The Portland daily press., 1880-06-03
Resolutions Maine Lewis Barker: Masga

Resolutions Maine, Lewis Barker; Massa-
chusetts, james M. Barker.
When the COMMITTEES credentials con-
vened tonight after transacting some prelim-
mary business it was decided TO take up the
CONTESTS Ill alphabetical order, under Which
Alabama was the first case called. The ere
dentials of James L. Rapier, under the hand
OF the chairman and secretary of the Fourth
Congressional district,wer presented and after
hearing arguments pro and con the committee
by 81 to y (three not voting) decided to report
the name to the convention as entitled TO a
seat from the district named. The vote in this
case shows the anti-Grant complexion of the
committee.
The contest in the Seventh Congressional
district of Alabama, in which Hill and War
ner and William H Smith, elected BY the Dis
trict convention, claimed the seats now occu
pied BY A. Bingham and r. A. Moselv. II
elected by the State convention and instructed
Tor Grant, next came up. After hearing state
ments by which it appeared that Bingham and
Moseley had been seated in place of Warner
and Smith on the latter refusing to take tile
pledge to obey the State instructions. discus
sion ensued in which Mr.. Chandler General
Tracy and others joined.
General Tracy asked if the committee was
prepared to usurp the right for the National
convention to undo the action of the State
convention in the selection of delegates. Chan.
der replied he had no hesitation in stating
that in voting in this case or any other which
might come before the committee he would
votes &c seat In the convention any delegate
honestly and regularly elected by districts in
any case when State by an arbitrary MAORI
ty had overridden the expressed choice of a
district.
On motion the decision in the case under
discussion was postponed until after the hear
ing of the Illinois contest.
Committee at o'clock took recess, after
which the Illinois case will be taken up.
Committee on permanent organization by 81
to decided to report George F. Hoar as per-
manent chairman of the convention
A vote was taken in the credentials ccm-
mittee on the question of admission of Rapiar
from the fourth district of Alabama 1t was a
fair test of the relative strength of Grant and
anti-Grant men in said committee. The yeas
were California, Connecticut, Delaware.
Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota, Missis-
| sippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire.
New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Dakota, District of
and Wyoming.
The nays were Alabame, Arkansas, Colorado
| Florida, Illinoii, Kentucky, Maryland, Mis-
souri,, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas Vir-
| ginia, being 81 to II.
| The vote making Conger chairman of the
| credentials committee was 30 to H.
AT midnight Kink Halves had just con-
| cluded the presentation of the case of contest
| ing delegations He not only claimed the
| convention should seat the 90 delegates from
declare the seats of the four delegates-at-
large vacant on the ground that they were
chosen by a state convection in which the
majority had been obtained by improper ex-
clusion OF regularly appointed delegation from
| Cook county, citing the vote which gave only
majority OF 80 against seating the solid Far
we'll Hall delegation of 90 which would have
shown majority the other way had the Sc
uncontested delegates from Cook county not
been excluded from the convention.
| A manlhar nf no ,p,if
no doubt the contestants would be sealed and
probably sthe sseats of the delegates-at-large
| would be vacated.
There was large meeting tonight of Graut
delegates, in all about 307. No definite infor-
nation is received from them, but the general
impression is that they decided to stand by
Grant and that the speeches were in favor of
strong support of that candidate. The Grant
| men tonight claim over 800 on the first ballot.
| while their antagonists believe he will fall he.
low 300. Estimate is based on the belief that
most of the anti-Grant contestants will be ad-
| mitted. The Blaine men also claim over 300
on the first ballot. Edmunds appears to be
| growing strong. and his friends now claim 80
votes ON the first ballot for him.
1t is reported that Chairman Cessna of the
pennsylvania delegation, visited the Indiana
| headquarters, and on his own responsbility
but claiming to represent the most of his dele
cation, offered to turn the vote OF Pennsylva-
MIA over in support of ticket composed of
Edmunds and Harrison. The Indiana delega-
| ton did not discuss the matter seriously as
Harrison is said to object to the plan.
Sherman's friends claim their candidate will
| receive over 100 votes on the first ballot and
| that when the break comes he will be a gener-
| al favorite.
The Kentucky delegation held caucus to-
| day and reafirmed the resolution of the State
| convention which instructs them tc vote as
unit. MI Hubbard OF the delegation states
that notwithstanding this action four of the
| delegates will disregard the Instructions
1t is admitted that There will be minority
| report OF the committee on credentials and
that the question of admission of contesting
delegates will come early before the conyen-
ton tomorrow.
At the Sherman headquarters tonight the
following estimates are made of the first bal
lot after the unit rule is abrogated: Grant 297,
| Blaine 276, Sherman 13S.
| The name Of Garfield has been quite fire.
quently mentioned tonight as possible com
| promise.
| In the Grant caucus tonight shorthand
reporter was present sduring the speeches of
Boutwell, and Conkling. The former declared
they had from 1876 to $50 votes on the first bal
| lot and that the nomination of Grant was Sc
| cure.
Conkllng said there was no use of conceal
| ing or perverting facts. 1t was time now to
look this matter squarely in the face. Not
more than 800 votes were assured for Grant on
| the first ballot. They need not count on more
He advised them to stick and worry out their
opponents.
| 1t is reported tonight that Col. Bob Inger-
| soil will appear on the floor of the convention
tomorrow as proxy. Ingersoll tonight de-
| clined to state whether this would be so or not
but admitted he had been offered proxy.
| A Boston journal special says some of
| the Grant men intimate tnat they will not sup
| port him after the second ballot. Should his
| vote on this ballot be no larger than on the
first, Illinois, which is near the head of the
| roll, is to suddenly "bulge'' for Edmunds, and
| the move is to be understood as signal for all
| the Grant States to follow. Alabama and the
| other States higher up the list may change be-
| fore the announcement of the ballot, and
| Connecticut will be expected to come in with
| out the asking, and with these and Edmunds'
present vote, it is with very good show of
reason believed that Edmunds may be nomin-
ated on the third ballot. The Sherman forces
are good natured and as hopeful as they have
been from the start, and they claim to have
l0o votes as starter, to be steadily increased.
GOV. Dennison, who is in command of the
Ohio men claims conidentally that the nomin-
alton of John Sherman will certainly occur on
the third or fourth ballot. He assigned as his
reason the belief that none of the Graut men
would support Blaine or Washburne, and Ed
| munds did not have enough, even with the
Grant strength, to nominate him. Blaine
would not support Edmunds, hence there was
only one thing for the Maine people and their
allies to do-embrace Sherman and sing, "Let
up have peace" He said Sherman would
stick, till the last shot had left the locker.
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