, 1880-06-06

facto way; that We should have thc pelsuaL a,nte ~
q % opn our sa1c
tons 1@ ~s M fair mG intent and meaning Of the cal Of
the National Committee | may say ~, ~ nh;n
m e &c to ,e s action oc State are not
all narael md Ia am Mcpnbean e. l,aa - Voters Of
ri 1T stase xog Is nc o1eci is. And T@S oD know
anont as much. think any one need to know know
about the practice in that .,ia.srs ms from the
LII, ~ tat has obtained in Kansas IN ONO,
he districts elect their delcEa:es iaemSeeI a 3nda-
dependent # tne Sh1e 1oe n that Convention;
1t cs,tlli 70 and elect one man. to
ncrfnr1o two 1bngs-to-wit: 70 Eo ~ ~ 5,se
Convention aud hssss ~ crInn senarately In his
a,nariy acting directly for the district the two
nrsons representing that tonere.441 n4 to1
-" non,nnrisu,, between these two cases as q
matter Of fact, Whatever; because III nc case ~
Ohio in ana .nGSe oiaea ea IN re-
wn9Fe sard '41,s To- A things, which Is all well
enough. and do not dispute It wber wh1ea
thcy now seek 70 apply TO cqmmnn,s NM sa! Ifers
e. ,haf their proceeding is different from ours
We have not elected. and never nave electea.
n,.rn narflallv to be members Of q district Con-
y,.ntIon for tho election of two delegates 20 rep
resent that district in Convention. n Do aaia- III
dor the practice also, when these d1stflct uelG-
rates huye l,ecn named, their names arc ccit!-
hfeti to The state Convention, and for convent
ence sake they are put upon the rom o. ..
e. Them by the districts themselves acting sepa-
rufely. and the State Convention gives 1nem 1 ~
vitality yhatcver,-which is an eh1lfcts oll1ei
As I said. there Is no persona! contlovetsy IN
this neither is there any political
Whoever yoT put H. ,x9 Gf fe oyal5y Of Kansas
A State, Mr.. President, Wnlcn
FOUGHT TO GET INTO usloN'
then snpnosed to be trembling on the verge OF
destruction. and fought to maintain ~ III ~ ~
Republican liberty now [applansel, OF any pof-
don Of their rights whatever lApRauste;iJ 81 ida
The charnan-Ihe, time ai", ho has ~ inst it taken
F. q Houck. of Tcnnessce-I rise to ask If
there are two reports from the conm't'ee on
The Chatrman-The Chair will call upon tho
Chatr1nan Of the Committee to answer tnar ques-
Mr. Conger-The Committee Was divided out
there Was only ono report
Nr- Cessna, Of Pennsylvania3.Allo me TO say
there 1s no minority report IN tnls case 1ron any
member Of the Committee e-.,.a.,...
Mr. Houck-I desire 10 ask another question.
How many Congressional districts arc tnere III
the State Of hansas!
Mr. Houck-Iiow are these delegates appor-
toned between the three distraf1s @ Ihre, RI ooc ~
the others, By the resolution OF the Consenuoa
appointing the ton
M Houck-Tncn the State Convention did
nof IN rhe SELECTION of these delegates, conform
to the call Of the National Committee pE ap-
pointing four for the State-at-larEe and tw9
from each Congressional district lApplaoss'1
NJ conrcr-Not designating them separately.
MIR. Houck-Then. Us understand ne report
qae ol eae nf Ransas Selected len Delegates ali Us
though they were selected for tho State at
large, without regard to districts; Or, rather,
n1 ft-r<An IN n An0t6GTs
oni tw6 fo another
s1a H. C connrrNThrcc q ~ % to another.
MI ConFcr-Thc state Convention, from what
..ptes to one district. that being the largest one
nnd three to each of the others 1t is but fair to
nrssn1na that two Of those in the district where
there were four were
,rxnrn ron DELEGATES AT LARGE.
~. ,.NN..s ~
lCr1es 01 On' ~. i. Lnat WI u: w. rvon,a 1ina "a
Mr.; HoueK-NoI sepa'"tHG, NV ,n9t ~ te
Committee proceed upon the idea tnat the state nI
Convenuon uanscenueu l.s ~ it - - ~ ~ =
loving me caA Assisnns h aiia aaG ~ 'Ao
dlst11cts as provlaeu ~ tAnaI caA. ,,.-,4 4h.,
Mr. Conger-Not AT az ~ one us.1lct StIs .4eIo
was NO separate usl.aet ,aI , ~, maricn
as 1t - callco II t"o thete Wy. .! ~ nus4! Z;
open Convention Two districts ne met, ana .ne
Commitlee nna toat W A en9 oa -
IN the two a'sets icy tSns is1r1s rs ta tclc
gates ut large. IN Inat tnofe WIS no o1spu1e III
the Comrnittee. 1,,,zo.a+.,,
Mr.. Houck-i desire fo say TINS: lundeistano q
the Chair to announce tnat tne nme f an9eo sos 10
the side on which 1he gentleman iIo1n is Ma.lsas
addressed the Convenuon nas eAp!IIea' pIe Gs ne ,G
manning time oelohes 70 tue upp.,silun. "vua4 @
like to make lew ooservntons on .t ta's 9ucs. tr
ton, ana yet ! am nnauaG 70 say uaa m al1
against the gentleman 1son hAnsas os l1At aii
for him; lAuRhtGrl 1;:ll c,,,;, - ~ ,r;,,o,, That
Inc thaAfna11-lnc Cnsur IN " oYii1oa Y,a ~ LIN Ia.
the gentleman must be on one sue or me
other in order TO take part IN t9S oeoate.
LGreat laughterl Inc Oonscnuon WILL come 10
order ,,,z s,,,~roe+ +,,+ e,-o ~ +o,,
Mr. Cessna would sneRest tnat nse M Or !. ten ea1
minutes oe gwen 10 any Een1leman WIZ ID ~
neither side, or VINO Is On DOM sioes~ lLaugn"
ter ,,,,., .. j.
sI. nuca..a ,..n,9;a;t a o. - 49, distira,is,,ad
fr;a,,d frnm Michiran. that am Satisfied he viii
Weld me coupe OF minutes to ASCERTAIN as to
which side of tffs question am on. IIaughtcrl
Wr cnnrnr-Tnaf is mt for tho Commitment.
hut to enable tho ccutleu1au to flx bis mind in
snme direction satisfactory to the Convention.
f1s,1phtcr7
Nj. Iouck-I think nv mind is fixed after the
surrestinn Of the gentleman,
MI, CouTer-I Weld to him.
Mr.. Bouck-I desire to gay this: that II 1t was
an original question. should be in favor of so
c.,nstnrinr thc Electoral College and SO con :
forming Dnrfv 11earc to that construction and