Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-05
The Pennsylvania Republican State Con

Chairman Hooten, of the State Central Com
mittee.
S. H. Miller, of Mercer, moved that Rus
sell Errett be appointed temporary Chair
man.
General Albright moved to substitute the
name of Geo. V. Lawrence.
A vote was taken, and resulted in Errett's
receiving 15S and Lawrence 92-victory for
the Grant people.
1t was decided that committee of one
from each Senatorial District be appointed
on Resolutions, and Committees on Contested
Seats and Permanent Organization were also
appointed.
Cessna offered resolution that commit
tee of nine be appointed to report, subject to
approval, list of delegates, with their alter
mates, to the Chicago Convention, and list
Of Electors.
After consulting with delegations from va
rious districts, Stewart, of Franklin, offered
the following amendment
Resolred, That committee of from each
Congressional District be appointed. whose duty it
will be to report to the Convention the names OF four
delegates at large to the National Convention, and
two Electors at large and also list of district del
egates to the National Convention, who are to be
chosen by delegates from the respective districts, in
Guiding in their report the names OF those persons
who have already been chosen as delegates from
their respective districts by the action OF the peo
pie thereof.
Both resolutions were, however, with
drawn, and the Convention took recess for
an hour.
AFTER RECESS.
Upon reassembling, the Committee on Con-
tested Seats made a report, which was
adopted
Cessna's resolution was reintroduced, and
Stewart at once moved to amend it as indi-
Gated before recess. He spoke earnestly in
favor of his amendments, basing his argu-
ment on the fact, as he put it, that the Con-
vention had no more right to nominate dele
gates to the Chicago Convention than it had
to select Congressman to represent the people
was lost-100 to 150-and the resolution as
originally offered was adoped.
FOR AND AGAINST GRANT.
The following was then introduced by
Kerr
Resolued That the delegates elected to the BE.
publican National Convention from THIS State are
hereby instructed to support for the presidential
nomination General U. ). Grant, and vote
unit on all questions that may before the Con-
vention.
Stone offered the following amendment
ResolUcd, That while we pledge ourselves to sup
port the Republican party, we see no good reason
for abandoning the position taken by the party in
our own and other States in 1876, of opposition to
a third presidential term, and hereby indorse
and reaifiim the resolution passed i'll this city in
1876 upon this question.
Senator Kerr argued in favor of his resolu-
ton, and traced the course of the Democratic
party as it appeared to the Republicans. He
thought General Grant was the proper and
only man who should get the nomination, and
concluded his remarks with an appeal to all
to support him.
General Albright replied to Senator Kerr's
remarks. He believed Grant was sincere in
his undertakings, had done great service,
both civil and military, but he did not think
he was the only man who could lead the Re-
publican party to victory. He did not be-
lieve there was any danger to the country in
third term, but he believed that Washburr,
Sherman or Blaine could carry the suffrages
of the people. He did not believe in instruct
ing the delegates to Chicago for any man.
The resolution was further opposed by
General Koontz, Darlington, Harvey and
Wolfe, while Moreland and Bingham favored
it.
The speeches of the anti Grant people were
all from the Blaine point of view, and no
other names besides Grant and Blaine were
mentioned at all, except in the remarks OF
Albright.
tObOuc, diCST stiouSiy III iaNoi VI
his amendment, withdrew it, and Strong 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, Strong's
amendment was lost-95 to 154-several of
the Blaine people voting against it ON the
ground that it was not proper to instruct a
delegation for any one.
The question then required on the original
resolution, or rather that part of it which in
structed the Chicago delegates to vote for
Grant.
Again the ayes and noes were ordered, and
showed vote of 133 in favor of and l13
against that portion of the resolution.
The second portion of the resolution, in
structing the delegation to vote as unit, was
then adopted by a viva voce vote.
A. S. Olmstead was made Permanent
Chairman.
NoMINATIoNS-RECESS.
Nominations for Auditor. General being in
order, the names of John A. Lemon and J
A. NJ. Passmore were placed before the Con-
vention, and recess was taken until 7:30.
Upon reassembling, the ayes and noes
were taken on the nomination for Auditor
General, and Lemon was declared the choice
of the Convention by 1873 to %. The nomina.
ton was made unanimous.
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The committee to name Delegates to the
Chicago Convention and to name Presiden-
tial Electors made report, which was
adopted. The following are the Delegates at
Large: Mathew S. Quay. James M. Lanes,
Lien Bartholomew, Christopher L. Magee.
Alternates-GeneraI d. S. Elliott, j. Hay
Brown, Henry Buck, Samuel NJ jackson.
Electors at Large-Edmund A. Benson and
Henry w. Oliver.
Hon. Henry Greene was unanimously NOM
mated for Judge of the Supreme Court.
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions are substantially the same
as sent last night. They declare that in view
of the recent events in Maine and in the
Southern States, they reaffirm adhesion to
the principles of the union of States, with
equal rights, protection of personal liberty
and property of citizens. in whatever section
they may be !; free thought, speech and press
irrespective of color or religion a free and
pure ballot thoroughly protected; honesty in
elections ;infamy for anillegal voter whoever
depriyes citizen of his vote or of the legal
effect of his vote is traitor to the Govern
ment there must be an honest count and an
honest return of whoever is elected, free
from all attempts to defraud the people of
their choice through technicalities or by the
arbitrary rejection of their votes; they con-
graduate the Maine Republicans upon the
peaceful and successful resistance to the at
tempt to steal their State; regret the grow
ing tendency to throw aside an election on
technicalities and informalities thank the
national Senators and Representatives for
their opposition TO the State rights doctrines
of the Democratic members.
The State Committee is empowered to re-
place any Elector on the ticket, who may be
found to be legally disqualified, with an
another.
After appointing State Committee the
Convention adjourned sine die.
THREATS AND COUNTER THREATS.
NEW York, February 4th.-The Posts
Harrisburg special says: Senator Cameron
was about the hotel all night, endeavor:ng to
arrange a compromise, but his efforts have
been Of no avail, except in few individual
cases. Cameron insists on carrying out his
original plan of instrucsing the delegation to
vote as unit for Grant. Through his
heutenants this morning, Cameron freely
makes the threa. that if the Blaine men go
on with their fight in the Convention, not q
Blaine man will be allowed In the Chicago
delegation. The Blaine folks make counter
threat that in that event they will go back to
their districts, elect delegates by . popular
vote Of the party, and appeal directly to the