Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-12

MAS ~ SlCiS ADWAAAS AAN kAO1A4HStCOA DA Il
Grant. II was quickly killed off |
and Mr.. Hoar nominated by ma
iority of 81 70 3.
The committee on credentials or
ganized with Conger as chairman,
that on rules with Garfield as chair
mar, and that on. resolutions with
Pierrepont as chairman
Active contests were anticipated
in the committees on rules and on
credentials; in the former the unit
rule was to be finally decided, and
in the latter contestants were claim
ing seats from which they had been
arbitrarily excluded by state con-
ventiOns. The principles upon
which the claims were to be settled
were defined in the first trial, that
of the Alabama contestants. In
their case the committee placed it's
elf on record against the choice of
delegates by state conventions and
in favor of recognizing district cleo
tions. This position was taken by
thirty-one against twelve states and
territories.
The only committee in which no
contest was anticipated was that on
resolutions.
SECOND Daytime 5.
Convention was not called to or
der tin u o'clock m. The first
thing in the order of business was
the
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES.
The rules of the convention of
1876 were adopted, except the fol-
lowing important one, which was
dead against the unit rule, and
against the power of state conven-
ton to set aside the acts of the peo-
pie of its districts. The rule report
ed was as follows:
1 Rule E.-The record fthe votes by states,
/ the vote of each state, territory, and the Dis
\ trict OF Columbia, shall be announced by
I the chairman; and in case the votes OF any
/ state territory or the District OF Columbia
shall be divided, the chairman shall an
/ nOunce the number of votes east for any
candidate or for or against any PROPOSE
! ton; but if exception Is taken by any dele
] gate rs TO the correctness of such announce
lnent by the chairman OF his delegation, the
/ chairman OF the convention shall direct the
roll Of members of such delegation 70 be
called and the result TO be recorded in ne
/ corCiance with the votes individually given.
The territories and the district of Column
bia are not allowed representation.
The report on rules, however, was
by previous arrangement not to be
! acted upon till that on credentials
had been received. ,a
4 A motion to adjourn while wait
ing for that report gave occasion to
a lively little alteration between
Messrs. Frye and Conkling, which
kept the convention amused, while
nothing of more Importance was
going on. lIs
After adopting the report of the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton (Which continued in Office the
temporary Organization) convention
adjourned till 81 p. m.
NIGHT.
| The committee on credentials not
being ready, the question was upon
receiving the report of that on rules
/ prior to that of the former commit
tee, and the convention adjourned
without hearing either.
- ssh FRIDAY, JUNE 4.
This day was devoted to the re-
port of the committee on creden-
tials and terminated with the adOp-
ton of the majority report, which
gave the seats to the contesting
members and excluded delegations
| from the territories. On this day
also Mr.. Conkling made his motion
that all members of the convention
he pledged to support the nominee.
1t was carried unanimously, with
the exception of the adverse votes
of three delegates from West Vir-
GINA. Mr.. Conkling moved that
those three should be excluded from
the convention, but found reason to
withdraw the motion.
The vote on the adoption OF the
majority report of the committee on
credentials was yea, 3S5; nay, 353.
FOURTH DAY, JUNE 5.
The report of the committee on
rules was in order as soon as that on
credentials had been acted upon
and the majority report (alrcady
given) adopted. Much Indirect OPP
position was offered TO it, especially
by Mr.. Sharpe, of New York, who
offered a resolution that the cOnven-
tion should proceed at once to NOM
nations. He was opposed by Mr..
Garfield, and thus
THE UNIT RULE WAS FINALLY
KILLED.
Then the committee on resOlu.
tions was ordered to report, and Mr..
PierrepOnt read the following plat
form, which was adopted:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The republican party in national conven-
ton assembled, at the end OF twenty years
since the federal government was first com.
mitted to its charge, submits to the people
of the United States this brief report of its
administration. 1t suppressed a rebellion
which had armed nearly a million of men
TO subVert the national authority. Ii recon-
strucJed the union of the states with freedom
instead of slavery as its cornerstone. 1t
transformed four million human beings
from the likeness of things to the rank OF
citizens. It relived congress from the in
famous work OF hunting fugitive slaves, and
charged il to see that slavery does not exist. |
1t has raised the value of our paper currency
from IS per cent. to the par of gold. 1t has
restored upon a solid basis payment in coin |
for all the national obligations, and has
given us a currency absolutely good and |
equal in every part of our extended country. |
1t has lifted the credit OF the nation from
the point where per cent. bonds sold at So |
to that where per cent. bonds are eagerly |
sought at a premium. Under Its adminis- |
tration railways have increased from 81 900 |
miles in 1850 to more than 1900 miles in |
1873. Our foreign trade has Increased from |
S7OO,O0O OC0 TO 81, l5O,OO0,OO0 in the same tme
and our exports, which were S2O,Og0,OOO less |
than our imports in lsd0, We're S26Ay 100000 /
more than our imports in 1879. without re- /
sorting TO loans, il has, since the war closed, |
betrayed the ordinary expenses of govern |
mcnt besides the accruing interest on the |
public debt, and discussed annually more |
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