The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-06-18

aud was called 10 order a little before eleven
O'Clock. Rev. DR.. Little. Of Chicago, offered
PRAYER.
Mr.. sewell. Of New Jersey, moved that the
Committee on Credentials be instructed 10
make their report, and the motion unani-
mously prevailed
the hall, Mr.. sewell moved the Committee on
Rules and Order Of Business be instructed 10
report, with the understanding that no action
be taken on their report until after the report
Of the Committee on Credentials. and the
Convention so ordered. Mr.. Garfield. the
Chairman Of the Committee, then submitted
the following rules:
kule |. The Convention shall consist Of n
number Of delegates IRON each State equal 20
double the number Of il Senators ana hepre-
sentatiycs in Congress, and two delegates from
each Territory and two from the District 81
y me rules OF the House OF Representa-
tiycs shall be the rules Of this Convention 50
far a. they are applicable and not inc0nslst-
ent with the following rules:
q. When the previous question SHAH be de-
mandcd hy a majority OF the deleKutes from
any state. ard the demand seconded by two Or
more States. and the call sustained by 4
majority ot the Convention, INC question snan
then he proceeded with and disposed 81 nc
cording "a the rules OF the House OF hepre-
scniatlves III similar cases.
4. lpon MI subjects before the convention
the states shall te called in alphabetical order:
and next the Territories and Disirlct 81
X me report OF the Committee on Credentials
shall tie disposed ~ before the report OF the
Committee on Resolutions l. acted upon; ana
the report ~ the on RESOLUTIONS
shall he disposed Of before the Convention
proceeds ~ the nomination OF candidates Tor
n When 4 majority N the delegates If any
two states shall demand that aNnte ue rrSvr1-
cd. the same shall be taken by states. lerrl-
tories and the District OF Columbia tnc secre-
tary calling the roll Of the states aud. Terri
tories and the District OF Columbia M the or
~. M : maksnr The nomination for President
and Vice President. IN no case shat w cAil.
ing u the roll be dispensed win mnen
shall appear thai any candidate snali nav ~
cclyed A majority Of the vote. cast tne frrsl-
dent ~ the Convention shall nnnnunc. Us
question 70 he; shall the nomlna',nn 'n ne
candidate shall have received = maturity ~
the votes, the Chair shall direct the vote - pe
again taken. which shall he repeater uhti
some candidate shall have received a major
lily ~ the votes cast. aud where an rtAte nn>
announced IL vote Il shall - stand nnth tne
ballot - announced. unless In case 81 hufner-
- i, n M record III the votes ~ states. the
vofo III each state. Territory and the District
~ Columbia shalt be ~nounc ~ tnc muir
man; ana IN case the votes ~ any state Terri
+ tory. or the District a. C9sumn,a .nan ,h =
: number 0f votes cast for any candidate or Tor
or againSt any propositions; nut. n cncep-ipn
i - fnken ~ any delegate a. the correctness 81
rpcn announcement ny the Chairman o. MS
dalepafion. the president ~ the convention
seal dire tie iogl ~ members 81 such De- g
acrnraance With the votes individually given.
4. NJ member shall speak mo g tnan once
z upon the same question. nor longer tnaa nNe
Z minufes. uniess ~ cave az thh Convention.
except thai delegates prescn'inr the ramc ~
q pree antinr the rrimc a such candidate. ,,
u. "A National Republican ~nhli
Z he appointed. 20 consist Of one member iruln
n each Safc. Territory and District r.epresenLe,
l, in this Convention. The roll snail be called
aud The delegation FROM each state, IerrltorS
'e and District shall name through tncir mar
TT ...W a .-.M.4 80 nnf "A 4 VflfHTur ~ NNIn AOM
\ III xii resolutions relating 70 the platform
N shall be referred to the on hcsoiu
n. minority III the Committee submitted
a report recommending the Adoption 81 ths
a following A. a substitute for Rule :.
In the record ~ the votes by states. the vote
!, of each state. Territory and the District NJ
j. Columbia shall be announced ~ me snairnnan
= and in case the votes Of any state. Ieritory y
De the District Of Columbia shall be divided, w
4, Chairman shail announce the number 81 vote
u cast for any candidate Or for or against an
PAnccnrd,nr 20 the understanding no actioi
WAS fakenon the reports at that time, and IN
re- Convention awaited the appearance OF ~
- Committee on Credentials
M After 4 delay OF about an hou. tne rePor
Of the majority was presented BY mr.. Ion
N ger. Of Michigan. recommending tne s u
"A sion Of the Warmoth Delegation from l<ou,s
a. lana. and the exclusion Of ths beattie ueie
cation: the admission OF James i. kapier. 2
\, DELEGATE from the Fourth Alabama District
n. The admission Of Messrs. smith an
C Warner IS delcgaies from ,s z s s,,,;ar m az
- hers: the admission OF the contesfing dele
\. gates from the First, Third, Fourth, FIFTH
W sixth. Ninth. Tenth. Thirteenth and Sever
~ feenth Illinois Districts, and The retention =
u the sitting delegates from the Second liitnoi
District: the retention OF the four delegates
Y. at-larrc from Illinois the admission OF the cor
=. testing delegates from the Second and Inir
kansas Districts; the retention q tnc "
- ting members from the Ninth and Nineteent
M Pennsylvania Districts; the retention OF tn
m sitting members from the Third West VI
cinia District and the retention Of the sitfin
ec- delegates from Utah. Mt. CLAYTON, q A
the admission II Mr.. Rapier As delegate froI
he the Third Alabama District, and Messr
MI Smith and Warner as delegates from Y
IN Seventh Alabama District; the ietentlon !
err the sitting delegates from the Illinois ~
nc trcts, and generally opposing the conclusion
nd of The majority. Mr.. Conger proposal hi
an the consideration Of the reports be taken Y
in the order indicated In the majority rep.osr
m MI. Cessna thought Il would be bett'
be 10 adort those parts OF the repo
pe. on Witch there was substantial accor
lad and so moved. These were the 10
,rt isiana cases the question OF de,egasesa
e~s Illinois, the Ninth and Nineteenth Distrlc
rye Of Fennsylvania, and the Kansas case. n
on sharpe moved TO amend by striking from y
i've majority report 80 much ~ referred 70 Y
Itlr utitLAttr-a t-fAIEt hum hhH't ~ a. ~
Mr. yention 40 voted. The motion 70 adopt
aid much 81 the majority report a. me Iomm
tee unanimously approved was thcn 0rriwr,
of The Alabama cases were then taken mp n
,rc- CLAYTON moved 70 amend by suhstitutil
the report Of the minority Tor that 81 y
AZ this time, on motion Of Bruce, OF N
sissippi, tAc Convention took q recess IN
ven seven p m.
his At7:u O'Clock Wy sonvsn' r,.s.sass,in
ire Alabama case. Mr.. Harrison, OF Indian
she moved that forty minutes be devoted 20
Ave discussion Of the case, and II was 20 ordere