The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-05
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SLOW COACHES
The Chicago Convention slow
Iy Getting Down 10
Business.
SLOW COACHES
Some Pretty SparrIng.
Blaine Continues on Top.

Chicago, 1.-The committee or ere
dentials, early this morning, decided a.
cases not heretofore adjueicated. TIT
Thirteenth Illinois District was decided
in favor of the contestants tBlaine), tn
Utah case in favor of the sitting dele
gates (Blaine), and the West Virginia il
favor of the sitting members (Blsine).
The excitement IN the convention Lal
materially moderated, though the inter
est Is still intense, but it is more calm
and less demonstrative. While it Is just
possible that ballOting may begin TO-
night, the prevailing lmpre: sion Is that
no nomination Is possible before tO-mOr-
row, while many think the convention
will extend the proceedings into next
week. Delay is clearly the purpose of
Grants supporters, while the Blaine
| men are anxious 10 force the fighting and
| bring matters 10 an issue as soon as it
can be fairly and cO0rteously effected.
The Grant leaders and journals charge
| that Garfield Is working entirely IN
| Blaine's interests, and intimate that the
| latter are holding him Ia reserve for ad-
Ysncement, should Blaine fail of nomi
nation. The mere probable surmise is
that GARFIELD Is only leading the Sher-
man movement Ia cooperation with
Blaine's friends, but if Blaine should
win, the second place, just now,
lis though. by shrewd ob-eFvers TO
lay between Garfield and Wsshburne.
! But al is uncertain and new combina-
tons may develop at any hour. Blaine's
friends, however, feel sure that he will
lie ID Grant on the first ballot, and far
exceed his vote on the second. If they
have any special facts SIS the basis for
their evidently earnest conviction that
Blaine is sure of ultimste success, they
are too prudent to disclose it in such
manner that it can become public.
There is much Indignation this NOM
ing in the Pacific Coast delegation on
learning that Chairman PieTrepont, of
the committee on resolutions. has gone
back On his agreement 10 accept the
plank on the Chinese question which
they had prepared and accepted and sub
ztitUted one of considerable less force
The modified platform is said TO contain
a clause allowing the Chinese to vote,
aud contains no restriction on unlimited
Chinese immigration,
While the interest in the convention
ana its business continues intense, there
is visible abatement Of the excitement
This morning, at l0.l5, there are few
delegates in their seats, and the galleries
are ROT yet filed. Spectators, however,
are sti pouring in, and, as the weather |
is cloudy and cool, there is no doubt that |
another hour vii! see the house crammed |
to its utm ST capacity. Among the spec |
tatOrs in the front platform is Queen Vic |
toria's youngest son, Prince Leopold,
accompanied by his friends, 81. Collins, |
Esq, Z. B.; Hon. ID. York, England;
Col. Men ell, Victoria Cross, Equery to |
ho Otanr Ia Drinaa-- i OF % Grand /
Pacific with her suite, but too wearie1 to
visit the convention this morning.
Conkling, entering the hall, was re-
ceived with a burst Of applause, which
seemed to indicate that Grant men are in
possession of the galleries to-day. At
H. 40 the galleries are nearly full. At
this time Garfield, entering, was received
with much applause. Chairman Hosr
called the convention to order at l0.45.
Rev. Arthur Little, Of the New. York
Congregational Church, invoked the
throne Of grace.
Conkling rose 10 offer a resolution,
and hoped there would be no objection
10 it. If there should be any objection,
be should ask the roll 10 be called.
RESOLVED, As the sense of this conven-
ton that every member of it is bound in
honor to support its nominee, whoever
that nominee may be, and that no mai
should hold his seat here who is not
ready so to agree. [Cheers and applause
Hale, of Maine, said they were unable
10 hear the resolution in his neighbor-
hood and called for its reaiing again,
and il was so read. Hale raid he sup
posed that a republican convention did
not need to be instructed that its first
duty after naming its candidate IVES to
proceed to elect him over the democratic
[ApplausP.l They all had
their preferences, and vera ardent with
the expression and urgency OF their
but he had ye. failed 10 hear
in the busy and exciting contests in
which they hid been eng sged for the last
week any expression on the part OF any
delegates to the convention who ever
they might be for q descent as to the
final determination Of the convention.
When deliverance was had from all the
labor of the convention he had no doubt
that they should all be found hand in
to the election of their candidate.
rChesrs. f the candidate Of the gentle
man from New York were Romin sted
be THale1 and his friends would work 10y
night and by day to elect him, and in
turn they should expect if they nomi-
mated their csndidste he [Conklingl
would work night and day to cleo! him.
Brsndige called for d vote by call
Of states 10 emphasize is purpose, and to
ascertain who are for it and who against
it, and who viii try 10 escape. ZAP
plGUse.l
The chair put The question first 0iya
U0ce, and there were apparently half
dozen noes.
Coukling also asked a call Of the states,
saying II was desirable 10 know who it
was II 8 republican convention who voted
no on tuch resolution. Applause.
The call Of states was then ordered by |
an overwhelming vote. Maine voted /
unanimously ayc, applsuse;l New York,
20 ayes; Pennsylvania, SIS ayes. Only |
one delegate beng present from South |
Carolina he cast his singly vote aye; /
West ViTginia cast votes aye and no, /
[hssesE absent. Ayes; 176; noes, 3, so
the resolution IVES adopted. CoRkling |
said he wanted to offer another resolu- |
ton which he would reduce TO writing in |
q mement, as follOws:
ReS0LCed, That the delegates who had /
voted that they will net abide the action |
OF the convention do not deserve to have |
ard have forfeited their votes in this |
[Subdued applause and |
some hisses.l
Campbell, of W-st Virginia, said |
thc-e were three delegates from his state, |
good and true republicans, who had cast |
these negative votes. If it had come 10 |
this delegate could not come here 10
express his free opinion; be for one was
resdy to withdraw lie had been q re-
publican editor in Virginia twenty-five
years, who had imbibed his political
faith fscm the lips of William Henry
Seward, in New ork; he would never
consent in advance TO sgree 10 every
thing that g convention might do. He
always intended 10 carry his own
sovereignty under his own hat.
Hale, of West Virginia, who vet
sye. defended the right of his colleague;
to vote as he saw fit lapplause) to utter
his own sentiments, as an individual
delegate.
BTandige, Of Coma ticat, said the ques-
lion was no. one Of free speech; It was
only a question as to what any man
would Go for he suPpo-t Of republican
principle.
Mccormick, of WeslVirginin, avowed
himself enc of the three dissents, hot be-
csuse he did not expect to support the
nominee OF this convention, for he did
i, tend 20 d. that, no MISTER who he
should be. BE was as good republican
as the gentleman from New York, and
where tae lstter made one speech for the
rominee Of the last national republican
convention be (McCormickl made 100