Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-11
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION,
A SIX DAYS SESSION.
J1HES 4. GARFIELD
FOR PRESIDENT.
CHESTER 4. Arthur
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Nv IgNPICI0r> TEBNIylTIO or 4 LOyG
CONTEST.


rules The majority report, presented by the
anti-Grant men, declared against the unit
theory, and in the most positive tie rms estab-
lshcd the right of individual delegates to
vote as they may choose upon all questions.
The minority report sustained the unit rule,
and held that the instructions Of State con-
ventions are binding upon entire delegations.
Pending the consideration of these reports.
| Gen. Sharpe Of New York Grant man. Of
| fered an amendment to the effect that the
| convention proceed to ballot for candidate
| for President. The anti-Graut men saw in
this purpose to defeat the majority report
sustaining the rights of delegates to express
their individual preferences by their votes
and 10y vote Of 27G yeas to 40 nays the
Sharpe proposition was defeated The ma
Jority report rejecting the unit rule was then
amended so as to instruct the National Com
mittee to prescribe the method of choosing
delegates TO the National Convention of 1884
within one yenr, and TO recognize the right
OF Congressional districts to choose their own
delegates and adopted without division.
At the evening session a letter was read
calling attention to the historical associations
connected with the gavel used by the presid.
ing officer Of the convention. It's head was
made from piece of wood taken from the
home Of Abraham Lincoln and the handle
from cane grown on Mount Vernon the
home of Washington. The letter asked the
residing officer to accept the gavel as Il me
mento of one of the most interesting conveu-
tons in the history of the Republican party.
'Il. ,l...r y.F -
were then announced by States as follows .-
The Ne" National Committee.
Alabama, Paul StroLack Arkansas. S. W
Dorsey California Horace Davis: Colora-
do, John :. Roflt Connecticut. Marshall
Jewell; Delaware, Christian Febiger Flori-
da. VIM. W. Hck Georgia. James s. Dew
ereauN Illinois, John A. Logan Indiana.
John c. New Iowa, John = Runuels. Kan
sas John a. Martin Kentucky. W. O Brad
ley Louisiana. II. c. WarmotL Maine
VIM. 7. Frye: Maryland. James II. Gary
Massachusetts,, John NJ Forbes: Michigan
James II. stone Minnesota. D. Nj. Sabin
Mississippi, George Mckee: Missouri. c. l.
flley Nebraska. james W Danes. Neya-
Ga, John W. Mckay New Hampshire. W.
T. chandler; New Jersey, Geo, A. Halsey
New York, Thomas c. Plat North Carolina.
W. /. Carady Ohio, W 5. Cooper: Ore
gon, d. c. Ireland Pennsylvania. j. d.
Cameron .unanimousIy.. Rhode leland "
A. Pierce South Carolina Samuel Lee
Tennessee VIM. Rule; Texas. not ready:
Vermont, Geo W. Hooker: Virginia, S. NJ.
consin Tlibn Fros. 49, a. tl' y ID
mick: Dakota. unable TO agree. District N
Columbia not ready Idaho Geo. l. Shoup:
~, A IL. beatty New Mexico, 5. I.
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""'Ins AueA, I"hS' hats, umbrellas, etc, most
fTanucally. The woman who was so conspic-
uous il the remarkable scene of Friday nigb,
elsewhere described Is .ai5 % l,o NJ. o..
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- wiz" u soiuler Oh Ne" Aork'
anu the nag "hich she displayed Is said to
have been Llucoln's. Again she was present
on the platform swinging her flag in one
halu ana her ian III the other and cheering
Ike mad until the byStanders pulled her
down to her seat, and tore the flag into tat
tiers IL their efforts to take it from her, while
she folded it about her person and struggled
for its possession. The confusion continued
for fully 10 minutes, when loud-voiced del
egate succeeded in attracting the attention of
the crowd, and demanded to know whether
the convention was not capable of protecting
itself from the mob in the galleries Pixley
of California and Frye of Maine seconded
Blaine. Minnesotas turn came next, when