New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-06
THE MORNING SESSION IN DETAIL.

THE MORNING SESSION In DETAIL.
THE KANSAS WEST VIRGINIA AND UTAH CONTESTS
DRcIDED-vOTEs OF MORE OR LEss sIGNIFI-
cANcE-rHE GRANT MEN TRY TO FORCE NOMIN-
ATOMS BEFORE THE ASTI-UNIT RULE is
ADOPTED. AND MEET WITH 4 CRUSHING DEFEAT
THE PLATFORM.
GENERAL PRESS D!sPATcHl
CHICAGO, june 5.-rhe National Republican Con-
venfion was called TO order at 1l:45 this morning.
The delegates there generally in their seats,
and an immense audience IN the galleries aud on the
rear of the floor. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
J. r. Paxton, of Washington. He prayed in part as
follows;
God Thou Creator Of all things and mighty snstaner OF
ali Thy creatures. begin tnls day with thankful Sc
acknowledgement OF Thy merces We conn nd unto Thy
and the members OF this Convention. Ru.
A6erations declare through their vote for tbs
Tor the truest tor the beat man to cad this great party
passion shoud be louder here than the calm voice Of
daIy Forbid tnat Smou'd h %p JnoGent nm
ences shalt impair or imperll the peace the harmony
the enthusiasm, the unity OF purpose or ndety TO the
tlust oflths Convention.
Mr. Hoar the chairman, stated the question to be
on the report of the Committee on Credentials in
the case of Kansas. Mr.. Conger briefly explained
and sustained the majority report. The Convention
agreed to limit debate Kansas to forty minutes.
Mr.. Plumb. of Kansas replied on behalf of the sit
ting members and sustaining the minority report.
Dir. Conkling coming in while Mr.. Plumb was
speaking stopped to salute him and was greeted
with applause from the Grant sympathlzers.
Mr.. Houck. of Tennessee. said be did not know
which side of the pending question be was on aud
asked TO be allowed to speak two minutes in order
to ascertain his own position. [Laughter.l
The chairman said the gentleman must be on one
side or the other to enttle him to occupy any Of
the time allotted to this debate. Renewed laugh
teri
Mr.. Houck was allowed to proceed, and in con-
cusion said he would sustain the majority report
because there was no minority report but he did
not want to be understood thereby as cOndemning
the action of the Congressional Districts in Kansas
Mr.. Bateman, of OHIO. said he did not want to see
the tactics of TammRny Hall established and main
tanned in Republican organization to override the
true sentiment of the people themselves, as Tam
many, in New-York City, OVERRIDE the solid Repub-
licans north of Harlem Bridge Therefore he was
for the majority report.
The question was then taken by call of States,
and the majority report in the Kansas case was
sustained-yeas, 476; nays. ISL 1t was no
ticeable that in the Kansas case New-York
cast only % in the Affirmative So the
majority report, which admits four Grant men from
Kansas, was adopted the Committee on Creden-
tials holding that they entitled to seats under
the principle of district representation. The failure
of the New-YOrk Grant men to vote is understood
to be caused by the desire to have the majority re-
port sustained, while their votes for it would be in
consistent with their vote in the illinois case.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CONTEST.
The next case taken up was the contest IN the
Ind District of West Virginia, where tho com
mittee recommended the retention of the sitting
members, who are Blaine men. The contestants
were Sherman men. Mr. Conger explained and sup
ported the majority report.
Mr.. Clayton. of Arkansas. moved to substitute the
minority report for that Of tho majority tho mi
nority report recommending the admission of the
oontestsnts.
Mr. Raum, of Illinois, insisted that the West Viz
ginia cases stood precisely on all TOURS with the
Illinois and Kansas eases, and, as the contestants
from Illinois and Kansas had been admitted, those
from West Virginia should also be.
Mr.. Goldman. Of Massachusetts, urged that the
principle of district representation required the
seating OF the contestants in the West Virginia
cases, In accordance with the minority report He
could not understand how the committee who re-
ported In favor of the eighteen contestants in
Illinois could have voted against the contestants
from Kansas.
MIR. Hagan. of West Virginia, sustained tho ma
joriy report urging that the contestants failed to
prove before the committee that they secured the
votes Of a majority of the delegates to the State
Convention from the Congressional Districts.
Mr.. COnger stated that the committee were nearly
equally divided In this case. and rather intmated
that he was not himself clear IN opinion on to the
true merits Of the case.
After several remarks from the different dele
gates as to facts of purely local interest, Mr. Hay
mond, Of California saidt
Mhishsysr way shs ConyeptiOD ahogld vote IN this
Fessntanon Eace sdS here claims 90 be dstrot repre-
beafag3 ana the only oontr0vagbod question ls IA
whether the sog or The oontestnR de0Rates were TIE
legally chosen representative % tho districts IN
The vote wAD tasR tskea bY eall Of States 9pua