The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
National Republican Convention.
CONTINUED from Another Coiumn.1
THIRD DAY.


! Continued from Another Coiumn.l
THIRD DAY.
The Convention was called TO order on
Friday at 1915 a. m. Senator COnking at
once offered resolution declaring it to be
/ the sense of the Convention THAT every mem
I Der in it is in honor bound to support the
! nominee of the Convention. whoever he may
I be, and that no man should hold II seat here
! who is not ready to so agree" He called for
/ the yeas and nays upon the passage of the
re -olution, and with the exception of three
/ delegates from West Virginia every delegate
/ voted yea. Senator Conkin% the 3
/ offered another resolution declaring
! those who voted No on this resolution
had forfeited their rights Celegates but
! was per .uaded to withdraw ii upon being as
sured that the gentlemen in question had no
/ serious designs of boiling the ticket, but Cniy
! opposed the resolution as IA matter o. pin
ciple. The Committee on Credentials not
having yet finished their report. it was
agreed that the Committee on Rules should
first be heard. The Chair requested Hon. &.
X. Bruce, of Mississippi TO assume his place
. temporarily. senator Brnce 5 appearance
upon the platform was greeted with cheers
Mr.. Garfield. Chairman of the Committee on
Rules, then read the report. He explained
that the only substantial change made
from the rules of 'I6 was in the eighth rule.
This Is the clause ahro .ating the unit rule.
The report of the minority favors the reten-
ton of the eighth rule rs used at Cincinnati.
A brief recess was then taken, mt the cOnclu-
sion of which the Committee on Credentials
made their report through the Hon. Omar u.
Conger, of Michigan, Chairman of the Com
mittoe. The following contests are thus dis
posed of Alabama-James T. Rap admit
ted from the Fourth District; smith and
Warner admitted from the seventh District in
place ot Brigham and MOsby, Jr. Illinois
the contestants are admitted from the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Ninth Tenth, Thirteenth ana seven
teenth Districts in places OF the i ting mem
bers. kansas-The four contrasting delegates
are admitted LOuiSanH-The Yarmouth
delega'es are admitted. Wet Nirginia-Ihe
sitting members retain their seats. the
Com uittce = y they have taken Tor the basis
of their action the call of the National Com
mittee, in which the principle of district rep
resentation is distinctly recognized. Mr..
Clayton, of Alabama, presented the mnoritf
report 1t maintains the right of state Con-
ventiOn to instruct it, delegates justlfes the
Cook County bolt on the ground of alleged
frauds, etc. After good deal of discussion
the Convention Irprce' ed to consider the
action OF tue Committee in detail, Alabama
being first taken up. 4 motion to substitute
the minority for the majo;ity report was re-
jected-ayes, 306; nays. i4l-and the majority
report was adopted withoutdiviSion. Illinois
was then taken up, under resolution to limit
the debate on each de to one hOur. Mr.. Con
ger made brief argument in support of the
committees acti II, laying especial stress up
on the district representation precedcntS OF
the state. Gen. Green b. Raum, on behalf OF
the sitting me nberS, declared that the pre-
cedents ran contrary TO the rule laid down
in the majority report. Elliott anthony and
Emory Storrs followed, and during their re
marks illusions to the names of Grant and
Blaine were greeted by the most enthusiastic
demonstrations by their respective paTtiSanS
each side striving to Guido the other. The
Illinois contests were then voted upon, each
district separately, and the majority report
was adopted. In the case of the First District
the vote stood 3Sj yeas to $50 nays. At 20 a.
m, the IlIino cases being disposed of, the
Convention adjourned until IL a. m.
FOURTH DAY.
ruoc IIad IN or6ar- NJ I a
q. m. Consideration of the report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was continued and the
remaining cases disposed of as fol
lows: Kansas-The four contestants
admitted, in accordance with the
Contestants admitted in opposition to the ma-
jority report, the vote standing Az yeas to $50
nays. Ctah-Contestants admitted also
Chairman OF the Committee on Rules,
then moved that the report of the
committee be adopted. Mr.. Sharpe, of New
York, moved as a substitute for the report,
a resolution that the Convention proceed i'm
mediately to ballot. Considerable skirmsh-
ing ensued and speeches of some length were
made by each of the gentlemen in support of
his motion. vote by States upon the adop
ton of the substitute resulted-yeas, 215
nays, 40: and further motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report was like
wise rejected. The majority report of the
Committee on Rules was then adopted. the
report OF the Committee on Resolutions was
then presented by Mr.. Pielrepont, of
New York, Chairman of the Committee,
and the resolutions as reported were adopted
without change, except the addition thereto
of resolution in favor of civil service re-
form and indorsing the administration of
President Hayes. The roll of States was then
called for the naming of National Commit
tee composed OF one delegate from each State.
The main business of the Convention, the
nomination of candidates for President, was
then declared in order, the roll of States be-
ing called for that purpose. When Mict igan
was reached, Gov. JOY placed in nomina-
of California, seeOnding the nomination.
Minnesota being neSfain order, Mr.. Drake of
that state presented the name of William
Window. When New York was called Sena-
tor Conkling, in an effective speech, nominal
ed Gen. Grant; and Mr.. Garfield of Ohio,
followed with the name of Secretary Sher-
man, whom he eulogiZed at some length. Mr..
Billings, of Vermont, then nominated
Mr.. Edmunds, and Mr.. Cassidy, of Wisconsin,
nominated Mr.. Washburne. As the names OF
the several candidates were announced their
supp orters united IN grand huIrah, the par
tiSans of Grant and Blaine especially endeav-
oTing to Guido each otherin vociierOus cheer
ing. 1t being now II 80 p. m, the Convention
adjourned over till Monday morning.
The following are the points of the plat
form: 1t rehearses the g1eat benefits of Re-
publican rule to the country; that il has re
stored solidity to the national fnanc
lifted the credit of the country--has
insured prosperity of the future. II
herence to the Constitution: the pro
hibition of the use of public funds for secta-
rian schools, and it favors the protection of
American labor, commerce and industries.
1t denounces polygamy and renews the obi
cations of the country 10 the Union SOL
diers. 1t opposes Chinese imm grafton
and suggests Congressional modification of
existing treaties to remedy the evil. 1t com
mends the Hayes administration. 1t ar
raigns the ID emocratic party and it holds it to
be the duty of Republicans to harmonic the
whole country.
THERE was slim attendance in both
houses of Congress on the 9TH, and by an
understanding between the Democrats and
Republicans no political legislation was