The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-10
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On motion, the Convention adjourned I
Third Days ProceediugS ai5as $
At 1o:45 the convention was called to order.
Among the distinguished guests on the stage
| we're his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, and
members Of his part, composed Of H Collins,
ESQ.,, C. B., England; Hon. b. Yorkes Eng
lang; Colonel Mcneil, Victoria, Cross Equerry
to the the Queen. This party, who were ac-
companied by the Princess Louise and suite,
were guests of the Grand Pacific.
The entrance of Mr.. Conkling elected hearty
applause, as, did also the entrance Of General
Garfield, q few moments later 1855 ~, fesaA
After prayer by Rev. Arthur Little, Mr..
!Conkling offered the following resolution, which
The hoped would be unanimously adopted:
Resolved A. he sense 4 Of this s9SSss,Ien /. that every
.S EhSe , sea sh SsI S9 @hS /. p Ssy s rs, nps q ta asrt so man should
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, thought such ~instruc-
tons were not necessarysapHe tools itsf u
granted that there was not a delegate present
who did not feel bound to SO act. -
A vote being takeIstwo dissenting voices were
heard, and Mr.. Conkling desired the roll called
that the delegates Who refused to vote for the
resolution might be known. Mr.. Brandagree,
of Connecticut, also demanded the yeas and
nayss On,a vote whether such q vote should be
i S6cOn0eG. IL WAS dBTGtQ II buOu10. III BIOCcoS
revealed three negative votes in the West Yir-
ginia delegation. MIR. Conkling then offered
the following: ~ tS
Resolved, That the delegstss WHO on this roll call
serve to have and have forfeited their votes in this con-
vention.
Mr.. Campbell, of West Virginia, said he was
one of those who voted against the resolution,
to that that a delegate was not allowed
to express on opinion. He had pub
lishcd a Republican newspaper for
twenty-five years, and had aiways been
principle involved. If, under the circumstances,
The convention saw fit to 6isfranchise him, he
would accept the situation and go home.
Mr.. Hale, of West Virginia, made q speech in
the same vein. Mr.. Bandagree suggested that
Mr. ConklAng modify his resolution. Mr.. McCor-
mick, of West Virginia, had also voted against
the resolution. He said, however, that he ex.
pected to vote the Republican ticket. In 1876
whereas Mr.. Conking had made but on,
[applruse.l Mr.. Young (colored), of Ten
nessee, spoke in support Of the resolution
General Garfield opposed it. Mr.. Pixley, Of
Colorado, moved to table the resolution. Mr.
Conlkling then asked that the roll be called or
that motion, which proposition was met b,
misses and cheers. The resolution was FINAL,
, Withdrawn. u %
On motion of Mr.. Sewell, of New Jersey, i
; was unanimously agreed that the report of tn
i Committee on Credentials be made. The Com
: mittee on Credentials being not ready to report
the report from the Committee on Rules wa
, read. 1t was the same as that governing tn
! Cincinnati Convention in 1876, with the excep
ton that the speeches in nomination we're linn
: tied to ten minutes. The acknowledgement, sup
: ported by nine States, can only be- UNDERSTOOD
8 by q careful examination of its full text. l
I opposes the changes made in the rules OF 1876
> and explains as the reason therefor thatthe lat
ter are quite full enough to accommodate tn
end sought, to wit: the right of every delegat
, to vote as he pleases, while the changes invit
: discussion and discord..
s Adjourned until one o'clock.
: At one o'clock the Chair called the conventio
to order and introduced Hon. oma
s D. Conger, Chairman of b Commit
tee on Credentials, who stsonce apollo
8 mitteei reported a lolE ok members. In th
Louisiana contest theyrecommended the &C
: mission of the Warmdthdelegation and the e1
e ctusion of the Beatie delegation. They recon
mended the admission OF James T. Rapier j
the Fourth Alabama District. They also advis
by the District Convention, should.be, adndtte
n IN place of Arthur Brigham and R. II. Mosei,
IS jr., of the Seventh Alabama. In the Illino
e case the committee recommended the folowin
= changes: In nine Congressional Districtstf
contestantssbe admitted in place of the sittiI
l. members. The Second Congressional Qistrl
fWest Side Chicago remained unchanged TT
districts in which changes were made inIlino
were First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Nintl
l. Tenth. Thirteenth and Seventeenth.
u The committee reported in favor of retainin
the four delegates at large from Illinois. ]
n Kansas four district delegations were reporte
in place of the sitting members
In the Pennsylvania Ninth and Nineteent
Districts, sitting members were
y entitled to hold their seats. Y
l. In West Virginia, the sitting members we
entitled to their seats in contested cases. &
y In the Utah case the committee favored ,,
n tanning sitting members, asbeing in accord Wit
= these principles. lApplause.l
Mr.. Claytons of Arkansas, presented the m
e nority report.
Il The discussion of the contested States Taste
n through the day and evening session, and eve
te at $50 in the morning the prospect of gettiI
2, down to business looked unpromising. Befo
I, adjournment to the evening session the repo
s. on credentials in relation to the delegates fro
n Louisiana was adopted. Alabama came mex
r Amotion was made to adopt the minority r
le port, which was lost by O vote of 906 to "A
n Illinois came next. An hour was consumed
% debate, and 1t was finally decided that one ho'
II seats in Illinois. At the close Of the debate t
roll of States was called on the first Illinois di
trict, to accept the majority report. The CT
ar ar 5 S -SsSi d dhss stS ae sc a ade tSnseSe .
Id ESQ the Convention adjourned. q +
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ea At Has the Conyentionrwas called to ord,
After prayer had been offered, Mr. Cong
OF stated the Kansas case from the standpoint
to the majority. After forty minutes debate t
W ron was called, with the following result: Yes
- 476; nays, 1S4. SO the report of the majori
u of the Committee was sustained. By q vote
nd AIT o $50 the contestants from West Virgin
ne were admitted. A motion tb'proceed to B,
loting for President and Vice-Presidents, allo
he ing fifteen minutes for the nominating speech
* each candidate, and ten minutes for the spec
sr, seconding the nominations, was lost.
Thefollowing was adopted as the tenth ru
ny "The Commute on Rules and Order of Blu
to ness shall within the next twelve months p
ed scribe methods or rules for the selection
OF delegates to the National Convention to be h
led in 1884, announce the same to the country, q
'ut issue the call for that Conventionin conform
m Herewith; provided, hat said methods or ru
er- shall include and secure to the several Congr
ary sional Districts in the United States the III
IN, to selecttheir own delegates to the Natio
'ed Convention"
cn On motion of Mr.. Garfield it was agreed &
as the Committee on Resolutions at this point
aaS the proceedings be ordered to report.
ne TIL PLATFORM.
bis The Republican party, in National Ceny
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