Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-04

the early morning hours vote was taken OF
the contested Alabama cases of Smith snC
Warren (anE-Grant), and the committee. by
vote of 81 to Is three not voting), decidet
to report in favor of admitting both contes.
ants.
DEMoRALIzArIoN or TIRE GRANT poRcEs-
BLAINE MEN CONFIDENT.
CHICAGO, June 3d.-The decentralization Of
the Grant men is generally conceded this
morning; but they still think they can bea.
Blaine by going in body to some dark
horse. At present their tendency appears to
be to Edmunds, but this would tend to send
the Sherman and Washburne men to Blaine,
and it is fraught with peril to Conkling and
his forces. Certainly the Blaine men have
won all the points in issue thus far in the
preliminary proceedings, and they continue
very confident.
THE ILLINOIS CONTEST.
The Credentials Committee, at the meeting
OF the Convention to-day, are still in session,
having just met to hear the report on the
whom it was referred at o'clock this morn.
ing, con isting~of Chandler of New Hamr-
shire, Strout of Maine, Bateman of Ohio,
Tracy of New York, and Clayton of Ar
kansas.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
CHICAGO, June 3d.-The Pacific coast dele.
cations yesterday afternoon adopted resolu-
ton, to be presented to the Committee on
Resolutions, containing ths following points
The right to regulate the intercourse be.
tween the people of the United States and
all foreign nations rests with the General
Government, and must of necessity be con-
trolled by the laws Of Congress and interna.
tional treaties, and while it is the duty both
of the Government and its people to respect
the rights acquired under existing laws,
it is also the duty of the Government
to respect the wishes of its citizens and
legislate in their interests In view of the
large and increasing Chinese immigration now
invading the Pacific coast, recognizing the
danger of ruinous competition with our indus
trial classes, fearing its undue increase and
the serious results likely to arise therefrom,
and because the Chinese will not become citi-
zens, and cannot perform any political and
they cannot assimilate themselves and be.
come homogeneous with our people;
Resolved, That in the judgment of this
Convention the international treaty now ex-
isting between the Government of the United
States and the Government of China should
be SO amended or modified that further Chi
nese immigration, except for the purpose of
commerce, travel and education, should be
restricted. The existing Commission to the
Chinese Government should be urged to
speedy and decisive action to regulate and
restrict the inflow of Asiatic people to our
country, and Congress ought without delay,
and as a matter of national Importance and
urgent necessity, to cause to be passed laws
to restrict Chinese immigration.
When this resolution was introduced in the
full committee by Mr.. Payne, there was con-
siderable discussion.
Mr.. Payne insisted that the Pacific coast
people must have this plank, or there would
be serious peril to the party success there.
The Connecticut Massachusetts,, New
Jersey and Illinois members opposed the
resolution, but it was finally referred to a
subcommittee to be named subsequently, with
instructions to put in plank that will be
agreeable to the voters of tie far western
States.
Mr.. Storrs appealed to the committee to
draw it mild" and this will be done. 1t is
not probable that so radical resolution will
be accepted by the full committee, but it is
understood that it viii present modified
plank in the platform covering the point
Pixley assisted Payne, and made an excel
lent argument before the committee.
Joy of Michigan will place Blaine in NOM
ination, Pixlsy of California viii second it,
and Frye of Maine will close.
Conkling will nominate Grant, and Gar
field will nominate Sherman.
SUCCESSFUL CONTESTANTS.
CHICAGO, June 3i.-The Committee on
Credentials has voted to admit the sixteen
contesting delegates from the First, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth. Ninth, Tenth and
Seventeenth Congressional Districts, and
passed the contestants in the Second and
Thirteenth districts, to allow General Raum
to produce further facts concerning them.
The committee next considered the contests
in the Second and Third Kansas Districts,
and voted-27 to 10-to admit the Grant
delegates from both districts.
A recess was taken until G o'clock, when
the Louisiana case will be taken up.
PLATFORM OF THE CONVENTION.
CHICAGO, June 3d.-The platform of the
Convention has been perfected, and is ready
to be reported. Members of the committee
say that it recites and extols the deeds of the
Republican party; points out the necessity
for maintaining its principles and its control
of the Government in the interest of human
rights and material prosperity; declares
against further land grants to railroads or
subsidies in any form approves Hayes ad-
minstration, and arraigns the Democratic
party for its past as well as its present atti-
tude, spirit and purposes. The anti-Chinese
plank, so modified as to disarm the New En-
gland antagonisIr, is expected to be reported
in the form of declaration, substantially as
follows:
While we offer home to all who wish to
cast in their lot with the American people.
vet we are assured by our fellow-citizens of
the Pacific coast that grave dangers rise from
the unlimited influx of strange people, who,
without any sympathy with our civilization
and free institutions, seek our shores, not for
a home. but merely to get money to take
back with them to the homes they left, and
we therefore invite the earnest attention of
the Government of the United States to a
careful consideration of the evils arising from
such immigration, with view to make such
treaties and enact such laws as will avert the
dangers complained of.
1t is doubtful whether anything more radi-
cal could be carried in the Convention in
view of the present uninformed prejudice of
Eastern people, who are unable to realize the
Mongolian danger rs seen by those who
come in practical contact with it on the Pa
cifc coast.
REVIEW OF THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
CHICAGO, June 3d.-Another day of Con-
vention, in which Blaine's friends have indis-
putably won all the points made, and have
also attracted the active sympathy of the i'm
mense audience by their manly bearing and
good temper in the presence of Conkling's i'll
natured and unprovoked irony, no less than
by the good-natured wit with which the
Maine men parried and turned his intended
to-be crushing assaults.
The vote on Sharpe's motion to instruct the