Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-10
Editorial Correspondence from the
Chicago Convention.

Onicsgo, June ., ooeloek P. n.
Thursday was good day for the
continuation of the nominating bat
tie. The Convention had adjourned
to reassemble at IL O'Clock, but as
1t was known the committee on
credentials was not ready to report,
the President did not summon the
people to order until past IL. There
WAS then present sthe largest audi.
enoe the great west has ever seen
under one roof. Business was be.
gun by q motion of Senator Conk-
ling to take recess until 6 Io'clock.
He said no business could be tran
saoted until the Committee on
Credentials reported, so that it
would be known who were entitled
to seats.
Mr.. Hale asked him to withdraw
the motion short time, This he
declined to do, and then Mr.. Hale
opposed its adoption. Conkling un-
dertook TO get an immediate vote
on tho ground that the motion was
not debatable. Hale said the motion
was to adjourn to a given time, and
therefore was debatable. The Chair
sustained Hale, and then the spar.
ring began. The vast audience of
twelve thousand saw that a skirmish
between the Grant and Blaine mon
was begun, and the friends of each
were eager to hear and to applaud
Skirmishing between such distin-
guished men is sight rarely seen,
even in lifetime.
ConkliDg is a man capable of max.
ing great speeches, but he boils
over with self-oouoeit. His instincts
lead him at once to be little his an
tagonist. He made ironical allus-
ions to Hale's speech, and his amia-
5ility, and spoke of New England as
as being "peopled with orators"
Grant men laughed and appIauded
for they were anxious for something
TO applaud.
Hale replied that but q word was
sufficient to answer the "argument.
alive part" of Mr. C.'s speech. If q
body can transact no business unit
all contested seats were settled, nc
business could ever be transacted
Mr.. C)nkling was himself men,
Der of & body that bad been doing
business for years with contested
seats unsettled. As to his amiabil
ity, (the speaker's) if he was not al
raspish as his friend from New Yorh
that vast audience know the reason
why.
These two points Cthe last one
being an allusion to the general i'm.
preston now that Grant cannot bt
nominated. struck the audience al
hard knocks on Conkling, and the
cheers, clapping of hands, and wav.
ing of hats and handkerchief
lasted for several minutes.
The motion was then put ant
lost-making victory No. for the
Blaine men over the Grant men.
The committee on permRn eut or.
ganization then reported. 1t made
the temporary officers the perma-
nent officers. This took but q few
minutes, and then Mr.: Frye Col
Maine), called for report of Commit
tee on Rules. Grant men objected
to receiving it until Committee OF
Credentials reported, Mr.. Garfield
its chairman, made some explsnstio;
which induced Mr.. Frye to withdraw
that motion, and he then moved t.
take recess until 8 O'Clock.
Conkliug took this occasion to max,
another sarcastic speech. He bland
ly congratulated the gentleman from
Maine for the momentous amount G
business they had accomplished. Hi
friends again, Of course, laughed ant
cheered.
Mr.. Frye arose and said the Main,
delegation wished him humbly to &C
cept of his congratulations, and wish
ed him further to say that at til,
conclusion OF the work of this con
vention he would again come forward
and congratulate them upon its re
suits. This was another tremendou
drive on Conkling, and it again pro
duced the widest cheering through
out the vast hall. The motion car
ried.
The convention adjourned sool
after ) o'clock.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, Co Blain,
mani, stated that it was understood
that the Committee on Cred eutial
could not yet report, and he moved
shat the Committee on Rules be call
ed on for a report.
Senator Logan opposed this motion
He made q eech in which he as
sumed TO be very generous and Just
He asked, "Why this haste ?" ant
said he did not think it was manly o.
just in the opposition to attempt t.
"ride rough.shod" over them.
Mr.. Henderson replied, stating
that ne was rejoiced that the Senate,
from Illinois was not in favor of Grid
ing rough.shod" over other member,
of his party. This happy refereuc,
TO Logsn's rough.shod bulldozins
operations in the Republican Stat,
Convention, again set the people
wild and it was long time before
they were quoted. Mr.. Henderson