New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-05

TO HAVE THREE DISSENTING DELEGATES TX
PEELED, BUT FAILs-COMMGTTEE REPORTS ON
RULES AND CREDENTIALS.
GENERAL PRESS D!sPATcH.l
CHlCAGO June 1.-The Republican Convention
reassembled to-day. Senator Hoar, the chairman,
called the Convention to order ut 1O:45. The Rev.
Arthur Little, of the New-England Congregational
Church of Chicago offered prayer.
MIR. Conkling rose to offer a resolution in the hope
that there would be no objection to it. If there
sbOuld be any objection he should ask tho roll to be
called The following IS the resolution:
Resolrsd As the sense OF this Convention, that evory
member OF bound in honor to support s nominee
hold scat here who Is not ready so to agree Cheers
and applause.I
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, said they were unable TO hear
the resolution in his neghbOrhoOd and called for its
reading again, and 1t was 80 read.
Mr.. Hale said:
He suppnsed that q Republican Convention did not
need instructed that is first duty after naming s
candidate was To proceed to elect him over the Demo-
cratic candidate (Appausr.l They all had their prefer
Pnces and ardent IN the expre.hon and energy OF
their preferences but he had yet failed TO hear In the
gagged for the last week expression on the part OF
the delegates to the Convention whoever they might be
Convention. When the deveraDce was bad from al the
should all be found hand In hand. shoulder shoulder
marching the election OF tner cand date lCheers
n the candidate OF the gentleman from NeT-Yoik was
nominated he (IIalC) aud his friends would work by
night aud by day 70 eject him and in turn they s1"ud
expec that II they nominated their candidate he COnk
lingl would work night and DAY to elect hlm
Mr. Brandegee called for vote by call OF States
to emphasize its purpose and to ascertain who are
for It, who are against it, and who Will try to
escape it. LApplause.l
The Chair put the question first viva voce, and
there were apparently half a dozen nays.
Mr. Conkling also asked call of the States, say
ing it was desirable to know who it was in Repub
lcan Convention that voted No on such resOu-
tiOn. lApplause.l
The Chair put the question to the Convention as
to whether there should be call Of States. aud It
was ordered by by an overwhelming vote.
The clerk proceeded with the oalI-roll Maine
voted unanimously aye Iapplausel; New-York
voted 20 aye; Pennsylvania 50 ave. Tho only
delegate present from South Carolina cast his
single vote aye. West Virginia cast 8 votes aye
and NJ lhssesI. Two delegates were absent
The total was-yeas ZIG, nays 3. 50 tho resolution
was adopted.
MIR. CONKLING ASSUMES THE AGGRESSIVE.
Mr. ConklinR said he wanted to offer another
resolution, which he would reduce to writing in
moment. rs folOws:
Resofred. That the delegates who have voted that
they viii not abide the acon Of tho Convention do
deserve 10 have. and have forfeited their votes IN the
Convection. t5ubducd applause and some hisses
Mr.. Campbell of West Virginia, snid:
He had the of that STATE and defended h4 20
sitiOD lie had suffered contumely and violence for hs
Republican principles; aud II no TO he drnie!
the free expression OF his opinion In Il RepubO Con
yentiUn he was willing to withdraw from tia Conyeu-
tiOu. He had inblbed his RoUubicin principles from
the great Ncw.YorR statesman William H. Seward. lie
had been newspaper editor since the Jrhn Brown raid
at Harpcrs Ferry. and had alvays consistently
supported the National Republican noinInet
But ne felt that there wos principle In
any Convention and agree beforehand that whatever
might lie done by II should have hs innofsrm.nt II.
always intended To guard BIZ own sovereignty. tAp
plausc.l He intended that any body men sn6Id
lake that soYerciRnty away fr"m hin. He had been
afraid to stand up Tor Republican principles IN Western
constituents.
MIR. Hope. of West Virginia, who voted aye. de-
Tended tine right Of his colleague to vote rs he saw
fit [applausel to utter his own sentiments as an
individual delegate.
Mr. Braudegee. Of Connecticut. said: The anes.
tion mot one of free speech No man here will seek
to hinder any delegates free speech. II was only
question TO what any man would do for the sup
port Of Republican prIncpes' lie continued at
considerable length until greeted with Kisses
Mr.. Mccormick, of West Virginia, replied as fol-
lows.
HeavOwed himself one OF the three dlssen'e nts not
because he did expect To support the u
Convention. for he did intend to do that matter whom
he shOuld BE-. IL" was ns good Republican the gen.
only one spepch for the nominee Of the last NafionaI Re-
publican Convention, III iMcCornickl made 100 (Great
apps and chetrs. He Oppose" the resolution only be-
cause declares that men unn 10 81 I'm the COnven-
tiOn If they differ from other members Of II.
Mr.. Young, Of Tennessee tcolore6) supported the
resolution and wanted to know why if those who
voted meant to join the Democratic party, they
should be here helping to choose the NOMINEES Of the
Republican party. 1t was a mere question of per-
sonal Independence. Let them keep it to them
selves but lot them leave the Republican party to
take care o. itself.
MR. GARFIELD AS PRACESiAKER.
Mr.. Garfield, of ONO, spoke rs follows:
He expressed his fear that the Convention was about
10 commit grave error. He would state the case |
me three gentlemen VINO had voted against IL Ind
iscn IN their places and stated that they expected
hat 1t was notin their iudament thing this time
pass the resolution which all the rest OF the delegates
they thought so fCries of no, no ri That was the
Question Was every delegate 70 have mis- Republican
gates were responsible for their votes to rho Con
v o 31t 10 tner heersl He hmm
Judgment lie regretted that tue gentlemen from West
Virginia had thought II best to break the harmony OF
the Convention by their dissent He did know these
gentlemen, nor Their affiliations their relations TO
then the Convention would have to purge itself at the
ma OF every yote ana inquire how many delegates who
al voted mo" should 90 out. tCheers.l lie trusted
that The gentleman Trom New-YOrk would Withdraw his
resolution, and let the Convention proceed with ia
business. ICheers
Mr. Pixley, of California. moved to lay the resolu-
non on the table. [Applausel
Mr. Conklng demanded call Of the roll IHisses
ong and furious.l A call Of the roll was ordered.
Mr.. COnkling inquired of the chairman whether
he three gentlemen from West Virginia did say |
hat they would vote for the nominee Of this Con-
yentiOn.
The chairman said it was not his province to an-
wer the question.
Mr. Conkling said no would not press his resolu-
ion If his question answered in tho Affirmative,
md finally he withdrew the resolution, as he said
here seemed to DO some doubt. Applause and
lisses
General Sewell, Of New-Jersey moved that the
Committee on Credentials now report. Adopted.
The chairman pointed out to tho occupants Of the
'alleries the improperly of interrupting tho pro-