The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-06-11
TnIRD DAY.

CHIC 90, June 4.-The Convention was called to or
der at 1918 a. onkling moved that al the men,
bers of ne Convention bind themeIye support the
nominee of this Convention. Conkiin2's motion WIS
carried three Delegates from West Virginia alone
ting no. Co king moved the three delegates VINO
voted should be CO sdered to have forfeited their
vote, but withdrew iI.
At IL IN. the Committee on Rules and Order of
Bnsness reported in favor of the rules Of the House
OF Rep esentstives ia governing the Convention
Under the rules speeches will be condnea 10 Ave
minutes.
Atlp. m Uonger Of Michigan. presented the COM
mittee's REPORT apolog zlng .or the ength OF time
they h i'd been Compelled to detain the Convention
and explaining lie necessity. In Louisiana the Com
mittee recommended rhe admission of the War
mouth delegation and excluding tn. Be.ttie deega
tiun. The committee reports that the Beattie bolt
was without jet cause. In Alabama they recon
mend the admission OF Napier, believing that the
State Convention had no right TO override ignore
mis- selection by his district because OF his failure
accept the condition that he should obey The instruc-
tons that tie State delegation should as uuit
4 for Grant, In the Of smith and Warner, IN Ala
bama, the facts subst ntally the In the
Care OF Rapier They were duly chosen by their re-
spective districts and the State Convention UNDER
took to revoke their appointment because they failed
| to accept the unit rule. Tn. committee recommends
| their admission.
| In Illinois the committee recommends the admls.
sion of the to the seats Of the sit NJ
member from the 1-t 3d. 9TH, 5tb, 6ih 9th 10TH
and nth Congressional disticts. The committee al
reports against the contestants In the ID Illinois
district and does not sustain the objections to the
four delegates large In the same State They fur
thcr report In favor OF the sitting members from the
ninth and nineteenth districts OF penns, and
the third district OF West vhginis Aro recommend,
that s and ny for the I'd district and Anderson
and steele for the 81 disrtct OF Kansas be admitted
aud that the present sitting members shall retain
their seats and cast only six votes. The ronmtre,
| suggests that the fna decision of many of the,
contests depends upon the adoption by the Conven
tion Of the principles OF Con Iressons di-'rict rep
resentation. This the COMMITTEES holds to be sound
CLAYTON, OF Arkansas. pres, nien the minority 10
port Tney difr With the majority a. to the appira
ton of the principles Of district rep esentation Til,
recommendation of the majority, II adopt. d. w,,nt
work as an post facto rule reversing the hing e..
tabli-hed usage Of the party in msny states. Tne,
urve that there IL va amer in the district laned b
Rapier. and that sitting emitted to TN
seats which the majority ort awards TO Smith an,
Warner. Ell Ia .I tsta IS
CLAYTON moved the following: 3
Res0lred, That all cases of contested seats be de
cided by adopting the usage OF each State and tina
In every State where the uniform usage had been 4
elect delrgaies to the National Republican Conyen
fion by the State Convention, thst the usage shall
deemed bidding, aud thu same shall be- true in tn
respect of the delegate by the district conyen
ton VIII re there has been the usage.
The question put and the roll OF States called
Yeas. BOG: noes. 40. 1 1.sa
So the mott D TO substitute the minority for III
minority report In the Alabama contest was rejected
The majority report, 20 far 1t re ties to AIabam
was then adopted. ~ at3tt
ia4s y. m.-a he n'th cal Of the States on the &C
cept,nce of the majority report ON the Kansa
question resulted in favor of-476 against 1871.
1870 p. MIR conking authorizes a denial Of tn
report in circulation that he has letter from Gran
asking HIM to consult with Logan and, IL they deem
Il proper. to withdraw his name as candidate 10
the nomination
The swo co testants from West Virginia were seat
| ed. #tA 81
$50 y. m.-The report of the Committee on Rule
and Order of BusiDsss has taken the rules VI th
Honse Of Representatives recommended 1t rec
ommerds that when the vote OF the state Ii cast 10
a candidate Il cannot be chsnged except In case /,
numerical error Ten minutes is To be allowed to
the presentation OF each candidate for President
CHICAGO. June sharpe moved that the .'onven
ton proceed Immediately to bal OF for President .
the United Stairs. Rejected.
3 SOP m---B,usweil, VI Massachusetts, moved tha
the National Convention he instructed To prepare
plan FOR the election Of delegates y the Nations
Convention VI 1884. Adopted.
$50
Whom Joy mentonsd be name Of Blaine there wa
great applause continuing for sore time Hans Of ID
delegates rising 70 thsir fost and swinging their hat
and handkerchirfs.
At the end u Jsy's rsmssln thus ~as great cheer
IN. lasting Ten minutes ~ 60 whon Frank Pixie
rsss = sscond the nomiLafisn.