New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26

offered a substitute requesting Congressioh'A DIS
trict delegations to report delegates anu
for the action of the Convention and directing 'he
onro;t,,ent of committee to report the names OIL
delegates-at-large. The minority took alarm az 'S
Mt once as preparation for deriving the bial's
districts of the men Of their choice. MI foi.''r
took the floor and plainly intimated his fear that
this might be intended He cited the case OF
his own district where Judge Robertson ana
james w Hustled had been unanimously
chosen. and said they proposed to send these men
to Chicago, whether it suited the majority or not
IL was here that the name Of Blaine was hr5' ~
tered Quoting Charles f. Smiths alusion to the
man before whom revolution would not dare 10
rear its hor1d 'front.' Mr. Forster said that after tne
recent experience in Maine the people OF his DIS
trict believed that man to be James o. biame'
There was a hearty cheer, warmer and more gen.
eral than the cheer for Grant had oeen'
but still coming mainly from the gallery as
most of the Blaine cheers of the day did AFTER
some further talk. Mr. Forster moved 10 strike ont
from General Arthur's resolution the words Tor
the action of the Convention" declaring that TINS
clause meant that if the action of districts did not
suit the Convention, the right of the districts TO
choose their delegates would be usurped. up
tn this time no one had stated what General
Arthur now made clear that the resolution was
preo selv the same as that which bad been adopted
by former conventions. No uOupt H"'H Va W.
minority understood this. but they feared that 1t
concealed an intention to exercise power which
the convention has always possessed, but has never
exercised When General Arthur. however, lntl-
mated that there was no intention of interfering
with the selection of DELEGATES, Mr.. Forster with
drew his amendment and General Curtis ac-
cepted General Arthurs resolution as a
substitute and it was adopted. The adoption OF
the customary resolutions providing for the APP
pointmcnt of committees brought the first session
10 close.
REsUMING QUIETLY
When at the afternoon session the chairman
called for the report of the Committee on Kesolu-
tons and ex-MinisteT StoughtOn'S massive
white head seen moving toward the
platforln the Convention settled into sudden
ouet and attention. Mr.. Stoughton read tho
resolutions in a clear thin voice. which rose as ne
read so that every word was eagerly listened TO-
When he pronounced the name OF Grant there WIS
applause but. before, it lacked enthusiasm was
prolonged by visible effort, aud ended IN siehutr
trail of misses This nav have been because the
name had been 80 long expected that there was 10
electric impulse in it-but such Is the lac''
AN oUTBURsT FOR BLAINE.
Just then a dramatic incident occurred,
which veteran politician who was present said he
badpot seen the like of in his forty years. expert
ence. Mir. Stoughton struck hard word in his
manuscript and stoppcd to puzzle 1t out. single
voice in the gallery just audible on the stage
uttered the magic word, Blame 1t was like
spark flying TO powder. The galleries burst into
flame of cheering which was obstinate about diving
ont II wasas hearty and genuine as the Grant cheer
ing had been mechanical Mr.. Stoughton faced II IN
helpless, cood-natured way. and when he to4no
chance .t last finished the reading OF the PLATFORM
Theu came The worse blunder OF the DAY IN tle
leaders in Of the minority. Ii was their obviously
wise cOdise to take Stdn0 agalns, Hsuu I'nS
in favor OF any particular c2n9ldate' ana SO
gather lnto the opposition all those delegates
who were instructed IN favor OF an nm
pledg d delegation; but m-teau. Ul 'iLtl' ani
instead of having cNeiuIN, pltP'IYn
resolution senator FoIstci moY ed TO substitute the
name o. James G. Blaine Ton tGat OF - - Grant
and 10 strike ont that part relating 10 the thlrd
term When called upon to PIT hiSaluenument mo
Writing Mr. Forster enlarged il so rs 10 read James
O. blaine or any candidate nominated at Chicago.
Then he withdrew Mr Blaue's name and left ms
amendment in the shape which 1t should uaVe A@u
at the beginning.
MR.. COMING CAUSES SIN
The debate was without much nteres. re fol
Mr.. Forster's charges that the New-York Repuh'i-
caus in the Convention were in atiliaton with
John Kelly and the Brooklyn Republicans with
.BossD Mclaughlin until Mr. COukling rose to
speak lie showed his customary audacity by huIl-
ing bitter sarcasms at the larger part OF his audience
in the galleries to which they listened Intently ana
with admiration. as his audiences always
do. The whole gathering hung on every
word he spoke, and the speech evidently
produced a profound impression. Tie slender ma
iority against the amendment received there
fore with surprise and by the Blaine men with Ella
ton The vote stood $50 for the amendment ana
2I7 against it. An examination OF the vote, how
ever shows that many Grant men voted Tor the
amendment who were compelled to do so because
their home conventions had Instructed them
ooaipst a plcd,e delegation. The Grant leaders
saw that from 30 to go Of their votes were
onpareutlv lost to them in them in this way. The
&. . IN, mart and lie wholly
It's certain that the vote cannot be considered as
sfrct test The ORIGINAL Grant resolution was
pasSed without any attempt Oh either side at a d-
vision.
WEen the point arrived at which a real srug-
Gle lad been expectcd-the districts were called
upon TO report their delegates to Chicago
1t had been whispered ab0ut that the Grant
major " proposed to provide Tor minority reports
in Blaine districts. and then adopt the Grant dele
gates whom the minority should present. As the
event proved there were minority reports in only
four districts not one of which adopted. But
there was moral il not physical force applied 10
the Blaine districts The delegates in one or two in
stances were openly called upon TO state whether
they would consider themselves bound by
the instructions OF this Convention, ana they
answered in the affirmative. When General Wood
ford called upon Senator Schroeder, who had Deen
named delegate rs his district, to declare il'M-
self fer Grant be rejected, the Senator SAID he
should obey the voice OF the Convention. The same
l,ledg, was givel by the majority OF the Orange
District delegation ana also in substance IN the
Chaufauuua ID strict The 1t. Lawrence County
delegation who were not called to account al ail,
mad the promise voluntarily The current seemed to
run too strongly IN this direction for any one % re-
sist Certainly one declared that the delegates
were s; Y free 70 act as they deemed best ana 10
delegate asserted his right to disregard the resoln-
fions adopted. Senator Conkllngs speech had
boldly asserted The power OF the Convention TO
direct the course Of every delegate, and that clam
remained practically undsputcd uhtI the Oody
dissolved
THE GENERAL PROCEEDINGS