The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-10
Convention and action taken in reference to themi

b. Kept that was agreed 10 by tho
members Of thar committee applause 30
that tlrse rules were 10 be deferred unul the
report uH credentials had been brought before this
assembly. There u no compact, sif. that has been
beginning tOdhe present time that will not be
honestly and strictly kept lAPplaufe.l The
Chairman OF your committee, OF the con-
mittee thls morning said that In Their
committee Mr Sharpe. from New YORK, asked per
mission 10 present = minority report. Ihat was
granted; also, that IL was suggested and not OBJ
jecied 10. that this report should follow the report
OF the Comallitee on Ctsae9ilals, .Ap
plausel Vow sir We ass that Ut suggestion
addrass myself, not TO noise and confusion,
but 10 tho better Judgment OF the men that are
here representing an honest conviction that they
arc to faithfully serve, and IN that service let u
be so performed that when yOu return home,
every Republican, no matter what his choice may
have been, no matter what his production, that
each HAl every one within the confines OF this
great Republic shall say: well done, tLOu
good aud faithful servant" Applanse aud Misses
Mr.. Chairman, l hope the gentleman from Iowa
will, win all these facts being before tile Conyen-
tlon, Withdraw his motion.
Several NOicg-NO, 10.
Mr.. Logan-some gentlemen here say ono"
Why DO they say NOT Is It because
you are determined not to stand by
the agreement OF your C0mlniiteei lHhsses.I
Do you propose to run rough-shOd over cOmpacta
and over agreeinenti lGrrat laughter aud hisseB
from tho gallery, and cries OF BpriuCH0id.l
Tho ChIir-Let US have order. | shall order any
portion ni the gallery cleared from which any III
terruption occurs.
NlH h#'NhNl aAAH 'NNAA HHh 1 ~ ~ 'o NV"
off my guard by anything that may n said TO me.
], rs | said, am not discussing 10 the galleries. but
20 these men who came here for the purpose OF
coolly determining these questions. lApplause.l
To them | appeal, and 10 no one else; In tho hands
Of these men / rest these questions, aud not In the
hands Ol men or the thrOats who have no votes TO
test these questions here
The C~liair-The question is on the motion OF the
gentleman from Iowa
Mr.. HcndersOn-Mr- ChAiTman-
The Chair-The gentleman from Iowa.
Nj, llenderson-l am glad, Mr., Chairman, par
ticularlY glad, TO hear the sentiments that have
just fallen from the lips of the distinguished gen
tleman from Illinois. | assume, sir, that the
words that have fallen from his lips in
his closing remarks will be gratifying
10 the entire country. From no gem
tlemen in This Convention would / be
more glad than from him to hear the announce.
ment that there must be no driving rough shod
over tho rights of the minority. Continued ap-
planse.l
Mr.. Chairman, I am glad to see the contending
armies in this Convention coming together with
unison on the grand plane OF fair play. Applause
And thank my fellow-citizen for the tribute
that he has paid to a recognition OF the
rights Of fellow members of the Convention.
The gentleman has asked why this
hastef' | ask the gentleman why this delayi The
other great champion of peace and human rights,
the distinguished gentleman from New York, this
morning moved his column In the direction OF de-
sition squarely in the face az men and Republic
cans who have come here together to put in
the field a nominee who will be overwhelmingly
elected. lApplause.l The Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Rules made a statement here this morn
ing which showed that there was no such com.
past as was intimated by the gentleman from
Illinois. He did indicate that he was ready to
abide by the wish Of the Convention. The
Convention, ready as 1t. was then
because upon the explanation that the minority
desired an opportunity to make a report, Mr..
