The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05
CHICAGO CONVENTION
Boutwell moved the FOLLOWING

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Mr. Boutwell, moved the following
Resolved. That all cases of contested seats
be decided by adopting the usage ofeaeh State
with regard TO the election of delegates,
whether such election be by District or by
State conve ton.
Ruled out on point of order.
The question was then put by viva voce,
and was decided overwhelmly in the mega
tive.
A division by States WAS called Spr,
The roll of States was called and resulted
yeas, 306; nays, 449. So the motion to
substitute the minority Tor Grant report for
the majority or anti Grant report in the A s-
bama contests WAS rejected. The announce
ment was received with tumutous applause.
The majority report, so far as it re-
latos to Alabama, was then adopted.
Mr. Quarrels. of Wisconsin, offered a res
olution limiting debate on the Illinois corr
tested seats to one hours time, to be equally
divided between the two sides.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to amend by substi-
tuting the resolution offered by him few m =
ments before. Ruled out on point of order.
Mr.. Logan urged the greatest allowance of
time for discussion Of the Illinois case, He
said Furthermore he was Informed that
the Calitorni, delegates were not awarded
their credentials until they had taken a
pledge to support the nominee of the Coz
vention. He asked the California delegation
what the fact was?
Mr.. PiXley, of California, got up on his
chair and said the question could not be an
nNu in hn In unIll hn
most happy to respond if be could be allowed
little NOR time in which t. do SO. Cali
ifornia selected her delegates to
this convention by vote of
eIch district represented here.
Their appointment was confirmed by the
State convention, and in order that there
should be no mistake about the State con-
yention, they with perfect unanimity instruct
ed tho delegates to vote first, last and all the
time for the distinguished Senator from
Maine.
HURRAHs FOR BLAINE.
This gave opportunity for the most re-
markable scene OF excitement witnessed in the
hall since the convention opered. Three
fourths OF the immense throng in the
galleries and floor, outside of place al.
lowed to delegates, and fully one-half
the delegates themselves sprang to their feet
cheering, shouting, waving handkerchets,
umbrellas, etc, tor the space of several min
utes before any attempt at restoring order
could make the least impression on the ex-
cited mass.
Mr.. Harrison, of Indiana, suggested that
an hour be given to each side on the Illinois
case, and the proposition was subsequently
adopted without serious objection.
hours delay, waiting for the Committee on
Credentials to report
The convention again came to order at
p. m.
Mr., Conger of Michigan, from the COM
mittee, presented the report, spologizing for
the length of time they had beer compelled
to detain the convention and explaining its
necessity. They Ind been constantly and la
boriously engaged in their duties ever since
they we're appointed, with the exception of u
recess of three or four hours. Numerous
questions before them had been discussed with
candor and frankness, and settled without dis
pute in the committee rs to their action, no
matter how much they differed as to merits.
In the Louisiana case the committee recon.
mended the admission of Yarmouth, ex-
GLIDING the Beattie delegation. After elab
crate explanation of facts, the committee
stated that the Beattie bolt was made without
cause. In Alabama they recommended the
admission OF SIR. Rspier, believing that the
State convention had no right to over.rlde or
ignore his ele ton by his district because of
his failure 20 approye differentiation that he
should be given instructions of that State
that his district should vote as aunt for
Grant. In the case of Smith Il Warner, of
Alabama, the facts we're substantially the
same as in the case of Rapipr. They were
duly chosen by their respective districts. AID
tho State convention undertook; TO revoke
that appointment because they failed TO ac.
cept the unit rule The committee recon.
mended the admission contestants to the seat.
of sitting members from the first, third, fifth.
sixth. ninth. tenth. thirteenth and seventeenth
districts. These we'll known
facts were sue inctly sta ed. The committee
also reported against contestants in the sec.
ond Illinois dist let, and to sustain the OBJ
iec,ions Of tho four delegates Mt
iarr in the same State. They further re.
mort in favor of sitting membirs from ,h,.
ninth and nineteenth districts of Pennsylya-
MIA and the third district of West Vi-yinjn.
The committee suggests that the final decis
ion of many of these contests depends upon
the adoption by the convention OF the princi-