Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-24

person Of New York and refuse her the
right 10 select her own embossadop here
u you dare. Would Virginia, would
any other state here on this floor permit
such athinsi
Pause Ions and Osnssdss Wen
before YOU strike full In the tscs the
sovereignty State OF New York whose
credentials we bear on this hoor. Loud
applause and cheering
FL Westbroots, oi Kingston, New
York, occupied the closing dvs minutes
al the minorities time. He asked u the
loyalty OF the l00, 600 Democrats repre-.
scented by these contsstsnts wN
doubted. lie was surs u was not.
These contestants were not the
Tammany Hall representatives The
Tammany delegates were only small
par, Of the contestants. He only asked
that the delegates Who vote on this
question would vote - fairly and Justly
a. the fairness and justice of Tammsny
Hall demanded.
Rufus W. Peckham, OF Albany, closed
for the majority, He review sd the
fight between Tammany and the Demo-
cratic party the State. The Tammany
delegation. with their hands sill red
with tho
Gore Of the Democratic Party.
which they had stabbed, talked Of har.
mony. II would not make votes Tor
the Democrats to admit these contest.
ants. II would work 10 the disadvan.
tsge Of the party ~ . whole. Ito as
sured tho Convention that tho thirty.
hve electoral votes oi New York would
In any event be given 20 the Democratic
nominee Of this convention.
Young, oi Georgia, chai man OF Com.
mittee ON Credentials, Was allowed thre
minutes to close. lilo said that samuel
J. Tilden, whom these men refused TO
vote for, was not before this convention.
He wishcd to tod that no were.
Cheers
The chair announced tho debate
closed, aud ,he roll Was called on the
question Of substituting The minority
for the majority report, and !, resulted
as follows:
Alabama, ~ yeas and 4 nays; ArkAn'
sas, l2 yeas; California, 2 yeas and I'D
nays; Colorado, 3 yeas aud s nays; Con.
necticut, ~ nays; delaware. ! yea aud y
nays; Florida, bysas aud 5 nays; ueor
gia, . yeas and l3 nays; Illinois, ~ yeas
and Id nays; Indiana, 30 nays; Iowa, ?2
nays; Kansas, 10 yeas; Kentucky, ~
nays; I,ouisiana, Ia nays; Maine. u yeas
aud 4 nays, Maryland. ~ yeas and !
nays, Massachusetts,, ~ yeas and u
nays; Michigan, = yeas and ~ nays,
Minnesota, 10 nays; Mississippi, yeas
and ~ nays; Missouri, u yeas aud ~
nays; Nebraska, BnAys; Nevada, Il nays;
New Hampshire. I yea and nays,
New Jersey, !. yeas and nays,
New York not voting; North Carolina,
~ nays; Ohio, 10 yeas aud ~ nays; Or.
egon, u nays; Pcnnsylyanta, l0yeas and
IL nays; Rhode Island, . yeas aud d
nays; south Carolina, n yeas aud o nnys,
Tcnneasee II yeas aud " nays; Texas.
I3 yeas aud 4 nays; Vermont, j yeas
aud 7 nays; Virginia, 4 yeas and IN
nays; West Virginia, 4 yeas aud nays
Wisconsin, ~ nays. Total vote, Wsi,
yeas 2lbl, nays aud All
The report oi the minority Was there
fore was not substitltuted tor the hnhJot-
ny report.
Explanatory,
When Arkansas WAS called, the chair
man asked to explain that they we're
personally favorable 10 the maj ajority re-
port, but had been instructed 10 vote ~
q unit. The explanation wss not clearly
understood by the deleeato~.
New York was passed at her own 70
quest, which was unanimously granted
by the Convention.
The question recurring On the adop.
ton of tho majority report. u was
adopted by nearly = unanimous r'a 'oc'
vote,
Mr.. Wilson, Of Wss, Virginia, offered
a resolution that the contrasting dele
gates be admitted, which Vas adopted.