Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-06-10

ocratlc party for the past sixteen wears
anything the Democratic party has
either done or tried to do except to break
down the legal safeguards so as to make
these things possible? The Republican
party has no such miserable history
the rebellion subdued, the slaves freed
great public ways constructed, home
stead laws, naturalization treaty. public
credit re-established, debt diminished.
sound currency restored, the flag respect
ed above all. But not for these things
alone or chiefly does the Republican par
ty live; the Republic lives, the Republi-
can party lives, that every man within
our borders may dwell secure in hap
py home; may cast and have counted his
equal vote; may send his child at the
public charge to free school. Until
these things come to pass, from the At
lantic to the Pacific, from Canada to the
Gulf. the mission of our party is not ac-
complished, nor its warfare with its an
cient adversary ended.
The chair proposed on behalf of the
National Committee the following gen.
tlemen to complete the organization:
temporary secretaries, John III. Roberts,
OF Illinois; c. L. Magee, of PennsylYa-
MA. Charles w. Clisbee, of Michigan;
James C. BrOadwell, of Missouri, read
ing clerks; Eugene Lewis, of New York,
stenOgrapher.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine-Mr. Chairman. in
order to expedite business, l move the
following resolution, which will send
to the Chair to beFead:
Resolved, That the roll of States and
Territories be called, and that the chair
man of each delegation announce the
name of the persons selected to serve
upon the committees as follows: Perma-
nent organization, rules and order of
business, credentials, resolutions.
Mr.. Hale-I presume there will be no
objection to the resolution.
The Chair-Mr. Hale of Maine sub
mits the following resolution, which the
secretary will read.
The secretary then read the resolution
as above.
The Chair-Gentlemen in favor of the
resolution will say "aye." Loud shouts
of "aye."l Those opposed no" Isl
lence) The "ayes" have it, and it is a
vote.
The Chair-The secretary will now
call the roll of States and Territories. if
no other direction be given by the con-
Yention, in alphabetical order.
The secretary then called the names Of
the States and the ehairmen of the dele
cations announced their representatives
on the various committees.
Ohio's representatives on the several
committees were: On Credentials, War
rem Fl. Williams; on Permanent Organ
IZatlon, AlphOnsO Hart; On Rules and
Order of Business. James A. Garfield;
on Resolutions, Rodney N. Stimson.
This closed the call of the States and
Territories.
When the names of Senators Conkling
and Gen. Garfield were reached by the
Secretary, in calling the committees,
there was loud cheering, which was re-
peated with great heartiness.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine-Mr. Chairman,
notice in the call that the Territory Of
Utah was omitted. 1 know of no rea-
son at all for its omission, and therefore,
l move that the Territory be called.
The Chair Chair will direct the
Territory to be called, as of course, un-
less some objection be made.
Mr.. Conkling, of New York, emphati-
cally-There is objection, Mr.. President.
Tremendous applause.1
The Chair-Mr. Frye,of Maine, moves
that the Territory Of Utah be called.
What is the objection?
Mr.. Conkling-Mr. President, rise to
question of order.
The Chair-The gentleman will state
his question of order.
Mr.. Conkling-It is this: The Nation
al Committee, through the proper organ,
nrpnlrph and nroconfo1 n roll V=-6ioh
as am informed, the State of Louisiana
for one was omitted. A hiss.l The
Territory Of Utah, because of a contest,
was omitted. The resolution under
which the Convention has acted was
based on that roll, and it has been call
ed, and submit that it is not in order,
after the execution of that resolution, to
move that either Utah or Louisiana, or
any other State or Territory,now be pla-
ced on the roll. l have no right, Mr..
President, to speak to the merits, but
whenever the motion in respect to Utah
is in order, beg to be heard upon the
merits of that contest. Yells and ap-
plause.
The ChaiI-The Chair is of opinion
that the roll referred to in the resolu-
tiOn, which has been adopted by the
Convention, is the roll prepared by the
National Committee, and that the order
of the Convention embraced in that res
Olution has been executed. The Chair
can not hold as a matter of order that it
is out of order to move now to call an
other Territory of State. Loud ap-
plause and yells.l
Mr.. Conkling-I will inquire of the
Chair whether it is in order for me to
move to amend the motion by adding.
"As well the State of louisiana"
The Chair-Undoubted
Mr.. Conkiing-I do not make that mo-
ton, nor do appeal from the decision
of the Chair. l beg to say that, like
many of the delegates around me, we
the meaning of the resOlu-
tion of the gentleman from Maine to be
that the Convention and all concerned
were to stand to and abide by the agreed
on roll.
Mr.. Frye, of Maine Being member
of the National Committee, and having
taken part in all the proceedings of that
committee since we have been in ses-
sion in this city, l desiIe to say to the
Convention, and to the gentleman from
New York, that it was agreed by that
committee that Utah should be put on
the roll, great applause), and desire to
say further that the Secretary of the Ma
tional Committee, standing right by me
here, says that he left Utah out by mis-
take. Great applause.) Now, sir, 1
take it that Convention Of Republicans
are willing to rectify a mistake made by
the Secretary. Great applause)
Mr.. Conkling-I regret that the honor
able Senator, the honorable gentleman
from Maine, who is so able to make Us
all hear, should have made a motion ut
terly misleading. if what he now says is
true, and do not doubt that it is. Had
that gentleman stated that there was
mistake in making up the roll he would
heard no objection from me. (Applause)
And, Mr.. President, in that event the
Convention would have heard no motion
from him, because all that was necessary