The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-05
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rHs RIoHros SITE TO INSTRUCT.
The minority defend the right Of a Stat
Convention to instruct its delegates 10 yo,s
a. unit according 10 is will, and prs,en,
argument In support Of the same.
WithTegaTd 10 The Illinois case,. the nj.
norify recommend that the sitting membe,,
be retained In their seats as duly acctcdited
representatives. IT..
They also concur with tie rDsjority T.,
the cases Of Utah and West virglpia. "
The report Is sig0ed By u. +. Tr,cv
OF New Ysrk; Powell Clayton, Of Arksn.,s
and others.
Dir. Cessna moved to adopt al TIE rero,,
on which the committee bad agreed ana
then proceeded to the separate con sIdefation
OF the disputed cases-vjz., Alabama. I'M
nois, West Virginia, AID Utah.
Mr.. Conkling called for the list Of eon.
tested cases upon which the committee we're
unanimously agreed.
Mr.. Conger said the lat would embrace
the cases OF Louisiana, the Second dis,ri.,
Of Illinois, the Illinois delegate, a, largc
the Second ard Fourth districts ~ Kan.5.
and the Ninth and Nineteenth district, -
Pennsylvania.
THE ILLINOIS DELEGATES AT LARGE.
Mr.. Logan said he was not aware that tho
claim OF the delegates at large from Iino,
to their seats bad been questioned.
Mr.. Conger replied thar petitions ayaip,,
their rights TO seats bad been presented n
the Convention, and the committee had been
compelled 10 notice them.
LOGAN INDIGNANT.
Mr.. Logan protested Indignantly against
his right 10 q seat being called in question.
and complained 81 the treatment which he
and the man who had led the armie. u the
nation TO victory had received IN the Con.
veDtion.
Mr.. Congcr replied in q good.bumoredlv
sarcastic way To Mr.. LOgan's protests and
complaints with regard TO the treatment Of
the citizens and delegate. OF Illinois.
Mr.. Logan asked why a distinction had
been made between the Illinoi. delegate.at
large and those Of other States.
M. Cessna, Of Pennsylvania a member
OF the Credentials Committed, replied tha,
1t was because objections had been made 10
the former and none 10 the latter.
AT the request 81 a Kansas delegate Mr..
Cessna modified his motion 50 a. TO include
Kansas iD the list OF contested cases. Thi.
modification was accepted by Mr. Conger
and agreed TO by the Convention without
objection.
Mr.. Sharpe, OF New York, moved to
amend the peading motion so a. 10 strike
from the majority report 80 much Of Il a,
relates to the Illinois delegates at large.
I[Applause.l
Is 1T LOGAN OR ILLINOIS?
Mr.. HAMMOND. Of California. .aid Mr.
I sharnaf. -
the Illinois delegates AZ large contested.
while the committee proposed 10 put their
title beyondquesilon. He never before knew
man (Tpferring to Dir. Logan 10 objec,
to a unanimous judgment In his own favor
The gentleman Mr.. Logan seemed 10 think
that the report Of this committee insulted
the State Of Illinois. His reply 10 that va,
that the citizen OF Illinois was too apt con.
found himself with the STATE Of Illinois.
| Loud laughter and cheers, half Of lha au.
dience rising and shouting II had been
stated in the papers presented 10 the com.
mittee thai as 10 the Springfield Convention
il was hard to tell whether il was the State
OF Illinois or John A. Logan that held nat
Convention. [Reuewed laughter and ap.
plause.l
The ILLISOIsAN DEFIANT.
| DIT. Lh1dn stlu De COulu not De tUtfffu
| by inuendoes picked up in the slums 81 Chi
cago. He defed the men who undertook to
assail him, and was ready 10 meet them any.
where. He then proceeded 10 explain and
defend at considerable length his action in
the Springfield Convention.
After some further remarks by Mr. Hay
mond, who denied having made any attack
on Mr.. Logan, Mr.. Shapes motion, modi.
fed so az TO strike from the mai )rity report
so much OF it as implied that there was any
contest regarding the Illinois delegates at
large, was adopted.
Mr.. Cessna then moved the adoption u
so much OF the committees report as had
been designated as not under dispute.
Agreed 10.
THE ALABAMA CONTESTS
The Alabama case was then taken up.
| Mr.. Clayton, Of Arkansas. moved to sub.
stitute the minority for the majority report
IN this part OF IT,
Mr.. Bruce, OF Mississippi. moved that
recess be taken until z. NJ. Agreed to At
4:20 p. NJ.
Night Session OF tho Convention.
The Convention was called to order in
evening session at 1916 o'clock.
The Chair, after notifying the delegates
from Louisiana that they were now entitled
to take their seats, stated that the pending
question was the contest in Alabsma.
DEBATE LIMITED IL THE ALABAMA CASE.
1t was decided 10 limit the debate upon
this case to thirty minutes, the time 10 be
| equally divided between the two sides o. tie
question.
The Chair said the question wss on Mr.
Clayton's motion 10 substitute the minority
for the majority recommendation in the
Alabama case.
Dir. Conger briefly explained Rap.er's
case, and said the only question was s., 70
the right OF the State Convention 10 deprive
Rapier Of his authority to represent bi' di'
trict because he refused 10 vote for Grant.
Substantially the same point was at issue IN
two other Alabams contests. The question
was simply the right OF single dlsuictrepFe'
sentation.
Mr.. Turner. OF Alabama. replied briefly
! celebrating the views Of the minority -
embodied IN lis report.
THE RIGHT OF DISTRICT REPRESENTATIONS.
Mr.. Trscv, OF New York, protected
against the Conventions opening and dptl'
ding upon a question previously decided by
the State Convention. and argued thai Tue
admission Of the contestant smith Rom
Alabama would be a mi,rcprC ,eniaiion ~
the district.
Mr.. Batemsn, Ct Ohio, supported The M
iority report in some forclOle remarks. ne
thought RapIer was right Ia treating tDe
arbitrary dictation Of the State Con'eh'on
with contempt.
Mr.. Farr, OF Michigan, said the ch'gan
delegates would sustain RaViers riSht 10
vote for bis district.