The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-10
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS

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CHICAGO, June IA smart rain having fallel
during tho early morning, the third day OF th
National Convention dawned q trlle cloudy an
cool ana comfortable. Tho delegates, well tiTei
out BY committee duty and by the active canvas
or last evening, were sloweS than ever IN gettinl
into the Exposition Building, and slower still II
taking their seats. The audience, too, who here
toiOre had been early on the ground, being unused
10 Tie early hour OF meeting, only occupied abOu
half the seats when the hour appointed arrived.
Among the delegates Robert G.. lngersoll appear
ed ms u proxy Tor the delegate from Knox County
Illinois.
Tho band for nearly an hour dlscoursed lively
Among The distinguished guests on tho stage
were his Royal Highness Prince Leopold and mem
beers Of his party, composed Of II. Collins, Esq.
[. b., England; Hon. II. NOrke, England; Colonel
Mchoill, Victoria Cross, EquerrY 10 The queen
The party is accompanied also by the Princess
Louise and suite, who arrived this morning ant
are guests nj the Grand Pacific Hotel today. They
will leave for Milwaukee tLis evening. The Prince
was greeted warmly by the audience.
When Mr.. ConRling came In he was greeted as
usiial 10y hearty applause, which was duplicated
when General Garfield walked Town shortly after
At lO:l5 the President raped tile Convention tC
order, ana called on the Rev. Arthur Little, OF the
New England Congregations Church OF this city
who offered prayer.
| PledgIng Delegates.
The Chair at once recognized MI. COnkllnR, who
offered a resolution, which he hoped would be
unanimously adopted. Otherwise, he would call
" a ulFlhluu. ~ WAS We lOi4OWhs
Resolved, As the sense Of this Convention. that
every member Of il Is bound in honor TO support its
nominee, whoever that nominee nay be, and that no
man should hold a seat here who Is not ready 10 so
agree.
MIR. Hale, of Maine, said he took It for granted
that a Republican Convention did not need such
Instructions. Although they had come here with
preferences, he had yet to hear any expression by
any delegate that he would not stand by the final
action Of the Convention, He had no doubt that
Mr.. Coukling would be found shoulder to shoulder
with the friends Of any candidate who might be
Nominated. He would support the nominee, ana
he expected Mr.. Conkling w0nld do the same,even
though his favOrite candidate were not selected.
The vote being taken, one or two negatives were
heard, and Mr.. COnkling suggested That u call of
States he made in order to discover what dele
gates in the Republican Convention refused to
vote for this resolution.
Mr., Brandage, OF Connecticut, also demanded
the yeas and nays,
should be recorded, and 1t was agreed that 1t
should.
AS the roll Of States was called. all voted in the
affirmative, until the State of Suuth Carolina was
called, when x. B. Elliott responded as follows:
Mr.. PREsIDEHT-Being the only member Of the
delegation from South Carolina, and not be-
ing authorized TO cast The vote of the other
members OF the delegation, l desire TO be allowed
to record my vote on the Affirmative side Of the
question"
West Virginia In the Arena.
West Virginia was then called.
A. W. Campbell, Of West Virginia, said:
There are two members Of the delegation from
West Virginia absent serving on committees.
They represent five votes Aye and three votes
No."
IHisses. and cries of put him Outl' from the
galleries.
The delegates from Arizona, District Of Column
bia, Idaho, MontanR and Washington Territory
were absent when the roll was called.
At the conclusion Of the call the Secretary an
nounced the result as ZIG votes aye, and 3 votes
The Chair-The resolution is adopted.
Mr.. Conkling-I wish 70 offer q resolution, which
in ono moment l VIII reduce to writing, the sub
stance Of which, meanwhile, l will submit orally
to the Convention.
Resolved. That the delegates who, on this roll call,
have voted NO or this resolution, do not deserve TO
have, and have forfeited their votes in this Convention.
General applause
A. w. Campbell, of West Virginia. hope for the
benefit of those who voted in the negative that
the gentleman from New York will repsat his re-
marks.
The Chair-The gentleman from New York is
reducing bis resolution to writing, aud will send IL
to the Chair. The gentleman from Now York
moves the following resolution. (Ihe Secretary
%readingl:
Resolved, That tho delegates who have voted that
they will not abide The action OF the Convention do not
deserve and have forfeited their votes in this Conyen-
ton.
