Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-07

The Platform Adopted.
the platform was then reported and adopted
and nominations were next In ORDER when can
dates were presented.
just as the candidates were about to be NOM
mated a recess was taken until pm. GW.A.
Associated Press Report.
The Utah Contest.
The report Of the committee on credentials
On the infested Utah seats was taken up.
Inc majority report retains the sitting delegates,
pointed according to the almost universal usage
In Utah by the central republican committee,
Nnlle the contestants were chosen by an I'M
authorized and irregular body.
The roll OF states was called on the mo.
ton to substitute the minority for the majority
report, and thus seat the Utah contestants, r
port was substituted.
New York voted so ayes, 10 noes. The vote
was in no sense a test OF strength OF the re-
slective factions, the partisans of different can
didateS dividing. The convention then admitted
the Utah contestants.
The Question of Rules.
Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio, rising, was greeted with
great applause. He inquired OF Mr.. Sharpe, Of
New York, who made the minority report from
the committee On rules and order of business
how much tins he desired for the discussion of
said report.
Mr.. Sharpe replied that he did not desire to de-
tain the convention unnecessarily, but he could
tell better what his course would be after Mr.
Garfield had stated his own motion.
Mr.. Garfield then moved the adoption Of the
majority report. and hoped any proposed amend
ment would be presented before the debate
should begin. Botn the majority and the NIL
nority reports were read for Information.
The Chair stated the question to be on the
motion OF Mr.. Garfield to adopt the majority
report.
Against the Eighth Rule.
MI. Sharpe criticised the proposed amend
meht TO the eighth rule and moved to strike
it out, that amendment being "but If exception
n ITO tn, no of
such amendment by the chairman of his dele
cation the president OF the convention shall
erect the roll OF members OF such delegation to
be called and the result recorded in accordance
with the votes individually given" He re-
minded the chairman OF the committee on
rules that the convention had been in session
t TN a. and a half days, and has had no trouble
from the absence OF that part OF the rule, which
he regarded as unnecessary. He was not here
10 seek for further delay. The battle was
formed each side was ready and the people
were waiting for the verdict. [ApplauSe.l They
al felt that what ever was to be obtained on the
sk1rnish line had been obtained, and that they
were standing In the ranks OF battle opposite
each other, and ready to give the people news
If tie contest
A Grant Coup d'Etat.
He therefore offered the following resolution:
RtsO1red, That this convention will proceed
at once to ballot for the candidate for President
or the United States, and that one speech of Is
minutes shall be allowed for the presentation of
each candidate and one speech of 10 minutes to
second each nomination, and that after such
nominations are made ballot shall be taken by
call of the roll OF the states.
Mr.. Garfield raised the point of order that un-
der the order of the convention the report OF
the committee on rules was before the body,
and Mr.. Sharpe's being for proceeding to en-
tirely different business was not in order
The chair ruled Mr.. Shapes motion In order.
A vote was ordered by call of states. This
motion was at first surprise, coming from the
Mr.. Sharpe modified his resolution so as to
provide that after the nominating speeches Shall
have been made, the ballots for presidential
states.
The chair stated the question to be upon the
substitution OF Mr. Sharpe's resolution for the
report OF the committee on rules.
The Coup d'Etat Fails-s.By a Large
MajOrlty.,,
Upon viva voce vote the negatives had it.
call OF states was demanded, and being taken
resulted-yeas 216, nays 4l9. New York voted
As ayes, % noes.
The result was hailed with great applause.
MIR. Garfield said the convention had wasted
on THIS vote time enough to have adopted the
rules and gone to work. He asked that the
question now be taken without further debate
Mr.. Sharpe moved to substitute the minority
report, which was rejected.
Notion to Amend the Rules.
MI. Boutwell, moved to amend the majority
report by adding the fOllOwing:-And said COM
mitteee the national republican committee)
shall within twelve months prescribe method
or methods for the election of delegates to the
national convention, to be held in 1884 and an
uounce LIE same 10 Jne country and
issue call for that convention In conformity
Herewith.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, moved an amend
ment by adding the following: Provided that
nothing in such rules or method shall be so
construed as to prevent the several congress
slonal districts In the United States from Sc
Iecting their own delegates to the National
convention. [Applause.]
Mr.. Boutwell, accepted Mr.. Butterworth,s
amendment.
The Rules Adopted.
Mr: earned hoped the amendment would be
ADOPTED and It was so adopted by the conven-
uon, and then the rules were adopted as whole,
ON motion Of Mr.. Garfield, the committee on
resolutions were ordered to report.
The Platform.
Mr.. Pierrepont, of New York, from said COM
mlttee then reported the resolutions.
MR.. PIERREPONT'S REMARKS
Mr.. Pierrepont, in reporting the resolutions,
composed OF one from each state In the union.
from each territory, and from The District of
columbia, there Is great diversity of opinion
be brought before the convention. Early in
the convention it became apparent that we
would have sufficient number of exciting
topics to keep us active and awake and we have
endeavored In the resolutions which we present
10 nave nothing. on which we could not our
selves agree and no hing that would tend to
disturb the harmony Of this convention or
i
now the honor to present the resolutions which
the committee has agreed upon.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The republican party, In national convention
assembled, at the end Of twenty years since
the federal government was first committed to
Its charge, submits to the people OF the United
States this brief report OF its administration
1t suppressed rebellion. which had armed
nearly million OF men to subvert the national
authority. [Applausel 1t reconstructed the
union Of the states, with freedom instead Of
slavery as its cornerstone. tApplauseJ It
transformed four million human beings from
the likeness OF things to the rank of Citizens
tApplause.l It relieved Congress from the in
famous work OF hunting fugitive slaves,
ist It has raised the value OF our paper cur
Iency from SO per cent to the par Of gold
[CheerH1 1t has restored upon solid basis
payment In coin for all the national OblipatdOns
and has given US currency absolutely good
and equal In every part OF our extended coun-
try. 1t has lifted the credit OF the nation from
the point from where per cent bonds sold at
Sc to that where per cents are eagerly sought