New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-04
TIE CONTEST OF TIE MORNING.


GREAT AND IMPRESSIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
rRUiTLEss sKIRMIsIIING BY Mix CONKLING-
INCIDENTS OF THE MORNING SESSION.
10y TELEGRAPH 70 TIE rRIGCNE
CHICAGO. June 3.-The vast tableau OF yesterday
was repeated to-day, bat with richer coloiS When
tLe bour of assembling had arrived every seat OIL
the stage on the floor and III tie long galleries
was filed. The Convention floor presented the I'M
prcssiye spectacle always to be seen in Republican
National Convention. There are Jew OCCASIONS il
any. on which SO many people of the best American
intelligence can be seen IN o.c compact body. No
such array of them can be found in Congress Ih:s
iSa body TO be studied with respect ana interest
and is in its way, good guarantee or staDiIlty
Of American Institutions as anyone could desire
The galleries were great parterres Of faces fram-
ing tie Convention on ali its four sides. Here ana
there were bright CLEANS of feminine attire, for the
lod,cs were hero to-day. They almost lost in
the sea of men, but there were enough OF them to
give the Convention tie SAVIOR Of their presence.
There was constant 1uterIngof fails and leve!l!ng
Of glasses from the galleries at the CHEF men
OF the Convention. The whole great body was
watchful and expectant as it was hoped that the
first battle of the Convention, that over Illinois.
would be fought to-day.
At12 o'clock or an hour after the appointed time,
Senator HOar appeared in h!s place at the desk,
raped the Convention to order, and prayer was
offered by the Rev. DR.. Noble, of Chicago. When
Mr. Hoar asked the pleasure Of the Convention,
Senator COnkling arose to ask whether the Co!n-
1nttee on Credentials ready to report. The
ehairmans reply was that TO tho best of his in or
nation aud belief report would not be made be-
fore o'clock. Mr. COnkling then began to argue
that inasmuch as thc membership Of the COnven-
ton was not fully decided, no business could he
done In the very middle of sentence his voice
was drowned by the cheers Of the galleries that
greeted the entrance of General Garfield, and con-
tpned until he had taken his seat. THIS novel
expericnce for Mr.. Conkling in this or any other
Convention, aud ne looked abouS toward General
Garfield as if the interruption were not altogether
agreeable. Renewing his argument, he said that he
was anxious, in common with other delegates, to
conclude the business Of the Convention as soon as
possible, but that nothing could be properly dohc
until the Committee Credentials had made It's
report, and LIE therefore moved u recess until
o'clock.
This was the first step the Grant policy oil delay
which was outlined in dispatch last night Inc
Grant leaders, knowing themselves to bo in IN un-
mstakaLle minority, were anxious to po o'p0hc al
business as far as possible, ill the f"rl'in hope oI
gaining by tho delay.
MR. HALE OPPOSES DELAY.
When Mr.. Hale arose on the Maine side Of the
Convention, and said that ne did so to oppose the
motion of the gentleman from Ncw-YOrk, there
was a cheer from the galleries. wl.ch fairly ciicr-
vesced To-day. When Mr. Halo got up on chair
they cbecred and when General Garfield arose to
make a dry report fIUm tle Committee on Kucs
they chccred. They yet in the early stages Oh
the Convention when the galleries had not grown
tired of the sound Of their own voices.
Mr. Hale showed by the prcccdenis OF previous
National Conventions that il not the custom to
permit contests from n few States to impede INC
work of great Convention, and that much business
of an important character had been usually trans
acted while the contests for seats were still unde-
cded. He said. with emphasis. that tho Convcn-
ton was ready to go 20 work and at this the gal
leries relieved themselves of another cheer.
Mr. Coukiug. who is not only universally recOg-
nized as the Grant leader, but who thus far has
b.en almost the sole Grant orator, TO reply.
II. insisted that all preliminary business except
the report or the Committee Oh Credentials would
Le sneed,lv dispOsed Of and need not occupy any
onnroc,oble time at the evening session. Grave
asiions were involved in tue contests for seats
4" orast,ons involving the rights OF States" said
Mr. Conkling with great distinctness. He SAID
,oth,uo about the rights Of districts. Aud then tho
,n,,or fell INTO that vein Of irony OF which lie is
.,.h . n,astcr but in which to-day lie moro than
o,.e ,oct his match. With magnificent mock deier-
euce 20 Mr. Hale and gorgeous elaboration OF ols-
,,u,o,ess he referred TO the fact that both tho
Ninine der.a,e :,.G tie temporary chairman OF tue
Cooyenio Wu IL Wa, open secret, was 10 DO COLI
snued as tho permanent chairman came from d re-
o,o largely v.oped with orators. lie suggested that