Loud and continued applause
Mr.. Campbell-ME. Chairman
The Chair-rhe gentleman from West Virginia.
Mr.. Campbel-Mr, Chairman, before this rrsolu-
ton is put. to this Convention i desire to make %
few remarks. There are three gentlemen from
htbb ' 4 hlhlh lAiiNb Wa NV anu hioHNbI " hO AuNb
voted in the negative. Gentlemen, if / am not to
he heard in Republican Convention Lam willing
to withdraw. II it has come to this that in the
city Of Chicago, where n come as a young man
from the State of Virginia, after having submitted
twenty years ago to c0ntumely and TO violence in
the State of Virginia for my Republican princi
pies; If IT has come to this that in the city of
Chicago a delegate can not have o free expression
of his opinion, / for one am willing to withdraw
from this Convention. Applause and cries Of
''GOOd."l Mr.. Chairman, l have been q Republi.
can in the State Of Virginia from my youth-for
twenty-five years. have published q
Republican Newspaper in that State, Applause
l have supported every Presidential Republican
nominee in that time. ! expect TO support tho
nominee of this Convention. But, sir, as a Repub-
licNn, having imbiped my principles from the
great statesman from New York, William II.
Seward, with whom l had an early acquaintance
by virtue Of my having gone to school within nine
miles Of the city Of Utica, from which the Senator
from New York now halls.
was a Republican shore. made the aeauaint-
anoe of that distinguished gentleman. Icame home,
and in my youth / went in as q newspaper editor,
and from that day to this, from the John Brown
raid at Harpers Ferry, and all through the
troubles Of the last twenty-five years, l have con-
sisteDtly and always supported our State and Ma
tioDal Republican nominees. (Applauee.l But,
Mr.. Chairman, I feel, as a Republican, that there
Ia a principle in this question, and l will never
come into any Convention and agree beforehand
that whatever may be done by that Convention
shall have my Enforcement. Applause and Kisses
Sir, 10 q free man, whom God made free, l always
intend TO Garry my sovereignty under my own
hand. Applause 1 never intend tha.t any body
Of men shall take II from me. [Asplanse 1
do not, Mr.. Chairman, make my living by politics.
Applause i make 1t by my labor rs a newspaper
editor, and ! am not afraid to 90 home and say
afraid TO stand up in the State Of West Virginia
when but twenty-niue men were found TO vote for
Abraham Lincoln, and when that party to.day
has risen to as 600 votes, / am not afraid
20 go homo and face the Enon as | have faced them
on all questions. Applause, loud ana continued
&C. Moore, of West Vlrginia-Although l differ
fsn,s, Fnp hint N ~ manila from NVaaN NirOiNto aud
cast my vote aye on the resolution, yet | do insist
aud demand on his part, as well as a delegate
from that Stale, the right TO utter his sentiments
upon any and every question on this call. He is
responsible to his people. and to his people alone.
Now, In the name Of God, has II como to this, that
one that has been as stancll ne A. W. Campbell to
my knowledge, in behalf Of Republi0anism, when 1t
cost something to be a Republican, should BIO dis
franchised. fApplause.l Aye, when the dark
clouds Of 1861 lowered over what Ia now the little
State OF West Virginia, when IL waH to become the
great battle-ground. as it were, OF the Southern
states, A. W, Campbell was standing holding aloft
the flag Of his country End battling for II. lAp-
plause,l II l differ from him-I come here to vote
for the nominee OF this Convention, wholnsoever
may be-yot l insist, and demand on the part OF
my State hs right to uttor his on be
half OF himself.
Before this Convention shall como to u decision
OF this question IL would be quite well for this gen
tleman to SOC and decide for himself. what the
question Ia and what me que9tion 10 not IN the
free speech Ia a Republican Convention. That
question was decided in the first Republican Con
yention that ever sat on this continent, and II
never has been doubted, denied or hindered In any
Republican Convention that has met
pln0O that day Iapplausel, and never will be
This party,,s frat war-ory, sir. was free speech,
free press, free soil, freedom and free men, and II
lies &C the foundation OF tho great temple Of re,
liberty, which 10 the glory of this land
the admiration Of the world. Free speech-the
freedom to express, at all proper shines and places,
ones preferences upon political quostions; and
then that other enduring foundation, laid deeper
than either war or any convention can ovor