The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-05
GRANT.
Pennsylvania Writes His
Name In Her PFest.
Dental Banner.
A Big Fight in the Keystone
Republican State
Convention.

1
A Big Fight in the Keystone
Republican State
Convention.
Harrisburg, 4. - The republican
state convention met in the Opera
House at noon and was called to order
by Chairman Hooteu, of the state
central committee.
3. Fl. Miller, of Mercer, moved that
RusselEverett be appointed temporary
chairman.
General Albright moved to substi-
tute the name of GeorgeV. Lawrence.
a vote was taken and the result was
Errett. 1913; Lawrence, 90. A victory
for Grant people.
1t was decided that committee OF
one from each senatorial district be
appointed on resolutions and COM
mittees on contested eides, and per.
mauent organization were also ap-
pointed.
Cessna offered O resolution that g
committee of nine be appointed to
report, subject to approval, list OF
delegates, with their alternstes, to the
Chicago convention, and list OF
electors, after consulting with delega-
tons from various districts.
Stewart, OF franklin, offered the
following amendment:
Resolred, That a committee of one
from each of the congressional dis
tricts be appointed, whose duty it will
be to report to the convention the
names OF four delegates at large TO
the national convention. and two
electors at large, and also list OF
district delegates to the national con-
vention who are to be chosen
by delegates from respective districts
including in their report the names OF
those persons who have already been
chosen az delegates from their respec-
tive districts, by action of the people
thereof.
Both resolutions, however, were
Withdrawn and the convention took
recess for an hour.
Washington, 4.-Upon reassem.
bling, the committee on contested
seats made a report, which was
adopted. Cessna's resolution was re-
introduced, and Stewart at once moved
to amend it as indicated before recess.
Stewart spoke earnestly in favor Of his
amendment, basing his argument on
the fact, as he put it, that the
convention had no more right
to nominate delegates to the Chicago
convention than it had 10 select con-
gressmen to represent the people of
each district. Amendment OF Stew
art was lost-100 to 150-and then
the resolution as originally offered
was adopted. The following was
then introduced by Kerr:
Resolved, That the delegates elected
to the republican national convention
from this state are hereby instructed
to support for presidential nomination
General U. s. Grant, and 10 vote as a
unit on all questions that may come
before the convention.
Stone offered as an amendment:
ResolUed, That while we pledge
ourselves to support the republican
party, we gee no good reason fol
abandoning the position taken by TIT
party in our own and other states il
1876. of opposition to a third presi
dental term, and we hereby endorse
and reaffirm the resolution passed by
our state convention held in this city
in 1876.
Upon this question Senator Kerr
argued in favor of his RESOLUTION anC
traced the course OF the democratic
party as it appeared to the rePubli
cans; he thought General Grant was
the proper and only man who should
get the nomination and concluded
bis remarks with an appeal to all tC
support him.
General Albright replied to Senator
Kerr's remarks. He believed Gran
was sincere in his undertakings, anC
had done great service, both civil snC
military, but he did not think he wal
tho only man who could lead the
republican party to victory; he die
not believe there was any danger Il
the country il q third term, but be
believed Washburne, Sherman Of
Blaine could carry the sufrsGes OF tht
people. He did not believe in in
structing the delegates to Chicago t:
vote for any man.
The resolution was further opposed
by General Koontz, Darlington, Har'
vey and Wolfe, while Moreland and
Bingham favored it. Speeches o
anti-G Grant people were all from 6
Blaine point of view, and no othel
names besides Grant and Blaine Wert
mentioned at all, except in the re
marks OF Albright.
Stone, after arguing stronly in favor
of his amendment, withdrew it anC
Strong, of Tioga, offered another, Il
wit: To strike out the name U. g.
Grant and insert that of James G..
Blaine. On a vote by yeas and nays
Strong's amendment was lost, 90 tt
l54, several Blaine people votinl
against it on the ground that it wa
not proper to instruct the delegation
for any one. The question then re
Cured on the original resolution, o.
rather that part of it which instructed
the Chicago delegates to vote FOL
Grant. Again the yeas and nay
were ordered, and the vote resulted
1873 in favor of and 113 against; thai
portion of the resolution instructine
the delegation to vote as a unit, was
then then adopted by Uira u0ce vote
New York, 4.-The Posts Harris
burg says: Senator Cameron wal
about the hotel all night, endeavoring
to arrange a compromise, but BIZ
Ie6ort has been of no avail, except il
a few individuals. Cameron insists
on carrying out his original plan o.
instructing the delegation to vote as q
unit for Grant, through his lieu.
tenants this morning. Cameron freely
makes the threat that if Blaine men
go on with their fight in the conven-
ton not a Blaine man will be allowed
in the Chicago delegation. Blaine
folks are making a counter-threat
thsti in that event they will 60 back to
their districts, elect delegates by the
popular vote of the party, and appeal
directly to the Chicago convention for
recognition. They cay this would de-
stroy the moral force of the Cameron
packed delegation.