Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-21

nOlS Ocgan Its session at O'clOck, with
every inch Of standing room on the floor
and in the gallery of the House of Repre-
sentatives occupied by an interested audi
ence. The committee on credentials re-
ported they recommended the settlement
of the contest in Greene county by admit
ting four Grant and four Blaine delegates
and giving each half vote. This was ap-
proved and the delegates were admitted.
The chair said that the committee would
not be able to report on the Cook county
contest for at least two hours, whereupon
a series of motions to adjourn. to take a
recess, ETC., were made, principally for
amusement, with considerable confusion.
Mr.. Robbins, of Adams, in behalf of the
Blaine -Washburne men, said the only way
of getting an early report from the COM
mittee was by relieving it of part of its
labor. He therefore offered a resolution
instructing the committee not to consider
the claims of any cOntesting delegates who
bolted from any convention which met in
the manner at the place and time desig-
mated by the proper authorities.
This hit at the Palmer house delegation
was received with tremendous cheers by
tiOn to table the resolution occasiOned
louder applause on the part of the Grant
men.
The call Of the counties resulted in tab
ling the resolution by vote of 351 to 251,
outside of Cook county.
The convention then took a reces of one
hour.
The Cook County Contest.
The committee ON credentials met at
$50 a. M, and resumed the consideration
of the Cook county contest. Mr.. Kirk
Hawes presented written statement of
the position of the Farwell hall delegation
relative to the pledge required by the con-
vention to abide by it's decision as fol-
lows:
"The delegates from the county of Cook
from the regular convention held at Far
well hall, denying for themselves and their
constituents any lawful power in the con-
vention or in this committe to impose on
any contestant any conditions whatever
precedent to rendering justice according
to law and equity as we'll, do hereby sub
NIT, under potest, to the resolution, as we
understand it, of the unorganized conven-
tion in which We were not permitted to
take part, as the;only means left to prevent
the threatened disfranchisement of the
llCpuUlICduS VI SOOA buu ChO
probable loss of the state to the Republi-
can candidates.
Mr.. Hawes, in explaining the position of
we do and according to the terms imposed
upon us, we wish it distinctly understood
that if you shall be pleased to seat por-
tion of this delegation and shall reject a
portion, it is left entirely to our option
vsy1ofhor fhof vUi11 into tho
vention or stay out. We may rescind that
resolution we may not. We expect,
however, that we shall stand together, as
we understand it now. OF course, if you
reject us all, then there is no difficulty.
All you can ask under this resolution is
this. We do not intend to create any dis
turbance, as has been circulated here, but
simply intend to act like men, as members
of the Republican party. and do what our
constituents require us to do.
The committee then excluded all out
siders, reporters included, to consider the
sufficiency of this response.
The committee ON credentials decided,
by a vote of II to 6, that the statement of
the Farwell hall delegation was sufficient.
One hour was allowed each side to present
evidence and arguments, which concluded
The committee then went into secret
session.
Afternoon Session.
The convention reassembled at p. m.
State Senator Fuller, of Boone county, Of
fered resolution providing for the giving
of credentials to delegates to the national
convention elected by the district conven-
tions. Senator Logan objected to the reso-
luton as premature and Fuller withdrew
it. Logan then offered resolution limit
ing debate ON the Cooke county contest to
one hour for each delegation. Carried-3S9
yeas to 212 nays.
The Committees Report.
After a long delay the report of the COM
mittec on credentials was submitted it
says: We do not find that either of the
bodies calling themselves the Cook county
convention was either regular or legiti-
mate, or that their action as such could be
of any validity in compelling this conven-
ton to treat them as such. We find that
the senatorial districts are entitled to just
and proper representation and that each
of them is entitled to the same standing
and position here as a county in any other
portion of the state. The honest voters at
the primaries are presumed to have desired
representation in this convention in a pro-
per mode. This representation they are
entitled to and should have. Stripped of
all technicalities the will of the honest
Republican voters at the primaries should
be effected. Under existing circumstances
this can only be arranged by giving as
nearly as possible the representation here
to the delegates actually elected in the
various wards and districts, and paying no
regard whatever to the action of any coun-