The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-08
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THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
EVENING SESSION.

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chair at I o'clock, but not more than fifty del
eSates wero in their seats. The prospect i
that the contested seat discussion will occup,
all the evening without being disposed of.
AT 7:sO the convention was nearly full
The entry of Garfield and Conklins was the
occasion for unusual greeting from the gale
ries. Five minutes later The chair called til.
convention to Crler.
Csnser moved that the delegates from
Louisiana, who had been admitted by orlel
of the convention, be notified of their right
to take seats. The chair said they were ell.
titled of right to take their seats. Tho chair
stated that the question before the convention
was the contest in Alabama.
Harrison, of Indiana, moved to limit debate
upon it to one hour. lie subsequently moii.
fed it so as to make it half all hour.
Pixley, of California, seconded. naid the
Pacific delegates were becoming very impa.
tlent at the unnecessary delays and were
becoming suspicious that they were for
purpose. [Applause].
Conkliug suggested that the proposition be
SO modified as to divide whatever time is to
be allowed equally between the two sides OF
the question.
Harrison accepted the suggestion as proper
and right.
Conkling further suggested that twenty
minutes be allowed to each side.
Harrison's motion having been reduced to
writing in the form of a resolution, it was
adopted UNANIMOUSLY. [Applause].
The chair stated the question was upon
Clayton's motion to substitute the minority
for the majority recommended in tie Alabama
case.
Congsr briefly explained Rapier's case,
showing that the only question wa. as to
whether the State convention had a right to
deprive him of his authority to represent his
district because lie refused to vote Tor Grant,
The same point substantially was at issue in
the other two Alabama contests. Tie uuts-
ton was simply as to the right of single dis
trlct representation. Upon its settlement IN
his (Conger's) judgment rests the question of
the continued existence of the Republican
party.
Turner, Of Alabama, replied, simply elab-
Grating the views of the minority report in
the case before the conveulion.
Tracy, Of New York, protested a.ains, the
convention opening and deciding upon a
question which ought to be and which la,
been decided III the State conventions.
Batcman, Of Ohio, supported The majority
report in some torcible remarks.
Farr, OF Michigan, said: My convention
believed in the right Of district representa-.
ton. Her delegates would sustain the prin-
ciple and sustain Rapier in his right to vote
for his district.
Parsons, of Alabama, declared himself a
Grant Republican, but would sustain tie
principle of district representation.
The time for debate having expired the
question was stated upon Clayton's motion to
strike out and insert the following:
"Re%olred, That all cases of contested seats
De decided by adopting the usage of each
State, and that in every State where the mi.
form usage has been to instruct the deleeates
TO the national Republican convention by the
state conventions that usa &c shall be deemed
binding, and the same shall be true in respert
to district conventions where that has been
the usage"
ConSer made point of order.
Ihe chair sustained the point.
Cries of "Question! Question"
The question was put and the roll of States
called. Yeas, 3o6 nays, 449.
A motion to substitute the minority for III.
majority report in the Alabama contests wa,
rejected. The majority report, so far as it
relates to Alabama, was then adopted.
Quarles, of Wisconsin, offered a resolution
limiting the debate in the Illinois contests IN
one hour, to be equally divided between the
two Sides.
Boutwell, moved to amend the resolntion
which he offered a few minutes before.
Conger raised the point that the matter was
not ge'mane to the question.
The chair sustained the point.
Logan urged the greatest allowance of time
to the discussion Of the Illinois cases. and
made another reference to the old soldier
Grant, which drew IL 4 great burst of an
plause from the galleries and considerable
waving OF handkerchiefs on the floor. "If"
said he, "yeu can beat the old soldier all
right; you beat the man who has been hon.
ored by every civilized nation of the world.
but don't by tactics drive Illinois down to