Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-04


Mslno voted unanimously aye, appause;I
New York voted 10 aye.; PennsylvaIi, So ayet;
only one delegate beiog present from South
caroline, who clst his sisgle vote aye; West
Flr2lola cist woes aye aud noes. Kisses,
= delegates being absent. The total vote was
syis, TIC; n-ca 3-s, Tho resolution was
udoped
Mr.. Co1kiiag sail be wanted To Of another
resolution, which he would redu,o to wri. Ing 10
mcmeot. as t1liows:
r. S lived, That the d,l,gates who have voted
that they Will not abid, the sc,ion CT tho oon-
veution d. not desolv. to have and have for
iti;ed their votes 10 tho coLventon.
Subdued applause and some hiss,s
Nlr. Campbell. Ct W. Va who had cast tho
vo:e ct that State, def ended his pt silion. lie
bad euif-red cortumil7 and vitlenoo for bis
rcputl GIN ptit cirles, aud if he was now to be
detled the tree oppression Of his opinion in O
| lopubl;c,n convention he was wiling to With.
draw from that nvention. lie had im5ibed
his republican principles from the great New
York ststcsmau. VIM. ii. Seward. lie had
beea newspaper editor sic, tn, John Brown
raid a: iiarper's Ferry, and had slwsys c,nsis-
ten;ly supported the national republican nomi-
nco. but lie It Is hat there was q prit cipl, 10
this question. la weuld never 70 to any con-
| VeotOn uGd agree b,f,reband that whatever
might DO done by it, it should have his endorse.
ment. tic Always iatepded to guard his own
stvarelsDtg., Applause. liz ntver intended
that auy body TT men should tsko that sover-
olg1ty from him. AS be had cot been afraid
to stacd up ior republican principles 10 West
| Virginia he was not efraid to 20 homo and face
| bis constituents.
Mr.. Hale, OF VIVA. Who voted tys, defoud.
cd the Nights Of bis colleague to vote 90 he saw
FL; (applsuse) to utter lis onu sentiment as an
individual delegate.
MIR. Braodagec, Of Conn.,, said tho PRESTON
vas not one of fe, specct; no man here will
seek to binder any delegates free spec,b. Ii
was only qlcslion as TO what any man would
90 Tor tho support ct republican pri, Ct pies
lie cootloued al considerable length until greet.
| cd with hisscs
Mr.. Mccormick. CT w. Va, avowed himseIf
ono CT tho three dleseutents; not because be did
not tXptcs to support tho nominee of this CON
Vtntlor, Tor nc did ineod to do that no N after
WHO &c should be. lie was as good repub.
can as tho gentleman from Nav York and
whereas tho latter made only one speech fer the
nominee OF the las. national convention he, Mr..
McColmlcs, made 100 [great applause and
ohccrs. He opposed tho resolution only be
cause II declares that men arc uotit to set in the
c,n7entlan il they differ from other members
cir.
After sn animated discussion Mr.. Copkliug
asked that tho roll Of States DO called on his
resolution.
Mr.. Young, Ct Tcpn., &c lored) supported
tho resolution and wanted 10 koow why if those
Who voted 40 meaut 10 i3in tho dcmoora.i,
phrty they should be helpiog 10 ohoes, tho
nominee OF the republican party. 1t was a
nero question Of personal independence.
Mr.. Garfield. Of Ohio. expressed his fear
that tho convention vas about 10 o,mmit n
grave trror. llo would state tho case. EleIy
delegate save three had vetsd for resolution
and the three gentlemen who had voted against
1t bad llscn 10 their places and stated they tx-
pected and intondtd to support tho bomioeo of
the convention. Bat that it was not in their
Judgment wlso thing at this time to pass tho
resolut'oo which all tho rest of tho delegates
had voted for Were they to be dislrar chised
btc.u'o !Leg thought S.? (Crics of 100"
no. That was tto question. Was every
delegate to have bis republiosnism inquired lotto
| before ha was allowed to vot,? Delegates were
responsible FIR their votes cot to tho convention
but to their constituents. Cheers. lie him.
sell would naVcr in ary convention ynto AGAINST
| his Ju ism.Gt lie regretted that tho ponllo
uIcn rcm West Virginia had thought l. best to
break thu harmony Of tho coLv,n,iou by their
dissent. lilo did 10; know those gentlemen nor
Their atl:'a'ions nor their relations to tho oaod-
oa'fs 1t this convention tXpsllad those men
then the c>rven'iou would have to rurgo itself
at tho cHi OF every vote and irq7re how mauv
| dGl2gatts who had voted mo" should 20 ont.
Cheers. lie trusted That tic gentleman from
Ne" York would withdraw his r,s,iu:ioa and
lot the convention proceed with us business.
Cheers
Mr.. Il KEY, OF California, moved 10 Law the
resolution Gu The tsb'e. Applause.
The Committee Oh Rules and tho order CT
tu'lnrss reported 10 favor of tho rules e
Tho ;iouso of Representatives to govern The
| oonVe; tiGG.
-, !La platform deutunces polyeamy, opposes
Cnlncso mnls ration and suggests Couprss
sonal mod. ication oftXlstipg treaties to remedy
tho evil; l: commends Hayes administration
and hold a. tho duty Of the republican ra.ty
70 havmopz, tho whole c)untry. Let them
Keep It to themselves bu. let them Ieav, tho
reIu0Ee'n party to take caro- CT itself.
:, MI Conkhng. demanded the call OF the roll.
iils!cs. long aud furicu,.
Gal! OF the roll was ordered.
hlr. Co5kipg iLqlired OF tho chair whether
Inc tbreo gentlemen from West Virginia did
WV ivy HOuU VUlC LOT tho nominee OF
this convention.
The chair said it WAS cot His pr5vitc, 10 50,
sWer the questioo.
Mr. Colkliog said no would not press his
resolution If his question was answered 10 the
smrnatl9e, aDd finally he withdrew tho res).
lulloa as ne SAID there seemed 10 be somo doubt
Applause and Kisses.
Mr. SewslI, Ct New Jersey, moved that tho
committee on credentials now report. Adopted
=, Tho chair rolnted out 10 tho occupants of
tho Proceedings of the convention. IF there
should Dc any moro hissirg there he should
order the part Of the gallery from Y hiob it came
to be cleared Applause.
The CT alrmao Of tho credentials committee
not beirg 10 The house, on motion of MIR. SewelJ,
tho committee on rules was ordered to report
with tao understanding that no action should
DC taken upon their rec )mmendations until after
the reporting OF tho committee % credentials
and action taken.
Tho chair called Senator Biue .of Mi,,is.