Daily Republican., 1880-06-05
THE GREAT CONVENTION.
An All Night Session - -strngEis
over the Report of she Commit.
zee ON redeniiaIs-Every Desis.
ton Against Grant.

At 4.3O o'clock last evening Mr..
Bcuce moved au adjournment until Z
O'Clock p. M, which was agreed 10.
Judge Hoar took the chair at Z
O'Clock and at T.35 called the Copven-
tion TO order.
Mr.. Conger moved that the delegates
from Louisiana, who have been admit.
ted by order Of the Convention, be
notified of their right to take their
seats.
The Chair said they were entitled TO
the right to take such seats.
The Chair stated that the question
before the Convention was the contest
in Alabama.
Mr.. Harrison, of Indiana, moved to
limit ssthe debate upon it to one hour,
and subsequently, modified 1t 30 as to
IN AXE IL half an hour.
Mr.. Pixley, of California, seconded
the motion. The Pacific delegates were
becoming very impatient at the un-
NECESSARY delays and were becoming
suspicious that they were for q pu rpose.
IIApplause.]
Mr.. Conkling suggested that the
proposition be so modified as to devote
whatever time shall be allowed equally
between the two sides of the question.
Mr.. Harrison accepted the suggestion
as proper and right.
Mr.. Conklipg further suggested 20
minutes to each side.
Mr.. Harrisou's motion having been
reduced to writing, in the form of res
olutiou, it WAS adopted unanismously.
[Applause.]
THE ALABAMA cAsRs-TRsT OF STRsNsTH'
The Chair stated that the question
was upon Mr.. Clay toms motion to sub.
stituts the minority for the majority
recomm end alton in the Alabama case.
Mr.. Conger briefly explained Mr.. Ra'
piers case, showing thatthe only qnes'
tion was to whether the State Conven'
tion mad right to deprive him of his
authority to repreent his district be-
cause he refused to vote for General
Grant.
The same point substantially was al
issue In the other two Alabama con
tests. The single district represents
tiou. Upon its settlement, in his (Mr'
Conger's Judgment, rests the question
of the continued existance of the Re-
publican party.
Mr.. Turner, of Alabama, replied,
simply celebrating the views of the mi
nority report in the case before the
Convention.
Mr.. Tracey, Of New York, protested
against the Convsntion's opening aAd
decided upon question which ought
to be, and which had been decided in
the State Convention, and argued that
in the AlabaAa case il had bsen clearly
lshoyn that the admission of the con-
testant Smith would lead to mis-
representation of the district. Had il
not been for these questions OF contest
ed seats, the Convention might have
been at its legitimate work on the first
eve Of It's session.
Mr.. Batenan, Of Ohio, supported the
msjcrity report in some forci ole re-
marks, in which he characterized the
State Conventions attempt 70 usurp
the free right of Delegate Rspier to act
in his representative capacity az he
should SEQ ct, as q most offensive aSser-
tion of arbitrary dictation. Mr.. Repier
treated it with the contempt it de-
served. [Applause.
Mr.. Farr, of Michigan, said Michigan
believed in the right of strict reprsssn-
tation. Her delegates would sustain
that principle and sustain Mr.. Rapier
in his right to vote for his district, just
as they insist that the speaker should
vote for Michigan because he was elect
cd by Michigan. [Applause.
Mr.. Parsons, of Alabama, declared
himself a Grant Republican, but would
sustain the principle of district repre-
sentation.
The time for debate having expired,
the ques tion was stated upon Mr.. Clay
toms motion to strike ont and insert.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved the following:-
Resolved, that all the cases Of contested
seats be decided by adopting the usage
of each Staet, and that every State
where the uniform usage has been to
elect delegstes to the National Bepubli-
can Convention by the State Conveu-
tion, that usage shall be deemed bind
ing, and the same shall be true In re-
spect of delegates sent by district con
ventions where that has been the
usage.
Mr.. Conger made the point of order
that Mr.. Boutwell's resolution was not
in order, because not germane to the
pending question.
The Chair sustained the point. Vo-
ciferous cries of Question" "Ques-
tion.n
The question was put "viva voce,"
and was decided overwhelmingly in the
negative. A division being demanded
the roll of States was called, resulting
yeas BOG, nays 449, SO the motion to
substitute the minority for the majority
report in the Alabama contest was re-.
jected.
The announcement ELECTED tumultu-
ous applause.
When Kentucky was called the
chairman announced Its full vote in
the Affirmative, but the four protest.
ants of yesterday rose and demanded to
be couAtsd in the negative, and it was
ordered. Applause
The majority reports so far as relates
to Alabama was then adopted.
TIE ILLINOIS CASES.
Mr.. Quarles, of Wisconsin, offered a
resolution limiting debate on Illinois
contests to one hour, to be equally di-
vided between the tHo sides.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved to amend by
the resolution which he
offered few min 1tes before. i
Mr.. Corger raised the point that Mr..