, 1880-06-06

pron portu .' There was no question then that they
Ia not been fairly elected. 1t was assumed
that they had been ana an 4o Hnority rapor
which VAS successful in that Conyendon BuI
It is idle to talk about question OF tact. no.o
iii be denied. that in those counties that repre-
scnted that district which 1 We are discuss sa1as
in0 to-dny there were ;HB regular Fotes.
fulIy represented, 30B votes; and the other coun,
ties. had they been fully represented, Wouio
have cast 114 votes; and the county that repre-
/ do not think that will be denied.
Now, btr. President and gentlemen + OF tnis a'1.,
Convention, do not stand here 70 suppoe' POI ~ as -
for tho honor OF the Republican parky |np. W.
plausei, party OF honorable men, regarTaless M Tss
Of candidates, to reject the report OF the Goin-
mittec in this instance, and to scat
THESE CoSrEsTING DELEGATES
J, NJ. Hagans, Of West Virginia-Mr. Prest-
TIE Tie chairman-rhe gentleman from West
Mr. Conrer-Ou the time Of the contestants I
wish to say an additional word; thon will leave
The Chu1rnla1,-There is no time limited.
~ Conger1WSill tho gentleman allow me 10
The Chnirman-Will tho gentleman yield to
the Chairman of tho Committee?
Mr. Conger-,fr Chairman, as Chairman Of the
iority Of the Committee. 1 have felt It my duty,
netting in that capacity, to state to this Convcn-
ton Just whit the majority directed me 70 say
IT Is ds ts %gee eeaEh ey t
were nearly evenly divided upon, the question:
and that my own personal convictions, c ,.l'nEs
been represented by the majority report Of this
Committee. [Applause.] But fidelity to ny
duty as Chairman required me to present the
and auH1 endeayorc y1 @ to DO 50 faithfully The gen
tielnan t % from 3 West Virginia, himself delegate
from that State and himself delegate On me
Committee OF Credentials, will explain matters
more and better thnn CALL ,~,.
Mr.. Hagans-The gentleman from Massachu- ~
chusetts has said we may be asleep nt that hour %
Of o'clock in the morning when we OF = dnat
Committee were examining the case OF West
Virginia, and, Judging from his own stntement ut
Of his t.' own case am oseen snfe an appeusc a
Why, sir, he has totally mtsconcelved the case.
He was either asleep or has misstated It now now.
What are the faets! Inc s,s 'cn3s h n;strct
Convention held OH the same day thaI we mela
our State Convention in West Virginia. They
actton Of the District Committee was ratified BY
the State Convention, and the majority OF al
those participating were satisfied when theso
District Convention. They have the best ere
dentials, or as good credentials as any EenIle-
man representing any state on tnis iioor: 1s u Is
Virginia Republicans to call State Convention
TO NOMINATE DELEGATES
to the National Convention. We did So, After
tho State Convention organizes, provides the
.1o shruS IS o,,rsn,3o7,on and nthor matters. It
ras,oro, III taes recnss Of two or three hours in
order to enable the district delegates to meet in
Delegates to the National Convention to be re-
ported to tho State Convention. That course
was pursued on the 18th Of May when we held
Ramsde1l and Martin, were elected by
their District Convention, and ~ were
ratified BY tie State tqcr Now Scco,s let
It would seem very strange to the gentlemen,
after making such statement as that, why
there was contest at all.
Mr.. Haguns-1 will make an explanation.
know gentlemen might reasonably expect to
make naTs @ 6 5s dns besa te as
bers. The difficulty arises, gentlemen, Just here:
There was difference Of opinion among the
delegates in that district: Ihey d.1ereo as &c. 10
not wrong If I were to make the remurk-
they differed in their opinions IN that
a convention, and, by some unfortuitous
circumstance,-I know not what, for was far
away attending to the affairs n ny y,a oWn dis f..
some unfortuitous circumstance, they scpa-
rated and one was held in room at the hote Ella
two gentlemen who are the sitting members.
and whom the majority report recommends
shall be entitled to seats On the oor aS srs te
Republican Headquarters. This question and m
this alone was submitted at tho meeting OF the
Committee on that given state Of facts, because
the Committee bud
PASSED ON THE QUESTION
of a,s+r,o+ ra,rosonta+fon lonp hoforc fhe ease
~ ~ Wast virrin;a wns reached. Hero they
Stood Which ,rore thn district Delegates was
thn t,ast;nn fnr Tho Comnitteo to t3terminc.
m,a 1nu don3asrnnte sa,d thov ware The sittinu
mnmhors s,,;d' we nre. Now to tho law and
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