Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
RADICAL JAMBUnEE.
DELEGATES AND SPECTATORS TIRINa.

DELEGATES AND SPECTATORS TIRING.
CHICAGO, June The terrible strain on the
nerves of the delegs es at last nights protraot-
ed session was snffic 9nt to prevent prompt
appearance this morning; and it was IL :45
o'clock before Chair IAN Hoar called the con-
VentiOn to order, al; Rough the time fixed for
the meeting was II o'clock. Reporters, dele
gates and auditors seemed still wearied and
there was not much vivacity in the proceedings
preliminary to the active work of the conven-
ton. For the first time since the convention
opened, the back seats y here there were small
chances for an intelligent understanding of the
doings about the platform, were only abou
half filed.
Rev. John r Baxter, of Washington offered
prayer.
MIR. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution as follows:
RESOLVED, That the national Republican exec
utiVe committee be requested to prepare and
present method for the election of delegates
TO the national convention to be held in 1884,
and to issue instructions in conformity there
with. Mr.. COnger objected to the present con-
alteration of the resolution as did also, several
others. Ir was, therefore. laid over.
THE KANSAS CASE.
The chairman announced that the disposition
of the Kansas case was before the convention.
MIR. Conger then stated the Kansas case from
standpoint IF the majority. Mr.. Bateman, of
Ohio, moved to limit the time to half an hour.
Arkansas delegate moved to make it forty min
utes. Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Plumb of Kansas then took the floor in
opposition to the majority report. He explain
ed the popularity of the arrangement by which
Kansas elected her delegates from the State to
the national convention. He claimed that the
record was clearly in favor of admitting the
sitting members, and that there was no posi-
BILE ground on which the contestants could
stand. He asserted however, that it made no
difference who this convention nominated. the
State of Kansas would support the nominee.
Mr. Houck of Tennessee asked whether there
was a minority report.
Mr.. Cessna of Pennsylvania said there was
none.
Mr.. Houck then asked if the Kansas State
convention Gid NIT fail TO comply with the
terms of the call of the national convention;
did the State convention transcend its author
ity in appointing delegates to the Chicago con.
vention. Mr. Houck said he was unable to as
certain which side he was on, and asked for two
minutes time to make the discovery.
Mr.. Cessna moved to make the allowance of
ten minutes for man who was on neither OF
on both sides. (Laughter). Mr.. Houck, get
ting two minutes, said he would vote for the
that the district conventions were correct in
their action.
Mr.. Bateman. Of Ohio, appeared at the re.
quest of the conte+tants He held that the
tactics of Tsmmsby Hail should not be put ny
on the Republican party, and he would not
vote to allow il. e-
The roll was called for and resulted as fol
lows; Yeas 476. nays 1874. So the report o.
the majority of the committee was sustained
and four of the sitting members from Kansas
gave place to the four contestants, Grant men
New York cast only % votes. and they wert
aye votes. Kansas cast five votes nay.
WEST VIRGINIA.
The next question was on the portion of tht
report of the committee on credentials which
relates to West Virginia.
Mr.. CoDger explained that the majority "a
vOred the retention of sitting members in Yves
Virginia. MIR Clayton offered resolution t,
substitute the minority for the majority report
Mr.. RAnm, l'eakiLg on that question, sait
he understood that the West Virginia cas-
stood on exactly the same footing as the ad