Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-21
THE FIGHT IN UoMnITTnr.

The Chicago. Blaine Men Submit to Lo-
gan's Gag Under Protest. and An
nounce that they May Decide
Upon All or None-Three Reports
Made by the Committe-One In Favor
ofa Division OF Dolegate.. and the Others
Respectively Advooating the Throwing
Out Of the Blaine and Washburne. and
tho Grant Men.
sPRiNGTIRLD. May 20--The Commit
tee on Credentials met at $50 o'clock.
aud resumed the consideration OF the
Cook county contest. Kirk Hawes pre-
sented q statement Of the position OF
the Farwell Hall delegation relative to
the pledge required by the convention
10 abide by its decision, AZ follows: The
delegates from the county Of Cook from
the regular convention held at Farwell
Hall, denying for themselves and their
constituents any lawful power OF the
convention or Of this committee to i'm.
pose on any contestant any conditions
whatever precedent TO rendering justice
according TO law and equity az well,
do hereby submit, under protest, 10
the resolution as We understand
H., Of the unoreanized convention In
which we were not permitted 10 take
part, an tho only means left To prevent
the threatened Acknowledgement OF the
Republicans of Cook county, and the
probable loss Of the State 10 the Repub-
lican candidates. II Is but fair for me
10 add, as 1t might perhaps be question.
ed an TO the words OF the resolution a.
We understood 1t, that was adopted at
u meeting held at Chicago prior to com.
ing here.
Determined TO stand or Fall Together.
II was voted unanimously, without Q
dissenting voice, that, inasmuch IN we
were regularly elected delegates In our
Judgment, We wouh stand together or
TAIL together, ninety-two OF US to 20
into the Convention or remain
out. | don't state this 10 the commit
tee; don't wish II stated to tho Con-
vention rs a threat, but simply as an
explanation OF our position. We simply
passed IL on the ground 0i right, without
any reference to any impression u
would make on your minds In any other
direction than that Ola solution OF this
pi0iculty. In other forms II has been
passed twice since then, or, in other
words, a resolution which embodied the
one passed at Chicago, has twice since
then received the endorsement of this
delegation.
No Bull Dosing 10 DO Submitted To.
We wish It distinctly understood that
il you shall be pleased 10 seat a portion
OF this delegation and recall the rejccted
portion, 1t In left entirely to our option
whether that portion will 90
into the Convention or stay out.
We may rcscind this resolution
and We may not. We expect, however,
that We shall stand together an We un-
derstand it now, aud OF course u you re-
iect us all then there is no difficulty.
All you can ask under this resolution is
this. We do not intend 10 create any
disturbance ~ has been calculated here,
but simply intend TO act like men aud
members OF the Republican party, aud
do what our constituents require us to
do.
Tho committee then excluded oil out
siders reporters includeJ) 70 consider
the suiliciency Of this response. On re-
assembling the chairman announced
that the committee would be unable to
report before o'clock aud the conven-
ton took recess until 2P.
The Committee on Credentials de-
cided, by vote OF u to
q, that the statement 81 the
Farewell Hall delegation was sufficient.
One hour was allowed 10 each side 10
present evidence and arguments. which
were concluded at once. The commit
tee then went into secret session.
At3o'clock the secret session oi the
committee ended, and the convention
was reassembled 10 hear and pass upon
the three reports which 70.
suited upon the deliberations
oi the committee. The majority
report recommended disregardihg both
conventions from Cook county, and di.
viding the representation according TO
Senatorial DISTRICTS. which would yise
Grant % delegates, aud leave the re-
naming 81 10 he divided between
Blaine and washburne. The hrst mi.
noriiy report advocated throwing out
the Farwell Hall. Blaine and Wsshburne
men entirely. and the SECOND minority
report Advocated throwing out the
Palmer House Grant men entirely.