The Portland daily press., 1880-06-05
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 5.
Ess TELEGRAPH.
No BALLOT YET.
A Day of Animated Debate.
Discussion of the Report of
the Committee on Credentials.
ALABAMA AND ILLINOIS CONTEST.
ANTS ADMITTED.
A Scene of Wild Excitement in the Con-
yentiOn.
MAGNIFICENT OVATION TO SENATOR
BLAINE.
The Friends of All the Candidates Con-
MAGNIFICENT OVATION TO SENATOR
BLAINE.


The Friends of All the Candidates Con-
fident.
CHICAGO, June A. The Convention was
called to order by Chairman Hoar at O.45
o'clock. Among the spectators on the front
platform was Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria's
youngest son. Princess Louise was at the
Grand Pacific Hotel, too wearied to visit the
Convention in the morning. {,
Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Gafeld were both
received with applause when they entered the
hail.
Rev. Arthur Little, of the New England
Congregational Church, Chicago, invoked the
divine blessing.
Mr. Conkling rose to offer resolution in the
hope that there would be no objection to 1T. Ii
there should be any objection, lie should ask
that the roll be called. Following is the reso-
luton:
Resolved, AS the sense of this convention, that
every member of it is bound in honor to support its
nominee whoever that nominee may be- and that
no man should hold his seat here who is unwilling
so to agree. Cheers and applause)
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, said they were unable
to hear the resolution, and called for its read
ing again.
1t was so read.
Mr.. Hale said he supposed Republican
convention did not need to be instructed that
its first duty after nominating its candidate
was to proceed to elecct him over the Demo-
cratic candidate. Applause They all had
their preferences and were ardent in the ex-
preston and urging of their preferences, but
he had yet failed to hear in the busy and ex-
citing contests in which they had been engag-
ed for the last week any expression on the
part of any delegate to the convention, who
ever they might be for, of dissent as to the
final determination of the convention. When
the deliverance was had from all the labor of
the convention, he held no doubt that they
should all be found hand in hand, shoulder to
shoulder, marching on to the election of their
candidate. (cheers) If the candidate of the
gentleman from New York was nominated, he
(Hale) and his friends would work by night
and day to elect him. and in turn they should
expect that if they nominated their man he
(Conkling) would work night and day to elect
him.
Mr.. Brandagee called for the vote by call of
States to emphasize its purpose, and to ascer-
tain who are for it and who are against it, and
who will try to escape it. (ApplauseN
The Chair put the question first viva voce,
and there were apparently half dozen noes.
Mr.. Conkling also asked for call of States
saying it was desirable to know who it was in
Republican convention who vote mo- on
such resolution. (Applause.)
The Chair put the question to the conven-
ton as to whether there should be call of
States, and it was ordered by an overwhelming
vote.
The clerk proceeded to call the roll. West
Virginia cast ayes and noes. Misses. }
Two delegates were absent. The total vote
was-ayes 716, noes 3, SO the resolution was
adopted.
MIR. Conkling said he wanted to offer another
resolution as follows:
Resolved, That the delegates who have voted
that they will not abide the action of the convention
do not deserve to have, and have forfeited their
votes in the convention. (Subdued applause and
some hisses).
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of West Virginia. said there
were three delegates from the State good and
true Republicans, who had cast the negative
votes. If it had come to this, that delegate
could not come here to express his full opinion,
he for one was ready to withdraw. He had
been Republican editor in Virginia twenty
five years, who had imbibed his political faith
from the lips of William FL. Seward in New
York. He would never consent in advance to
agree to anything convention might do. He
intended always to carry his own sovereignty
under his own hat.
Mr.. Hale, of West Virginia, who voted
"aye," defended the rights of his colleagues to
vote as they saw fit (applause), to utter his
own sentiments as an individual delegate.
Mr.. Brandagee, of the committee, said the
question was not one OF free speech. 1t was
only question as to what any man would do
for the support of Republican principles. He
continued at considerable length until greeted
with Kisses.
Mr. Mccormick of West Virginia avowed
himself one of the three disSentients, not be-
cause he did not expect to support the nomi-
nee OF this convention, for he did intend to do
that, no matter who he should be. He was as
good Republican as the gentleman from New
York, and whereas the latter had made only
one speech for the nominee of the last Nation
al Republican Convention, he (McCormick)
had made one hundred great applause and
cheers.) He opposed the resolution only be-
cause it declares that men are unfit to sit in
the convention if they differ from other mem
bers of it.
Mr.. Young of Tennessee, celored, supported
the resolution and wanted to know why if
those who voted mo" meant to join the DEM
ocratic party they should be helping to choose
a nominee of the Republican party. 1t was
mere question of personal independence. Let
them keep it to themselves, but let them leaYe
the Republican party to take care of itself
Mr. Garfield of Ohio, feared that the con-
vention was about committing great error
and before they should act he desired to state
the case. Every man of the three dissenters
declared their expectation to support the NOM
inee, but they vote "no" because this was not
the time to adopt such resolution. Are they
to be disfranchised for such reason? ZAP
plause and cries of "no," "no.'') That is the
question. We are responsible for our action
to our constituents and not to this convention.
Great applause.) There never was and never
will be convention which did or can bind any
vote in advance on any question. If this reso-
itself of every vote and determine how many
shall go out. In closing he urged Conkling to
withdraw his resolution.
Mr.. Pixley of California moved to lay the
resolution on the table, (applause)
Mr.. Conkling demanded the call of the roll,
(hisses long and furious.)
The call was ordered
Mr.. Conkling inquired of the chair whether
the three gentlemen from West Virginia did
say they would vote for the nominee of this
convention.
The chair said it was not his province to
answer the question.
Mr. Conkling said he would not press his
resolution if his question was answered in the
affirmative, and finally he withdrew the reso-
luton, as he said, because there seemed some
doubt, applause and hisses
Mr.. Sewell of New Jersey moved that the
committee on credentials now report. Adopt
ed.
THE RULES.
The rules were here read by the secretary.
The one which forbids any unit rule was re-
ceived with applause.
Gen. Garfield said that he did not under
stand that these rules were up for discussion,
but only for information. The only change
from the rules of 1876 was verbal merely and
effected their arrangements in more conven-
lent order except that the committee had
added to the rules provision, clearly and ex
pllcitly embodying the uniform precedent Of
all previous Republican conventions as to the
manner of taking the vote of States that were
divided.
Mr.. Sharpe, of New York, presented mi
nority report of the committee on the unit
rule signed by the delegates on that committee
from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida Kentucky,
Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Tennessee
Virginia, Illinois and Colorado, recommend
ing no change in the language of rule 8. They
express the belief that the addition made by
the majority of the committee is unwise; that
it tends to invite discussion which might not
otherwise be forced on the convention; for the
protection OF the rights of individual members
it is unnecessary, and that it gratuitousy and
in advance casts an imputation on the chair
mon of the respective delegations.
Action on the report of the committee on
rules and the views of the minority was with
held for the present
CREDENTIALS
After about an hours delay waiting for the
committee on credentials to report the conven-
ton again came to order
At 1p. m. Mr. Conger, from Michigan, from
the committee presented its report, apologize
ing for the length of time they had been COM