Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-05

there Is a vacancy in the Alabama
delegation in the distrist from which
the majority report Rapier enti-
tied to a seat. They find that
Warner and Smith are not entitled
to seats from the Seventh district,
and that Bingham and Mosely are.
The facts in these cases are reviewed
in extenso, and the report of the ma
nority justified thereby.
In the Illinois ease the minority
find that sweeping and positive charges
of fraud, ETC., have been made by the
side in favor of which the majority
report, and that there was no basis
whatever for such charges. No evil
dence of fraud was produced, but on
the contrary there is weight of evil
dence on the other side to show that
there was fraud on the side Of the
contestants. This wasfreely admitted
by the friends of the contestants
before the committee. They first take
up the Cook county primary election
and the convention, and make the
point that the Grant chairman of that
convention, just before leaving (that
is when the alleged bolt occurred),
had adjourned the convention. This
point had not previously been made
by friends of the Palmer house dele
cation. The committee justify the
bolt chiefly on this ground. They then
alluded to the action of the state con-
vention in instructing delegates to
vote for Grant and claim hat the
state convention was competent to so
instruct. The argument isstrong in The
convention as against district
instructions.
The Utah Ease is discussed more
briefly but conclusively, but the CON
c%lusion is reached in favor of the con-
testants. The West Virginia case is
considered with the same result.
The reports are differently signed.
Some Of the minority do not sign the
report on each case. Their conclu-
sions are that the regularly elected
and sitting members should retain
their seats, and that others should
not.
Mr.. Conger then presented the cor
rected roll Of members.
Mr.. Cessna (Pa.) moved that the
majority report should be divided into
five general divisions, and that the
convention nov consider Alabama,
Mr.. Conger said the committee
had divided the report into
eleven parts. Mr.. Cessna
moved that those cases upon which
all members of the committee agreed
should be passed upon by reclamation,
while there should be a discussion
only on four points: The Alabama
case, the Illinois case, the West Vir-
ginia case and the Utah case. There
was some discussion as to the roll of
members which Mr.. Conger presented
and hat the gentleman proceed to
enumerate all those heretofore con-
tested, cases which the committee,
without discussion, report unanimous
ly TO be agreed upon. The only dis
puted points we're as to the delegates
from the two Alabama districts,
from the ninth Illinois district,
the West Virginia district and
Utah. These were the only
points to be considered by the con-
vention. Mr.. Logan raised objection
to the assertion in the majority re-
port, that the Illinois delegates at
large were contested. He considered
it a reflection on the delegates, and
now learned for the first timeI there
had been any contest of these seats.
As the representative of great state,
he was entitled to fair treatment at
the hands Of this convention. Zap
plause. In the course of his speech,
Senator Logan mentioned the name
Of General Grant as an Illinois soldier.
which was greeted by loud applause
and cheers. Mr.. Cessna moved to
amend his motion by making six d.
visions instead of FIVE, the change
being in order to bring the Kansas
case before the house, as the minority
report made no recommendation.
Mr.. Sharp On. W moved to strike
off the reference in the majority re-
port to the delegate at large from
Illinois.
Mr.. Conger said that General Lo-
gan had either misunderstood or had
not heard him on that point. He
regretted that the senator had sus-
pected that he would throw discredit
upon him in the report. He referred
in most complimentary terms to Gen
eral Logan, as a soldier legistor and
man. Mr.. Conger INDUCED in some
lively sallies.at the expense Of Gen
eral Logan, which met with hearty
appreciation from the galleries.