Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-05

CHICAGO, June 1. The minority repor,
of Committee on Credentials is an elaborate
statement Of alleged facts. but CONTAINS moth.
ing in addition to what has been given al.
ready. 1t recommends that sitting members
be retained in their seats as duly elected rep
resentatives. 1t also non-concurs with the
majority in cases of Utah and W. Va. and
defends the right of State convention to
instruct its delegation to vote as a unit, &C
cording to its will. and presents arguments in
| support of the same. Its utterances on this
point received considerable applause, in
which Conkling conspicuously Joined. The
report is very voluminous and signed by
Tracy of n. Y, Clayton of Ark. and others.
Conger handed in corrected list of menu
bers of the convention, as reported by his
committee. He moved that the convention
proceed to consider the Louisiana case.
Cessna moved 20 adopt all the report on
which the committee had agreed, including
La, and then proceed to separate considera-
tion of disputed issues. involving contests in
Ala, ILL.,. West Va. and Utah.
Conkling called for an enumeration of
questions which would fall within the list of
undisputed cases.
Conger said this would embrace the cases
of Louisiana, 2d district of Illinois, Illinois
delegatesat-large. ID and ith districts of Kan
sas and 9th and 10Th of Pennsylvania.
Logan inquired how it happened there was.
any report as to the four delegates-at-large
from Illinois. Ii was the first time he heard
of their right to seats being questioned.
Conger replied that a petition against the
right of delegates-atlarge had been pre-
scented TO the convention and referred TO the
committee to notice that subject in its report
Logan indignantly protested against his
rights being called into question and init
mated that he perfectly understood the object
of it. He submitted that he was entitled to
fair play and he complained of the treatment
to which he and men who had led armies of
the nation to victory had been subjected.
lCheers for Grant.
A Kansas delegate objected to including
Kansas in the list of undisputed questions.
Cessna modified his motion so as to give
separate action on the Kansas case
Sharpe moved to amend the pending mo-
ton SO As TO strike from the majority report
much as relates to Illinois delegates-at-
large. (Applause.)
Conger replied to Logan in good humored
sarcastic manner, that caused roars of
laughter.
Logan returned to the charge sand asked
why the distinction had been made to dele
gates at-large from Ill.,, and not other States.
Cessna Of the committee replied the rea-
son was that objection had been made to the
delegatcs-at-large from Illinois, and none TO
those from any other State.
Conger having accepted Ccssna's amend
ment, the convention adopted it without OBJ
lection.
The chair ruled Sbarpe's amendment out
of order, but afterwards admitted it.
Raymond of Col. pointed out that if
Sharpe's motion prevailed it will leave tine
seats Of Illinois delegates contested, while
the committee put their title beyond question
of dispute in history. He never in his long
experience knew any man to object at such a
judgment in his own favor. (Applause).
The gentleman (Logan) seemed to think
the report of the committee had insulted the
State of Illinois. That citizen of Illinois
was to apt to confound himself with the State
of Illinois. loud laughter and cheers,
half the audience rising and shouting) 1t
had been. stated in papers presented that at
the Springfield convention it was hard to tell
whether it was Illinois or John A. Logan
that held the convention. (Rcnewed laugh
ter and applause.)
Logan declared he could not bc affected in
the slightest degree by inuendoes of the
gentleman from the golden shore of Caiifor-
mia, picked up in the slums and sloughs of
Chicago, (Applausc) or by insinuations that
he (Logan) confounded himself With the State
Of Illinois. (Applausc.)
Logan proceeded at considerable length to
explain and defend his action in the Spring
field convention.
Raymond denied that he had made frequent
attacks upon Logan. Remarks about the
gentleman confounding himself with the State
of Illinois was quotation from papers pre-
scented to the committee. However, the gen.
tleman almost convinced him that the remark
was correct one. Laughter and applause.
Sharpe's motion was modified so as to strike
from the majority report SO much Of it as i'm
plies there is any contest regarding Illinois
and adopted.
Cessna then moved adoption of so much of
the committees report as had been designated.
Agreed to.
The Alabama case was then taken up
Clayton of Arkansas moved to substitute the
minority for the majority report in this part
of it.
Bruce of Mississippi, moved recess until
Z o'clock, which was agreed to at APO.