The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-11

vote, but to emphasize it a gentleman demand
ed call of the States. The call proceeded I'M
interruptedly, all of the delegates voting ave.
until West Virginia being reached, three votes
were cast in the negative, amid a perfect storm
of Kisses, and when the vote was announced
ZIG for and 8 against the resolution, Conkling
offered another, setting forth that the three
who voted in the negative had forfeited their
votes and their seats in the convention. This
motion was cheered. The three delegates
were s. p Mccormick, w. J. Burly, and
A. W. Campbell, editor of the Wheeling IYatelli-
ge1acer. Campbellsaid he had voted the Repub-
ican ticket from his youth up, and when only
thirty-nine votes were cast in his State for
Abraham Lincoln. He carried his sovereignty
under his hat, and would never bind himself
not to exercise his right to think for himself.
One of his colleagues, who voted in the affirm
alive, testified to the bravery with which Camp
bell had upheld the Republican standard
Brandagee, of Connecticut, spoke in favor of
free speech.
Mccormick, one of the three, stated that he
had not voted against the resolution because he
did not intend to vote for the candidate, be-
cause he did intend to vote for him. but as a.
matter of principle and then he went savagely
for Conkling, saying that he had served two
years in the war, and in 1876 had made over
100 speeches for the Presidential nominee
whereas the gentleman from New York had
made only one, and it was notorious that the
gentleman from New York never gave hearty
support to the Republican party unless he
wanted something from it for himself.
Young, of Tennessee, a cOlored delegate, said
something about the lack of grit in Southern
delegates.
Campbell remarked that he thought he had
as much grit as any man who wore a conscience
in his breast
Garfield got up, and, after the prolonged APP
plause had ceased, he defended the right of the
Virginians to vote no if they thought the
motion inopportrne. The gentlemen had
stated that they intended to vote for the nomi-
nee, and that was all that should be asked of
them. An allusion by the Ohio orator to the
right of delegates to represent their constitu-
ents was cheered. He suggested that the gen
tleman from New York withdraw the resolution.
Mr.. Conklng did so amid cheers and Kisses.
The chair announced that he would clear the
galleries from which Kisses came. He was very
properly indignant, and denounced the kissing
as an outrage.
The report of the Committee on Rules was
read, also a minority report. The consideration
of the report was postponed until after the
Credentials Committee reported, which the
chair announced would be in half an hour.
At the expiration of the half-hour the chair
called the convention to order, it being now 1
o'clock He Immediately introduced Hon.
Omar D. Conger, Chairman of the Committee
on Credentials, who on behalf of the committee
apologized for delay in deciding cases before
them. He represented the difficulties under
which they labored. They had been almost con-
tinuously and laboriously in session for over two
days. The committee had considered all cases with
candOr and fairness, and without dispute, ex-
cept on the merits of the various questions
The committee report roll of members In
the Louisiana contest, they recommend the ad-
mission of the Warmoth delegation and the ex-
clusion of the Beattie delegation The report
discusses the organization of the convention of
the State of Louisiana They find that the bolt
was without cause.
They recommend the admission of James 7.
Rapier in the Fourth Congressional district of
Alabama. This case is also traversed. They
also advise that Smith and Warner, who were
duly elected by the District Convention, should
be admitted III place of Arthur Bligam and r.
A. MOsely, of the Seventh Alabama
In the Illinois case the committee recon-
mend the following changes: In nine Congress
sional districts the contestants are admitted in
place of sitting members. The Second Con-
gressional district (West Side, Chicago re-
mains unchanged.
The districts in which changes are made in
Illinois First Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth and Seventeenth.
The committee report in favor of retaining
the four delegates-at-large from Illinois.
In Kansas four district delegates are reported
in place of sitting members.
In Pennsylvania Ninth and Nineteenth dis
tricts, sitting members are recommended as en-
titled to hold their seats.
In West Virginia the sitting members are en-
titled to their seats in contested cases. The
committee rehearses the call of the National
Committee as basis for it's action on all con-
6I,ofor To H. II
tain their position and to show the Justice of
their decision. The calls of 1885, go, ga and
all others down to the present date were the
same in this respect as the calls of this wear.
and all were adopted with a purpose to remove
doubts and make district representation prin-
ciple that could not be controyerted or disputed.
The committee also say that the State con-
ventions, too, have in almost every case de-
cided that Congressional districts should have
they have elected them. The rights of repre-
sentatives so elected have ever been regarded
as sacred, and should not now be invaded for
the first time in the history of the party by this
convention. The committee declares the Dur
pose of the convention is to select the candi-
date most likely to be elected, and the nearer
we get to the true feeling of the people, the
wiser and safer will be that selection. If State
conventions may select delegates to a national
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the people, then those State conventions might
as well select all the delegates from a single
district in the State. This overriding of the
will of the people cannot be too severely CEN
sured.
In the Utah case the committee favors re-
tanning the sitting members as being in accord
with these principles.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas, presented mi
nority report, which was read by the Secretary
The minority report differed from the majority
mainly on the part of district representation,
setting forth that, if the committee should adopt
that method of selecting delegates it would Vi
olate one of the best-establshed customs of the
Republican party.
Mr.. Conger moved that the report be so di-
vided that each State shall be considered sep
arately.
Mr.. Conger presented a corrected roll of the
convention, according to the report, and moved
to take up the Louisiana case first.
Mr.. Cessna, of Pennsylvania, submitted
proposition that all of the report upon
which the committee had agreed be
adopted, and then proceed to take
up the four propositions upon which the COM
mittee had not agreed-those of West Virginia,
Alabama, Illinois and Utah.
Gen. Logan arose and asked Mr.. Conger if
there was any contest over the fOur delaUatas-