Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-05
Afternoon Dispatches.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

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| CHICAGO, June T.
Convention met at 1O:45 A. NJ.
Conkling moved that all members of the
Convention bind themselves to support the
nominee. He said there were negative votes
on the resolution, and asked for call of States
Roll call resulted in favor of the Conkline
resolution, West Virginia casting 3 votes III
the negative, the only ones. The vote was
received with Kisses.
Conkling moved that the delegates who
voted no should be considered as having for
feited the right to vote in Convention. After
some debate Conkling withdrew his motion.
The Committee on Credentials has been
instructed to report.
The Committee on Rules and Order OF
Business reported in favor of the rules OF
the House of Representatives governing the
Convention speeches to be confined to five
minutes.
THE PLATFORM
The platform denounces polygamy opposes
Chinese immigration =; suggests Congressional
modification of existing treaties to remedy
The evil commends Hayes administration,
and holds it as the duty of the Republican
party to harmonic the whole country 1t ex-
tolls the deeds of the Republican party and
points out the necessity for maintaining its
principles and its control of the government
in the interests of human rights and material
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grants to railroads or subsidies in any form !;
approves Hayes administration and arraigns
the Democratic party for its past as well as
present attitude, spirit and purposes.
THE CHINESE PLANK Altered
There was much indignation this morning
in the Pacific Coast delegation on learning that
Pierrepont, of the Committee on Resolutions,
had gone back on his agreement to accept the
prepared and accepted, and substituted one
Of considerably less force. The modified
platform is said to contain clause allowing
Chinese to vote, and contains none restricting
unlimited Chinese immigration.
ILLINOIS DELEGATION LET IN.
Committee on Credentials recommends the
admission of the delegates headed by War
mouth Of louisiana of Rapier of Alabama,
who refused to obey the instructions of the
Convention of that State that the vote should
be cast as unit; contestants from 9TH dis
trict of Alabama contestants from Illinois,
LIST, Sd, 4th, 9Th, 9th, 9th, 10th, 18th and
18th districts, in favor of district representa-
ton instead of by State as whole; against
contestants from the 9th and 18th districts
of Pennsylvania 1t recommends that the
delegates from Utah retain their seats.
A protest having been put in against the
four delegates at large of Illinois to Committee
on Credentials, it was set aside.
Sharpe, of New York, moved that reference
to it in the report be stricken out.
The motion, after much sharp debate on the
part of Logan, Sharpe, Hayward and others,
which at times assumed personal form,
was carried.
The minority report protests against the
decision of majority report on contestants in
Illinois and against contestants from Ala
bama. Minority submitted supplementary
report protesting against the action of the
majority in the cases of Utah and West Vir
ginia.
ANOTHER RECESS
Clayton, of Arkansas, moved that the mi
nority report on Alabama be accepted in
place Of majority report. Before action a
motion to adjourn till seven o'clock was car
ried 81 s.GaH.E - ..a5..... .r...
Last Nights Dispatches
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Convention called to order ct 7:3O p. M.
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