Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-04
THE EVENING STAR.
FRIDAY............. &, lSSO.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION,
Full Report Of the PrOceedings.


The convention was called to order in the eve.
ming session at 5:25. Mr.. Henderson, OF Iowa.
SAID that the committee on credentials would
not be ready to report at this session. He
moved, therefore, that the committee on rules
De requested to make their report so that the
convention could proceed to business.
Mr.. LOGAN PROTESTS
MI. Logan, OF Illinois, said that the commit.
oee hau agreed to defer their report on rules
anu oroer OF business until after action on the
report on contested seats. III the convention
desires victory for its work its members should
not raise too hastily the axe at the heads OF
their brethren ICheersl The rules ought not
10 oe adopted before they kney who were en-
titled to seats as representatives in tho INDY
especially as one OF the rules TO be reported
would limit the speakers to 1--WE minutes each.
~ ~ lne Solnpact oe Kept that was agreed TO by
the members OF the committee. and Ter the con
sheraton OF the rules be deferred until the re-
port of the committee on credentials IS made
(At this point MI. Conkling entered amid APP
plause as he passed up the aisle) Concluding.
he lAr. Logan) urged the withdrawal or the
motion. [Cries OF "No.'l Some gentlemen. he
said, ~ no.. Is 1t because you are determined
not 10 stand by the agreement OF the commit
tee Do you desire TO ride rough -shod over
members? [ShoutS OF Springfield" from the
gallery.l | cannot be thrown off my guard by
personal illusions | AIN not addressing the
galleries out the convention. [DeriSiye laugh
teri
MR.. HENDERSON RELIED
tnat ne was glad 10 learn the sentiments OF the
ds'lI gufShed gentleman from illinois, They
would crafty the whole country From no
gentleman was he more glad TO hear than from
nun that there must be no rough-riding over
Ihls convention. GTumultuouS applausel lie
was glad to see the contendinC Columns here
coming together in the field OF fair play TAp-
plauSe.l The gentleman asked why this haste
ne. on the contrary, asked why this delay.
lAppauSe The chairman of the committee
on rules Indicated here this morning that there
was no compact made In said committee such
as Mr. Logan had asserted. On the contrary.
he said he was ready TO report but the conyen-
ton by general concurrence, took a recess TO
give the minority OF the committee the time he
asked 10 prepare minority report. But now
me convention was organized and ready for
WORK, and he must insist on his motion to pro-
ceed 10 business. [Applause.l In conclusion
ne stated on authority or Kentucky member
OF the committee who signed the minority re.
this morning.
THE FIVE MINUTE RULE
Mr.. Boutwell, inquired of the chairman of the
COMMITTEES on rules whether il was true that
they would recommend the adoption OF the
i've minute rule in debate on contested seats.
The Kentucky member OF the committee rose
and announced as Misrepresentation in Hen
derSonS statement that the minority report
was ready this morning. Another committee
man rising, shouted eXcitedly that Mr.
HenderSonS statement was accurate and true
Applause and eXcitement[
MT Bout well, resuming, said that he would vote
against the pending motion If the tiye-mfnute
rule was TO be applied On the question OF con-
tested seats.
MIR. Harrison (of Indiana) said. though he diff.
ered with Mr., Logan on most questions here
he was with him In opposition 30 the fiye-minute
rule In the discussion OF the title of representa-
yves 10 their seats; but he was not in favor OF
indefinite and unreasonable, endless debate. TO
tire everybody out. Even in that issue there
ought TO be some fair agreement on this point
which would be fair and Just to all parties
Mr. Henderson {of Iowa) said the arguments
presented against the fve-minute rule would
be all right and proper AMI fair for cunsidera-
ton after the report was made. 1t would then
De subject TO discussion and amendment He
and his ass ciates had no desire to take unfair
advantage OF any one. but he wanted the bust
ness to proceed, and the way to do these things
was to receive the report and act upon it.
Mr.. Clarke, of Iowa, said at the proper time
he would himself move to except the creden-
tfalS discussions from the five minutes limita-
ion, and pledged the entire Iowa delegation TO
suppoIt IL. lAppIauSe
Mr.. Sharpe, OF New York, said his minority
report was now ready, and Ii was signed by
representatives of nine states, whose vote was
II, In the coming contest, 1t was to succeed
The committee had agreed to postpone the
enforcement OF the fve-m1nute rule until the
composition OF the convention was decided III
That agreement was not unanimous it had
been, at all events, reached without dissenting
voice. He now moved to amend the motion nv
ordering the committee On credentials to make
its report
Mr.. GARFIELD SAID
that there was no ground for any charge of bad
faith by any body on the committee on rules.
lie did not understand that any such charge
was made. The fact was that the committee,
agreed that they would not, of their own mo-
ton, present their report until after the CON.
mlttee on contested seats should have reported
but whenever the convention chooses to order
the report from his committee the latter ad no
other duty but to obey. He said, also that the
proposed rules were drawn SO as to leave to the
convention the power to extend any speakers
tine beyond five minutes whenever it should
so choose. even though the general limitation
OF each OF the speakers Should be fixed at five
G1nut 6.
said that some hours ago the convention hal
adjourned until five O'Clock for the purpose of
giving the committee on credentials time to re-
port. The meaning OF the recess was that when
the convention came together again the com.
mittee on credentials would make its report. He
had been told by members OF that committee
that thai tney were ready to report. not in one or
Two or three cases, but nearly every case re-
ferred to it Why should not that committee
make such report as it was ready to make, and
let the convention pass upon it? He submitted
that the good faith and the good understanding
OF all concerned would be promoted and 90.
served by proceeding now to consider that re-
port OF the committee on contested seats.
Mir. Henderson, OF Iowa, replied that a good
reason why the amendment should not prevail
was the fact that, while the committee on rules
had finished its work and was ready to report,
the committee on credentials had not completed
tomorrow morning, and until then could lt
be here themselves to explain and sustain their
own action.
MR.. SHAPES MOTION REJECTED
The chair stated that the question was first
upon Mr.. Shapes motion to amend so as TO
instruct the committee on contested seats TO
report
The vote was: Alabama, yeas 10. After the
vote OF Alabama was announced a delegate
from that state rose and said he wished TO vote
in the negative. The chairman: II the gentle
man wished to vote no. his vote will be received
and reported. Applause In the galleries /
Arkansas, yeas ~: California. nays 12 Colo
RADIO, yeas &; Connecticut. nays IL; Delaware
nays 6; Florida, yeas 6; Georgia, yeas G. nays
16; Illinois, yeas AZ; Indiana, yeas 6, nays %;
Iowa, nays %; Kansas, nays 10; Kentucky an
nounced "a yeas. A kentucky delegate rose and
said there were delegates from that state who
desired to vote no. There were four sGalwarts
who desired their votes recorded no. [Applause
and hissesl Because Of the delegates
excited and boisterouS manner the chair
ruled that all debate on anything else
than correction Of the vote to be out of
order. The chairman of the Kentucky delega-
ton here rose and said he would then
give the names Of the four, but Just then Mr..
Conkling went up to him and said word, which
led him to forego his purpose and take his seat.
Then the four Kentucky descendants stood up On
their chairs In the presence OF the convention
amid great applause. The vote of Kentucky
was then recorded as 20 yeas, NAYS Maine