Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-26

UREA, February 25th.-At 1910 P. NJ, Senator
Conkling entered the hall in which the Republican
State Convention held and was received with
long. continued applause. He took seat near the
front, at the left OF the main isle.
Immedia ely afterwards General Arthur called the
Convention 10 order, and E. u. johnson, Secretary
OF the State Committee, began calling the roll
The moment Albany county was called senator
Forster moved that the redentals OF W. H. Singer
land and his twelve associates and the petition of
Hamilton Harris and his twelve associates be re-
ferred to the Committee on Contested Seats when
appointed.
General N NJ. Curtis, CT St Lawrence seconded
| the motion.
POINTS OF ORDER
sCharies r. Spencer, of New York, raised the point
of order that business could be done, the Con-
vention not tavipg been organized.
The Chair decided tie point well taken.
Mr. Forster appealed from the decision of the
Chair and called-fo the ayes and noes. Laugh:
| teri.
Lieutenant Governor Hoskins moved to lay the
appeal tile table, which carried, with only
few votes in the negative.
| The roll.ca was then continued
| IOis-Si appSASu a. bhc uSIielou Vi tiiO Oh%h,
] and asked for the sense OF the Convention.
Spencer again raised the point that all debate
was out of order till the organization was perfected
The Chair again decided the point well taken.
Forster proceeded to speak, but the Chair decided
that he could not speak in ORDER except by hi.an-
imous consent.
Forster then asked unanimous consent, but there
were objections all the house
Senator Forster insisted that the Convention had
right to determine what should be the roll of the
Convention.
| Woodford, OF New York, moved that everybody
have the freest right to say whatever heachOse in
this Convention, the minority to have the fullest
right of discussion, and nothing to be done OF at
tempted which would interfere with Republican
victory in New York next fall. [Great applausel.
Senator Woodn insisted that the proper time to
discuss these questions of the regularity of dele
gates was when the Committee on Contested Seats
had m ,de us report.
CONTESTED SEATS.
The roll-call proceeded until the Second District
o; Kings called, whe Joseph Revis said he did
not know how the delegates whose names were
read got on the list, but he had the only credental
this city to-day for the Second District of Kings
county.
The Chair said the Secretary had the credentials
OF delegates the list, and the names had been
put the roll after the credentials had been passed
upon ~ the State Committee and by its order.
Jacob Worth said it was at his request in the
State Committee that the delegates appearing on
the regular list appeared there The State Commit
tee had evidence that the Convention which nom-
mated the contestants was not regularly held
[Cries of Shame, Kisses, applause.l
Revis said the original call authorized him and no
other to call the Convention to order.
General Woodford raised the poiat of order that
the matter should be referred to the Committee on
Credentials. He never heard the list of the Seere-
tary questioned, as made by order of tie State
Committee, except before the Committee on Con
tested Seats
The Chair decided the point well taken
SCENE OF CONFUSION.
James johnson, OF Brooklyn, arose, furnishing
his cane, and denounced Jake Worth as traitor to
the party, saying he killed the Republican nominees
last fall and worked with the Democrats
At this point he was interrupted with Kisses and
c-ies of shame.
He continued to speak, nevertheless, amid great
confusion.
Alderman Ray, of Brooklyn, insisted that all the
delegates elected from Kings county should be
callelhby tie Secretary.
The Chair-If delegates do not preserve order we
shall be compelled to eject them.
After much confusion and cries OF "Put him out"
Sit DOWN etc. order was restored, and the roll
call proceeded.
When Oneida called ex-senator Lowery pre-
scented the credentials of the conteslng delegation
saying the credentials had been given by only one
Convention Of the First Oneida District regularly
held to elect delegates to the State Convention He
had tried to present them to the State Committee,
and was told that he must present them at the or
eanization of the Convention.
Forster moved that the roll be corrected, and the
names upon Mr.. Lowery's credentials be substituted
for those now on the roIl.call
The Chair decided the motion not in order, and
ordered the contesting paper referred to the Com
uiitee on Credentials when appointed
W J. Clarke presented the credentials of the con-
testing delegation from the Second District of one
ia county, which were also referred to the COM
mittee.
| When the roll-call was completed, Forster moyed
that the right to vote OF persons placed the roll
call in Albany, Kings and Oneida counties be sue
pended until the report from the Committee on Con
tested Seats.
Worth moved to lay the motion on the table. Car
ried
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Stephen B. French Of New York nominated for
| temporary Chairman charles E. Smith of Albany
The Nomination was ncade unanimous
| As Smith was conducted to the chair he was re-
ceived with great applause His allusion in his
speech TO Grant at Appomattox Courthouse was
received with great applause. TAT the same time a
handsome banner with Grants portrait was unfurled
at the front OF the sage Other points in his speech
were also enthusiastically applsuded.
RESOLUTIONS.
General n. NJ Curtis offered the following:
ResolUed That the delegates of the several Con.
gressiona Districts be requested to report the
OF two delegates to represent such district in the
National Republican Convention in accordance with
the usage heretofore practiced in Republican Con-
ventions in this State
General Arthur offered the following as substi.
tute:
| Eesolred, That the delegates from each Congress
sona District be requested to report for tie action
OF the Convention the names of two delegates and
two alterEates the National Convention and that