Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-04
THE VERY LATEST.
sc..lemen. Of con,e..ed Election Ca.e..

THE CONVENTION READY FOR NOMINATIONS AND
BALLoTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The whole day Friday was spent in settling
the contested election cases.
remarkable scene was enacted in the
morning, when Conking started on with a
res olution 10 bind every delegate to vote for
the nominee. Three West Virginia delegates
voted no. Conkling at once moved that the
three delegates had no right to a seat in the
convention, and there ensued an hours de
bate. The West Virginia men asserted that
they had 10 real intention of boiling, and the
result was that. after Mr.. Garfield had urged
him TO do so, Mr.. Conklirg withdrew the res
olution excluding the three men. and the
anti Grant delegates took it as back down
on Mr. Conklings part.
With the evening session the convention
took up the report of the committee on ere
dentals in earnest. After debate of forty
minutes the convention voted upon the con-
tested seats in Alabama and by vote of 40
to BEG sustained the report of the majority of
the committee, which gives the seats to the
contestants and affirms the principle Of the
right Of Congressional districts 10 choose
their own delegates. The Illinois cases were
than two hours, and one hour was wasted in
wild demonstrations in behalf Of the several
candidates such as were never before wit
messed. At one o'clock this morning a vote
was taken on the Illinois case motion to
substitute the minority report admitting To-
gan's full Grant delegation for the majority
report was lost by vote of 3j3 yeas to 3s7
nays-a decided gain for the Grant men. The
next vote was taken on admitting the Con
gressonal district contestants from the First
district and reculted in favor of them by a
vote of $50 to $50 The result of the days
work has settled for the future the right of
Congressional Districts to be represented in
National Conventions
The votes on this question also foreshadow
the verdict of the convention against the
unit rule" An adjournment was finally had
at 2:lj this morning.
Before the balloting can begin, the conven-
ton must adopt its rules and PLATFORM and
listen to the speeches presenting the several
candidates TO the convention. This will
doubtless consume so much time that it is
probable that balloting will not begin until
late in the afternoon.
The most astonishing scene ever Witnessed
in a convention hall took place at the even
ing session, when Emory Storrs in closing his
appeal for the Grant delegates from Illinois
pledged the support of all the ex-president's
followers to the nomination of James G.
Blaine if that be the result Of the convention.
The great crowd sent up cheer upon cheer.
Haudkerchiefs, hats and umbrellas were
waved, Coukling leading in the demonstra-
tion. perfect uproar prevailed for half
an hour. 1t seemed as if il would never sub
side. The whole finally ended in three
cheers for the nominee at the suggestion of
! Raum Of Illinois
1t is hard to tell whether the points scored
in the days work are, on the whole, more
| favorable to Grant or to Blaine Cool.headed
and experienced men on the scene of action
| still declare that neither Of them can be NOM
/ mated and that Edmunds is the coming man.
! That such is the case, we have not a moment
as yet lost hope.