The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-06-10

length. and with good deal of spirit, aud was
lost, yeas 3lS nays eos. This vote is considered
. test OF the Grant and anti-0rant strength in
the convention. The committee on amend.
ton adjourned until Friday morning, June 4,
to await their report.
A special of Thursday afternoon. June 3,
says: There was another notable incident.
Garfield came in about fifteen minutes late,
and as he walked down the aisle he was greet
ed with great applause. This applause was
significant, because it came from the delegates
and not from the galleries. Again when he
rose to explain the situation of the commit
tee on rules. the applause was great. Ohio ia
playing fast and loose with Sherman, and IL
there is general break up, / would rather
have Garfeld's chances than Sherman's. Imet
Garfield this morning and asked his views OF
the situation; He replied Grant Is defeated
beyond peradventure, and beyond that every
thing is at sea. If Grant Is defeated he is quite
right in saying all is at sea, with almost GER
tainty that it will be neither Blaine nor Sher.
man.
Much rain having fallen during the
morning OF Friday, June 4, tho third day Of
the convention, the day dawned cool and
cloudy. The delegates were we'll tired out by
attendance on committee meetings and by the
were slower than ever IN getting to their
seats: At 1O:45 A. NJ. the convention was
called to order. The chairman called on Rev.
Arthur Little of the New England Congrega-
tional church, who offered prayer.
The chair at once recognized Mr.. Conkling,
who offered resolution which he hoped
would be unanimously adopted, otherwise he
would call for division. 1t was as follows:
Resolved, AS the sense OF this convention,
that every member of it is bound in honor to
support its nominee whoever that nominee
may be, aud that no man should hold q seat
here, who is not ready to so agree.
The vote was taken, one or two negatives
being heard, Mr.. Conkling suggested call of
the roll Of the States. Agreed to.
MI. Conkling offered the following resolu-
tiOn.
RESOLVED, That the delegates who have vot-
ed that they will not abide the action of the
convention don't deserve and have 1. rfeited
their votes in the convention. cloud and con-
tinued applause). After long, excited and
s!gy asn!gry debate Interrupted with cheers and
hlsses the resolution was withdrawn. The re-
port Of the committee on credentials was
called for, but the chairman not being pres
ent, the report of the convention on rules
were called for, with the understanding that
no action be taken upon iC, until after action
on the report of the committee on credentials
Mr. Garfield, chairman of the committee on
rules, then submitted the report. Mr.. Sharpe
OF New York then presented minority report
Both reports were laid aside for the report of
the committee on credentials. Mr.. Conger,
chairman Of the committee, presented the
report ~>~ "~'-,
MIR. Fessenden, secretary of the committee,
then read the report.
In the State oi Louisiana the committee re-
commend the admission of the delega ton
with their alte, mates, headed by Henry C.
Yarmouth, and the exclusion of the delega-
tiOn with their aiternates headed by TAYLOR
BETTER. The committee find that this contest
rose out of two rival conventions. Tho facts
In the Louisiana case are already familiar to
the public.
Second-The committee rc commend on the
Fourth Congressional distri.t OF Alabama,
James T. Rapier for admission as delegate
from said district. The committee found that
MIR. Rapier had been requested to pledge sup
port to Grant, and upon his refusal the prcsi-
dent OF the convention was requested to with
draw his credentials unless he would within
twenty -four hours give such pledge. This
was refused.
Third-The committee in the Seventh Con-
gressional district Of Alabama recomm ended
that VIM. II. Smith anG Willet Warner be ad.
mitted In the place of Arthur Brigham aud r.
A. MOsely. The facts in the case of Messrs
Smith and Warner are substantially the same
as shown IN the case of JAS T. Rapier.
FOurth-The committee recommended the
admission Of the following delegates within
the State of Illinois in place Of the sitting
members: First Congressional district, Wm.
J. Campbell, Elbridge G. Keith; Third Con-
gr,ssional district, Washington II. +. Sing,
Elliot Anthony: Fourth Congressional district,
G ". Marsh, Lot b. Smith; Fifth Congress-
ional district, Robert E. Logan. W. H. Hol-
comb: Sixth Congressional district, James H.
Edsall, John P. Hand; Ninth Congressional
district, John A: Gray, William Telden Gay;
Tenth Congressional district, John Fletcher,
Henry Iubbs; Thirteenth Congressional dis.
trict, F. Low, E. D. Blenn; Seventeenth Con-
gressional district, VIM. q. KoefEner, D. E
Coolidge.
The committee find that State Convention
was held at Springfield, Illinois, on the Goth
day of May, to elect delegates to the national
convention. During the convention the del
egates from each Of the foregoing Congress-
ional districts assembled and organized dis
trict convention and elected two delegates
and two alte:nates to the Chicago convention
ed to the State convention in each Of said dis.
tricts, as is shown by the credentials accom-.
panying this report. The State Convention
by means of a committee Of one from each
congressional district selected, and afterWard
assumed to elect two delegates to the nation.
al convention, including the sitting members
from the foregoing districte, the delegates
from each Of which filed in the State Conven,
convention. The committee report against
the validity of the contests in the second dis.
trict Of Illinois, OF the seats of sitting mem.
bere, A. NJ. Wright and r. 8. Tufhill.
Sixth-The committee report against the
objections to the seats of the delegates at large
from Illinois,
Seventh-Kansas: The committee recon-.
mend the admission a. delegates, from the
second district of Kansas, L. G. Sears and L.
A. Day, and from the third district, Thomas
J. Anderson and John n. Steele, and that the
ten present sitting members be allowed to vote
in their seats and to cast six votes.
81, 1850, and all the sitting members elected
BY one resolution. During the convention
district conventions were notified by the chair
man, and In the Second ana Third districts the
contestants were elected in such district at the
time and places mentioned and certified, and
the committee find that they were the choice
of . majority in those districts.
Eight-Pennsylvania In the ninth congress
ional districts Of Pennsylvania the committee
report against the validity of the contest made
by A. Klein, and E. X. Martin.
Ninth-rhe committee report against th(
contestants D: 81. Mckinney and H. II. Nc
Dorian III the Nineteenth Congressional die
Tenth-West Virginia. In the Third Con
gressionat district. The committee recon
mend that the sitting members, G. D. Randel
and g. A. Martin, be allowed to retain thei
seats
MINORITY REPORT.
The minority report was then read.
The minority while concurring In so mncl
Of the report OF the majority. as reports tn,
names Of the delegates ana alternates, who's,
seats are not contested, beg leave to state tha
they differ from the opinions Of the majorft.
in respect to their application Of the principl;
| Of district representation in national conven
ton. The adoption Of the views of the major
lty resulted practically in changing the tradi
tions and practices Of the Republican party II
| many States where from time immemorial, tn
State conventions have selected deleagtes tona
tional convention assembled shall lay down
| System to govern future action In the selec
tion OF delegates, It 10 probable that the Re
publicans In every State will cheerfully con
form to such rule, but We declare a our de
uberate Judgement that the majority propos'