Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-06-05

tain Which side he was on, and asked for
two minutes time to make the discovery.
Mr.. Cessna moved TO make an allow
ance OF ten minutes for man who was
on neither or both sides. Laughter.
Mr.. Houck, after sitting two minutes,
said he would vote for the report
OF the committee, but would not
yield that the district conventions
were correct in their action.
Bateman, of Ohio, appeared at the re-
quest OF the contestants. He held that
the tactics of ,Iammany Hall should not
be put upon the republican party, and
he would not vote to allow it.
Roll called for and resulted as follows:
Yeas, 476; nays, 1874.
So the report of the majority of the
committee is sustained, and four of the
sitting members from Kansas give place
to the four contestants. The Grant men
of New York cast only twenty-five votes,
and they were ayes. The votes of Kan
sas cast five votes nays.
The last question was on that portion
OF the report of the committee on Gre
dentials which relates to West Virginia.
Mr.. Conger explained that the major
ity favored the retention Of sitting mem
bers in West Virginia.
Mr.. Clayton offered q resolution to
substitute the minority for the majority
report.
Mr.. Raum, speaking on that question,
said he understood the West Virginia
case stood on exactly the same FOOT ng
as the adjudicated Illinois, Kansas and
Alabama cases.
Mr.. Cadman, of Massachusetts, made
an argument in favor of the contestants.
MIR. Hazen, of West Virginia, held
that the sitting members were
elected in the more regular man.
ner and held credentials to
this convention which were
as correct and convincing on their
face as those of any other delegates
here. He could scarcely comprehend
that a contest was made at all. Being
asked Us to what was the actual COM
plixion rs to a choice for president i'll
the contested districts, Hagan said he
had no personal knowledge ON the sub
district. His interrogation answered that
as he lived so far away he was not a COM
petent witness.
Hayward OF California, made
u speech in favor of the
sitting members as being the real
representatives of the district.
On motion Of Conger, debate was here
closed and the roll was called on the
question OF substituting the minority for
the majority report, which resulted as
follows: Yeas, AT; nays. $50. So the
contestants for West Virginia are ad-
mitted. This result reduced the Blaine
vote two and adds one to Sherman and
one to Grant.
1t was claimed that both sides present.
ed the principle Of district representation
which controlled III the Illinois case, but
the difference was as to which side, the
contestants claiming that it had been
agreed to accept the account Of the pro-
ceedings of the district convention as
contained i'll newspapers. The amended
report was then adopted.
The Utah case was then taken
up and debate limited to Is minutes on
each side. After Il short discussion, in
which Tuthill, Clayton, Hayward, Cole
man and Others participated, a scene
of considerable excitement, ensued as
Houck of Tennessee, attempted to speak
beyond his limit and was declared out of
order and refused to yield. Finally the
confusion subsided and vote taken on
the minority for the majority report.
The ballot resulted in favor of substitu-
ton as follows: Yeas; 42G; nays, 3l2.
So the contestants are admitted. They
are Grant men. The report, as amended.
was then adopted. This closes the re-
port OF the committee on credentials.
The report of the committee on rules
being now before the convention, the
chairman recognized Garfield, who in
quired of the minority how much time
they desired for discussion.
Sharpe said he would be satisfied with
any suggestion of the delegate from
Ohio.
Garfield then moved that the report of
the committee on rules be adopted. The
chair directed the clerk to read the ma
jority and minority reports for the infor-
nation of the convention. This being
concluded, Sharpe said he wished to
shorten the work OF the convention, but
lie must speak against the adoption OF
the unit rule. The battle was ready; all
has been obtained that can be obtained
He therefore offered the following reso.
luton:
Liesolred, That this convention will at
once proceed to ballot for candidate
for president Of the United States, and
that fifteen minutes be allowed to pre-
sent names of each candidate, and tel
minutes for each speech seconding the
nominations.
Mr. Garfield rose to a point of order
that first under the order Of the conven.
tion, the committee on rules was ordered
to report, and that Mr.. Sharpe did not
offer substitute for that order of the
convention.
Mr.. Sharpe said he had offered tina
resolution us substitute.
The chair said he thought the substi
tate was in order.
: Mr.. Sharpe then modified his substl
. tute by adding the words: "And tina
, after such nominations are made sucl
a ballots shall be taken by call of tn
: roll OF states"
A motion was made by Mr.. Sewel
t to lay the substitute on til
1 table, but lie withdrew i
{ time to allow Mr.. CARTEL
to speak. Garfield said he understood til
j. substitute did not settle simple ques
J. tion covered by rules except the slngl
one Of which ballot should be taken. "
$ had been here four days, patiently wal
l. ing to find out who were delegates, an
until that was settled he allowed I'll
it question Of rules to rest, but If it wi
proper to give the chairman some il
it structions rs to his duty i'll decidn
y what form of vote was proper, whcth'
there should be nn expression of opinit
le by delegates. There was no retiectlt
t. upon the chair III taking such action. "
r. should all have rules to govern us The
VI were controversies between delegat
u and their chairmen, and would be mol