The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-04
THE FIRST VICTORY.
Graphic Description or the Scenes At
tending the First Test Vote Of
Tho Convention.

To the Western Associated PreSa,
CHICAGO, June S.-The first division in
tho Convention which approximately dc.
fined the strength OF the Grant and anti
Grant element in the Convention took
place this afternoon, and Is found in the
vote by States given in the verbatim re.
port. This vote was approached some.
what Economically, alter the opening
motion made by Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa.
There were scenes Of wild excitement in
which the galleries participated in man
ner so extraordinary as to draw from the
Chair q sharp reprimand, and threat to
cause the removal Of those interrupting
tho speakers. This was most pronounced
when Gen. Logan was speaking in
opposition to the resolution offered by Mr..
Henderson. The cheers which werc heard
on one side were drowned by Kisses and
shouts Of Remember the Springfield
Convention, on tho other.
At first Mr.. Conkllng was absent, and
when no appeared and slowly walked
down tho aisle TO his seat he was greeted
by handsome ovation, His partiolpa'
ton In the contest was relished by the
audience. A more prolonged greeting
met Garfield when he spoke for the Com
mittee on Rules, and In few compact
and. clear cut sentences, SO explained the
situation that all could understand It.
The effect OF the roll call, which was de-
handed by Mr.. Sharpe, Of New York, was
not fully understood. Even when one Of
the Alabama delegates demanded to have
his vote recorded in connection with the
report Of the Chairman OF his delegation,
the Chair SO promptly ruled It that the dele.
gate had right to have his vote recorded,
that notice was hardly taken Of 1t; but
when In case OF Kentucky, four delegates
demanded their rights in boisterous and
angry tone, and stood on their chairs IN.
Ill the chairman directed their votes de.
cidsd against the substitute for the original
resolution, the meaning Of the contest
was fully appreciated, and the galleries
applaudsd again and again, and in the
midst Of the excitement the chairman oil
the Kentucky delegation announced that
he would read the names Of the four
delegates, Mr.. Conkllns arose, and, walk
ing down the aisle, shook his finger at the
chairman, who directly took his seat with.
out iulalllng his PROMISE to read the
names. There stood the four delegates in
their chairs, sustained by the applause Of
the vast audience, and firmly resolved to
have their names recorded against the
majority Of their delegation.
President HoGr took in the situation and
directed tho Secretary to record four votes
in the negative. This scene was equalled
when New York was called, aud ConkIIng
announced that he was directed by his
delegation to cast II votes in the aiElrma.
tive and % negative, and the break in the
New York delegation was now accom-.
pllshed. At this pOIpL the bali presented
AMI animated scene. Delegates and alter.
mates were on the floor, waving handksr.
chiefs and clapping hands, while the au,
lIence in the wide, sweeping galleries,
ross m masse, clapplng their hands and
throwing their arms wildly about and
shouted until the ratlen rang.
This was also repeated when the vote
was announced and the Substitute declared
defeated by tho d6ciSiye vote Of 8lS ayes
10 400 nays. To such iaypi heat had the
excitement been raisee lat when the
original resolution was Withdrawn the
ending seemed AGt beyond measure, The
affirmative vota Is regarded as the possible |
strength OF Grant and the negative a. that |
Of the opposition. From the affirmative
should 20 deducted the vote qi Vermont,
three Ohio votes and one Wisconsin, 10 II |
should DO added OF leaSE ten Ahgenlees, II
tho report Of tho Committee on Oreden. |
tails Is adopted, rs nov 6egspa probable, Il
will add 10 Grant four votes In tanEls and
take from him sixteen votes ih Illinois.
The Grant managers, hnBeyel, declare %.
night that they are gratiis ed o. the result
Of thevote.