Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-04
THE CONVENTION.
Another Day Of Skirmishing.
Tae Pacific Coast Delegation Demand a Chinese
Plank in the Platform.
Tilt Between Conkling and
Frye. !
Ceatesting Delegates from Illinois
to be Admitted.
The Blaine Men Claim the Fight % the
Grant notwithstanding Mixed and
Uncertain.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.

CHICAGO, June 3-12:1O A. N.
The Committee on Rules and Order will
render . majority and minority report, which
will be delayed until after the report of the
the Committee on Credentials.
Committee on Organization reported Hoar
for President of Convention. 1t has been
arranged for Bob Ingersoll to present claims
of the Illinois contestants to the Convention
A mastery effort is anticipated.
| Conkling moved to adjourn till p. H., and
there was lively debate between Conkling
and Hale, the former urging that it would
facilitate business.
Joy of Michigan, will place Blaine in nom-
ination, Pixley Of California, will second and
| Frye of Maine will close Conkling will nom.
| mate Grant and Garfield will nominate Sher-
| man.
1t is rumored that compromise has been
effected between Conkling, Joy and Garfield
burne after the second ballot if neither party
succeed with their men.
Gorham is accorded to be the manipulation
OF the new combination. and it Is said that
he controls the machinery Of the Convention
At half past o'clock rumors were flying
every where that Sherman had effected COM
bination by which he would control Blaine's
strength after the first ballot, and the slogan
of the Blaine men now is anything to beat
Grant. +: ...-..s
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES
The Committee ON Credentials after hear
ing Col. Ingersolrs speech in the Illinois
case, adjourned without deciding.
BLA1NE's CHANCES INCREks1Na.
1t is now conceded that Blaine's chances |
are increasing and the Grant men are CORES |
pondingly demoral;zed, but think that by go
- THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The California delegation adopted reso-
luton against Chinese immigration,
which, when presented to the Platform Com.
mittee, provoked lively discussion, Payne
saying that if it was not adopted it would be
hardly worth while for Republicans to run
ticket on the Pacific coast 1t was finally
decided to refer the resolution to . sub COM
mittee, with instructions to draw = plank less
radical than the resolution.
UNIT RULE ABRoGArED. J.l
The Committee on Rules last night adopted
,ection abrogasing unit rule. In National
Committee Territories and Distr.. Of Colum
Dia not allowed representatives. 49,.
The Committee on Credentials decided to
admit both contestants from Alabama; vote
81 to i3.
Hoar Was presented to the convention by
Pierson, and received with applause. In &C.
the honor he said: Gentlemen
Il the convsntion--You have manifested in
he choice that you have made for permanent !
Presiding officer disposition to wise economy .
n the matter Of opening speeches. Laugh
or. One good reason occurs to me for the .
election you have made, and that is, that Z
laving heard one speech from me, you have, ,
or reasons entirely satisfactory to each dele
ate, no inclination to hear another opening t
peech. Laughter and applause. The con-
ention is now permanently organized.
Frye moved that the Committee on Rules
nd Order Of Business be instructed to re.
ort. . r#..ta. "5f
rHE MINORITY REPORT. IL
Sharpe of New York explained that he had
I'D no time yet to prepare = minority report
n behalf of nine States, and the committee
ad agreed not to instruct their chairman to
,port until after action on the report on con:
,sted seats.
Frye inquired whether the committee had p
yreed to wait for the minority report.
treat applause. p
Garfield said Sharpe asked permission to q
AXE minority report. No objection rwas Al
ade, but no vote was taken. H. (Gar6sld} E
ould not tender report, but was subject to "
70 order Of the convention, and was ready "