The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-05

use all honorable means to secure his nomination
by the Convention"
Do us justice and we will leave those eighteen
men in their seats
Warner NJ. Bateman. OF Ohio, argued for the
adoption of the majority report.
A motion for its adoption was put and declared
carried, but the roll call demanded
The roll call resulted in 1856 ayes and lS4 nays.
When Illinois was called the vote was Is ayes and
"a nays, the first vote since the contestants were
all admitted. New York voted only p ayes. the
Grant delegates not voting. Hoar announced that
the report on Kansas was adopted The Third
District, West Virginia, was taken up.
The Committee recommended that the sitting
members retain their seats. Powell Clayton
moved that the minority report be substituted.
Green Raum asked that the minority be read.
He said there was precisely the same grounds in
the Illinois and Kansas cases.
The report was read
Mr.. Goodwin. of Massachusetts, said the Com
mittee in the report had defed all precedent es-
tablished in the other cases. The contestants
were elected by districts. and the State C0nven-
ton refused to ratify. The principle district rep
resentation has been recognized by the Commit
tee, and the Convention did not know why it had
departed in this instance.
Mr.. Higgins of West Va, argued in favor of
the slit ng delegates. who. he said, were elected
by the District Conventions and ratified by the
State Convention.
Mr.. Houck, of Tennessee, said he thought those
who had in the earlier stages OF the Convention
advocated SO hoty district representation. should
| be consistent now
A sharp Interchange of interrogatoties and re-
plies enSued between Houck and Higgins over
| the merits of the case.
On motion of Conger the debate on the cases
was declared closed
The vote was then taken on the proposition
to substitute the minority report in favor of the
contestants for the majority report, favoring the
| sitting delegates
| The question recurred on the amended report
adopted. Utah was then taken up, and debate
| limited to fifteen minutes each side.
| The pending question was on the adoption oi
the majority report
Powell Clayton moved the substitution of the
minority report seating the contestants. Crede
| Raymond, of California spoke briefly in favor OF
the sitting members. Tuttle. of Illinois, said he
was informed that the Central Committee of Utah
| consisted of eleven members, and that five mel
| and appointed six other mbers, and the Com
mittee so constituted appointed the delegation to
| the National Convention.
Goldman, of Massachusetts, said when the peo
pie were betrayed by their representatives they
| must take matters into their own hands, They
have done so and they hoped the contestants
would be seated.
Blake, of Montana. claims that the contestant!
represented the Mormons of Utah, and the Nor
mons were always Democrats,
Pixley, of California, made hot three min
utes speech.
Tuthil of Illinois, said if there was no Repub
lican party in Utah it was time the Convention
did somethingto establish one.
| Mr.. Taylor of Pennsylvania, objected to thu
State Conventions or Central Committees over
riding the will of the people.
G. w. Bennett, of the contestants, said 1t wa
false that they were Mormons.
Mr.. COnkling-HOw many Counties were rep
resented in the Convention?
Mr.. Bennett-There are twenty in all; twelv
were represented. | hope for principle, gentle
men, you will support u.s. so We can oppose TN
Mormons and Democrats and build up Republi
can party in the Territory.
Mr.. Carter colo .ed, argued in favor OF the ma
j0rity report, but wanted to know whether it wa
Brigham YOung's side that was represented by tn
contestants
Mr.. Houck Of Tennessee, essayed to speak, bu
was shouted down, although he stood and ge!
ticulated and shouted several minutes. He wa
finally forced to take his seat.
The question recurred on the proposed substitr
ton Of the minority report seating the contes
} ants
The rollcall resulted 426 ayes, 81 nays.
, The report as amended was adopted by viv
voce vote, which concluded the consideration O
the reDort of the Committee on Credentials.
Boutwell, gave notice that when the proper tim
, came he should move as a substitute for part O
|, the report Of the Committee ON Rules the resolu
ton presented by him in the morning.
SeWel of New jersey, made point OF orde
that the only business before the Convention wa
the report of the Committee on Rules. TIL
clerk now reading the report from the Committe
ON Rules. 6SftM