The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-02-05
FIRST GUN.
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rho pennsylvania Delegation Omit
for Grant-Proceedings OF
tho Convention at Har-
risburG,

II. Miller OF Mercer, moved that
Russell Errett be appointed temporary
chairman. Gen. Albright moved to
substitute the name of Geo. ". Law
renee. A vote was taken and resulted
Errett 15S, Lawrence o. Victory for
the Grant people. 81
1t was decided that a committee Of
one from each senatorial district be ap-
nointed on resolutions and committees
on contest and permanent organization
were also appointed.
Cessna offered resolution that a
committee of nine be appointed to re-
port, subject to approval, list of dele
gates with their alternates to the Chi
cago convention, and a list of electors
after consulting with delegates from
various districts, Stewart of Franklin,
offered the following amendment:
Resolved, That committee of one
from each congressional district be ap-
pointed, whose duty it will be to re-
port to the convention the names of
four delegates at large to the national
convention and two electors at large,
and also a list of district delegates to
the national convention who are to be
chosen by delegates from respective
districts, including in their report the
names of those persons who have al
ready been chosen as delegates from
their respective districts by action of
the people thereof.
Both resolutions however, were with
drawn and the convention took recess
for an hour.
Upon reassemhlng the committee on
contested seats made report, which
was adopted.
Cessna's resolution was re-intro-
duced, and Stewart at once moved to
amend it as indicated before recess.
Stewart spoke earnestly in favor of
his amendment, basing his argument
on the fact, as he put it, that the con-
delegates to the Chicago convention
than it had to select congressman to
represent the people of each district.
The amendment of Stewart was lost
100 to $50. and then the resolution, as
originally offered, was adopted.
The following was then introduced
by Kerr:
Resolred, That the delegates elect
ed to the republican national conven-
tion from this state are hereby instruct
ed to support for the presidential nom
ination Gen. U. S. Grant, and to vote
as unit on all questions that may
come before the convention.
Stone offered the following amend
ments:
Resolved, That while we pledge
ourselves to support the republican par
ty, we see no good reason for abandon
ing the position taken by the party in
our own and other states in '76, of op-
position to third presidential term,
and we hereby endorse and re-affirm
the resolution passed by our state con-
vention, held in this city in '76, upon
this question.
Senator Kerr argued in favor of his
resolution, and traced the course of the
democratic party as it appeared to the
republicans. He thought Gen. Grant
was the proper and only man who
should get the nomination, and con-
cluded his remarks with an appeal to
all to support him.
Gen. Albright replied to Senator
Kerr's remarks. He believed Grant
was sincere in his undertakings. Gen.
Grant had done great deal of service,
both civil and military, but he did not
think he was the only man who could
lead the republican party to victory.
He did not believe there was any dan
ger to the country in third term, but
he believed that Washburn, Sherman
or Blaine could carry the suffrages of
the people. He did not believe in in
structing delegates to Chicago for any
one man.
The resolution was further opposed
by Gen. Koontz, Darling, Harvey and
Wolf, while Morland and Bingham ia
wore it. Speeches of the anti-Grant
people were all from Blaine point of
view, and no other names besides Grant
and Blaine were mentioned at all, ex-
cept in the remarks of Albright.
Stone, after arguing strongly in favor
of his amendment withdrew it, and
Strang of TIoga, offered another to wit,
to strike out the name Of U. S. Grant
and insert that of James G. Blaine.
On vote by yeas and nays Strang's
amendment was lost by 95 to 154. Sew
eral of Blaine's people voting against il
on the ground that it was not proper tc
instruct the delegation for anyone.
The question then recurred on the
original resolution, or rather that parl
OF it which instructed the Chicago dele
gates to vote for Grant. Again the
yeas and nays were ordered and show.
ed vote of 1873 in favor of and II;
against that portion of the resolution
The second portion of the resolution in
structing the delegation to vote as
unit was then adopted by viva voc,
vote.
The committee to name delegates tt
lhe Chicago convention and to nam,
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