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other States declined to vote, notwithstanding
the majority report admitted four Grant dele

other States declined to vote, notwithstanding
the majority report admitted four Grant dele
gates.
The case Of West Virginia then came up, and
Conger took the floor In support of the majority
report which recommended that the sitting
members in the Third District be allowed to re-
tain their seats. Powell Clayton moved that the
minority report DO substituted for that Of the
majority. Goldman, OF Massachusetts, q men,
ber of the Committee, addressed the Convention
in favor Of the contestants, taking the ground
that they we're elected by District Convention.
The action Of the Committee turned on ques-
ton Of fact-namely: the fact whether the con-
testants we're 80 chosen; and the Committee
found that they were not This fact 80 found
By the Committee was disputed by Goldman. He
made short, vigorous speech, declaring that
he had no candidate for the Presidency,
but only desired Justice to be done in
all tho contested cases. Goldman was fol-
lowed by a delegate from West Virgtnia,
who yielded to Conger, to allow that gentleman
to intimate TINT he did not personally agree with
tho conclusions Of the majority Of the Commit
tee. He then proceeded to show that the sitting
members were chosen by their district and in
dorsed by the State Convention. He held the
toor n limo TINA snhm5tttno tn n grant DIAL of
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cnveloped. Then Raymond, of California, got
the floor and Immediately secured the ear Of the
Convention and tho entiro audience. He had
established reputation for cloyerneso, and he
proceeaeo TO ]nstlty II IN tne penang Case he
showed briefly that the case involved no ques-
tion of principle but simply one Of facts. He
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from the fog the Convention then resolved to
emerge at all hazards, and did so by ordering
vote on the Clayton substitute seating the oon-
testants. On this question the Convention did
not divide on the line OF candidate preferences
showing the disposition OF delegates to De
gslided by their convictions OF right 1nEoiVed IN
the cuse. The contestants were admitted by
vote Of Il! to 1so Again the Convention dem-
onstrated its devotion to the principle OF dls-
trict representation, the deoate haF1ng sno"n
balance of probabilities in favor Of tho elacuon
Of tho contestants.
Tho Utah case was presented by Powell Clay~
sitting members 4 delegate from wisconsin
made short speech on the same sido. Ho was
followed by Raymond, Of California, on the
othor side, who made the point that the Commits
tee on Credentials were almost unanimous In
favor Of tho sitting members Then Dick
Tuthill, Of Chicago got tho floor, but, not suc-
cecding in raising applause, be became discour-
aged and quickly subsided. Then Goldman, OF
Massachusetts having gotten used to speaking,
thar made another 8DHCC6~
Blake, of Montana, then spoke two minutes IN
support Of the sitting members 4 delegate
from California then spoke q minute on the
same side, aud wlas followed by Dick Tuthill en-
the other side. One OF the contestants was
heard. He declared that he had been regularly
elected By q convention Of Utah, and demanded
admission to the Convention. A colorcd dele
gate from Mississippi spoke for the sitting mem-
bers He called himself "a rude barbarian"
from the South, quoting a remark made during
a former session. But, "barbarian or not, no
showed himself very forcible orator. A Ten
nessee delegate undertook to speak after the
time allotted to debate had expired, and
was raped down by tho Chair. The question
was then submitted and tho roll was called.
The contestants were admitted by vote of 426
to 3la, rebuke to the Boss system Of choosing
delegates to Republican National Conventions,
the sitting members from Utah having been Sc
contestants having been chosen oy conFenuoo.
Garfield took the floor to present the views OF
the majority report Of the Committee on hules'
promising by moving its adoption. The Cna1r
ordered the reading Of both the majority and
minority reports. The reports having been read
Sharpe, Of New York, was recognized aud pro-
cceded to defend the minority report, but e1-
pressed himself us ready Tor the hght on tne
main question, and moved that the convention
proceed to the nomination OF candidate Tor
President Garfield rose to point ol oroer'
having taken the press stand. Ills
point WIS that the Rules committee
report was in order, and that tho substitute OF
Sharpe WIS not germnne to the. subject Ihe
Chair sustained Sharpe. Garfield got the noor
and spoke to the question On the merits; snow
ing that the resolution was an ananoonmont OF
nll rules OF procedure, leaving cnaos' ana notn-
ing but chaos. lie cr1tlciscdtRe language VI the
minority report IN 4snuatlng that Inc majority
report rejected upon the Cha1rmen or deleBn-
tons. He referred to the TACT that <nere mlght
be dfsagreements between Chairmen ana delo-
gates, and pointed to the scene OF yesterday,
when four delegates from hontackS Jumped
upon their seats ana demanded 70 nave their
votns co13nfrd in opposition to the report OF tho