Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-06-10
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Continued from, First Pude.

l., A. lA"Ain!1oA VI AenIucky-Ine chairman Of
the delegation from Kentucky sees proper t.
cast "A votes aye, but say to you that there ART
IN this delegation four who desire to vote no
lCheers.] We have right in this convention
ana we want every man to have his rights here
The Chair-The gentleman from Kentucky il
out OF order. [Hisses.] Does the gentleman
from Kentucky rise to desire that his vote be
changed from the affirmative to the negative?
Mr. Hamllton-Yes, four of them, four stall
warts in Kentucky. [Cheers.]
The Chair-The vote of the gentleman from
Kentucky will be recorded in the negative.
Mr.. Hamilton-I have the floor.
The Chair-The gentleman from Kentucky
cord his vote.
Mr.. Hamilton-I want to show how it is in
Kentucky, and that I show it is four vote no.
MIR: White-I desire to say that before at.
tempted to cast the "a votes
The Chair-The gentleman is out of order
Inc CHAR must require the gentlemen to take
their seats. The convention will settle these
questions as it pleases at the close of the roll
call
Mr.. Conkling-That right.
to interrupt the roll call except when an indi-
vidual delegate rises and claims that his vote
has been improperly reported by the chairman
OF bus delegation that will be recorded by the
secretary. [Applause.l Does any other dele
gate from Kentucky rise for that purpose?
Mr.. Hamilton-With the permission of the
chair, will give the names of the four dissent
Ing delegates.
Mr. White-We agree to that.
The Char-That is all right. [Cheers.1
The four dissenting delegates stood up on
their seats, with their arms around each other.
ald they We're saluted with hurricane of cheers
and yells [Cries of ''order," the chair rapping
vigorously with his gavel.l
The ChaM-The chairman of the Kentucky
delegation now announces that there are four
dissenting voters; they will be so recorded
Mr.. Joy, of Michigan-One Of the Michigan
delegates Is upon the committee of credentials
Haven't we the right to cast his vote in his alb
senee, we know how he would vote.
The Chair-The secretary will proceed with
the roll, New York goes on record.
Senator Conklng-I am instructed by the
delegation from New York to cast A votes aye
and % no.
\ delegate from New York; think the sena-
tor has made one mistake, there are only So
delegates present. There are 46 ayes and %
noes; Mr. Tracy is absent.
MIR. Conkllng-I have in my hand having
taken some care to make canvass, a list Of
this vote of the delegation from New York, and
my information is that every seat is FULL either
n the person Of delegate or his alternate, so
that the votes as shown by this canvass is A
one way and % another. (Cheers.)
The Chauman-The chair must accept the
statement Of the chairman of the delegation,
unless any individual delegate rises and states
OF the roll-cal. if any man rises it will be set
tied by the convention. The secretary then
proceeded with the call of the next vote. When
the roll cal was finished, Mr.. Joy, of Michigan,
SAID: Before the vote is announced
The Chair-One of the secretaries of the con-
vent1on desires to inquire of the chairman of
the Pennsylvania delegation whether his vote
has been counted in the report?
Mr.. MCGEE, Of Pennsylvania-Yes sir.
Mr.. Joy, of Michlgan-I wish to correct the
vote OF the state of Michigan.
Mr.. Weaver, of Pennsylvania-Tw members
OF the Pennsylvania delegation who have lust
arrived, wish to record their votes ''aye"
Mr.: Joy, of Nichgan-The state Of Michigan
IS to be corrected to p noes and aye.
The CHARIOT Pennsylvania, 81 aye, % no.
The clerk will announce the vote on the adop-
ton of the substitute.
The secretary announced the vote as follows:
Ayes 31S, noes AGO. Great and prolonged cheer
ing followed the announcement, and it took
some for the chair to again bring the conven-
ton to order.
On motion of Mr., Brundage, of Connecticut.
the pending motion was laid on the table.
The convention then adjourned.
Third Day.
CHICAGO, June AT 1O:45 the president
raped the convention to order.
Prayer by Rev. Arthur Little.
Conkllng offered a resolution which he hoped
would be unanimously adopted, otherwise he
would call for division. 1t was as follows:
Resolred As the sense of this convention, that |
every member of it is bound in honor to support its
nominee, whoever that nominee may be, and that no
man should hold seat here who is not ready to so
agree.
The vote being taken, one or two negatives
were heard and Conkling suggested that the call
OF states be made in order to discover what dele
gates in Republican convention refused to vote
fer this resolution.
At the conclusion, when there had been no |
negative votes except three in West Virginia.
ConkEng's motion was declared adopted by a
vote of 716 ayes to nays. Conklng then Of |
fered resolution orally as follows:
Resolved, That the delegates who on this roll call
have voted no on this resolution do deserve to
have and have forfeited their votes in this conyen-
ton.
This called forth an animated debate in which |
considerable bad feeling was manifested. Fin |
ally Conhhng said he would not do injustice to
any delegate and although, he didn't under
stand that the delegates would support the
nominee be would Withdraw his resolution. It
was Withdrawn and there was loud applause
thereat.
seweu (N. J.) moved that the report of the
committee on credentials be made Agreed to
BY unanimous vote.
The chair said for the purpose of accommo-
dating the citizens, the committee on arrange
nlents have given them 1O, 600 seats. It was ev-
identity improper to express appreciation or dis
appreciation from the galleries. and he had
ordered the galleries cleared if any such dis
turbance occurred again.
The chairman called upon the committee on
credentials to report. It was announced that
they were not yet ready.
Seweu, On. J.,) moved that the report of the
committee on rules be read. 1T was suggested
that no action be taken on the rules until after
the committee on credentials had reported.
This amendment was accepted and the commit |
tee on rules was ordered to report
The chair desired Hon. B. K. Bruce, (Ken-
tucky), to assume the chair for few moments
and cheers greeted the appearance of Senator
Bruce on the platform.
Senator Garfield, chairman of the committee
on rules, reported the rules already published,
which are the same as those used at Cincinnati,
with the exceptions noted in previous dispatch
cs. Garfield explained that but two classes of
changes had been made from those of 1876;
nrst, verbal changes in the order of the rules:
second, the only substantial change was that in
the eighth rule, where the committee had en-
bodied the plain and undisputed precedent and
rule OF previous Republican conventions into
clear statement. CIhis is the clause abrogating
the unit rule.) The minority report from men,
Gers OF several states recommended the reten-
ton of ruiz as used at Cincinnati. CThis does
not abrogate the unit rule.) The minority con-
slider the majority report on this question as
tending to delay and as casting reflection en-
the chairman of the committee.
There being no other business before the con- |
Ventlon, the chair asked Seweu On. J.) to notify
the committee Oh credentials that the convention
was awaiting their report
At the expiration of half an hour the chair
man called the convention to order, it being now
one o'clock. He Immediately introduced Hon.
Omar D. Conger, chairman Of the committee on
credentials, who on behalf of the committee
apologized for the delay in deciding the cases
before them. He represented the difficulties
under which they labored. They had been al
most continuously and laboriously in session for
over two days. The committee had considered
all the cases with candor and fairness, and with
out dispute except on the merits of the various
members. In the Louisiana contest they
recommend the admission of the War
mouth delegation and the exclusion of the Beat
tie delegation. The report discusses the
organization of the convention of the state Of
Louisiana. They find that the bolt was with
out cause. They recommend the admission of |
James T. Rapier in the Fourth congressional !
district of Alabama. This case is also |
traversed. They also advise that Smith and |
Warner who were duly elected be admitted in |
place of Arfhnr Rriohann and r Moro1u IT,