the naughty New York man. One
was that in the last campaign he had
made hundred speeches aud the
New York Senator but one. Gar
field spoke pleadingly against the
motion, stating that the gentlemen
had not by their vote declared they
would not vote for the nominee
that they had said they would vote
for the nominee, but that they voted
against the motion because it was
untimely, made for sinister purpose,
and they would not be pledged in
advance of nomination. He hoped
the Senator would withdraw his
motion.
The affair produced a sensation
AT first the galleries Kissed the three
delegates. Their friends were like
ly to be afraid to stand by them lest
they should bear an odium that ap
peared likely to attach itself to tbs
three dlssenters. But after these
three speeches the Kisses came tn,
other way. The three men wer,
loudly cheered. A motion was mad,
to table the resolution. Conklins
thought he had them on the hip ant
to put them on record he demanded
that the roll be called. His demand
was sharply Kissed all over the house
They had their effect After a littl
nervous whispering with delegate
near him he asked the Chair lift wa
true the gentlemen had SEVERAL,
avowed they would vote for tn,
nominee. The Chair answered i
could not enlighten him. He triei
by whisperings to find out from tn,
members themselves but they woult
not CRAFTY him. Finally he told th,
Chair he would withdraw the reso
luton he would not insist on tn,
vote if the standing Of the three del
egates was even doubtful Thu
Vanity Conkling was beaten again
The report of the committee oil
rules was at this time presented ant
read. During this reading the col
ored U. s. Senator, B. X. Bruce, o
Mississippi, occupied the Chair.
The committee on credentials By
It's chairman, Omar d. Conger, o
Michigan, who pumps the fun out O
Sunset Cox, appeared with its re
port. Their report was read.
minority report, so long that every
body became impatient with it, wa
also read. Then the big fight began
Without taking time and space t.
report upon the windy tspeeches,
may be stated in brief that the con
vention adopted that part of tn
majority report recommending tn
seating of the eighteen men bull
dozed out at Springfield by John A
Logan, and also the Alabama con
testants. Four men opposed t,
Blaine from Kansas end one from
Utah were admitted to contested
seats. The opposition to Grant car
ried every point strongly contested
The work of deciding who should
be admitted being over the mex
thing was to consider the
REPORT ON RULES.
These involved the parliamentar
management of this convention aut
the control OF the membership of tie
next 1t was now Saturday. The
end of the fourth day was near
Delegates were tired and the 10000
people, though they persisted in con
slant presence, were tired. Conk
ling imagined that anything thai
looked like coming TO a vote would
gain the applause of the audience
aud might coercs majority of the
; delegates to his favor. He moved
that after Is minutes time for nom.
mating speeches for each candidate
the convention at once begin ballot.
ting. But large majority (l4e'
voted his motion down. They knew
that such body of men with such
work before it could not be managed
without rules. And they were de.
termined to put quietus upon tbs
"unlt rule. The convention Their
adopted its rules.
The report of tina Committee or