The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-06-11
SHERMAN LOOMING UP.

man ruled the resolution out of order.
The Illinois case is now up, on a mo
I-tion similar to the one made in the Ala
bama case.
SHERMAN LOOMING UP.
There is more talk tonight than has
been heard in favor of Sherman. His
interests have been very skillfully man
Gged, and the indications since the after
noon session of the convention have
| been pc nting strongly towards him. Ii
is said that the New Rork men say thai
he can carry that state, and there art
whispers to the effect that the New York
| delegates will support him as soon as
t.rey can get fair chance. OF all car.
d. dates mentioned, excepting Grant ana
aine, Sherman is unquestionably the
! vOrite tonight. Gen. WOodford, O.
| New York, is being advocated for vice
csident.
THE COMMTTTEEo ON CREDENTIALS ON THE
UNIT TULE.
The committee On credentials re-
hearSes the call of the national cOmmi
tee as Il basis for their action on all con-
tested cases. Applause greeted the par;,-
g. -ph where allusion is made to the
| congressional district representation and
they refer TO the previous calls to sus-
ia their position now, and the justice
of their decision. The calls of 1856,
1860 and 1864 and all others down TO the
pregent date were the same in this re
spoet as the calls of this year, and all
were adopted with purpose TO remove
all doubts and make district representa-.
ton principle that could not be con
tFoverted or disputed. The committee
also say that the state conventions have
in almost every case decided that the
congressional districts should have rep.
resentation in the national convention
US they have elected them. The rights
of representatives so elected have eveI
been
REGARDED AS SACRED
and should not be invaded for the first
zine. The committee declares that the
purpose of the convention is to select q
candidate most likely to be elected, and
the nearer we get to the true feeling of tie
people, the wiser and safer will be the
selection. State conventions may serd
delega es to national convention who
60 not represent the feelings OF the peo-
~ e, then these state conventions might
IS well select all the delegates from a
SINGLE district IN the state. This over
riding of the state Will of the people
cannot be too severely censnred.
IN THE ILLINOIS CASE
the minority find that n sweeping and
positive charge of fraud, etc, have been
made, and that there was no basis what.
ever for such charges. No evidence OF
ud was produced, but on the contrary
,ere is weight of evidence on the other
sale to show thai there was a great
amount of fraud on this side of the con
1estants. This was freely admitted by
friends of the contestants before the com
mittee. The convention at this point had
not previously been made by friends of
the Palmer House delegation The COM
mitiee Justify the bolt chiefly on this
ground. They then alludc to the act of
the state convention in instructing dele
eTatcs to vote for Grant, and claim that
tue state convention was competent to so
struct. The argument is strong for
such right in the convention as against
district instructions.
The Utah case was discussed more
briefly but conclusion is reached in IA
vOr of the contestants.
The West Virginia case is considered
with the same result. The reports diff
feTently signed, some of the minority do
not sign the report on each case, their
conclusion is that the regularly elected
and sitting members should retain their
seats, and that the others should not.
MIR. Conger then presented the correct
ed roll of members.
Mr.. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, moved
that the majority report should be di-
vided into five general divisions, and
that the convention now consider Ala
bama.
Mr.. COnger said the committee had
divided the report into eleven parts.
Mr.. Cessna moved that those cases up
ON which all the members of the commit
tee agreed should be passed upon by ac-
clamation.
While there should be discussion only
GA four pOints-the Alabama cases, re
lois cases, the West Virginia cases
Il the Utah cases-there was some dis
ssioh as to the roll of members which
=. Conger pIe-e Ited, and that gentle
n proceeded 10 enumeFate all those
he e.OfOTe contested cases, which the
commit ee without division, repoI ted
unanimously to be agreed upon. The
only disputed points were as to the del
egates from the first Alabama district,
from the ninth Illinois district, the west
Virginia dis,iict and the Utah state.
These were the only points to be consid-
cred by the convention.
LOGAN OBJECTS.
Senator Logan raised an objection to
the assertion in the majority report that
the Illinois delegates at large were con-
d ted. He considered it n reflection on
the delegates, end now learned for the
first time that there had been a contest
of tiIese seats. As a Iepr sentative of q
great ST.. C, lie was entitled TO fair tIeat-
ment al the hands of this convention.
Mr.. Cessna moved to amend his mo-
ton.
ME. King-Six divisions instead of
five. The change being in order TO
bring the Kansas case before the house,
as the minority report made no recon-
mendations.
Mr.. Sharpe, Of New YORK, moved 10
strike off the reference in the majority
report to the delegates at large from Hi
nOis.
Mr. Conger said that Logan adj either
IN understood or not heard ia on that
point. He regretted that the senator iIad
suspected that he would throw discredit
upon him in the report. He referred in
most complimentary terms To General
I.oyan as soldier, legislator and man.
CoBgeT INDUCED in some lively salli.s
at the expense of General Logan, which
met with hearty appreciation from the
galleries.
Senator Logan asked why the contest
was made mention of against the dele
gates at large in Illinois, and no mention
was made OF any other contest as to dele
gates at large.
M. Cessna said because the seats of no
oiher delegates ut large were contested.
The committee decided, however, that
the delegates at large from Illinois were
as much entitled 10 seats as any other de
legates at large.
LOGAN STILL. CONTAINED
that injustice was done Linn and his as
sociates.. He declared that he was not
excited, but on the contrary, was as cool
as ever he had been
Mr. Sharpe's motion was Withdrawn,
aud Mr.. Conger's motion, as amended by
Mr.. Cessna, was adopted.
Mr. Sharpe then renewed his motion,
and after some parliamentary questions
had been raised. Mr.. Raymond of Califor-
MIA, speak, ing on the motion, said there
had been honest query and doubt as To
whether there ever had been legal state