Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04


given in the verbatim report. This vote was
approached somewhat dramatically. After
the opening motion made by Mr.. Henderson
of Iowa there were
soENxs OF WILD EXCITEMENT.
In which the galleries participated in a man.
ner so extraordinary as to draw from the
Chair sharp reprimand and threat to
cause the removal of those interrupting the
speakers. This was most pronounced when
General Logan was speaking in opposition to
! the resolution offered by Henderson. The
cheers which were heard on one side were
drowned by bisses AID shouts of sRemem-
Der the Springfield Convention y ON the other.
AT first MIR. Conkling was absent, and when
he appeared and slowly walked down the
aisle to his seat he was greeted by hand.
some ovation, showing that his participation
in the contest was relished by the audience.
| A more prolonged greeting met General
Garfield when he spoke for the Committee ON
Rules, and in a few compact and clear-cut
| sentences so explained the situation that all
| could understand it.
TIE EFFECT OF THE ROLL. CALL
Which was demanded by Sharpe of New
York was not fully understood, even when
one of the Alabama delegates demanded to
have his vote recorded in correction of the
report of the Chairman OF bis delegation.
The Chair 50 promptly ruled that delegate
had right to have his vote recorded that no
notice was taken of it. But when in the
case of Kentucky four delegates demanded
their rights in boisterous and angry tones.
and stood on their chairs until the Chairman
directed that their votes be recorded against
substitute for the original resolution, the
meaning of the contest was fully appre-
ciated, and the galleries applauded again and
again. In the midst Of the excitement the
Chairman of the Kentucky delegation an
nounced that he would read the names of the
four delegates, when Mr.. Conkling arose and
walking down the aisle shook his finger at
the Chairman, who directly took his seat
without fulfilling his promise to read the
names. There stood the four delegates on
their chairs, sustained by the applause of the
vast audience, and firmly resolved to have
their votes recorded against the majority of
their delegation. President Hoar took in
the situation, and directed the Secretary to
record the four names in the negative This
scene equaled when New York was
| called, and Conkling announced that he was
directed by his delegation to call AZ votes in
the affirmative and % in the negative. The
I break in the New York delegation was now
an accomplished fact At this point the hall
presented
AN ANIMATED sCENE.
Delegates and slternates We're on the floor
waving handkerchiefs and clapping hands,
while the audience in the wide sweeping gal
leres rose en- masse, clapped their hands,
| threw their arms wildly about and shouted
until the rafters rung. This was again re-
peated when the vote was announced, and the
substitute was declared defeated by the de-
cisive vote of 31S ayes to 406 noes. To such
fever heat had the excitement been raised,
| that when the original resolution was with.
drawn the ending seemed Hat beyond meas
ure. The affirmative vote is regarded as the
possible strength of Grant, and the negative
| as that of the opposition. From the afiirma-
tive should be deducted the vote of Vermont,
three Ohio votes and one Wisconsin. To it
should be added at least ten absentees. If
the report of the Committee Oh Credentials
is adopted. as now seems probable, it will
add to Grant four votes in Kansas, and take
| from him 16 votes in Illinois. The Grant
managers, however, delare tonight that they
are gratifed at the result of the vote
COMMITTEE ON cREDENTIALs-TH PLATFORM
COMMITTEE.
CHICAGO, June 3d-The Committee on
Credentials, up to 10 o'clock tonight, have
decided AZ contests, in 20 of which they favor
Grant men, admitting q adherents of the
other candidates.
| The Platform Committee are understood to
| be revising their resolutions tonight and il
is hoped that the anti Chinese plank will be
put in in a more specific definite form than
that agreed upon to-day.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
| CHICAGO, June Sd.-The Committee on
Credentials have been in almost continuous
session to-day, and are still sitting at mid
night The contestants from eight Illinois
districts are to be admitted by the majority
report. The Grant delegates are to be de-
clared entitled 10 seats from the Second Dis
trict and the Thirteenth District was not
fully settled.
! The Yarmouth, or regular delegation from
Louisiana, which is about evenly divided be-
tween Sherman and Grant, is considered by
the committee rs the delegation entitled to
seats.
| The committee decided to report in favor
of the admission of two Blaine delegates
! from one of the contested districts in Penn
sylvania, and in favor Of the two sitting
Grant delegates from the other contested dis
trict.
They are now in session on the West Vir-
ginia case, and the prospects are that they
will not adjourn for some hours.
The Utah case remains to be settled.
Four Grant delegates have been admitted
from Kansas. -
No other committees have taken important
action, but it is understood that they have
agreed upon report.
The meeting of the National Committee
this afternoon took no action on any impor-
tant question.
Logan, Conkling, Cameron, Drew and
Filley held conference this evening, but its
import is not known.
Both the Blaine and Gran. men appear
unusually confident tonight, and friends of
the other candidates are in no wise de.
spondent.
Gossip regarding combinations is uncom-
monty scarce, and many of the delegates
sought early repose to prepare for the session
tomorrow, which is expected to be the most
momentous of the Convention.
| There is general belief now that the Con-
vention will not conclude its labors before
| Saturday.
CHICAGO, June 3i.-The Grant men claim
that the New York and Pennsylvania boilers
were told by the Blaine men that the first
| test vote would show Grants strength to be
only $50. Conkling said this evening that
some of the Blaine hewlers might yet be glad
to vote for Grant and have their board bills