The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05

of seating the delegates from West Virginia,
inc contesting delegations from tho Ninth
district OF fennsylvauia, and the Thirteenth
district 0t airinois. 1t refused to interfere
with the delegates ,at.large or those from the
| Second district of Illinois A resolution de-.
c'sring that the Springfield convention was
legally constituted body, and in selecting
delegates 70 the National convention acted
IN good faith, was rejected by vote of 81
toll.
ABATEMENT OF ExCITEMENr.
While the interest in the convention and
its business continues intense, there is yisi-
BILE abatement of excitement this morning.
Al 1910 there were a few deleg tes in their
seats, and the galleries not half filed. Spec.
tators, however, are still pouring in, and as
the weather is cloudy and cool, there Is no
doubt that another hour will .ee the house
crowded to its utmost capacity.
GRANTS STRENGTH.
In the matter in which Pennsylvania
delegate promised to prove that Grant could
not show following Of over 2S4 in the con.
vention, rs at present organized, Logan,
Conkling and New getting wind of the
scheme exerted their full strength to secure
a larger vote than tho one named for them
by their opponents, and point to 8lS MS a
marked vidJry in the preliminary skirmish.
They also feport that many Sherman follow
ers would sooner SEQ their chief beaten BY
Grant than any other man before the con-
vention, AMI that there were numerous con.
ferences of representatives from Connect.
cut Massachusetts and Ohio, with Grant
managers. $40 .
fosKLIN0 sERgNADED.
Last everiNg Mr.. Conkling was serensded
at the Ganl Pacific by the Union Club of
Philadelpha He made aspeech in which he
professed The utmost contlden o in Grants
being the nominee of the convention. He
based his clam on the fact that Grant had
300 votes which intended to stand by him
from the ilst until the last ballot, while
majority in the convention Would lind it i'm.
possible TO combine on any one to beat him.
FOREIGN SPECTATORS.
Among the spectators on the front plat.
form is Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince
Leopold, accompanied by his friends, II.
Collins, esq, N. r.; Hon. ,Yorke; Colonel
McNill, Equerry to tho Queen. Princess
Louise is at the Grand Pacific with her suite,
but too weared TO visit the convention.
SEE THg coNXLISGiHsso COMES.
This morning Mr.. ,Conkllng, on entering
the hall, WAS reeeived with burst of
applause which seemed to Indicate that thu
Grant men wers in possession of the galleries
to-day. At l0A0 the z lleries were nearly
full. MIR. Garfield has just entered. He was
received with mu II applause.
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
The Chairman called the convention to or
der at ll45.
Rev. Arthur Little, of the New England
Congregational church, Chicago, invoked the
blessings of t Throne of Grace.
MIR. Conkling rose to offer resolution. in
the hope that there would be no objection to
it, If there SHOULD be any objection, he
should ask that tSe roll of States be called.
Following is the resolution
Resolved, THAT. "a the sense of this con-
vention that every mem Der Of this convention
is bourd in bono' to support its nominee,
whoever he may be, and that no man should
hold his seat here who Is not ready TO so
agree. [Cheers and applause
Mr. Hale, Of Maine, said they were unable
to hear the resolution in his neighborhood,
and asked forts reading again, and it was so
read.
Mr.. Tale, mounting his chair, said he sup
rosed that the Republican convention did
not wish to be Instructed; that its first duty,
after naming its candidate, was to proceed to
elect him over democratic candidate. fan
plsuse They all bad their preference and
were ardent ia expressing and urging their
preferences, but hi had yet to hear, in the
busy and exciting contest in which they had
been engaged for the last week, any express
sion on the part OF any delegates to the con-
vention, whoever hey might be, for dissent
rs to the final determination of
the convention When deliverance
was had from all tho labor
of the convention, he held that no doubt
they should be bo,nd hand in hand, shoulder
to shoulder, marching on to the election of
their candidate. Ulcers. 1.-THE candidate
of the gentleman tom New York Was nomi-
mated he, Hale, andhis friends would work by
night aud by day 70 elect him, and IN turn
they should expect that If they nominated
their man, that be, Conkling, would work
night and day to e"lct him.
MIR. Brundage, II Connecticut, called for a
vote by States to emphasize its purpose and
ascertain who are for it, who are against it. |
Mr.. Con ling moved that the delegates
who voted no on his resolution should be con.
sidered as having forfeited their right to vote
in this convention; also those who will try to |
escape it. Applause.
The Chair then PIT the question, first viva |
voice, and there we're, apparently, half
dozen noes.
MIR. Conklng alpj asked { ra call of the |
States, saving it was desirable to know who it |
W in Republican convention that voted |
no on such resolution. Applause.
The Chair put the question to
the convention Ms D whether there should
be call of the Stat S. and
twas SO ord red by IN overwhelming vote.
ROLL " STATES.
The clerk then preceded to call the roll
Main voted unanin6usly aye. Applause. I |
New York, 70 aver /; Pennsylvania, So ayes.
Only one delegate bling present from South
Carolina, be cast hissingle vote ayes. West
Virginia cast vote,aye, and noes misses.
Two delegates absent TIL total vote was
ayes, IFS; noes, 3. The resolution was
adopted.
TRYING To BUILDozE THE BOYS.
Mr.. Conkling said he wanted to offer an.
other resolution, which he would reduce to
writing in moment. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, That the delegates who have
voted that they will net abide by the sense
Of this convention. do not deserve to have
= voice, and hav, forfeited their votes in this
convention. [Ssbdued applause and some
Misses.
Mr.. Campbell of West Virginia, said
there were thru delegates from his State,