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which was declared to be lost A roll call was de-
manded and ordered.
The motion to adjourn was lOst-Yeas, 103; nays
THE DISTRICT ISSUE DECIDED.


AN1I-GRANT GAIN-DELCslVE HOPES OF IhE
IHIRD-TERMERs.
| IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRrBUNEl
CHICAGO, June 1.-The vote taken IN the Con-
vention tonight upon the contested cases in Ala
bama was of the very highest importance. 1t ma
more than serve as test of the strength OF Grant
on the third day of the Convention 1t did more
than serve as test of the deliberate sentiment OF
the Convention upon the right of a district to be
represented by the men OF its own choice 1t ostah-
lshed for all time if there is any virtue in prece-
dents the sacredness of district representation IN
the National Conventions of the Republican party
No words need be wasted to provo that this vote
is of the greatest Importance. 1t should be unuer-
stood in advance that the district issue was maze
in the Alabama cases with the utmost cleaIness'
Those cases can be described in few words With
cut dwelling upon tiresomc detail.
In one case that of Rapier, the cOntesting dele
gate had been elected by the delegates from MS
district, and no objection had been made III the
State Conventions at which Rap:er was not present
The point was raised there by the Grant majority
whether Rapier could be depended upon to support
Grant. and the chairman Of the Convention was
directed to exact from him pledge to do so. lie
refused to give it, and his seat was tbereupOn de-
clared vacant long after the Convention had au-
iourned. Virtually the same thing was done IN inc
ooses of Willard Warner and Ex-Governor Smith,
the other two contestants.
more fragrant violation of tho right OF dls-
trict to direct representation cannot well be
imagined, and it was in some OF its features even
more outrageous than the rape OF Illinois IS.
THE DISTRICT ISSUE CLEARLY DEFINED.
The facts were succinctly stated in Mr.. COngers
| able report, which was read by the secretary
| Samuel Fessenden, of Connecticut in voice which
! every person in the vast hall, delegate and spec
| tator could hear; and when Mr. COnger sharply
raised the district issue tonight i'll a speech he
said that in his Judgment the existence of the Re
| publican party depended upon the decision OF the
Convention.
The contested State, Alabama, which was only
contested in part was the first to vote. The chair
man announced seventeen votes in favor OF the
minority report, and three votes against 1t. The
| question was raised that the contested delegates
should cot vote and Senator HOar so ruled, but the
J vote was allowed to stand, and then was allowed
to remain tor reasons not important enough to state
in detail The votes began to split of to either slde
substantially as they did yesterday, except that the
| scattering gains to the side of the dlstrlcts'
| and of the opponents of third term,
soon began to show themselves, and continued
| all along the line of States. California called
ont the first applause of the rolcall by casting her
~ votes NO." OF against the minority report
Illinois cast her AZ votes solidly-perhaps for the
last time as the case of Illinois came next-and cast
| them of course, for the minority report.
| ANTEGRANT GAINS.
| The first antGrant gain was one of two votes In
Alabama and the second Of three votes in Indiana
| When Kentucky was called the scene of yesterday
was repeated. The chairman of the delegation
John D. White, rose and announced that IN accord
ance with the instructions of the State Convention
| the vote of Kentucky would be cast as unit
| "a votes aye. Immediately n Kentucky del
I'm ia
| and that four delegates voted no. Again the four
| Kentucky men stood upon their chairs. There was
| a moments pause, the chairman was silent, no pro-
test was heard from any part OF the house. ana the
secretary in his Official tones, announced that Ken
tucky cast twenty votes aye and four votes no. Tue
announcement was received in silence. and the unit
rule was murdered in the house of its friends by
| their consent.
Touisiapo. INST admitted to the Convention, d.
yided its first vote equally There was an anti-Grant
| gain of six votes over yesterdays ballot in the
| Massachusetts, delegation, and slight gains in
| MARYLAND and Mississippi while in North Carolina
there was q gain of five votes, the twenty
votes of the State being cast soidly for the
districts and against Grant. Ohio too cast its vote
solidly on the same side. New-York and PennsyL
vania exactly repeated their votes OF yesterday
amid the exultant cheers of the majority. Six OF
Mr.. Edmunds's ten friends from Vermont. who
drew out tonight and voted to sustain district rep
resentatOn.
A MAJORITY OF 143 AGAINST GRANT.
The total vote was 500 ayes, 449 noes. The vote
of Yesterday stood 31S to 4O6 The increase in the
majority was from SO to 143, and that announce
ment was received with great cheers
This having been a test vote on the Issue which
governed all the important contested seat cases
It virtually decided them ALL 1t plainly
foreshadowed the intention of the Convention
TO admit the coDtesting delegates from
Illinois. and settled in advance the great
issue of the nights session. 1t Will govern
also the case of Kansas where the impartial nppIi-
cation of the principle will admit four Grant
, IL was believed by many delegates that this vote
fixed forever among the cardinal principles OF the
Republican party the rght Oh GS 90r
There were interesting political CONGREGATIONS
connected with the vote also. Inc increase . o.
0ftV-Gye in the majority over yesterdays VOte was
an increase in the anti-Grant vote, and showed
plainly that the Grant strength had dwindled'
THE SOUTH LEAVING GRANT.
Ono feature of the vote should not be overlooked
that q considerable proportion Of the anti-Grant
gain was from the South. The Grant men
have been building their hopes of still NOM
mating Grant on the possibility of getting
Southern vOtes-by what means IS not
known, though many injurious rumors are in circu-
lation on the subject. But tO-nighps vote showed
an antGrant gain OF three votes ~ A,SDa o"o ~
I'ennessee and one in Virginia, or twelve in all
| Grant gained two votes in South Carolina, which
did NOT cast full vote yesterday, leaving an anti
Grant gain in the Southern delegations Of ten votes
The change is not decisive, but 1t seems to show
that the drift among the only delegates where GIant
has any hope of adding to his vote is already set
ting III against him.
GRANT ALREADY BEATEN.
0 THE GENERAL VERDICT AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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