The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-08
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The Report of the Proceed
ings Of Friday and Sat
urday.
How the Nominations We're
Made and by Whom.
A Great Deal of Nothing.
A Great Deal of Nothing.
FRIDAY NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.

The question recurring On the ad pti(
of the majority report in the remsiniI
Illinois cases, Logan asked division {
the question and separate vote in Il
case of each contested district. The cha
stated the question to be therefore on Il
contest in lhe Illinois Third District, AT
the roll was called, resulting, yeas So
nays 353; so the report was adopted.
A motion to adjourn till II tomorrow
made by delegate from Mississippi, WI
lost.
Meantime Conkling and others hs
been laboring with Logan, who with
drew his demand for any further dlvisio
Of the question regarding the remainin
Illinois contests.
A call of roll was had on the Fourt
District, resulting yeas 3S8, nays $50; 6
the report was adopted.
The majority report, so far Rs relates +
the remaining Illinois contests, was theI
adopted by ViUG UOce vote.
On motion of Sewell, of New Jersey
the convention at 2.25, adjourned 10 /
o'clock Saturday morning.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Here occurs q break in the report, th'
first part OF Saturdays proceedings being
lost.-EDs. HERALD
Chicago, 5.-Conger stated that the
committee were nearly equally divided II
this case, and rather intimated that hC
was not himself clear in opinion as 70 the
true merits of the case.
After considerable crossfring between
different delegates as to facts of purely
local interest, Raymond, of California,
said that whichever way the convention
70 in hnE roFA
sustain the principle of district repreSen-
trict representatives, and the only con-
troverted question is as to whether sittin &
or contesting delegates were legally
chosen representatives of the districts in
volved.
The vote was taken by call of states
upon substituting tAe minority for the
majority report, and it was agreed 10
Then the convention voted UtUG UOce to
seat the contestants. The Grant, Sher-
man and Edmunds men appeared to COM
bine on this affirmation vote.
The next case of contest considered was
that of Utah, and debate was limited to
thirty minutes The msjority report re-
tAins the sitting delegates, who, the ma
jority of the committee say were APP
pointed according to almost universal
usage in Utah, by the central republican
committee, while contestants vera
chosen by an Unauthorized and irregular
body.
Raymond, of , ifornia, sustained the
msjority report, and stated that the ac-
ton Of the central committee was regu-
lar. Dissatisfied republicans, without
any authority, met together and elected
the two contestants. The committee on
credentials was almost unanimous In
favor of the sitting delegates.
Goldman, Of Massachusetts, was in favor
of the contestants.
Pixley, of California, followed for the
majority report, but could not be heard
by the reporters.
Mcbride, (BennetD one of the Utah
contestants, having got leave to be heard
in his own case, appealed for recognition
as representative of the Give republi-
cans' Of Utsh. He argued that he had
been chosen BY convention represent
ing twelve of twenty counties in the ter
ritory, the other eight counties only
polling about six votes opposed 10 Nor
monism.
A colored delegate from Mississippi
desired to know whether the contestants
or sitting delegates represented Brigham
Young MormenE.
Rouch, of Tennessee, tried TO be heard,
but as the time for debate had expired, he
was interrupted by loud calls of question,
which irritated him so that no became
greatly excited, and persisted in what ap-
peared TO be denunciation of those who
were interruptiDg him, until q storm of
Kisses drowned his utterances.
The roll of states was then called on the
motion to substitute the minority for the
majority report, and thus seat the Titan
contes ants, resulting, yeas 426, nays 80,
so the minority report was substituted.
New York voted SO yeas, 10 noes. The
vote was in no sense a test Of the strength
of the respective factions, the partisans Of
different candidates dividing. The con-
ventiop then admitted the Utah contest
ants.
Garfield, of Ohio, rising, was greeted
with great applause He inquired Of
Sharpe, of New York, who made the
report from the committee on
rules and order of bust how much |
time he desired Tor discussion of said !
report?
Sharpe replied that he did not design |
to detain the convention unnecessarily,
but he could tell better what his course |
own motion.
Garfield then moved the adoption Of |
the msj0rity report and hoped any pro-
before the debate should begin.
Both majority and minority reports |
were red for information.
The chair stated the question to be on |
he motion of Garfield to adopt the majo-
,ity report.
Sharpe criticised the proposed amend |
nent to the eight rule, and moved to
strike it out, that amendment being "but |
if exception is taken by any delegate to |
he correctness of such announcement. |
by the chairman of his delegation, the |
president of the convention shall direct |
he roll of members of such delegation |
10 be called, aud the result recorded in |
with the votes individually |
given" He reminded the chairman of |
he committee on rules that the conven- |
lion had been in session three days and |
had had no trouble from the absence of |
hat part of the rule which he regarded |
IS entirely unnecessary. BE was not here |
~ rock for further delay Tho BATTLE was /
formed, each side wss ready; and the |
people were waiting for the verdict. |
Applause They all felt that whatever |
WAS to be obtained on the skirmish line |
nsd bren obtained; and that they were |
standing in the ranks of battle opposite |
each other and ready to give the people |
news of The contest. He therefore offered |
.he following resolution:
RESOLVED, That this convention will pro- |
seed Immediately to ballot for a candi-
late for president of the United States;
and that one speech of fifteen minutes |
hall be allowed for the presentation of |
each candidate, and one speech of ten |
minutes 10 second each nomination, and |
hat after such nominations are made
ballot should be taken by call of the |
roll of the several sta es.
Garfield raised the point of order that |
under the order of the convention the re-
port of the committee on rules was before |
lie body and Sharpe's motion being for |
to entirely different business |
wss not in order.
The chair ruled Shapes motion in
order.
A vote was ordered by call of states.
This motion was the first surprise coming
from the anti Blaine men.
Sharpe modified his resolution so as 10 |
provide that after the nominating |
speeches shall heve been made. Ballots
for presidential nominees shall be taken |
by call Of the roll of states.
Garfield pointed out that II Shsrpe's |
motion should be adopted the convention
would be without rules for its govern
ment, and especially without any rule
prescribing whether the unit rule shall /
prevail 10 the balloting, or whether the
right OF district representation shall pre-
vail. he disavowed the idea of the rule