Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-04

vote Of each State. Territory, ard III, D;,.,;.
Ct Columbia shall DO nuuouoccd By tLo 49,.
man; aud 10 csse tho vote cf any S,atn T...;'
tory. CT tho Districs Of Columbia shall h az, \;
Vldtd the chairman shall announce The 5umh,.
OF votes cast for aty cardi ia!e or far {, orars
a1y proposition.
The minority tx:ress TIE tc,itt ,b,.
Iho addition made by tho M; wa, va.
ct tho committee is unwise; lb,s ).
| tends TO i1vlto discussion which might ~,
| otherSise be forced in the couveutiot; Thar -,
tho protection OF The rights OF individual ncr, ~
Ders IT Is unnecessary and that it praluitcnsr
| aod IN advance and CASTS an impusa,iou On fl,
Chairman Of tsc respective Delegations. WY
Actin on tho report Of the committee An
rules and the views OF the minority wes wiz
| held for The present. WAX
| IGo o)mmlltee en- Tcs3uticEs ;.y, MI vi
reported. but have agreed opon their wort~,
The platform rcEesrses the gro,t bentfts =,
republican rn!o to the oouatry. I.bss7cs.cr,1
sollclty to tie national Eoa3cc,; lifted the crai,,
OF tho country; has ensured prosperity fer Tie
luturt; 1t adVvcatcs popular education, adhea
rerc'to tho Constitution; prohibition Of ,ha
use OF pubic tund0 fer ssctslia1 schools: tsy1r.
| protto:lon Ct American labor, commerce ar1
industries; dtnourc.s poysamy; reuews lIs
ooliea!loDs CT the c.uorS 10 the Uuiou soldier.
opposes Unlimited Chinese immigration, srG
suggests congressional modiGoa.ion Of eys ir~
treaties to remedy the evil; comnends prcsld,,I
hayes adnlnl'tr'llot; srralgns tho tcmo,ra;I,
party aad holds 1t to bo the duly OF the rcruh
Ilclns TO harmot;Z, the whole couotrv,
| A NJ s'agc Yes rrceiTEd from tho commit,
on credentials that it would be ready "a r.nr,,
in thirty mi1utcs -"
The Committee ca Credentials recomm..5.
the admission Ct tho CONTESTANTS from rho =
Alabama disr!c; also the contestants fam ,tn
lit, 81, b. 5:h, G:b, Oh. 10 h, 18Th and l--
districts OF il ioois aud also the cop.cs.ats tr,n
The . and 8 DISTRICTS Of Karsas.
| Alter ab:u! 40 hours delay, val Ing i,r .lc
committee on credentials to rcpCrt,
Tho convention again cana q or5,r ., u
p. m.
Mr.. Corger. Ct Mich, from thu co,na.it,y.
presented its report, epocg,zing fJr tho lere,I
CT tmo they had been c)npcl!u TO lcts;n H.,
convention. and cxplaioiCg its DecMsy. Thry
had been continuously aud lsbcriousy crr,s,I
10 their duties ever sltcl they werc anpolut,1
With the exception OF q rtc'sS cf 3 or hcu,a
Tho numerous qatstiols tctcro them he'd bCrH
ducussad With clndor and fraukncss and SIT.
tied without! dispute in tho c1u mi;tco ~ /,
their ion 90 matter how muci they differed
as 10 tho merits. 10 l,ui,laa tho ormml,,r,
rtc>mmarded tho admission CT tho Wrmou h
delegstion. excluding tho hc,tlia Gvlrgitioa
Alter an elaborate statement of the fac.a, the
committee then reports that tho B,sttio hyt
was without adequate causr. Ia Alabama ,hry
rec lmmord tn, admission Ct Mr.. Rlpc:, b..
licVlng that tho STAG Convention had no rish;
to overrid, or Ignore hil satc'iaa h.,
his dlstil,t b,c!us. Of liI lure e.
approve the condition that he SHOULD obey iii ,
lrs ructlots that the S'ato delegation shoujl
vote a. uait FIR Grant. II lha case
of Smith uod Warner in A!atana tie
iHctd vera substantially tho eamo a. l..
tho cAse ct Ripial; they wcrn duly chosen ~
their respective disst;c 3, ard the state co.,
ventlcn undertook TO revoke their ppoinimctt
because they failed to Eca"pt the un!t rule. thu
e1malttec rtc)mmond their admission. la t.
llno!s the committee rec)nm; ndod the aiE,r
s'n oil the c0ntts aas to tho stats Of tho siI,lor
members from the Is. 81, 4 h. 5.h, oh, oh.
lOth. is h anilTlh Congressional districts. -
The we'll kaown TAGS wcru eucclrc.Iy stated -
Tho Committee ais, report against the conlts.
tants in the God II ionls district and do not s,.s
tNla tho Of elton to Tho 1 delegates at large IA
The Same S,atc. They !urther rrr0tt n Fever
OIL the si.tlop members iiom the 9 h ard IT, h
DISTRICTS ct penu:y VaLi, aat Sid diGIlic: Of
| West Frfiuia.
! The credentials ccmmLlcG EisO reported u2uin,
Inc contestants in tha oh snh 18th Pennsylvania
| li.ts and recommend that ,ho deiey.,,s
from Utah retain their soais.
| Ino committee suggest that tho final dGc;si, II
OF msny OF tho;o cOnu - depend up IN tho aIrr-
ton by tho convention OF tho principle of Coz
grfssiona district repre- sentaLinn This tho car:-
1 n n untlpI
report cites J. L. C.uerons support Of tho rish:
OF lhdlVldua district representation st tho cor
| Vention OF 1916 nndor precisely similar cirCrm
| tt.nces and similar C .ll Tor national convcn-
ton. They cite tho iornl CT tho call OF tho cen.
V.nllon IN 1898 as evidence that il wss the prime.
pie CT Inc republican parry TO estsGsh tho prirc-
pie OF district representation. This wss sli:l.ia
| cd also by all the precehGEtl in tho party dom
to date In no case has tho fair action of a dis
trlct IN selecting its representatives been over
ruled or changed by sry S:ato CT nsl;onsl
convention. [Apnsuse The committee d.,
not te,ieve that this right Of consresslonsl Gis.
trct repres. ntst!on should now be invs,e,! for
the Irst tir;o hy The action Of national COR
| vention.
CHICAGO, lLL. juno 4 "A tv)tta. having
| been nut Ia against The !cuc delegates at arsc
| rom !lnOls by tho Committee Oh credentials,
| 1t Wss act IS CO
Mr. Sharpe, Of N=w York. moved that tho
| rtinrcIc1 TO it 10 The report be stricken GU.
The moIl1n, atitr much sharp debate On tIa
par. OF Mcssrs Lrgan, Sharpe aud Others, which
at times assumed a perEooal iurm, vas c,rricd
MIR. Clay ton, OF Arkansas, novel that Tho
minority report o. Alabama 10 tc,eptcI il
plato OF tho msjorlty report. bu, before action
| motion 10 eel Jurn till O clock wss carried.
PDRElGJT .r.Ets,S
Tho Marquis of Nosilles hiss boon appointed
cmbassador Of France 10 the court OF St. Ja:acs.
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