The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-05

| question w are responsible lOF
actions to our constituents and not t
convention. LGreat applause.l Tn
never was and never will be q convent
which did or can bind my vote IN 8
vance Of any question If this resoluti
was adopted the convention must pun
itself at the close of every vote and Get
mine how many shall 90 cut. At t
close he urged Conkling 10 with 1raw
resolution.
Pixley, OF CalifjInia, moved TO Il
the resolution on the table LApp'aus5
Conkling demanded a call Of the 70
Kisses long and furiOus.l
A call OF the roll was ordered.
Conkling inquired of the chair wheth
| the three gentlemen from West Virgin
did say they would vote for the nomin
of this convention.
The Chair said it was not his PROVING
to answer the question.
Conkling said he would not press b
resolution. and his question wss snswere
10 the affirmative, and finally he Will
drew the resolution, US re said thel
seemed TO be some doubts. Applaus
and Kisses
Sewell, Of New Jersey, moved tbs
the committee on credentials nov report
Adopted.
The chair pointed out to the occupa mt
of the gallery the improperly Of inter
rupting the proceedings of the conven
ton. Ifthere should be any more his
sing there, be should order tie part of tn
gallery from which it came cleared. lap
plause
The chairman of the credentials con-
mittee not being in the house, on motor
of Sewell, the committee on rules wa
ordered to report, with the understanding
that no action should be taken until after
the report of the committee on creden-
tisls had been received and acted upoa.
The chair called Senator Bruce, OF
Mississippi, one of the vice-presidents
temporarily TO the chair, who was re.
ceived with applause
The rules were read by the secretary,
The one which forbids any unit rule was
read with applause.
Garfield said he did not understand
that these rules were now up for discus
sion, but only for information. The
only changes from the rules of '76 were
verbal merely or effected their arrange
ment in more convenient order, except
that the committee had added to what
was now numbered as rule provision
clearly and explicitly embodying the
uniform precedent OF all previous repub-
licsn conventions as to the manner of
taking the vote ofstates that are divided.
Hoar resumed the chair.
Sharpe, of New York, presented the
report of the committee on
rules, signed by Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri
New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois
and Colorado, recommending the adop-
ton of rule being rule of the conven-
ton of 1870 in the same language as in
1876, as follows: "In the record of votes
by stRtes, the vote OF each state, territory
and the District Of Columbia shall be
by the chairman, and in case
he votes of any state, territory and the
District of Co'umbis shall be divided the
chairman shall announce the number of
votes cast for any candidate or for or
against any proposition"
The minority express the belief that the
addition made by the majority Of the
committee is unwise, that it tends to
invite discussion, which might not other
wise be forced on the conVention-that
or the protection Of the rights of indi-
yidual members it is unnecessary, and
hat it gratuitously and in advance casts
IN imputation on the chairman of the
delegations.
Action on the report of the Committee
N rules and the views of the minority
Fss withheld for the present.
A message was received from the COM
nittee on credentials that it would be
'eady to report in thirty minutes. The
accordingly is waiting idly
or the committees appearance. The
committee on resolutions have not yet
.eported but have agreed upon their work.
The platform reheRrses the great bene-
its of the republican rule to the country.
It has restored solidity to nstional fnau-
,es, lifted the credit of the country, has
ensured prosperity of the future, it ad-
rocstes popular education, adherence to
he Constitution, the prohibition OF the
lse of public funds for sectarian schools,
avors protection of American labor,
and industries, denounces
rcnows the Obligations of the
to Union soldiers, opposes IN
limited Chinese Immigration and sug-
,ests congressional modification of exist
ny treaties to remedy the evil, COM
nends Hayes administration, arraigns
he democratic party, and holds it to be
ne duty Of republicans to harmonic the
Whole country.
The change in the Chinese plank since
asst night strikes oat all of it after the
words american people," and sub.tl-
utes for the elimenated matter the fol-
owing: 1--WE welcome to the benefits
md privileges OF our free institutions all
hose who seek their enjoyment aud are
wiling TO assume the obligations while
hey participate in the benefits of Ameri-
AN citizenship. The influx to our shores
If hordes of people who are unwilling to
perform the duties of the citizen, or to
the binding force Of our laws,
md customs, is no. to be encouraged, and
that respectful attention should
be paid to the evils complained of by
our brethren on the Pacific Coast, we
urge the renewed attention of Congress
% this important question, and suggest
such change of our existing treaty obi
cations as will remedy these evils"
After about en- hours delay, waiting
.or The committee on credentials to report,
,he convention again came TO order at
| O'Clock pm. Conger, of Michigan,
presented the committees report apollo
zizing for the length of time they had
been compelled to detain the convention
and explaining its necessity. In Louisiana
he committee recommended the admis-
sion of the Yarmouth delegation and
excluding the Beattie delegation. The
committee reports that the Bcaltie bolt
was without adequate cause. In Alabama
recommend the admission Of Rapler,
believing the state convention had no
right to override or ignore his selection
bv his district, becsuso Of his failure TO
accept q condition that he should obey
the instructions that the state delegation
should vote as q unit for Grant. La the
case of Smith and Warner, in Alabama,
tbe facts were substantially the same as
ia the case of Rapier. They were duly
chosen by their respective DISTRICTS
and the STATE convention undertook 10
revoke their appointment because they
failed to accept the unit rule. The com
mittee recomm nd their admission. In
Illinois. the committee recommend the
admission of contestants to the seats OF
sitting members from the First, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth
Thirteenth and Seventeenth Congress
sional Districts. The committee also re-
ports against the contestants in the Sec
ond Illinois District, and do not sustain
the objections to the four delegates a
large 10 the same state. They further
r7po!t In favor of the sitting men from
the Ninth and Nineteenth Districts o
Pennsylvsnis, and the Third District o.
West Virginia. The committee sug-
cests that the final decision of many o
these contests depends upon the adop
ton by the convention Of the principle
of congressional district representation,
which the committee hold TO be sound
TApplause.l The report cites j. d. Cana
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