The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-04
CHICAGO CONVENTION
A DAY OF CONFUSION AND TURMOIL.
The Convention not Yet AT wOrk-Bit.
ter Contests in the Credentials
COmmittee-COnkii Claims
Only 900 Votes for Grant
ON First Ballot, but VIII
stand Firm - Adj.
j0urned 10 10
O'Clock 10.
day.

O'CLOCK To.
day.
Special to the Herald
Chicago, June S-ll;50 n m.-The con
vention was called TO order at Has a. m
The Committee on Credentials are still in
session. 1t is said they cannot report Cor
some time. 1t is said the Committee Oh
Contested Seats will not be ready 10 report
before p, m,
SECOND DISPATCH
Il MIR. ConklinS moved that the con
vention take recess till p. m.
Mr.. Hale made the point of order that the
question was debahble, and he was sustained
by the Chair,
Mr.. Bale, in Il speech, held that the con-
vention must remain in suspended animation
until the Committee on Credentials were
ready to report.
Mr., Conkling followed Hale, claiming that
II would facilitate the business of the oonyen-
ton by taking the recess. He said it was not
in order to proceed till the Committee on
Credentials reported.
Mr.. Conkling's motion to take a recess was
lost.
THIRD DISPATCH.
1915 p. m.-Mr. Joy, of Michigan, offered
a r solution that the contestants from the
State of Illinois be received in the convention
by counsel.
A motion to lay on the table was lost, and
the roll of States ON Joys motion was or
dered.
Mr.. Joy afterward withdrew his resolution.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
1925 p. NIT has been arranged for
Colonel Bob Ingersoll to present the claims
of the contestantsin the convention.
FIFTH DISPATCH.
1885 p. m.-Mr Garfield said that under
the agreement he would not render report
until the COMMITTEE on Credentials had re-
ported unless ordered by the convention.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, moved that the report
of the Committee on Rules and Order of
Business be requested to report.
Mr.. Sharp, of New York, said as there
would be m jority and minority report, he
asked that it be delayed until the Committee
on Credentials reported.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, moved that the con-
vention take recess until 5p. m. The mo-
ton was adopted.
SIXTH DISPATCH.
D. m.-The Committee on Credentials
has voted TO admit the contesting delegates
from nine of the contested districts of Hi
nois. The tenth district will be excluded
altogether. A motion to endorse the action
of the Illinois State convention was tabled
The commit has adjourned until O'Clock
without finishing its labors.
SEVENTH DISPATCH.
1856 p. m.-The convention was called to
order at 5.25 p. m. The Committee on Gre
dentials are not ready to report yet.
EIGHTH DISPATCH.
555 D. MIR. Henderson of Iowa, said
the Committee on Credentials was not ady
to report He moved that the Committee on
| Rules be requested to make It's report.
Mr.. Logan is speaking in objection. He
claims that the Credentials committee should
report first. Mr. Logan said the convention
cannot proceed until it is decided who the
delegates to the convention are, and the
rightfu ones and only ones are authorized TO
make the proceedings legitimate.
Mr.. Henderson said he wanted fair play
only, and asked why there should be delay.
! Great cheering and confusion in the gal
leries. The Chair threatened to clear them
il repeated.
Mr.. Henderson, continuing. said ne was
informed that members of the committee
from Kentucky said the repo' was ready this
morning.
A Kentucky member jumped TO his feet
and said it was Misrepresentation. Great
confusion and several member trying to
speak at once. The Chair decided them Out
of order and recognized Mr.. Boutwell,, OF
Massachusetts, who is speaking against the
motion.
Mr. Sharp moved an am4ndmont to Mr.
Henderson's motion, that the Committee on
Credentials be requested to report.
Mr.. Conllling is speaking on the amend
ment. He said the Committee on Creden,
tials was ready to report partly, if not on all
questions, and asked that it be allowed tc
make report rs far as it had gone
Mr.. Henderson said the Committee on
Credentials had not passed on the contests il
Louisiana, West Virginia and Pennsylvania
and would not be able to report before morn.
ing.
Mr.. Sharp asked that the roll of States be
called on the acknowledged to.
Sharp's amendment was carried, the vote
being 3l6 for; As against,
A motion that Henderson's motion be
laid on the table was carried, and the con
vention adjourned till 10 a. nj. tomorrow.
THE GRANT GLORY GONE.
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