The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-07

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South can only be averted by faithful perform
ance of every promise which the nation has made
the citizens. The execution of the laws and the
punishment of all those who violate theni are tie
only safe methods by which an enduring peace can
be secured, and a genuine prosperity established
throughout the South Whatever promise The ma
ton makes, the nation must perform, and the ma
ton cannot with safety, relegate this duty to the
states The solid South must be divided by the
peaceful agencies of the ballot, and all opinions
must there find free expressions and to this end the
honest voters must be protected against terrorism,
violence or fraud, and we affirm it to be the duty
and the purpose of the Republican party to use
every legitimate means to restore all the states of
this Union the most perfect harmony that may bs
practicable and we submit to the practicable SEN
sible people of the United States to say whether 1t
would not be dangerous to the dearest interests of
our country at this time to surrender the admins
traton of the national government to party which
seeks to overthrow the existing policy under which
we are so prosperous and thus bring distrust and
confusion where there is now ORDER confidence and
hope.
CIVIL SERVICE PLANK ADOPTED
The resolutions having been read by the Sec
rotary, Mr.. Barker; of Massachusetts, moved
to amend by adding the following:
The Republican party, adhering to the principles
affirmed by its last National Convention of respect
for constitutional rules governing the appointment
to Office adopts the declaration of President Hayes,
that reform in the civil service shall be thorough,
radical and complete, and to that end it demands
the cooperation of the legislative with the executive
department of the Government and that Congress
shall legisae that fitness, aseertained by proper
practical tests, shall admit to the public services
that the tenure of administrative offices (except
those through which the distinctive policy of the
party in power shall be carried out shall be perma-
. neut during good behavior; and that the power of
removal for cause with due responsibility for the
good conduct of subordinates, shall accompany the
power of appointment.
Mr.. Barker briefly supper ted his proposition.
Mr.. Flanagan, of Texas, said his State had
had enough of the civil service. They were
not here for the purpose of getting offices for
fhn r
here for except to get Officer" Great laugh.
ter and applause. He had great regard for
that motto Of the Democracy, "To the yictors
belong the spoils." If the Republicans are
victors they are entitled to the offices. and
those who fought III the cause will get them if
justice is done.
Mr.. Cessna of Pennsylvah 4 moved that the
whole platform, together with the proposed
amendment, be recommtted to the committee
on resolutions. with instructions to report back
the platform forthwith without the amend
ment.
Mr.. Goldman of Massachusetts assured the
gentleman from Pennsylvania that he could
not by that means avoid having vote on the
amendment. The delegates from Massachu-
setts were determined to have vote upon it,
He had been impressed with the good opinion
which the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Flana-
gam entertained for his associates in the con-
vention. That gentleman had said that the
delegates had come here to arrange for taking
the offices. He (Mr. Codman) protested against
such an idea, He and his colleagues had come
to help nominate man for President who
would see, so far as he had anything to do with
offices, that the right men were put in the
right place. (Applause.) He hoped they
would nominate somebody who did not peddle
out offices as reward for political services
(Applause)
Mr.. Cessna urged adherance to the work of
the committee on resolutions, who, urdoubted-
ly, had considered all questions presented to
them, and deliberately and inteligently deter
mined what should be acted upon here. The
departments at Washington were still full of
old Democrats and rebels, and he did not want
the civil service rules to be too strictly en-
forced until these could be turned out and
their places filled with the single-legged and
One-armed men, who had been crippled in the
country's cause. Great applause)
Mr.. Warner OF Alabama said this question
of civil service reform was here and it must
be met and they did not dare to vote it down
Mr.. Carter (colored,) delegate from Missis-
sippi, favored the reference of the resolutions
back to the committee for modification onsome
other points than civil service reform, which
he said though under Lincoln his race in
the South had been emancipated and on this
hinged five minutes speech. and were no
longer chattels, they were still slaves in fact
and not free, as the resolutions declared
Mr. Warner of Alabama moved to strike out
the sentence in Mr.. Barker's amendment
Mr. Van Horn of Missouri, member of the
committee on resolutions, said that the propo-
sition had been brought twice before that COM
mittee, and had been rejected. He did not be-
Ileve the people were in favor of a life tenure
OF office in this country. He thought the gem
teman from Massachusetts, Barker had not
treated the committee fairly in Withholding
the notice that he intended to bring it before
the convention, otherwise the committee might
have reported resolution that would meet
the common sense of the people.
