The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-08

counted IN way WHICH Lney nhu III
cast them. Let the rule be settled 81,
unit rule or let it be an individual rul
% and he would feel bound by it, the latte
particularly, because he considered
eternslly right. [Applausel
In answer to inquiries by Frye, 0
Maine, Garfield said that without thu
adoption Of the rules there would be NJ
previous question in the convention ane
consequently no way Of stopping debate
after the first ballot should have beer
N taken. [Applause.l
n Conkling made some reply TO Frye
s, which could not be heard ct the desks.
:, Sharpe replied, urging that the
It dangers of trouble pointed out by Gar
field in the absence Of any adopted rules,
g tinctly that there would be an attempt to
n prevent each delegates expression OF his
e individual sentiments, through the chair
T man Of his delegation.
e The chair stated the question to be
/ upon the substitution Of Sharpe's resOlu-
, ton per report of the committee on III es.
Upon viva UOce vote the negatives had
it. A call Of states was demanded and
; being taken, resulted yeas 276, noes 4l9
New York voted As ayes, q noes. The
result was hailed with great applause.
Garfield said the convention had
| wasted on his vote time enough to have
, adopted the rules and gone to work. He
asked that the question now be taken
without further DEBATE.
Sharpe moved to substitute the
minority report which was rejected.
Boutwell, moved to amend the ma ority
report by adding to rule ten the following,
land the said convention 1.-THE national
republican committed shall within the
next twelve months prescribe method
or methods for the selection of delegates
to the national convention to be held in
1884, and announce the same to the
country, and issue a call for that conven-
ton in conformity herewith
Butterfeld, OF Ohio, moved An amend
ment to the amendment by adding the
| following:
Provided, Nothing in such rule CT
method shall be so construed as to pre-
vent the several districts in the United
States from selecting their own delegates
to the national convention. Applause
Boutwell, accepted Butterwerth's |
amendment.
Garfield hoped the amendment would |
be adopted, and it was so adopted by the |
convention and then the rules were |
adopted as whole.
On motion of Garfield, the comnittee |
on resolutions were ordered to report. |
Pierrepont, in reporting the resolutions,
said: I'VE need hardly say that in
committee composed Of one from each |
state in the Union, one from each terri |
tory and one from the District of Column
bia, there was great diversity of opinion
about the question Of the resolutions to
be brought before the convention. Early
in the convention it became apparent
I'll of HtaN xynrld how q ctfffiaIanf har
of exciting topics to keep US active and
awake, and we have endeavored in the
resolutions which we present, to have
nothing on which we could not ourselves
agree, and nothing that would tend to
disturb the harmony of the convention
or awaken angry debate or long delay.
1 have now the honor to present the
resolutions which the convention have
agreed upon"
The resolutions having been read by
the secretary, Parker, of Massachusetts,
moved to amend by adding the follow
ing:
The republican party, adheriug 10 the
principle affirmed by its last national
convention of respect for constitutional
rules governing appointment 10 Office,
adopts the declaration OF President
Hayes that reform in civil service shall
NC LAOA anu W 1
that end demand the cooperation of the
legislative with executive departments of
government, aud tina. Congress shall so
legislate that fitness, a.certAined by |
proper practical tests, shall admit to |
public service that the tenure of admin
ist-ative offices Except those through |
which the distinctive policy of the party
in power shall be carried oCtl shall be
made permanent, during good behavior,
and that the power of removal for cause
with due responsibility for the good con-
duct of subordinatesl shall accompany
the form Of appointment.
Parker briefly supported mis- PROPOSE
ton. J
Flanagan of Texas. said his state had 8
had enough Of the civil service. They t
were not here for the purpose Of get ting t
Office; for the democracy. TLauRhte l
What are we here for except 10 get c
offices. [Great laughter and applause. /
he had great regard for that motto of
the democrats, $50 the vlctors belong the q
spoils." If the republicans were victors t
they are entitled to office, and those who 8
labor IN the cause will get them, If Justice t
is done. T
Cessna, of Pennsylvania, moved that v
the whole platform. together with the
amendment, be recommitted t
TO the committee on resolutions, with f
instructions to report back the platform t
without amendment. Y
Warner, of Alabama, said that this f
question Ct civil service reform was here o
and must be met, and they did not dare n
to vote it down. p
Carter, colored delegate from Missis- IL
sippi, favored the reference Of the resolu- C
tons back to the committee for modif- h
cation, on some other points than civil {
service reform. p
Warner, of Alabama, moved to strike Il
out the sentence in Parker's amendment Il
which re-enacts the tenure Of office law. 0
VanHorn, of Montana, member of I
The committee on resolutions, said that C
had been brought twice be- &
fore the committee, and been rejected. 81
He did not believe that the people were u
in favor of life tenure of office in the K
Anthony, of Illinois, moved an a
which Parker accepted, and c.
The amendment Of Parker was adopted, Il
and then the resolution as amended was h
adopted, without call of states. e.
Cress we'll, of Maryland, moved 3 recess Il
until tonight, which was adopted at h
Is. il
The committee was called to order in e.
evening session at 7.I5, but it was 10 n
minutes later before delegates were sufi- h
GENTLY settled in their seats to admit of n
the opening Of business. b
A communication was read from Mr. Il
James a. Root, calling attention to the h
association connected with the tC
saVil used by tue presiding officer of the o.
Its head is made from a ID
Pic of wood taken from the home of {
Abraham Lincoln, and the handle from n
a cane grown on the Mt. Vernon estate, o.
at the home of Washington. The pre- n
siding officer is asked to accept it as 81
of one of the most interesting c,
in the history of the republi- G
can party. W
Bale, of Maine, moved that the roll of q
states be called for the announcement of b
names Of members of the republican ma b
.ional committee. Agreed to. The roll Of
was called accordingly: Alabama, Y
named Paul Storbsck; Arkansas, S. w. d
Dorsey; California, Horace Davis; Colo lC
-ado, John L. Routt; Conneticut, Mar a.
.hall Jewell; Delaware, Christian d.
Febiger; Florida, VIM. A. Hick; Geor- b
yia, James D. Devesux: Illinois, John ST
A. Logan; Indians, John c. New; Iowa, c,
John F. Rummell; Kansas, John A. d
Martin; Kentucky, W. o. Bradley; q
Louisiana, II. G. Warmoth; Maine, G.
VIM. i. Frye; Maryland, James a. 81
rHarv. Massachusetts, Iohp Eorl. | n