The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-04
TELEGRAPHIC
CHICAGO.
WrangIIng of the Radicals.
Permanent Organization of
the COnT0ntiOn, But No
Work Yet.
A Vote which Tells That Grant
is Gone.

I at its session, last nigh, adopted the rul
: of the Cincinnati convention Of 1877
!" with three exceptions, one of them ia
portant:
First-The order has been changed
Second-A section has been added to ru
eight, which will do away with the IN
rule allowing individual delegates to vo:
as they please 1t now reads as follow!
Rule eight, in the record Of the vote
by states the vote of each state, territor
and the District Of Columbia, shall
announced by the chsirman, and in cas-
the votes of any state, territory or tn
District Of Columbia shall be divided til,
chairman shall announce the number o
votes cast for any candidate, or for O.
against any proposition, but il exception
is taken by any delegate to the CORRECTNESS
of such announcement, by the chairman
OF his delegation, the president of the con
Vention shall direct the roll Of the
members of such delegation TO be called
aud the result recorded in accordance
with the votes individually given"
Third, in the national committee the
territories and District Of Columbia are
not allowed representation.
At / clock this morning, the COM
mittee on credentials, after hearing argu-
ments by Col. X. g. logersoll and Emory
Storrs on the Illinois CASE adjourned to
ii O'Clock this morning, without deciding
it. During the early morning hours n
vote was taken on the contested Alabama
cases of Smith and Warner (anti-Grant)
| three not Yoting) decided to report in
favor Of admitting both contestants.
The Generalization of Grant men is
generally conceded this morning, but
they still think they can beat Blaine by
go ng in a body to some dark horse. At
present their tendency appears to be to
Edmunds, but this would tend to send
Sherman and Washburne men to Blaine,
and Is fraught with peril to Conkling
and his forces. Certainly Blaine men
have won all the points in issue thus far
In the preliminary proceedings, and they
continue very confident.
The credentials committee, st the
meeting of the convention, 10 day, are
still in session, having just met to hear
the report on the Illinois contest from the
subcommittee, to whom it was referred
al this morning, consisting of Chandler,
of New Hampshire, Strout, .of Maine,
Bateman, of Ohio Tracy, of New York,
aud Clayton, of Arkansas.
The Pacific Coast delegation, yester-
dsy afternoon, adopted reso-
luton to be presented to the committee
on resolution. containing the following
points: The right to regulate intercourse
between the people OF the United States
snd foreign nations rests with the general
government and mutt of necessity be
controlled by laws, Congress and inter-
national treaties, and while it is the duty
both Of government and its people t. re-
spect the rights acquired under existing
laws, it is the duty :of government 20
respect the wishes of its citizens and
legislste in their interests. In view of
the large and increasing Chinete immi-
grafton now invading the Pacific Coast,
recognizing the danger Of ruinous COM
petition with our industrial classes, fear
ing its undue increase and ths serious re-
suits likely to arise therefrom, snd be-
cause the Chinese will not become citi-
zens and cannot perform any political
and public duties incident to citizenship,
because they cannot sssimilate them
selves and become homogeneous with
our people.
ReSolUed, That in the judgment of
this convention, the international treaty
now existing between the government of
tue United States and the government of
that further Chinese immigration, except
for the purposes of commerce, travel snd
education should be restricted; the exist
ing commission to the Chinese govern
ment should be urged to speedy and de-
cisiYe action to regulate and restrict the
inflow Of Asistic people to our country,
and Congress ought, without delay and
as 3 matter of national importance and
urgent necessity, 10 cause to be passed
laws to restrict Chinese immigration.
When this resolution was introduced
in the full committee by Mr.. Payne there
was considerable discussion. Mr.. Psyne
insisted that the Pacific Coast people
must have this plank or there would be
serious peril to the party success there
Massachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois
members opposed the resolution, but 1t
was finally referred 10 q subcommittee,
to be raised subsequently, with instrue-
tions to put in plank that will be agree
able to the voters of the far western
states. Mr.. Storrs appealed 10 the COM
mittee to STRAW it mild" and this will
be done. 1t is not prob&ble that so
radical q resolution will be accepted by
the full committee, but it is understood
that it will present modified plank in
the platform covering the point.
At 1130 not more than half the dele
gates to the national republican conven-
lion were in their seats. The galleries
were three-quarters filled. The New I ork
delegation has just entered with Conk-
ling at the head, who was received with
considerable applause in the galleries.
The galleries and floor are filling up
rapidly; and the scene in the hail is very
impressive. Interesting discussions are
anticipated to-day, and the indications
are that there will be an earnest contest
between the rival factions upon every
point. 1t would be hazardous to predict
the results, but it is believed the creden-
tials committee will admit at least
eighteen of the twenty contestants from
Illinois who were admitted originally to
the Springfield convention aud subse-
quently ousted.
Hoar called the convention to order at
Has, and requested all others than
members of the convention to withdraw
from that part of the hall assigned to
delegates, and directed the sergeant-st-
arms to enforce the request. The aiales
were cleared after some delay.
Rev f. a. Noble, of Union Park
Colored Congregational Church, Chi
cago, offered prayer.
Conkling inquired whether the con-
mittee on contested seats was ready to
report.
The chair replied that it had been told
the committee was not ready nor likely
to be fog several hours, perhaps rot be-
fore pm.
Conkling, rising again, was received
with marked demonstrations Of Applause
in the galleries He said he also under
stood that no report could be had
from the credentials committee until late
this evening. OF course no business
could properly be done until that report
should be received and the membership
of the convention be established; there
| fore, be moved q recess until tonight.
bale asked ConklinR to give way for
moment, but he declined. Hale made
the point of order that a motion to take
a recess wss debatable
The chair sustained the point of order.
Hale rosa TO oppose the motion, ard
was received with marked applause, re-
newell when he urged that the under
standing yesterday was that the convsn-
| ton should, this evening. proceed to
Wo k He argued that there was BUSH
ness which the convention could do in
advance of the credentiRl report. He
cited the convention of 1876 to show that
it did much business in advance Of the
report on contested seats, which then, as
now, had much hard work to do, aud
was very late with its report. He urged
that this convention Is now ready FOR
business (grest applsuse), and hoped 1t
would not throw awsy Its time, but go