Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-04
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CnCAGo. ILL.,. ]uoo 4.-Tho rarc.s oil
agree that th, Gti; rule will be voted down and
that The convention canuot get through b!ore
Tomorrow light.
At tho Grant dele gate caucus they decided
to sick IT tho bsllotiug lasted week;
at > 20 THIS morblng tho committee Cd er9
dentia's corcu led it, labors by voting 10 rrnnrt
IN iaV0r ot the sitting delegates from West Elr
rlola and Utah and tho c)nteslng delegates
from The ninth disr,c OF PENNSYLVANIA apd tho
thirteenth district OF lIliaci'. l. refused to in-
tnliGro with the delegate at largo or those from
tho stclrI district OF Illinois
n resolution declaring that tho SlriepGsId
conVontion IVES legally constituted body and
in scltctipg delcCatss to tho natiouul convention
acteh in good faith Was r. ct,l by vote Of 81
to II. Two not vo,nE.
Whl'C tho in'Crest in tho Convention and it's
tu:lnees co1!ihu,s intcnsc thcro is yi4l.l.
sbatcmcn! Ia the txci;cmt NJ ths mtraing.
al quarter Past ten there were few delegates
IN Their seats aud the sallarics were rot malt
h!@d. The spcc;stors, however. sro still pour
ing IN and az tho weather is cloudy and cool,
there is nc doubt that aoother hour will see the
hoes, c'smm?d 10 liza utmt st capacity.
Among :he spi Gators ca the front platforc,
is Queen Viotorss ycuog son, Prince Leopoll,
accompanied by his f,oncs. II. Colas. tsa
Y. r.. Hon. Yoke, Col. EicNeiIl Elue1ry TO
mo lscn. The Princess Louise Is at the
Grand Peciic with her suite. but too wsa.iod
to visit the convention this morriog.
MT. ConkIlpg on entering tho hail vas r,
caived with burst ofapplauso which seemed to
Indicate that tho Grant man ara 10 possession
e1 the gaIlarLes to-day. ct 10 40 tho g,Il,liis
were nearly foil
Mr. G,,fi.l b,e ,oI o,t.soj Al, II - , -
received with much appaus,.
Chairman lloar called the c)uya,,i n to order
at 1915, Rev. Arthur Little, OF the Nav Fog
land Corgtegatoual Church OF Chic lgo, itvckcd
the throne Of grace.
MIR. Coukllog rose to otf,r a resolution 10 The
hope that there would ba 20 OF action to it. If
there Should ho any objection, he should g. K
the roll to be called.
Tho following is tho resolution:
ktstlVed, A. the seUss Of this convention
that every member ct it is bound ia honor 10
support i;s nominee, whoever that nominee
might be, and that 90 man should hell bis
seat nero who IS DOT rtady 60 to agree. (Chee!s
and apnlsuse).
Mr.. ConkIioe's rcsolu lou was adopted.
MIR. Hale, Il Me, said they wers unable TO
hear the resolution in his neighborhood and
caleb tor Its reading again aud it was so road
MIR. Hale, mounting his CHAIR, said he SUM-
posed that republican, Convention did NOT need
TO DO Instructed; that it's Grss duly, after nam
Ing It's candidate, was to proceed 10 elect him
over the democratic candidate. tAuplause
They all had their pref.rerc.s aod wcro ardent
IN inc expression and urEoncy of their pr, fer.
etcos' but no bad yet failed to hear, in the busy
aoo ezcttltg contests in wbioh lhsy had tccn
eneased for the las. week, any expression on
the part OF any delegates 10 the c,nven,iop. wbn
ever they might be for, Of dissent as n Tho
nua' oetefmiuatlon OF the c1ovant!oh, When |
the dellVeFance nal had from all tho labor Of
tho convention, no had 60 DOUBT that they
snculd all be found hand AID hand, 81 ouldtr
10 shoulder, marching on to tho election of
their candidate. (Cheers) IF the candidate |
OF tbs gentlomao from New York was noui, |
nated, he (llale) and lis friends would work
by n'gh. and BY day to cleo: hiu; and, 10 turn, |
they should txocct that, if they nominated |
their mac, DO (Conklin;) would wolk night and |
day to elect him.
g, Mr. B:sndagee called for vote b. c i'll of
ota"s 10 emnhaszi lta purpose, and to acr.
TAN VINO ore tot 1t and who are against il.
Mr. CohkIIrg moved that the delegates who |
Vo'ed 90 on his n solution should B., c,usid
erco as having forfeited their right TO vote in
tais convention, aoh VITO vii try TO escare il?
(app'anshl The clair pus The question first
viva Voce, ati tbcre We're apparently half a
oczin noes. MIR. Conkling also asked Tor cal
OF no States. ssying it was Il .srsb|e To know
who It WIS 10 sreuubic N C invention sbo Yates
no W sucn Resolution. tAppaus.)
lhs casif put The question: to the c convention