The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-04

thus far been heard in the conTentio
de urged that if Conkling's argume
. was sound and its point adopted in eve
- legislative body, suspendiBg all busine
until all contested questions of Sea
should be settled, none would ever Z
8 any business. (Grest applause.) Bot
$ houses Of Congress are, to-day ,considerin
4 such contests which have been pendin
: since the beginning. He said, 10 -cOnclr
sion: L shall not enter with the gentle
man into the field Of irony and sarcasm
2 IN which he is so expert. The li!tl
pewers l have have beea cultivated i
other directions. l leave that to him
only saying that if am less raspin
than be, this morning, and am NOR
amiable, this vast audience knows VIII,
1t l.. loud laughter and enthusiastic APP
piau-e, long centinue1.)
Judge Payne, Of Santa Clara, mem be
OF the committee on resolutions, was sue
cessful in his efforts to secure the inser
ton OF an snti-Chinese plank in the plat
form being prepared By the committee o
the convention. He had strong oppOsi
ton In two or three members from the
extreme east, but the committee, on 8
vote, referred the matter to q sub-com-
lnittee, with instructions to report back
to the whole committee plank in sub
stance the same as offered to the COM
mIttee by Judge Payne. Pixley assisted
Payne and made an excellent argument
before the committee.
joy, Of Michigan, will place Blaine in
nomination: Pixiey, of California, will
second, and Frye. Of Msine, will close.
Conkling will nominate Grant, and Gar
field will nominate Sherman.
The motion for recess was rejected.
Joy, of Michigan, moved that the Hi
nois contestants shall have the right to be
heard before this convention by such
counsel as they may select.
Campbell, of West Virginia, moved
to lay on the table.
Cassidy, Of Wisconsin, made the point
of order that the convention had as yet
no official knowledge Of any contest in
Illinois.
The chair oYerrnled the point.
Logan, Of Illinois, raised the point
that It is not in order to consider any
question in relation to contested seats IN
til the committee on contested seats had
time to report; also that no rules had yet
been established and could not be estab-
lished until the cow, ntion was perms-
nently organized.
4u6 GilAiE OFCTEuled LllB pOluL.
Joy, at the request of Logan, tempo
rarily withdrew his motion.
On motion of Sewell, the convention
Instructed the committee on permanent
organization to report at once.
Potter, of New York, from said COM
mlttee, stated that they were entirely
harmonious in their sctiou, and he was
ready to report as far as they had been
ahla fO pnurnla+a Z n air r.yor1- nbo,- mona
only embarrassed by the fact that they
were not suro in advance Of action by the
convention on contested seats, whether
the persons whom they had agreed. upon
from contested states were members Of
the convention. With this statement he
proceeded to report as follows: The com
mittee recommend that the temporary
organization be continued, and added
many other Independents and secre-
taries. This makes Hoar permanent
chairman.
Pierson put the question upon the adop-
ton of the report, and it was adopted.
Hoar WAS presented to the convention
by Pierson, and received with applause.
In acknowledging the honor, he said:
Gentlemen of the Contention - You
have manifested in the choice that you
have made for permanent presiding
officer disposition to wise economy in
the matter of opening speeches. (Laugh-
ter.) One good reason occurs to me for
the selection which you have made, and
that is. having heard one speech from
me, you have (for reasons entirely salts
factory to each delegate) no inclination
TO hear another opening speech. ( Laughter
and applause.) The convention is now
permanently organized.
Frye moved that the committee on
rules and order Of business be Instructed
to report.
Sharpe, Of New York, explained that
he had had no time yet 10 prepare 8
minority report in behalf of nine states
and the committee had agreed not to in
struct their chairman to report until after
acton on the report on contested seats.
Frye inquired whether the committee
had agreed to wait for minority report.
(GreAt spplause.)
Garfield said that Sharpe asked permits
sion to make q minority report No
objection was made but no vole was
taken. He (Gsrfeld) would net tender
q report but he was subject to the order of
the convention, and was ready with his
report if it should be now called for.
& Frye withdrew the pending mo ion and
moved q recess until o'clock.
Conkling, with mock gravity, con-
graduated the gentlemen from Maine
upon their safe delivery. QIaughter.) 1t
was a matter TO stir the hearts Of every
patriot 10 find this convention, in its
organized state, resign in its might, on
being able TO accomplish the momentous,
the critical, the portentous business that
had besn accomplished sinse his (Conk-
lings) motion had been made. daughter
and applause.)
Frye, the delegation from Maine de-
seires me. humbly to return thanks to the
distinguished gentleman from New York,
for his kindly congratulations, and to say
that it will be delighted at the close of
this convention once more to see that
gentleman rise and congratulate the dele
CATION from Maine. loud applause in
al parts Of the hall, men rising, cheering
and wildly waving their hats, and ladies
their handkerchiefs.)
Recess WAS taken.
The convention was called TO order in
evening session at 5.25.
Henderson, of Iowa, said the com
mittee en- credentials would not be ready
to report at this session. He moved,
therefore, that the committee on rules be
requested to make their report, so that
the convention could proceed to bust
ness.
Logan, of Illinois, said the committee
had sgreed to defer their report on rules
and order of business until after action on
report on contested seals. If the con-
vtntion desires victory for its work, its
members should not raise too hastily the
axe at the heads of their brethren.
(Cheers.) The rules might not be
adopted before they knew who were en-
titled to seats as representatives. in the
body, especially as one of the rules to be
adopted would limit speakers to five
minutes each. Let the compact be kept
that was agreed TO by the members of
the committee, and let the consideration
Of the rules be deferred until the report
of the committee on credentials is m4de.
TAT this point Cenkling entered, amid
applause as he passed up the aisle.) Con-
Guiding, he urged the withdrawal of the
molten. (Cries of 'No.m Some gentle
men (he ssi1) cry ''No;" is it because
you are determined to stand by the agree
ment of the committee? Do you desire
to ride roughshod over members? Shouts
of Springfield" from the gAllery.) I
cannot be thrown of my guard by per-
,lI,,-in1z I am not odd ra=eino the