, 1880-02-20

HISTORY or THE RuLE-HOW IT CAME 70 he
CHANGED At TIE CINCINNATI CONVENTION
MI uAd-Nut.E NOW IN FOItCE.
Tho strong probability OF grand row In tho
Fonnsy1yanta delegation to tho coming Rcp,ib-
lean Snt'onnl Convention, notwithstanding tho
adoption Of tho unit rli1u" Mt IInsrsblrK recalls
that portion Of tho proceedings ut tho Cincinnati
Convention four y0ars ngo WHEN the sumo de-
vice for securing md enforcing "unantn,tty ~
in d delegation and sitting tho sentiments Of
members proved no hotter than d rope Of sand.
"The Cincinnati anti-unft precedent" bus como
tn tho front Ruod tfenl Of Into III connection
with tho possibilities md probabilities at Chi
cngo In lss0, and brief rGsllnG Of tho manner
In which tho ,tnit-rulo question WINS brought up
and disposed OF four yests ago will not bo uu-
interesting ns u rnltnLsconcc.
TIE lmllotlng for candidate to lend tho Re-
publican purity 10 y!otory begun Friday morning,
June ii, 1s7d the third md last day Of tho Con-
yentIon.
TIE F1llsr BALLOT
gnye blaine cHa, I}ristuw LII, Morton Ia, Conk-
ling %, Iiuyes Gl. lInrr1tnft 5s.-the yoso of tho
rennEylynnlA delegation and nothing u0rc,-
mud Jewell II.
There wis trouble on tho second hallot, when
tho Chairman of tho Pennsylvania delegation
announced lts vote as IS for 1lnrtrnnft.
Mr. J. :. Suthey. Of Chester, pu. jumped to his
feet And to t'oint Of order, clIdIning that tho
vote WIS nut correctly reported. II0 md bis
colleague, hi sud-, Representing tho Sixth Con.
gressIulnl District at Pennsylvania, wished to
Gust tEotr yntc8 for Rlnln1.
The Chntrnlns., tho Hon. Edward MpIherson,
ruled 1t the right and privilege OF each delc8ato
10 y0to tits 0wl sentiments.
Mr. Carrnouo', of Pennsylvania appealed,
and, after putting tho question, tho Chairman
announced hih decision sustained.
THE TltNunE.E nE0AN
tn 3nHrEHSn. III tho mft1kf at vrrnt ifnn of
confusion Mr.. McCntmIpk asked to be hear.l, but
tho Chairman, nwing to tho confusion, DID not
scctu to have hoarsl him. Mr.. Cessna, also Of
Ponrsylynn!n, callol hs attention to tho re-
quest, md the Chn,rnan repli.s! that hc had not
from Mccormick thlt tho Chairman did not
Ii IT, sa, pranEp III sxps p!sr t a s Ssn L. e. 9n Ksn.
iiHnian who ina,, it," soru oonfuslon asid at,Sry
leell,Ig followed, and thUrr WIS 1ood d.ml said
tIon Into an arsna for sottling persoRul co1'tro-
vetseA.'
NJ. piesco, Of massachusetts,, rn!sed tho point
that the Convention wls IN process Of executing
1ts nwn order, and could not to interrupted;
and Mr. Thnrllbtrgh. nt TenAesaee, moved to ~.
c"nsT thS 1Sr Se 70 sussMn sal The Cha soysi
others
\ t,EoKatA nELx1AT4
shouted that tho whoio thing wis out Of order.
ano Gaf hoiat'r SHSr]s Ill .as so s d, f
s pesy ''sa u pxhs s l1hsse s Sa!s
Ms. Gt'sal, Of pennsyly4n!i.. got tho toor, an4
t!m!g, fayoFing the motion e reoo.lsidsr a.,d
tt%n,ygntton's su!os pros!diug that after ths
:he 4; yeta Of hls deltaation there should
vuntlon which elected tho Pennsylvania lcle-
{kAtes pgsscd resolution unanimously lstruct-
tnX tAOm u vote for Qurtt1sHft. ind TO cast tho
vnto as 4 "llnft as Elo "ina1nrlty 0f tho dole"
Khtos Rto4td diruct. and tll8 resolution wna
siKticd by ttunEy n. Hoyt CharlllIln of tho Bsata
Cuntrnt Committee. aud Edward hepherSOn
hi!nsolf, ChAlr1Nan Of tho preBeht Convention"
b[r. Buthey, tho Original obJeotnr TO tho "ulllt
gulD," also Ht,t tho tlOur and lnM1c speech. In
which ho clNl.llcd thnt h0 md his c1l[aagle,
representing thu Sixth Congressional District Ut
lEIsylyAn!A. Anl "by virtue Ut crtstuntluls frum
thHr '1Wn diatrct owed nu nllcKtlncu u tho
State Convention, and recognized no right Ut
that Convention to dictate to thclu how they
should vote"
IN aHonT,
thQy clnl1ned the right to gupresent thelr own
8t[tucnes. who WGrU alNltst uAtt III fnf0r Ut
Ihline. Tho sixth rulo, b. satl, "pruyldcd thAt
tho Chairman Of u delegation shnlild nnnnuIic1
tho iLuu,bar OF yOtca fur 4uy candidate, but the
Ctluiru,An OF tho PennsylvAn1R delegation did
not announce his and ILLS colle4xloS YOtca, aud
they had right 70 demand lln!aGr that rule
that their yut{.s should b0 recorded"
Mi. Halo, o5 milne, tried TO pour ol! or tho
troubled NRtfEn by &uBXesfiuE that, while the