The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-21

getting an early report from the commit,
tee was by relieving 1t OF part Of It's labor.
He therefore offered resolution instDct.
ing the committee not TO consider the
claims OF any contestiDg delegation who
boiled from any Convention which met in
the manner and place and at the time
designated by proper authority. This bit
at the Palmer House delegation was
received with tremendous applause by the
Blaine and Washburne men, aud mo.
ton to table the resolution eccasioned
louder applause on the,part OF the Grant
men. A call oi the counties resulted IN
tabling the resolution by vote OF S5l 70
25l, showing 100 msjOrity for tie Grant
men outside oi Cook county.
The Convention took recess of one hour.
COOK couNrY's REPLY TO TUE PLEDGE RE.
ouiRED.
The Committee on Credentials met at
$50 a. NJ, and resumed consideration OF
the Cook county contest. Kirk Hawes
presented statement OF the position Of
the Farwell Hall delegation relative to the
pledge required by the Convention to
abide its decision, as follows: The dele
gates from the county OF Cook, from a
regular Convention held at FarwelI Hall,
denying for themselves and their constiiu-
ents any lawful power in Convention or
in this Committee TO impose on any con-
testant, on any conditions whatever, prec.
edent TO rendering justice according
to law and equity as well,
do hereby submit, under protest,
to the resolution as we understand
it Of the unorganized Convention in which
we were not permitted to take part. As
the only means left TO prevent the threat
ened disiranchisement otthe Republicans
OF Cook county aud the probable loss OF
the State to the Republican candidates, 1t
is but fair for me TO add that, as it might
perhaps be questioned, as 10 the words Of
the resolution as we understand II. TOwhat
we refer TO is at a meeting held at Chicsgo
prior to coming here, 1t was voted unani'
mously, without dissenting voice, That,
inasmuch as we were regularly elected
delegates in our judgment We would
sand together or iall together, ninetSstwo
OF US to go into the Convention or remain
out don't state this TO the committee,
and don't wish It stated 10 the Convention
as threat, but simply as an
explanation OF our. position. We
simply passed it on the ground Of
right without any reference to any impress
sion 1t would make upon your minds In
any other direction. That a resolution In
another form has twice been passed since
then, and resolution which has embod-
led the one passed at Chicago, by ap-
pearing there as we do aud acceeding to
ihe terms imposed upon US, we wish 1t
distinctly understood you shall be pleas.
ed To seat portion OF this delegation and
recall or reject a portion, It Is left en-
tirely to our option whether that por-
tion will go into the Convention or stay
out. We may resciud that resolution, and
we may not. i,
We expect, however, that We shall stand
together rs we understand it now, and, OF
course, II you reject Us all, then there Is
no difficulty. All you can ask under this
resolution Is this. We do not intend TO
create any distuI bance, as has been calcu'
lated here, but we simply intend 10 act
like men and members OF the Republican
party and do what our constituents require
Us TO do. The Committee then excluded
all outsiders. reporters included, to con-
slider the SD fficiency OF this response.
On reassemOling, the chairman announc'
ed that the Committee would be unable to
report before o'clock, and the Conven-
ton took further recess until 2P.M.
wHlLlxGi AWAY THE TTME
The committee met at o'clock and
waited until after without any business
Whatever being attempted. State Sena'
tor Fuller, OF Boone, offered a resolution
providing for giving credentials 10 dele,
gates to the National Convention elected
by District conventions.
Senator Logan OBJ jscted to the resolution
as premature, and Mr.. Fuller withdrew 1t,
Mr. Logan then offered the following:
Resolved, That debate be limited to thir-
~ minutes on each side on the question oI
iba Cook county contest, and that no mo-
rion 10 adjourn or other debatable motion
shalI be considered till that question l.
decided, and that each delegation may Sc
Iect one person from their delegation, Il
they so choose, to present their case 10 tht
Convention.
The roll Of counties was called on the
adoption OF the resolution, and with 6nl
| liule debate resulted, ayes SSs, nays 2l2
The poiut OF order was made that The
resolution required a two.thirds vote, a
| il suspended Tue parliamentary rules thal
motion 70 adjourn was always In order
The chair oVerTuled this on the ground
that the Convention was only temporaril!
Organized and had not adopted rules o
order.
At S:45 the Committee on credential
appeared and submitted three reports
which were read.
The first report recites that there ar
duplicate credentials frUm Cook county
owing 10 two conventions having met AM
having sent delegates. They ind that tn
State Central Committee did not call upoI
Republicans Of Cook county TO send dele
Hales, but called on the Republicans OF tn
tint seven senatorial dlstricts comprisin
that county to send delegates, Each oftbes
Senatorial districts are independent Ola
district from any other Republican organ
ization IN Cook county for the purpose q
representation In this Convention. Th
, delegates admitted by the hst TepoI
aTe sGraut delegates frum the Pls
Third and Fourth Senatorial Districts, bl
linv thirty.six in all, and tho TemSinin
fiIty-six are divided between Blaine an
WRshbnrne.
THE sEcoNp REPORT.
The second report is signed by a mino
. ity, and refers to the pledges exacted irOI
/. the Farwell delegates, and say the
manager submitted a so-ealled Pledl
i, which contained a reservation, which