Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-05
What was Done in Chicago Yes
terday.
THINGS LOOKED LOVELY FOR GRANT
UNTIL THE EVENING SESSION.
Then Gems the Admission Of Alabama
Delegates with q Boom for Blaine.
ILLINOIS CONTESTS STILL UNDER -cONSID-
GRAFTON.
The Feeling Against the Unit Rule.
IBy Teleer.pb to the sentinel.l


CHICAGO. June 4.
Papers all agree that the unit rule will
| be voted down., and that the Convention
can not get through before tomorrow
night. At a Grant Delegates Caucus they
decided to stick to their man if balloting
asted q week.
Convention called to order at II A. NJ.
Conkling moved that all members OF
the Convention bind themselves to sup
port the nominee Of this Convention.
C~onkling's motion carried.
Conkling said there were negative votes
on the resolution, and asked for a call of
States. Roll Of States ordered called.
The roll of States resulted in favor Of
Conkling's s. Resolution, West Virginia cast
ing three votes in the negative, the only
ones in the negative. The vote was received
with misses.
11:30 A. M.-Conkling moved that the
delegates who voted no should be consider
ed as having forfeited their right to vote
in the Copvention.
IL :33 A. M.-Conkling's resolution to ex-
clude the three disagreeing from West
Virginia is being extensively discussed.
11:40 A. M Conkling has asked that the
| roll Of States be called on his resolution.
l1:47 A. MA Delegate from Connect
cut moved that Conkling's resolution be
laid on the table.
11:50-Conkling has Withdrawn his mo-
ton.
11:51-The Committee on Credentials
has been instructed to report.
IL M.-The Committee on Rules and Or
der of Business reported in favor Of the
| rules Of the House of Representatives gov
| erning the Convention.
1852 P. M.-Committee on Rules re-
| ported that speeches be confined to five
minutes.
Committee on Credentials will not be
ready to report for half hour. The plat
form d%enounces polygamy and opposes
| Chinese immigration.
Suggests Congressional modification
OF existing treaties to remedy the evil.
1t commends Hayes administration, and
holds it as the duty of the Republican
party to harmonic the whole country.
Logan said the Convention cannot
proceed until it is decided who the
Delegates of the Convention and the right
full ones are. the only ones authorized to
make proceedings legitimate.
1:09 P. M.-The Committee on Creden-
tials recommends the admission OF the
delegates headed by Mr.. Yarmouth, of
Louisiana.
lis P. M.-The admission of Rapier, of
Alabama is recommended. He refused to
obey the instructions Of the convention,
that the State vote should be cast as a unit.
Recommends that contestants from the
Seventh District Of Alabama be admitted.
Recommended admission OF contestants
from Illinois in the Bird, 4th. 9Th, 9Th, 9th,
10th, 18th and 18th Districts.
Report against the contests in the 9th
1 and 10Th ls4,,aka 1901 T. ku---f a.
trict representation instead OF by 8 tate as
o whole.
1:30 P. M.-The Committee reports against
contestants in the Ninth md Nineteenth
Districts Of Pennsylvania.
1:40 P. M.--Recommend that the delega-
tes from Utah retain their seats.
l:42 p. MA minority report has been
presented.
l:44 P. M.-The minority reports against
the principle OF district representation in q
national convention.
Minority reports against contestants
from Alabama.
The Minority report protests against the
decision OF ne majority on it's report on
the contest Of Illinois.
The minority report is very long. The
reading was concluded at 2:4O p. NJ.
The minority Of the Committee on Gre
dentials submitted . supplementary re-
port, protesting against the action OF the
majority in the cases Of Utah and West
Virginia.
Convention has agreed to take up the re-
port Of the Committee on Credentials in
sections. h portion in which there il no
dispute, was agreed to-.
protest having been put in against the
four delegates at large OF illinois to the
COMMITTEES on Credentials. they have set it
aside.
Sharp, of New York. moved that the ref
erence to it in the report be stricken out.
The motion, after much sharp debate on
part OF Logan. Sharp. Hayward and others,
which at times assumed . personal form,
was carried.
Clayton. of Arkansas, moved that the mi
nority report on Alabama be accepted in
place Of the majority.
Before action q motion to adjourn till Z
O'Clock was carried.
The Convention was called to order at
1886 P. NJ, Thu Convention has taken I'M
the Alabama question on contests, and has
agreed to devote forty minutes to it. each
sid to have twenty minutes, when q vote
will be taken. Vote taken.
Boutwell, moved that the question Of rep-
resentation be governed by the usage here
tofore in the different States.
The Chairman declared II out Of order.
The resolution that the minority report
be adopted instead Of the majority was
lost. Roll Of States called.
Evening session-On motion that the
minority report on the Alabama case be
substituted. resulted in favor Of. 294. and
against 449. This ia q pretty fair test on
the unit question. The official vote on the
Alabama contest in favor OF the minority in
place Of majority report 306 for, against
40. The majority report adopted. The
| Illinois cases taken up. Boutwell, brought
mp his question again that the seats
Of contestants be settled by the
usage Of the various States. The Chairman
ruled it ont of order.
Or. M-The Convention 10 debating as to
how much time will be given to- the discus
sion Of the Illinois contested districts.
9:45 P. M.-When the delegates from CAL
ifornia mentioned the name Of Blaine, the
Convention and galleries took 1t up, and
cheering continued for Ave minutes.