Mr.. Anthony OF Illinois moved an amend
ment which Mr. Barker accepted, and then
the resolutions as amended were also adopted
without call of states. The resolution as
adopted omits the tenure of office clause.
otherwise it is practically as originally in
troduced.
Mr.. Creswell of Maryland moved a recess.
until O'Clock tonight, which was adopted al
AS o'clock.
Evening Session
The conversion was called to order in even
ing session at 7.15 o'clock, but it was 10
minutes later before the delegates were in
their seats to admit of opening business. A
communication was read from James P. Root.
calling attention to the historical association
connected.with the gavel used by the presiding
officer OF the convention. Its head is made
from piece of wood taken from the home of
Abraham Lincoln, and the handle from. cane
grown on the Mt. Vernon estate, the home of
Washington. The presiding officer is asked
to accept it as memento of one of the most
interesting conventions in the history of the
Republican party.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Mr. Hale of Maine moved that the roll of
states be called for the announcement of
names of members of the national committee.
which was agreed to.
The roll was called accordingly. Alabama
named Paul Stroback; Arkansas. S. W. Dor
Sey; California, Horace Davis; Colorado, John
S. Raft; Connecticut. Marshal Jewell; Della
ware, Christian Fobiger; Florida, VIM. w.
Hick; Georgia, James B. Devereaux; Illinois,
John A. Logan; Indiana, John c. New; Iowa,
John s. Runnels; Kansas, John A. Martin;
Kentucky, W. Q. Bradley; Louisiana, II. c.
Yarmouth; Maine, VIM. p. Frye; MARYLAND
James A. Cary; Massachusetts, John M
Forbes; Michigan, James Ell. Stone; Minneso-
Missouri, G. j. Filley; Nebraska, James w
DANES; Nevada, John W. Mackay; New
Hampshire. VIM. E. Chandler; New JERSEY,
George A. Holsey; New York, Thomas G.
Platt; North Carolina, W. P. Cassidy i Ohio,
w w. q. Cooper; Oregon. .. G. Ireland; Penn
Island, w. A. Pierce; South Carolina, Samuel
Lee; Tennessee, VIM. Rule Texas, unready:
Vermont, George W. Hooker; Virginia; Sam.
uei M. Jones; West Virginia. John W. Mason:
Wisconsin Wisconsin, Elihu Enos; Arizona, R. G. Nc
Cormick; Dakota, unable to agree; District of
Columbia, not ready; Idaho, George L. Shoup;
Montana Nc A. Fl. Beatty; New Mexico, S. i.
Elkin; Utah, w. Bennett; Washington Terri
tory, I; I. Miner; Wyoming Joseph L. Cary.
AS the two delehates from Dakota were un-
able to agree, Mr.. Conger moved that the Ma
tional Committee should fill the vacancy
Mr.. Conkling objected.
The Chair ruled the motion in order and IL
was adopted.
Mr.. Drake of Minnesota offered the follow
ing.
Resolved, That in case of the death or resiona-
tlon OF any member of the national central COM
mittee the vacancy may be filled by appointment
by the central committee of the state TERRITORY or
district ''-i-'o-s ot's
Adopted.
Mr.. Hale of Maine moved call of the roll
OF states in alphabetical order, and that. when
ever state is reached which has nomination
to present, it may be presented in the rule as
already adopted.
Mr.. Logan inquired how many were allowed
to second the nominations
, The chair said the rule made no provisions
for speeches in seconding nomination. but
allowed 10 minutes for the presentation of
each candidate.
Mr.. Conger asked unanimous consent that
five minutes be given for seconding each nomi-
nation, immediately after the Nomination is
made, and it was so ordered.
MIR. BLAINE's NAME PRESENTED.
Mr.. Hale's motion was then agreed to and
the roll called, and James f. Joy, of Michigan
took the platform, and, in RESPONSE tn nu,nor