St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-11
CHICAGO.
NOMINATING A PRESIDENT
Details of the Convention.
FIRST DAY.

WEDNESDAY, July 2.
AT Los Don Cameron called the dol
egates to order, and Rev. DR.. Kittred oe
offered prayer. Chairman Don then
made aspeech. He concluded by nom
mating Senator Hoar for chairman. ac-
c0rding to the instructions of the ma
tiOnal committee. This was met with
cheers, and an "aye" that made the
rafters ring. Mr.. Hoar's address was
inaudible in portion of the hall. He
concluded by promising to discharge
his duties fairly and without respect to
persons, and was very warmly applaud
ed. John H. Roberts of Illinois and c.
l.. McGee of Pennsylvania were made
temporary secretaries, Charles w. Clis
by of Alabama and J. C. Broadwell of
Missouri reading clerks, and Eugene
Davis of New York official stenOgraph
er.
Mr. Hale of Maine, to expediate bus
mess, moved that the rOll-call of states
and territories be called and the chair
man of each delegation name its mem
Der of committees in the following or
der: On permanent organization, on
the rules and order of business, on
credentials and on resolutions; adopted
without objection. After the roll-call
had been finished, Mr.. Frye of Maine
called attention to the fact that Utah
had not been called, and moved that
the admission be ratified. The chair
said that Utah would be called if no OBJ
lection were made. Mr.. COnkling of
New York, rising, was received with
applause, and said that there was OBJ
lection, holding, as he did, that the or
der of the convention had been exc
cuted when it had called the roll as
prepared by the national committee.
There was a contest in Utah as in
Louisiana, and SO they were omitted.
The chair ruled that as the committees
roll had been called, a motion to add
any other state or territory was in or
der. Mr.. Frye said it was agreed by
the committee that Utah should be put
upon that roll (great applause), and
that the secretary of the national COM
mittee says that the Utah omission was
made by mistake (wild applause). Mr..
Conkling said that if this had been a
mistake, it should be corrected. The
only special significance of this colo
| plause Which erected Frye from both
the galleries and floor. Mr. Mccormick
of Arizona moved the calling of the
roll of states and territories for the
presentation of credentials, and for no.
tice of contests, and that all such pa
pers be referred without statement or
debate to the committee on credentials.
This was adopted. The credentials and
protests of contesting delegations from
Alabama, Illinois, Louisiana and Penn
sylvania were presented and referred.
John A. Logan of Illinois then moved
that instructions be given to the COM
mittee on tickets of admission to the
convention to issue 500 tickets daily to
the veteran association, saying that
Justice had been done to the veterans
by every other national republican con-
vention and why shouldn't it be done
now. (Applause.) There were veteran
soldiers supporting each of the presiden
tial candidates, so there was no partic-
ular motive in his motion. He himself
had to enter the building this morning
without ticket, because he could not
get one from the national committee.
He was here, and he wanted to see the
veterans also admitted, not to make a
noise or to cheer for any man, but to
look on the convention which had to
nominate the man for whom they would
have to vote. loud cheers.) Gen
Fitzpatrick of New Jersey seconded the
resolution with all his heart, and the
vets. were voted in. Mr.. COnkling then
moved that as some of the committees
already appointed could not report in
time for an evening session, the con
ventiOn take recess until Thursday
morning at IL o'clock. Mr.. Hale o.
Maine concurred in the uselessness o.
an evening session, and Conkling's mo-
tion was adopted, adjournment being
reached at 3 p. m.