Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-12

tories ana the DlSCr1CG OF COlum Ola IN the Or
T. In making the nomination for President
and Vice-President, in no case shall the cali
ing of the roll be dispensed with. When it
shall appear that any candidate shall have re-
eeived a majority of the votes cast the Presi-
dent of the Convention shall announce the
question to be: Shall the nomination of the
candidate be made unanimous? But It no
the votes, % the Chair shall direct the Vote to be be
again taken, which shall be repeated until
some candidate shall have received major
ity of the votes cast; and where any State has
announced its vote it shall so stand until the
ballot is announced, unless in case of numer-
& In the record of the votes by States, the
vote of each State. Territory and the District
man; and in case the votes of any State, Terri
tory or the District of Columbia shall be
number of votes cast for any candidate or for
is taken by any delegate to the correctness of
such announcement by the Chairman of his
delegation, the President of the Convention
shall direct the roll of members of such dele
cation to be called and the result recorded in
accordance with the votes Individually given.
9. No member shall speak more unan once
minutes, unless by leave Of the Convention:
candidate shall be allowed ten minutes in
presenting the name Of such candidate.
10. A National Republican Committee shall
be appointed, to consist of one member from
in this Convention. The roll shall be called,
and the delegation from each State, Territory
anu D1SGf1cG snail name, tQrOuRQ IQG1r
man, person to act as member of such Com
mlttee:
shall be referred to the Committee on Resolu-
tions without debate.
The minority of the Committee submitted
| report recommending the adoption of the
following as substitute for Rule g.:
In the record of the votes by States. the vote
of each State, Territory and the District OF
and 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 for or against any
According to to the understanding no action
was takenon the reports at that time, and the
Convention awaited the appearance of the
Committee on Credentials.
After delay of about an hour the report
OF the majority was presented by Mr.. Con
ger, of Michigan, recommending the admis-
| sion of the Warmoth delegation from Louis
lana, and the exclusion OF the Beattie dele
cation; the admission of James I. Rapier az
the admission of Messrs. Smith and
Warner as delegates from the Seventh Ala
bama District, in place of the sitting mem
bers; the admission of the contesting dele
Sixth, Ninth, Tenth. Thirteenth and Seven.
teenth Illinois Districts, and the retention OF
the sitting delegates from the Second Illinois
District; the retention of the four delegates
at-large from Illinois ;the admission of the con
Testing delegates from the Second and Third
Kansas Districts; the retention OF the sit
i ting members from the Ninth and Nineteenth
Pennsylvania Districts; the retention of the
sitting members from the Third West Vir
ginia District, and the retention of the sitting
delegates from Utah. Mr.. Clayton, of Ar
kansas, presented minority report opposing
the admission Of Mr.. Rapier as delegate from
the Third Alabama District, and Messrs
Smith and Warner as delegates from the
| Seventh Alabama District; the retention OF
tricts, and generally opposing the conclusions
| of the majority. Mr. Conger proposed thai
the consideration of the reports be taken uT
in the order indicated in the majority report
on which there was substantial accord
and SO moved. These were the Lou
isiaDa cases; the question of delegates-at
large from Illinois, the Second District o1
| Illinois, the Ninth and Nineteenth District.
| of Pennsylvania, and the Kansas case. Mr.
majority report SO much as referred to the
| delegates -at-large from Illinois, and the Con
vention SO voted. The motion to adopt Sc
much of the majority report as the Commit
The Alabama cases were then taken up. Mr.
Clayton moved to amend by substituting
| the report of the minority for that of the
| majority.
| At this time, on motion of Mr.. Bruce, of Mis-
| sissippi, the Convention took recess unit
At 7:so O'Clock the Convention reassembled
/ and entered upon the further consideration O.
the Alabama case. Mr.. Harrison, of Indiana
moved that forty minutes be devoted to thu
discussion of the case, and it was SO ordered
The question then recurring on the motion o
Mr.. Clayton to substitute the minority repor
for the majority report, a debate arose il
which Messrs. Turner, of Alabama, Hill, o
Mississippi, Tracy, of New York, Bateman, O
Ohio & &coRger Farr, 5ooial Of Michigan, Oh Hicks Q
others participated, and at the conclusion the
roll was called with the following result
Yeas, 3O6; nays, 449; SO the motion to substi
tute was defeated. The report of the ma
jority in the Alabama cases was then adopted
by Uivd U0ce vote.
The Illinois cases were then taken up. Mr.
Quarles, of Wisconsin, offered resolution
limiting the debate on the question to on
hour. Mr.. Boutwell, moved as substitut,
that all the cases of contested seats be de
cided by adopting the usage of each State a
that usage has existed heretofore, and tha
| been to elect delegates to Republican Nation
al Conventions by State Conventions, tina
usage shall be deemed binding, and the sam
shall be true IN respect to delegate; sent
where that has been the usage. The Chai
ruled that Mr.. Boutwelps resolution wa
out OF order as not being germane to tn
pending resolution. Messrs. Boutwell,, Logan
Conkling, Pixley and Others spoke, and final
ly the resolution was amended SO as to Civ
two hours, and then adopted. The motion t
substitute the minority report for the majori
| ty report was made and discussed by Messrs
Raum, Anthony, Storrs and others. Befor
the discussion was ended, a motion to ad
journ was made and voted down by yeas
103; nays, 653. The motion to substitute tn
minority for the majority report was the
defeated by the following vote: Yeas, 353
| nays, 3S7. So much of the majorit,
report as related to the First District wa
adopted by 3S4 yeas to 356 nays; so much a
related to the Third District was adopted b
1856 yeas to 353 nays; SO much as related t
the Fourth District was adopted by 3S8 yea
sl Ihe Of the maoa
by vi0G v0ce vote.
It was then $3.50 IL M, and the Conventio
adjourned to meet at eleven O'Clock on tn
morning of the 5th.