Frye, OF Maine, withdrew his motion, to give them
tlme. Now. Mr., Chairman, the minority report,
which could and should have been ready at IL
O'CLOCK, is not ready yet. Why this
dslayi IApplsuse;l But the gentleman
/ am informed that the ninth rule' is almost,
In fact, verbally the same as the one adopted by
the same rs adopted by the Convention last before
that. Have we become 80 chan ged in our ideas
and in our necessities that we must jump
once nominated d Grant aud afterSarG Hayes,
when that same ninth rule lends the time. II the
Convention wishes, TO any gentleman upon any
question: Now, | say that IL may be very well for
the gentleman from Illinois to speak as he does,
but there are tens of thousands here from every
part Of this country, and they want TO proceed to
Here is the organized Convention ready for work,
and they want to work. Ar. Chairman, under
these circumstances / insist upon my motion that
we shall proceed to the consideration OF the
business that is to come before US. TCheers.l
The Ghair-Are you ready for the question:
Mr.. HenderaOn-Mr. Chairman, one word. I
from Kentucky that the Committeemen
who signed the minority report say it was ready
TO be reported this morning. Applause.
The Chair-Is the Convention now ready for the
question: lCrieB OF "Questton."l
Governor Boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, rise to
make an inquiry.
The Chairman-what is your inquiry
Mr.. Boutwell-It is this: whether the Committee
or gentlemen on the floor representing the Com,
mittee, intend to make any different proposition
touching the debate upon contested questions,
concerning seats in this Convention, than is pro.
vided for in the report which was published In
the morning papers Of this city, limiting the de-
bate to Ave minutes. II that be the intention /
could not do otherwise than vote against the con
sideration OF the report OF the on
Rules, Applause, 1t Is presented in the Con-
Yention whether the men elected by the people are
to represent the people, whether that motto ia to
stand as the permanent guide OF the Republican
party of the country, or whether here and now and
IN this presence that motto is to be oVerthrown,
that this is a government Of the people, by the
people, and for the people.
Dir. Hamilton, Of Kentucky Docs the gentleman
from Massachusetts yieldi
Governor BOutwell-Yes.
Mr.. Hamilton-I dosiredo say, for the member
OF that committee, thac@he states emphatically
that this statement by the gentleman from Iowa is
a Misrepresentation. lCheers.l
MI. White-I state, Sir, as a member from Ken
lucky, that he did say It,
Governor Boutwell, claim the floor.
Mr.. Hnlnilton-I am responsible for II, sir.
The Chair-The g%entlemaR from Kentucky will
The Chair-ThO gentleman from MASSACHUSETTS,
has the floor.
Mr.. BUutwell-If my f1end from Iowa will allow
me q word in tho way Of an obssrva-
zion, it is never safe in p public assembly to report
private conversations [Applause.l Now the par
NNlh AIihS NAllCAl 4 Nlsh w huVN anu W hltut 40
far as l can nov foresee, will decide my
vote, and | think 1t ought to decide the
votes of this Convention is, whether men who
claim seats ON this floor are TO be limited to the
period Of tive minutes cries Of mo! morn either
by themselves or by their representatives, friends,
for the discussion OF that grave question. ! say as
one delegate, that l will stand here and, walt here
until there is judgment expressed by the
American people whether the State or
Illinois, the State of Louisiana, OF Kansas, OF
Pennsylvania, whether either or all these ques-
tions Of great, grave, perilous public concern are
TO be discussed here, and settled upon O debate In
which those having the deepest concern are 70 be
permitted to speak for i've minutes. lCries OF
'G0od," and spplause.l There Is time enough for
the consideration OF the grave business on which
for our judgment, and If that judgment 10 honest;
II we make no misstepi II we so forward In hon.
est part pursuing the accomplishment OF different
honest purposes, the judgment we shall render,
whether 1t be for the citizen OF Maine
or the hero of the war IcheOrsl viii
the American people. lApplause.l But If
we hero, seven hundred selected mon, try these
great questions by q tvo minutes debate, through
fear OF u hotel bill, what will the American people
BayH What will they.dol [Cheers.l
General Ben. Harrison. OF Indiana-n I under
stand the question that now divides this COnyen-
ton, and which seemed to have raised acrimonious
on the psrs of the gentleman from
Illinois to the present presentation Of
based upon the information which has come TO tho
Convention, that among those rules ID one which
limits debate upon all questions which come be-
fore tho Convention to lye minutes. 1t ID objected
that y Limitation. will be unfair when tho
, sStliSs all G]Ee GiSslifGn .'tS65 -s SSRs0''lO oS sRis
floor Is to DO determined, and though
l differ widely from the gentleman Of the Illinois