Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-03
Republican National Convention.


m't.ee Oh CredeD.i,s at y ole ok this morning
a vote on the contest 10 the 7th District of Als
Ia na Wiz taken, resulting 10 resolving to re-
port IL favor Of the admission of Gov. Smith
aud Willard Warner, the contestants. by .
vote of 81 to Is. General Raum, member of
the committee. who also acted as chairman of
tho Springfield convention, then addressed the
committee at length on the Illinois CONTEST
The committee 6nally adjourned at 4 o'clock
uni! L O'Clock to day without reaching vote
10 the Illinois case.
The sub committee on rules aud order of
business, after long session, agreed to list
OF tae rules-nesrly the same ss those adopted
a the Cincinnati convention 10 lS76-the priu-
cip'l tf,reooe being 10 rule 8, which reads -
In the record Of the votes by States the vote
| Of each State and territory and the District of
Cc,um bis shall be announced by the chairman,
81 Il IN case the votes of any State, territory or
the District of Columbia shall be divided, the
| Chairman shall announce the number of votes
cast for any Candidate, or tor, or against any
| prOpostloai but if exception is taken by any
delegate to the correctness of any such announce
menL by the chairman of his delegation, the
| president OF the convention shall direct the
names Of the members Of such delegation to be
called and the result recorded in accordance with
the votes individually given.
The latter part of this rule. from "but if ex.
ceptiou" is an addition which does away With
the unit rule. By the tenth rule it is provided
that the republican national committee shall
consist Of one member from each State, thus do,
iOg away with representation of the Territories
aud DISTRICT of Columbia on the committee.
1850 a. m,-Not more than half tho dele
gates are yet in their seats. The galleries are
ocly three qulrters filled. The New York
delegation has just entered, With Mr.. Conkline
at the head, who was received With considerable
applause in the galleries.
ll:40 q. m.-The gallery and Tor are filing
Up DOW rapidly and the scene 10 the hall is very
impressive.
| TIE convention WAS called to order at ll:45
a. N.
tbs committee 90 credentials ara still 10 ses.
sion, AUD it is said csuDot report for some time
l6terestlug discussions are anticipated to day,
aud the Indications are that there will be 40
C cnest contest between the rival factions upon
:ry point.
1t would be hazardous to predict results but
it is believed the credentials committee will ad
nit at least eighteen Of the 20 contestants from
illinois, who we're admitted originally to the
Springfield convention and subs, quenty ousted.
Senator Hoar called the convention to order
at ll:45. He requested all others than mem
berS OF the conVention to withdraw from that
part OF the hall, assigned to delegates and d.
rtc.ed the sergeant-at arms to enforce the re-
quest. The aisles were cleared after some de-
Icy.
| R"v. +. A Noble. OF Union Park Oopgregs
tloosl Church. Chicago, Altered prayer.
1t is said the committee on contested seats
will not be ready to report before D. m.
MIR. Coukling moved that the convention ad
lourn or take rec.ss till 6 p. 10.
Mr.. Hale made point of order that that
motlon was debateable.
The Chair sustained the point.
MIR. Hale 10 bis speech held that the copvep.
ton must remain in state OF suspended amin.
ton unit the committee was ready for report.
Dir. Couk'iug followed Mr.. Hale, claiming
that 1t would facilitate the business OF the con.
vsniOn by taking the recess and said it was not
10 order 10 report until the Committee on Ore
dential8 reported
HIS motion to take recess was lost.
Mr.. Cooking Inquired whether the Com.
Lnlt!ee on Contested Seats was ready to report,
|
committee was DOT ready nor likely to be ready
tor several hours, perhaps not before D. %.
ME-. ConkIlng rising again was received with
marked demonstrations of applause 10 the gal
lerles. lie said be also uoderstood that the
report could not be bad from the Credentials
Committee uotil thi, afternoon. Of course 20
business o1ud properly be done until that 70
port shou'd be Fec, lived and the membership OF
the convention should be established There
tore, he moved recess uutil to night.
Mr. Hala asked Mr.. Coukiog to give way for
q m0ment but he declined.
MIR. Hale made the poiot of order that q
motion to take recess was debatesbe,
The chair sustaibed the point of order.
Dir. Hale rose 10 oppose the motion, and was
received With marked applause, which was re-
viewed TbeD be urged that the understanding
yesterday vs. that the convention should this
morulog proceed to work. He argued that
there was business which the convention could
DO 10 advances OF the credentials report. He
cited the convention of 1876 to show that il did
much business 10 advance of the report on con :
tested seats, which then as now bad much hard
work to do and wss very late with its report,
The convention 10 1876 perfected it's permanent
ORGANIZATION ADD acted 90 is report of the CON-
mlttee Gu rules and order of business, MIR.
Hale urged that this convention is now ready
for business, (great appsuse), and hoped that
1t woudot throw away its time, but 70 on with
is Immediate dulles.
Dir. Cooking rose to reply, and was again
greeted with applause.
Meantime the slsles had been filed apsio bv
spc Gators, and the chair suspended business
uotll they we're again cleared, when Mr.. Coax
rg proceeded
Mr.. Joy, of Michigan. offered a resolution
that the cont s;sn;s from the State of Illinois
be heard iu the convention by counsel.
motion to lay it on the table was lost and
the roll of States Oh MIR. joys motion was or,
dertd.
| Mi. Joy subst quentlS Withdrew his resolution.
1t has been arranged for Col. BIB Iogersoll
to present the claims of the Illinois contestants
ID The convention.
The committee Oh pernaoen orgariz .tion re-.
ported the name of Geo. +. Hoar for President,
! When Mr.. Cooking proceeded. The onlY
work that the Convention would do before 5
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