Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-06-10
would be upaniu, 'usly adopted otherwise he
would cali for diyis,,, u. 1t was as follows:

would be unanim> 'usly adopted, otherwise he
would call for divisio IT, II was as fouows
Rssolred As the sens OF this convention, that
every member Of II is bonn In hoaor to support its
nominee whoever that uomtn ee may ne, and thai no
man should hold q seat herr xh> is not ready to
agree.
The vote being taken, one or ,,"o negatives
were heard and Conhling SUGGESTED. That the
call OF states be made III order 10 d,sco> or what
delegates IN Republican convention Yef,is ed TO
vote for this resolution.
AT the conclusion. when there had been no
negative votes except three in West Virginia
Conklngs motion was declared adopted by a
vote OF fio ayes to nays. Conkling then Of
fered resolution orally as follows:
Resoiped, That the delegates who on this roll call
have voted mo on this resolution do not deserve
have, and have forfeited their votes in this conven
ton,
This called forth an animated debate in which
considerable bad feeling was manifested. Fin
ally Conkling said he would not do injustice to
any delegate and although, he didn't under
stand that the delegates would support the
nominee he would withdraw his resolution. Ii
was Withdrawn and there was loud applause
thereat.
Sewoll IN. j. moved that the report of the
committee on credentials bo made. Agreed to
by unanimous vote.
The chair said for the purpose of accommo-
dating the citizens the committee ON arrange
ments have given them 10000 seats. II was
evidently improper to express appreciation or
dlsapprobation from the galleries, and he had
ordered the galleries cleared if any such dis
tmbance occurred again.
The chairman called upon the committee ON
credentials 10 report Ii was announced that
they were not vet ready.
Seweu, On. j. moved that the report of the
committee on rules be read. Ii was suggested
that no action be taken ON the rules until after
D 1st,t,. al. Lg.J
This amendment was accepted and the commit
tee on rules was ordered 10 report.
The chair desired Hon. h. X. Bruce (ken-
tucEy,) to assume the chair for few moments,
and cheers greeted the appearance of Senator
/ Bruce on the platform
! Senator Garfield, chairman Of the committee
/ ON rules, reported the rules already published,
which are the same as those used in Cincinnati,
| with the exceptions noted III previous dispatch
1 os. Garfield explained that but two classes of
changes have been made from those of 1876;
| first, verbaI changes IN the order of the rules;
/ second, the only substantial change WAS that in
/ the eighth rule, where the committee had em-
bodied the plain and undisputed precedent aud
rule OF previous Republican conventions into'a
| clear statement. (This Is the clause abrogating
! the unit rule.) The minority report from mem
! berS OF several states recommended the retention
of rule as used az Cincinnati. (rhis doos not
abrogate the unit rule.) The minority consider
iIt ltlltil bi TINS tlutHllbL hh NtlNllE
to delay and ar casting reflection on the chair
man OF the committee.
There being no other business before the con-
yention the chair asked Sowell On. J.) to notify
! the committee ON credentials that the cunven-
ton was awaiting their report.
At the expiration of half an hom the char
man called The convention TO order II being now
one o'clo X. He Immediately introduced Hon.
Omar ID. Conger, chairman of the committee on
! credentials. who ON behalf of the committee
! apologized for the delay in deciding the cases
before them. He represented the difficulties
under which they lahorod. They had been al
most continuously aud laboriously in session
! for over two days. Tho committee had consid-
! erod all the cases with candor and fairness and
! without dispute except on the merits of the
! various questions. The committee report roll
of members In the Louisiana contest
! they recommend the admission oi the War
mouth delegation snd the exclusion of the
! Beattie delegation. The report discusses the
organization of the convention of the state OF
Louisiana. They lind that the bolt war without
cause. They recommend the admission of
James 7. Rapier IN the Fourth congressional
district Of Alabama This case il also travorsed.
| They also advise that Smith and Warner, who
were duly elected, bo admitted in place OF
! Arthur Brigham and Il. A. Mosoly Jr.. OF the
| Seventh district OF Alabama. In the Illinois
case the committee recommend the following
| changes: In nine congressional districts the
contestants are admitted IN place OF the sitting
members In the Second congressional district
! West Side, Chicago the delegation remains
/ unchanged.
The districts in which changes are made in
Illinois are the First. Third, Fourth, Fifth,
! Sixth, Ninth. Tenth, Thirteenth and Seven
| tenth The committee report III favor OF re-
tanning the four delegates at large from Illinois.
In Kansas -four district delegates are reported
in place Of the sitting members. In PcnIlsy-
! yauia the Ninth and Nineteenth districts sitting
members are recommended az entitled to hold
their seats. In West Virginia the sitting
members are entitled to their seats, In the
contested cnse The committee roheaises
the call of the national committee AZ the
basis for Their action all contested cases. and
refer TO previous calls TO sustain their position
and to show the Justice Of their decision. The
calls Of 1856 1860, 1864 and all others down to
the present date were the same III this respect
~ the call Of this year, and all were adopted
with purpose 10 remove doubts and make dis
tJict representation principle that could not
be controvcrted or disputed.
The committee also say the state conventions,
too, have in almost every case decided that con-
gressional districts should have representation
in the national convention as they have elected
them. The rights of Representatives so elected
have ever been regarded as sacred and should
not now be invaded for the first time IN the his
tory OF the party by thi. convention. The com
mittee declares that the purpose of the conyen-
ton il 10 select a candidate most likely to be
elected, and the nearer We get to the true feel
ing Of the people the wiser and safer will be
that selection. II state conventions may select
delegates 10 national convention who do not
represent the feeling OF the people, then those
state conventions might IA well select all the
delegates from a single district in the state.
This overriding Of The viii Of tho people eau
not be too severely censured. In the Utah case
the committee favors retaining the sitting mem
bcrs a. being in accord with these principles.
Mr.. G0nger said Mr.. Clayton (Ark.) would pre-
sent the minority report Of the committee on