Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-06-07
LOCKED HORNS.
The Real Struggle for the Nomina-
ton in the Chicago Convention
Commence this Morning.


which Grant Leads,
with Blaine as Sc
cOnd Best.
A Movement on the Part Of Certain Southern
Delegates to Trot out Garfield
as Dark Horse.
without Reaching Nomination the Com
Hcntion Takes a Recess Until
7O'clOck this Evening.
Balance of Saturdays Proceedings ut the
Chicago Convention.
The following is the balance of Satur-
days proceedings, beginning with Gar
fields speech on the report of the COM
mittee on rules, where it was interrupted
by the storm:l
A motion was made by Mr. Sewell
to lay the substitute on the
table, but he withdrew in
time to allow Mr.. Garfield
to speak. Garfield said he understood the
substitute did not settle simple ques-
ton covered by rules except the single
one OF which ballot should be taken. We
had been here four days, patiently watt
ing to find out who were delegates, and
until that was settled he allowed the
question Of rules to rest, but if it was
proper to give the chairman some in
Structions as to his duty in deciding
what form of vote was proper, whether
there should be an expression of opinion
by delegates. There was no reflection
upon the chair in taking such action. We
Should all have rules togovern us. There
were controversies between delegates
and their chairmen, and would be more.
lie referred to Kentucky, but the chair
man OF that delegation did his duty.
and it would be no reflection on him 70
prescribe a rule for his conduct in this
sort of a case. He would himself be
bound by any rule that was adopted.
The individual rule he considered to be
everlastingly right, but this was the only
point between the minority and maiori-
ty. The minority wished the old rule to
stand; the majority wished to make Ger
tain the status of this point.
Frye lnterrogated Garfield as to
whether there was any rule to stop end
less debate in case no rules were adopt-
ed. He asked if the gentleman saw the
point.
Conkling said he wished to state that
he did not very clearly see the point.
Garfield said he could not believe
Sharpe wished to exclude the territories
from vote as would be done by the
form of this resolution.
Sharpe said he allowed the secretary of
the convention to finish the rule us he
desired and in the usual form. He said
he would remodel his resolution to meet
the case. Garfield in conjunction with
Frye had gotten the convention into
state of confusion. Ii Garfield asked
in good faith whether there was to be an
individual or unit vote he would ask in
return whether there had been any dis
pute as to the right of an individual to
record his vote i'll any state. He was
only anxious for the expedition of bust
ness.
Ihe chair then read the remodeled
substitute OF Sharpe and put the gues-
ton on the substitute and it was voted
down on viva voce vote.
The call OF states was then ordered on
the substitute and it resulted yeas 276,
nays 419. So the substitute was reject
ed. The majority report on rules was
now before the house.
Garfield said an apparent effort to save
time had been consumed to adopt the re-
port of the committee on rules. lie now
asked that the majority report be adop-
ted.
Sharpe moved to substitute the minor
lty report. On n viva vocc vote the noes
had it, and the chair declared the ques-
ton on the adoption of the majority re-
port.
Boutwell, asked for the reading of his
amendment, which adds to rule IL an in
struction to the national executive COM
mlttee to prescribe method for electing
delegates to the convention in 1884.
Butterworth moved to add an amend
ment that nothing should be prescribed
which would prevent the several districts
OF the United States from selecting dele
gates to the national convention.
Boutwell, accepted the amendment, and
moved to add that the national commit
tee should prescribe method within 25
months.
Mr.. Garfield hoped this would be
adopted, and it was adopted, us were the
reports of the majority.
The committee on resolutions was ill.,
structed to report, and Mr.. Pierrepont
presented the report, prefacing by say
ing that there was great difference of
opinion but that they had been able to
agree among themselves and not disturb
the harmony of the convention. The
resolutions are us follows:
The republican party in national con-
vention assembled, Mt the end of twenty
years since the federal government
was first committed to its charge,
submits to the people of the United
States this brief report of its administra-
ton. II suppressed rebellion which
had armed nearly million men to sub
vert the national authority; it recon-
structed the union of the states with free
dom instead of slavery as it's corner stone;
it transferred four million human beings
in the likeness of things to the rank OF
citizens; it relieved congress from the in.
famous work of hunting fugutive slaves
and charged it to see that slavery does
not exist; it has raised the
value of our paper currency from thirty
eight per cent to par of gold; it has
restored upon solid basis the payment
Ill coin for all the nations obligations
and has given us u currency absolutely
good and legal and equal in any part O
our extended country; it has lifted the
credit Of the nation from the point wher.
SIX per cent bonds sold Mt siXty-eight, tt
that where four per cent bonds art
eagerly sought Mt premium; under it!
administration railways have increased
IRON 81 600 miles in 1860, to more thai
S2,UO miles in 1880; our foreign trad
has increased from seven hundred mil
hons to eleven hundred aud fifty mil
lions.
Chicago, June s, 7:3O D. m.-The rol