The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-06-10

vote was, yeas ZIG, nays 3. So the
resolution was adopted.
C0nkling said he would offer an
other resolution, which he would re-
duce to writing in a moments fol-
lows:
Resolped, That the delegates who
hSve voted that they will not abide by
the action of this convention do not
deserve to have, and have hereby for
feited, votes in this convention.
Applause and some Kisses.
Campbell, who said there were three
delegates from his state, and true Re-
pubhcsns, who had cast their negative
votes, and that lift had come to this that
delegates could not come here to ex-
press their free opinion, he for one was
ready to Withdraw. He had been q
Republican editor in Virginia for
twenty-five years, who hsd imbibed his
political faith from the lips of VIM.
H. Seward of New York, and he
would meyer consent in advance to
agree to everything that the convention
might do. He intended always to
carry his own sovereignty under his
own hat.
Hale of Virginia defended the rights
of his colleague to vote as he saw fit
[spplause to utter his own sentiments
as an individual delegate.
Brandagee of Connecticut said the
question was not that of free speech ;
thai no man here will seek to hinder
free speech. 1t was only a question
as to what any man would do for the
support of Republican principles.
He continued at considerable length
till greeted with Kisses.
Mccormick of West Virginia, avowed
himself one of three dissenters, not be-
cause he did not expect to support the
nominee CT this convention, fer he did
intend to do that no matter who he
should be. He was as good Repub-
lican as the gentleman from New York,
and whereas Conkling made only one
speech for the nominee of the last ma
tionsl Republican convention, he (Mc-
Cormick) made one hundred. Great
applause and cheers. He opposed the
resolution only because it declares that
men are unfit to sit in convention II
they differed from other members of it.
After an animated discussion Conk.
ling asked for rolls of states to be
called on his resolution.
A delegate from the convention
moved that the motion be laid on the
table.
Conkling withdrew the motion and
the committee ON credentials was or.
dered to report.
Young of Tennessee, colored, sup
! ported the resolution, and wanted .tC
know why if those who voted nal
meant to join the Democratic part,
they should be helping to choose nom
inees of the Republican party. II i
was mere question OF personal lnde
peDdence they were responsible fol
their votes not to the convention bu
to their constituents. Cheers 81
himself would meyer in any convention
vote against his judgment. He re
gretted that the gentlemen from Yves
Virginia had thought it best to breal
the harmony of the convention by thei
: dissent. He did not know these gen
: tlemen nor their relations to the can
8 didates. Ii this convention expelled
e these men, then the convention woult
/ have to purge itself at the end of eyer
g vote, and inquire how many delegate
3 who had voted nay should GO out
a [Cheers. He trusted that the gentle
: man from New York would WITHDRAW
} his resolution, and let the convention
proceed with business. [Cheers.]
: Pixley of California, moFed to la
the resolution on the table. Ap
plause.
Oonkhng demanded call of the roll
a Kisses long and furious
= Call of roll ordered.
Conkling inquired of the chair as t
whether the three gentlemen fror
West Virginia did say that they woul
! vote for the nominee of this conven
= tion.
: The chair said it was not his prov
ince to answer the question.
Conklipg said he would not pres
8 the resolution If his question wa
{ answered in the affirmative, and fnaIl
g he withdrew the resolution, ss he sal
e there seems to be doubt as to whethe
: the assertion was made. Applaus
/ and Kisses.
e Sewell or New Jersey moved ths
e the committee on credentials now re
: port. Adopted.
The chair pointed out to occupan
9 of the galleries who were improperI
/, iDterruptlng the proceedings of th
e convention, and announced tnat shoul
e there be any more Kissing there he woul
order that part OF the galleries fror
? which they came to be cleared. TAR
: plsuse.
The chairman of the committee 0
: credentials not being in the house, O
T motion of Sewell the. committee 0
: rules was ordered to report, with th
/ understanding that NO action should b
taken upon their recommendations ii
! after the report of the committee 0
, credentials was received and sctio
! taken.
The chair called Senator Bruce @
Mississippi, one of the vice presidents
: temporarily to the chair. AS Bruc
came forward he was received with ar
s piause.
Garfield from committee reporte
. on the rules recommended for the gov
ernment of the convention. Rule
read by the secretary and one, whic
3 forbids any unit rule, was receive
! with applause.
, Garfield said he did not understsn
that these rules were now up for dis
: cussion, but only for information. Tb
! only change from the rules of 1877
t were verbal merely, or effected tbei
} Heterogeneous in more convenien
: order, except that the committee ha,
t added to what was now numbered q
: rule s, the provision clearly and ex
! plicitly embodying uniform precedent
of all previous Republican convention
/ as to the manner of taking the vote O
states that are divided.
(Hosr resumed the chair.),
A message was read from the com
mittee on credentials that it would b.
ready to report In thirty minutes; tn,
convention is accordingly waiting ldll
for the committees appearance
Many delegates are leaving the hall.
| CHICAGO, June AT 1925 The com
mittee. on credentials concluded fts la
bors by voting to report in favor OF tn.
sitting delegates from West Virgins
aud, Utah and the contestlng delegates
from the ninth district of Pennsylys
MIA and the thirteenth district of Iii.
nois. /. refused to interfere with the
delegates at large or those from the
second district of Illinois.
| Aresolution declaring thst the Spring.
field convention was q legally constitu.
ted body, and in selecting delegates To
the national convention acted in good
faith. was rejected BY vote Of 81 to
| IL, 2 not voting.
| The msjofIty OF the credentials COM