The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-15

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nority for the majority report of the com
mttee on credentials.
The chair called the counties and the
chairmen of the delegations responded as
follows
Ayes jackson, 90; Johnson, 10; Perry,
10; Pulaski, 3; Union, 8; Williamson, 10
total, 80. Nays assac, 49, Pope, IS;
Pulaski, 0; Randolph, 81; Union, S--total,
Is.
While this vote was being taken, and
when the chairman of the johnson county
delegation cast the full vote of the del
egation, another member Of the delegation
arose and changed this announcement, de-
claring that six of the johnson county del
egation would vote "no on the question
under consideration. Aaothcr member Of
the delegation stated that the chairman
had cast the vote of the delegation in &C
cordance with instructions received by him
from the delegation at meeting held in
the morning, which were to the effect that
upon all questions arising during temporary
organization the vote of the
delegation should be cast as a
unit But the six opposing de
legates in spite of whose protestations this
rule had been adopted refused to stand by
it and demanded that their votes upon the
question before the house be rendered neg
anvely. The chair refused to accede to
this demand, because, to have done 80,
would have defeated the motion to adopt
the minority report OF the committee on
credentials and resulted in the admission
of the Thomas delegation of Alexander
county to the convention. This retu sui
on the part of the chair to rccog.
nize the right of delegates 10
vote rs they might choose was the signal
for the beginning Of a scene which lasted
| over an hour and half, and surpassed in
fury and undecency most of any riot OF any
maddened mob anywhere at any time
While the disorder was already at high
stage the chairman added more fuel to the
raging fire of excitement by entirely ignor-
ing the motion of Mr.. Brown, of Mas5ac
county, to recall the roll of counties for the
purpose of verifying the vote cast. The
majority of the convention at once rose to
their feet, some of them stood upon seats +,
others crowded the aisles and the orchestra
box-al protecting loudly either against
each other. 1t was perfect bable Of loud
voices of men maddened beyond control,
during which cures, and obscene epithcts,
and violent physical denunciations,
and insane threats, were seen
and heard above the awful turmoil.
1t was most disgraceful scene and
the rulings which had provoked it were
considered so shamelessly unfair to the
Thomas delegation that the dividing lines
between the different factions were lost
sight of for the time being, and the whole
convention was divided in two bodies
one demanding justice for the Alexander
county Thomas delegation and the other
crying loudly in support of the chair
While the confusion and noise was
at its highest, the anti-Thomas
faction managed to carry vote for
adjournment, though how it was done none
but the chairman and the anti-Thomas fac
ton know. Hereupon the faction which
had adjourned left the floor Of the conven-
ton, while the others remained, reorgan-
lied, but also adjourned after having de.
cided to appear again soon after daylight
to insist that Justice be done to
the wronged Alexander county Thomas
delegation. 1t was nearly four o'clock
when the last of the convention adjourned
to meet again at eight o'clock
1t was 0 80 o'clock before the convention
was again called to order by Chairman
Dyer, Everybody seemed to be in a good
humor, aud it seemed as though the trouble
had been amicably settled. The minutes
were called for, add after some delay they
were presented 10 instalments with numer-
Gus omissions. Objections were raised to
the minutes because of these omissions, but
no changes were made. A gentleman from
johnson county desired to have the secre-
tary's report, in witch the vote OF his county
had been recorded as unit for the substi
tuition of the minority for the majority re-
port Of the committee on credentials,
corrected 80 as to read
six may" anu nine "yea." The reason
given was that upon this question the chair.
man OF the delegation had not announced
the vote Of his delegation correct. But the
chair, after ignoring the gentlcmans mo-
ton to correct the report for som time, dur
ing which great confusion prevailed, de.
CidGd that the penteman's motion WAS on,