The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-04
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
Third Days Proceedings.
TWO REPORTS FROM THE COM.
MTTTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Logan has a Tllt--Adjournment until
7P. M, Tonight
lBulletins.1

/ GBulletins.l
| CHICAGO, June 4.-9:35 a, m.-Tht
papers all agree that the unit rule will bs
voted down, and that the convention can
not get through before Tomorrow night
At the Grant delegates caucus, they
decided to stick if ballotiug lasted a week
! 1890 q. m.-Prince Leopold and the
Marquis OF Lorne occupy seats on the
platform.
/ The convention was called to order si
1880 a. NJ. Cenkling moved that all mem
bers of the convention bind themselves
20 support the nominee of this con vention.
ConkliDg's motion was carried.
Coukling said there were negative votes
on the resolution and asked for q call oil
states. Roll of states ordered called.
| lilo a. m.-Conkling moved that the
delegates who voted mo" should be con-
sidered as having forfeited their right to
vote in the convention.
| Conkling's resolution to exclude the
dissenting voters from w. Va. is being
extensively discussed.
| Copkling has asked that the roll of states
be called on his resolution.
A delegate from the committee moved
| that Conkling's resolution be laid on the
| table.
The roll of states resulted in favor of
Conkling's resolution. West Va. casting
their votes in the negative, the only ones
in the negative. The vote was received
with Kisses. SoMMERVILLE.
11;2O a. m.-Committee on credentials
will not be ready to report bv half hour.
1880 p. m.-Conkling has Withdrawn
bis motion.
Committee on credentials has been in
structed to report.
Committee on rules and order of busi-
ness reported in favor of the rules of the
house of representatives to govern the
convention.
Rules speeches to be confined to Eve
minutes.
Extra platform denounees polygamy,
opposes Chinese immigration, and sug-
gests congressional modification of exist
ing treaties to remedy the evil. It COM
mends Hayes administration and holds it
as the duty of the Republican party to
harmonic the whole country.
1;03 ., m.-The committee on creden-
tisls just reported.
LIS p. m,-The committee on credeu-
tials recommends the admission of dole
gates by Yarmouth, OF Louisiana; recon-
mends the admission of Rapier, of Ala,
who refused TO obey the instructions of the
CONVENTION tuaI tue state NoLo hHOulu De
cast as a unit. ).
Recommends that contestants from the
7th district Of Alabama be admitted. s.
Recommended the admission of contest
ants from Illinois of the lst. Sd, 4th. 5th.
9th. 9th, 10th, 18th and l7th districts. 8.
Reports In favor of contested from End
aud 3rd districts of Kansas, that the ten
delegates be allowed to retain seats but
only six votes to be cast. SoMERyTLLE.
Report against contestants In the 9th
and 10Th districts. S.
l:4O D. m.-Reports in favor of district
representation instead of by state as
whole. SoMERvILLE.
LAS o. m.-Report against contestants
in the 9th and l9;h districts of Pennsylva-
MIA. s.
I:47 .. m.-Recomm mends that delegates
from Utah retain their seats. 5.
1853 p. ma minority has been pres
ented. S.
The minority reports against the princi-
pie of district representation in national
convention. 5.
l:55 p, m.-Minority report against
contestants from Alabama. s.
2:l5 D. Minority report protests
against the decision of the majority. in It's
report on the contest in Illinois. s.
2:45 D. n.-MinorIty report, very long
reading, concluded at 2:40 p. m. >.
$50 D. m,-Minority submitted supple
mental report protesting the action OF the
majority in cases of Utah and West Vir
ginia, 3
CHICAGO, June Among the dele
gates appeared as proxy lngersoil. who
appeared as a proxy for the delegate from
Knox county, Ill, The band for nearly
an hour discoursed patriOtio music.
Among the distinguished guests on the
stage were his Royal Highness, the Prince
Leopold and mem bers of his party com"
posed of FL. Collins, Esq, q. B. England.
Hon. Yorke. England Col. McNeill. Vic
toria Cross Equerry to the Queen. The
party was accompanied also by the
Princess Louise suite, arrived this morning
and are guests at the Grand Pacific Hotel
to-day. They will leave for Milwaukee
this Ievening. The Prince was greeted
warmly by the audience. When Conk-
ling came in he was greeted as usual by
hearty applause, which was duplicated
when Gen. Garfield walked down shortly
after. At l0:45 the president raped the
copyeption to order and called on Rev.
Arthur Little, of New England. Congre-
rational church, shis city, who offered
prayer -.
The cchair at once recognized Conkiing
cho offered q resolution which he hoped
gould be unanimously adopted. Other
wise he would call for division. 1t was as
fylIows:-
Resolved, as the sense of this conven-
ton. that every member of 1t is bound in
honor 10 support It's nominee whoever
that nominee may be, and that no man
should hold seat here who is not ready
to SO agree. :. F.
Mr.. Hale of Maine said he took It for
granted Republican convention did not
need such instruction. althoue b they had
come hear with preferences, ne had yet
TO here any expression by any delegate
that he would net stand by the fnal action
of the oonyension. He had no doubt that
Coukling would be found shoulder to
shoulder with the friends of any candidate
who might be nominated. He would sup
mort the nominee and he expected OonA"
i;np would do the same, proVioeo MS lay
orite candidates were not seieoteo.
The vote being taken one or two nesatIses
were heard, aud Conkling suggestSa ths'
a call of states be made in order TO discov-
er what delegates in the Repuoiican CON
ventiou refused TO vote for tbs resol9'iJhu. .ha
Brandagee of Conn also demanded tne
yeas aud nayes. A vote was taken ss "a
whether such vote should be recorded anu
- mos ooraod thst IL should. As state