Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-04
Republican National Convention

Il,
committee GA CREDENTIALS not being ready to 70
port, it Was proposed to r;ceivs tho report oil
the committee DC rules
Mr. Logan. CT lliiucis. sat that tho commit
tee had agreed to dote: their report on rules
aud order 81 busiGels Iu:i ailcr acti,u on tho
report % contested seats. L; The convention
desires vio;oly I0r S work lis members should
net rails, too hastily the exc a. lhs heads of
their brethren. LCbo.rsl THO rules ought
net TO be adopted befcTs THY knew vino wero
eatlt!sd to seats as representatives 10 The body,
especially as ono Of tho rules 10 bo rcported
would limit tic speakers t, five minutes each.
Let tn, compact bs kept that was agreed to by
the meubels Of tho committee, AID let tho coa
SHERATON OF the rules be deferred until the re.
pert u the committee on credentials is made
At this point Mr.. CoLk.icg catered amid
crnIauso IS he passed up tho aisle.
Concluding, be (Alr. Logap) urged tho with
drawal Of the motion. Cries Of MOL Some
gentlemen be sad, cry DO. Il il because you
ere determined not to s!aSd by the agreement
OF the committee? d. you desire t. ride rough
sized over members? IShou!s Of "Springfsld"
from the gallery. osnoot be thrown off mp
euard by personal illusions. l sm not address.
ing the galleries but the c.nvcption. Dtrisivc
lau shter.
MIR. Henderson replied that ho WAS GLAD to
learn the sentiments of tho DISTINGUISHED zen
tlcmGD from illinois. They would crafty tho
whole country. From No gentleman Vas he
more glad to hear than from him that there
must be no rough riding over this convention.
Tumultuou' applause. He was glad to soc
the coDtcndiug columns here oomog togather
in tho field OF fair play. Applause. The gen
tleman asked why this haste. lie, on tho c)n.
trary, asked why this delay. AIp'auso. The
chairman OF the committee on rules indicated
here this morniog that thero vas no compact
made 10 said committee sucl as Mr.. Logan had
asserted. GA tho contrary, ho said no was
ready to report but tho convention, By general
coucurrcrc,. took rtcts5 10 give tho minority
CT the committee tho time he sked to prcpsre
minority report. But now tho convention
was orgaDiz.d and ready fer work, and ho ust
insist Oh bis motion to Ircc,cd 10 business
(ApplauSa.)
Mr.. Sharpe, Of N. Y, slid biz majority re-
p'rS was ready, and it was s ued b. rcpresen
tatives oil zine States, whose vote was necessary
TO the s.cjcss oil thu republican party if, in
tic coming contest, it was 10 succeed. The
committee had agreed to postpone tho enforce.
mcrt OF tic five inmate rule uutIl the compost,
tlon Ct the convention was decided. llo moved
to amend tho motion by ordering the committee
on credentials to mako its report.
Mr.. Conklng. of New York. said that some
hours ago the convention had adjourned till 5
oc'ocS lor the purpose Of giving the committee
on credentials time to report. The meaning of
tho recess was that when the convention came
together ogalo the committee on credentials
would make its report. lilo had been tod by
members Ct that committee that they wero
ready 10 rcptrt, mott one or two or three Gases,
tui nearly every case referred to it, Why should
not that omm!tco mako suoh report as it was
ready to make. and let the convention pasl upop
Il? lilo submitted that the good faith aud tho
good understanding CT all cocoerncd would be
promoted and observed 10y proceeding now to
consider thtt report OF the committee On CON
tested ana!s.
Mr.. IL anderson Of Iowa. replied tha. a good
reason Why tao alEcU1ment should not pre-
veil vas the iaot, that wbilo tho committee on
rules bad finished it's work and was rpsdy 10
report, tho committee on credentials had not
completed their work, aud you'll probably not
DO 80 before to day, and until thon cUud not be-
here themselves to OK !nin aud sustain their
own Go:iou.
The chair stated that tho qafsioI wls nfst
upon MIR. Sharpe motion to umand ~ a. 10
insuuct the C Immiltca en- CONTESTED seats 10 70
port.
Mr.. Shsrpa rsscd !lnt the question ba taken
by ycna and nays, and the char. exercising his
own dEcfClip. 10 tha cblcI e. Of any aIapel
lu'es, so ordered.
Tho Alabama delegation waa tho first called
aud was aau0ulocl ly tho chairman az Twenty
soIId votes 10 iavcr of tho substitute. A l,rri
delegate demanded and Rks accorded tho ,isht
to vote 10 the negative. kcu,uckg 1.s an.
nounood as solid ior tho substitute, wien al c..
cltab!c del:g a.o from that State cried Gu: That
no apd three others demanded to vote 10 the
negative, add all four CT them stood UP on their
seats. amid cheers and laughter. Oa this u1:s.
tiUn tho solid New Iolk and Pennsylvania de-
legation brcka W badly. Vermont went with
tie Graut side. The n0ion was lost-3!S for
to iuG against. VrSisis voted | | nyts snd s
nays.
Tic asncuGc1Mcot vas .tc-ivei with IN null
tuous applause Gud cletrs.
The q 1es;ion recurring TO tho origiosI mo-
ton, Dir. Braadsgee, ri Conutc icu., said he
roSo 10 the interest Ct order, harmony end
neaca. lie had vo:ed against tho amendment
lust # !ctet, but he thought there wss o fair
uadersa5diog 10 tn, committee on rules that
their repor! Should Let DO IL sdc Until after that
CT the committee CO credentials. Lie moved to
10y % the table the peodDg motion nstruc,inp
tho latter committee 10 report, With view to
aoJ iufnmeut until this morning.
Lie moiloo to table was agreed to, and the
convention, on motion of Mr.. Motcaf, of I!ls,
acJ ourned at G:45 until this morning 10 o'clIck,
The com nit ee 90 credentials voted to admit
Is coOtes:ing delegates from the first, third,
touith, fifth, FIX b. ninth, tenth and seven
ttcnth congressional dstric OF Illinois, and
pafs:d corttsts in tho stc,nd end thirtecuth
dIiir:c:s to allow Gen. Rsum to protuse further
facts COLO r0ing them.
Ine Committee ntx; considered confess 10
the second and third kanss dist c.s and y1ted
p 10 10 to adnit the Grant delegates from
both districts, and By ncurya uuamious vote,
decided to report in tavtr of admitting tho
Yarmouth delegation from Louisiana. They
decided contests in tho cos, Of II d legatcs, Of
which they have given Grant 90 and other oan
oliates 81. The action of the committee 50 far
as known, will take three votes from Grant 10
Alabama and 1G in Tiljn6iJ and DIVA hin, !,