The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-05
Rock Island. Illinois, Saturday June 5. 1880.


debate was limited to Is minutes on eacf
side. After short discussion in which
Tuthill. Clayton, Raymond. Goldman anG
| able excitement ensued as Houck, of Tenn.
was declared out of order and refused tt
yield. Finally, the confusion subsideC
and vote was taken on adoption
of the minority for the majority report
The ballot resulted in favor of substitution
as follows:-Yeas 1926; nays 3l2. So the
contestants are admitted. They are
Grant men. The report as amended was
then adopted, This closes report of The
committee on credentials.
The report of the Committee on Rules
being now before the convention, the
chairman recognized Garfield. who inquir
edtof the minority how much time they
desired for discussion.
Sharp, of N. Y, said he would be
satisfied with any suggestion of the dele
gate from Ohio.
Garfield then moved that the report oi
the committee on rules be adopted,
The chair, Hoar, directed the clerk
to read the majority and minority reports
for the information of the convention.
This being concluded. Sharp stated that
he wished to shorten the work of the CON
venti0n but he must speak against the
adoption of the unit rule. The battle
was ready-all has been obtained that
can be obtained. he therefore offered the
following resolution.
That this convention will proceed at
once to ballot for candidates for president
OF the u. s. that Is minute be allowed to
present names of each candidate. and 10
minutes for each speech seconding the
nomination.
4 Garfield rose to point:of order that the
first under order in the convention the
that Sharp did not soffer q Substitute for
that order of the convention.
Sharp said he had offered that resolu-
tion as a substitute.
The chair said he thought the substi-
tute was in order.
Sharp then modified his substitute BY
adding the words-'and that after such
nominations are made, such ballots shall
be taken by call of the roll Of states.
Motion was made by Sewell to lay the
substitute on the table but he withdrew it
for time to allow Garfield to speak.
Garfield said he understood the substi-
tutes. It did not settle any single point
covered by the rules, except the single
one of when a ballot should be taken.
We had been here four days, patiently
waiting to find who were delegates. and
until that was settled, we had allowed the
question of rules to rest. but now it was
proper to give the chairman some instruc-
ton as to his duty in deciding what form
|of vote was proper. Whether there
should be an individual expression of
opinion by delegates. There was no re-
Election upon the chairman in taking such
action We should all have rules to gov
ern US. There were controversies be-
tween delegates and their chairmen and
would be more. He referred to Kentucky
but the chairman of that delegation did
his duty, and it would be no reflection
upon him to prescribe rule for his con-
duct in this sort of cases. de would him.
self be bound by any rule that was
adopted The individual rule he consld-
cred to be everlastingiy right, but this
was the only point between the minority
and majority. The minority wished the
old rule to stand; the majority wished to
make certain the status of this point
Frye intcrrogated Garfield as to whether
there was any rule to stop oudle deb ate
10 case no rules were adopted. he asked if
the the gentleman saw the point.
did very clearly see the point.
Garfield said be could not beiieyeSharpe
wished to exclude the territories from a
vote. as would be done By the form of
this resolution.
Sharpe said he allowed the secretary OF
the convention to finish the rule as be
desired. and in the usual form. Sharp
said be would remodel his resolution to
meet the case Garfield had in conjunc-
ton with Frye gotten the convention into
state OF confusion. Ii Garfield asked in
good faith whether there was TO be an
individual or unit rule. he would ask in
return whether there had been any dis
pute as to the right of the individual to
record his vote in any state. He was only
anxious for expedition.
The chair then read the remodeled
substitute of Sharpe and put the .question
on the substitute and it was voted down
on viva voce vote. Call of states was
then ordered on the substitute. 1t result
ed yeas 276. nays 479 So the substitute
was rejected. The majority report of the
committee on rules was row before the
house
Garfield said in the apparent effort to
save time, enough had been consumed to
adopt the report OF the co.n mittee on rules
He now asked that the majority report be
now adopted.
Sharpe moved to substitute the u inority
repor on viva voce vote noes had it and
chair declared question was on the sd-
option of the majority report.
Boutwell, asked for the reading of his
amendment which adds to rule 10. an in
struction to national executive com mittee
to prescribe a method for electing dele
gates 10 the convention OF 1884
Buiterworth naved to add al amend
mcnt hat nothing should be prescribed
which would prevent the several districts
Of the United States from selecting dele.
gates TO the national convention.
Boutwell, accepted the amendment aud
moved to add that the national committee
should prescribe the method within two
months.
Garfield hoped this would be adopted
and it was adopted, as was the report Of
the majority as amended,
Committee on resolutions was instructed
20 report and Pierrepoint presented the
report prefacing by saying that there was
great difference of opinion, but they had
been able to agree among themselves and
not disturb the harmony of the convention.
Wealth hersPr Prooab1Iisies.
WASHINGTON. June s. Indications