Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-04
srEOCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
y Report that was Changed.


CHICAGO, June AT 2:20 this morning
the committee on credentials concluded
their labOrs by voting to report in favor of
the sitting delegates from West Virginia
and Utah and the cOntesting delegates
from the 9th district of Pennsylvania (E.
X. Martin and \. klne), and the 18th dis
trict of Illinois. 1t refused to interfere
with the delegates at large or those from
the I'd district of Illinois. A resolution de-
claring that the Springfield OT.) conven-
tion was legally constituted body and in
selecting delegates to the national convcn-
tion acted in good faith, was rejected by a
vote of q to II, two not voting.
The Convention.
While the interest in the convention and
| its business continues, there is a visible
abatement of the excitement this morning.
At 1044 there were few delegates in their
seats, and the galleries were not half filled
Spectators, however, are still pouring in
and as the weather is cool, there is no doubt
that another hour will see the house cram
med to it's utmost capacity.
A Hot Discussion.
In the discussion of COnklin.'s motion
to exclude the West Virginia dissenters.
Mr.. Hale, of w. Va, who voted "aye ~
defended the rights of his colleague to
vote as he saw fit [applause] to utter his
sentiments as an individual delegate.
Mr.. Brandagee, of Conn.,, said the
question was not one of free speech no
man here will seek to hinder any delegate S
free speech :; it was only a question as to
what any man would do for the support
of Republican principles. He continued
at considerable length and was greeted
with Kisses
AsFierce Thrust at ConkIing.
Mr.. Mccormick. of West Virginia,
avowed himself one of the dissentants
not because he did not expect to support
the nominee of this convention, for he did
intend to do that no matter who lie should
be. He was as good a Democrat as I'll Q
gentleman from New York and whereas
the latter made only one speech for the
nominee of the last national Republican
convention, he { Mccormick } made one
hundred. [Great applause and cheers. He
opposed the resolution only because it de-
clares that men are unfit to sit in the con-
vention if they differ from other members
of it.
A COlOretl Brother Wants to Know
Young (Tenn.), colored, supported a
resolution and asked why, if those who
voted emo" meant to join the Democratic
party, they should be helping to choose
the nominee of the Republican party; if it
was a mere question of personal independ-
ence let them keep it to themselves, but
let them leave the Republican party to
take care of itself.
Garfield's Grave Apprehension.
Garfield (Ohio) expressed his fear that
the convention was about to commit a
grave error. He would state the case
every delegate save three had voted for
the resolution, and the three gentlemen
who had voted against it had risen in their
places and stated that they had expected
and intended to support the nomination of
the convention; but, that it was not, in
their judgment, a wise thing at this time
to pass the resolution which all the other
delegates voted for. Were they to be dis
franchised because they thought so? (Cries
of no." ''no.") That was the question.
Was every delegate to have his Repnbli-
canism inquired into before he was allowed
to vote9 Delegates were responsible for
their votes, not to the convention but to
their constituents. [Cheers.] He himself
would never in any convention vote
against his judgment. He regretted
that the gentleman from West
Virginia had thought it best to break
the harmony of the convention
by their dissent did not know these gen.