The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-25
The New York Republ1oan Convention,

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The New York Republican Convention
UTICA. N. Y. Feb. 25.-At 1910 Sem
ator Conkling entered the hall in which
the Republican state convention was held,
and was received with long and continued
Applause. Immediately afterwards Gen.
Arthur called the convention to order. Z.
johnson. secretary of the state committee.
began calling the roll.
| The roll call proceeded until the second
district.of Kings was called, when Joseph
Reeves said be did not know how the dell
egates whose names were read got on the
list, bat he had the only credentials in this
city to-day, for the second district of Kings
county,
| The chairman said the secretary had
credentials of the delegates on the list and
the Dames had been put in the roll after
the credentials had been passed upon by
| the state committee, and by its order.
Jacob Worth said it was as made by
| order of the state committee except be-
| fore the com mmittee on contested seats.
| The chair decided the point well taken.
Jas. johnson of Brooklyn, rose and
| fourishing his cane denounced Jake
Worth as traitor to the party, saying he
killed the Republican nominees last fall,
and worked with democrats.
At this point he was interrupted with
Kisses and cries of shane" He contin-
ued to speak. nevertheless, amid great
confusion.
Alderman Ray of Brooklyn ,insiste that
| all were delegates elected, from his request
| In the state committee Delegates ap-
pearing on the regular list were given
credentials By the only convention. At
the first Oneida district regularly held TO
II Shnc ha
| had tried to do his duty. 1t was decided
that Kings should be called by the secre
tary.
The chair-"If delegates do not pre-
serve order we shall be compelled to eject
them"
After much confusion cries of put him
out, " sit down" &c. Order was restored.
and the roll call proceeded.
| When Oneida was called. ex Senator
| Lowrey presented credentials of the con
testing delegation, saying credentials had
been gwen by the only convention OF the
| first (Oneida) district. regularly held to
elect delegates to the state convention. He
had tried 10 present them to the state
committee, but was told be must present
them at the organization OF the coDven"
ton.
Forester moved that the roll be cor
rected and the names upon Nj. Lo@r.y's
credentials be substituted tor hose DOW on
| the roll.
The chair decided this ul.tion out Of
order, and ordered the ctn'e-jiug Papers
raft rred TO the committee 90 credentials
when appointed.
| ". j. Clark, presented tins cr.-3 -ntals
Of the contest ting delegation fr"m thC Sec
onG district, Oneida, which were also
referred TO the cOmtnittee
| When roll call was @ cmpeted. Forester
moved that the right to vote ot persons
| placed on the roll III Albany, Kings and
| Oneida counties. be suspended Until the
report from the COMMITTEES on contested
seats.
Worth moved to lay the motion Oh the
table. Carried.
Stephen b. French, of New York, nom,
mated for temporary chairman, Chas. Z.
Smith. of Albany. The nomination was
received with applause and made upani'
nous AS Smith vas conducted to tho
chair be was received with great applause.
| his allusion IN speech to Grant at Appo-
matox Court House, was received with
great applause, as handsome banner
with Grants portrait was unfurled in front
| of the stage Other points in the speech
were also enthusiastically appiauded.
| Temporary secretaries were then ap-
| pointed,
General N M, Curtis, offered the fol-
| lowing:
ReSolved, That the delegates of the
several congressional districts be requested
| to report to this convention the names of
| two delegates selected by them to repre-
| sent such district in the national Republi-
can convention to be held in Chicago June
2lst, 1880, in accordance with the call tor
such convention, and according to the
usage heretofore practiced in Republican
conventions 10 this state.
General Arthur offered the following as
q substitute;
Resolved. That the delegates from each
congressional district..be requested TO re-
pert for the action of the convention the
names OF two delegates and two alternates
10 the national convention, and that
committee of one from each judicial district
be appointed by the chair to report for the
action of the convention the names OF four
delegates at large and four alternates to
the national convention.
Forester said he would like to under
stand the difference between substitute
and the original resolution. Ii he rightly
understood it, the substitute Is. that the
action by district delegation is not to a
msjority of the convention, satisfactory.
Their power of selecting their own dele
gates can be taken from them. Lit that Is
not the purpose he would like to have the
gentleman disown it. He believed each
distric. has a right to name its own dele
gates. My district of Westchester. has
selected unanimously VIM. IL. Robertson
and James w. Hustled to represent Us at
Chicago. We believe you mean what
Won say. that we should have
q presidential candidate before whom re-