The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-06

committee on rules of order of business, who
were detected to inquire into the subject OF
revising the apportionment of delegates to
future national conventions, being unable ii
agree with the conclusion of the ma iGrity Oh
the committee on this subject, recommer>
the adoption of the following:
Resolved, That in future, Republican ma
tional convention representation by delegates
shall be as follows:
First-Each state shall be entitled to four
delegates-at-large, and TO one additional dele
gate-at large for each representatives at large,
if any, elected i'll such state at the last pre-
ceding presidential election.
Second-Each territory ana the District If
Columbia shall be entitled to two delegates
at-large.
Thiri-Each congressional district shall be
entitled to che delegate, and an additional
delegate for every 10 0f5 voters or aiority
fraction thereof, cast for the Republican
presidential ticket at the last prece liug
election.
Fuurth.-The Republican national commit
tee shall, within the year following each
presidential election, hasten and certify The
representation to each state AMI district here
ly entitled in the following national conveA
ton,
The following names were signed TO the
r. Bishop, G.. J, ONein, t. w. Bell, j. j.
Gardiner, H. B Atherton, William NJ. o.
Dawson, c, |. Filey
Hubbard, of Kentucky, made an argument
against the minority repoE- which was the
| strongest speech heard or. tho floor of the
| convention He declared that it meant dis
| franchisement to the south; that the north
had never stood by the southern
Republicans in proportion to the support
it had received from the south. at meant
dsfranchisement he said, land if you
mean that, let it be done, and now, but in
the name of God don't forget that the gal.
lows you are now erecting may sonleday
hang some of you"
Lynch, of Mississippi, was loudly called
for He opposed the minority report in q
calm, strong, comprehensive speech, in
which he agreed with Hubbard that it was
directed to the south, and meant the disfran-
chisement of white and black alike in that
region. 1t gave the shotgun and
the ballot-stuffer facilities which would
enable them to carry everything their own
way Lynch begged the committee not to
nhict this injustice upon the race he repre-
scented, or upon their white allies 1t would
nave Obtl SOpi ltSDlubiOh lOI II lJotlOCTdjlC
convention. In bis own case five thousand
votes cast for him had been counted for his
opponent "If you accept the minority re-
port you will only admit me upon the votes
the Democrats are willing to give me. "
Great applause
Warner, of Missouri, made another strong
speech against the minority report The
south was against the north in the matter
and sectional feeling was running so strong
that some of the leaders quietly urged d.
plomacy, for fear it would get into the bal
lot. Amid wild cheers Warner, of Missouri
DARED THE NORTH
to put this slight upon the south.
Townsend, of New York, said: "In 1871
we endeavor5d to count the electoral votes fol
president cast in this Union We counted thu
votes and declared Mr. Hayes president OF
| the United States. We found that there
were 10000 more Republicans in South Caro-
lima than Democrats, $1,000 more Republi
| cans in Mississippi than Democrats a vcr1
| large majority in Louisiana, and fair ma
| jorty in Florida" Wild cheeringl
| West, of Ohio, in impassioned tones, sail
| that the home of score of faithful states
men was opposed to the principles set fortl
in the minority report. Ex-Governor
| Long said; Il vote that the matte
/ lie referred to the national ex
ecutive committee" ICries of mo, no."
| FIlley, of Missouri, then followed. In hi
| speech he appealed to the convention not t.
| cut off any debate. f.
| Mr.. O'Hara, of North Carolina, spoke
| against the minority report, amid consider
| able noise and confusion. He said that if the
| minority report was adopted the Republicans
would not have corpmars guard from the
| south in the next congress
| Powell Clayton also opposed the resolution
| Not one of the signers has said word in it
favor.
The minority report was finally withdraw
| and the majority report adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the committe,
on resolnt ions, then presented the following
report:
The Republicans of the United States il
national convention assembled, renew the
| allegiance to the principles upon which they
| have triumphed in six successive presidential
| elections, and congratulate the American
l people on the attainment of so many result
i in legislation and administration by which
| the Republican party has, after saving thu
| Union, done SO much to render its inStitu
| tions Just, equal and beneticent, the Safeguard
| of liberty and the embodiment of the bes
| thought and the highest purposes of ouI
| citizens
The Republican party has gained it:
I strength by quick and faithful response K
| the demands of the people for the freedom
4 and the equality of all men, for united ma
| ton, assuring the rights of all citizens, fol
the elevation Of labor, for an honest cur
rency, for purity in legislation and for in
| tegrity and accountability in all departments
| of the government, and il accepts anew the
| duty of leading in the work of progress ant
l reform, We lament the death of Presiden
| Garfield, whose sound craftsmanship, long
| conspicuous in congress, gave promise of /
| strong and successful administration,
| promise fully realized during the short pc
l riod of his Office as president of the Unitet
States His distinguished success in war anC
| peace had endeared him to the hearts of tn,
American people
i In the administration of President Arthur
i we recognize wise, conservative and patri
otto policy under which the country has beer
blessed with remarkable prosperity, and WI
believe his eminent services are entitled t.
and will receive the hearty approval of ever,
| citizen.
1t is the first duty of good government Il
| protect the rights and promote the interest
of its own people The largest diversity Of
industry is most productive of genera
| prosperity and of the comfort and indie
pendence of the people. We therefor
demand that the imposition of duties on fnt
eiPn imports shall be made not "for revenu
only" but that in raising tie requisite lie,
| nues for the government such duties shall /,
so levied as to afford security to our divers
fled industries, and protection to the right
and wages of the laborer, TO the end tina
active and intelligent labor, as well as cal
ital, may have its just reward, and the Labor
ing man his full share in the national pro:
| perlty
Against the so-called economic system {
the Democratic party, which would degrad
our labor to the foreign standard we ente
our earnest protest. The Democratic part
has failed completely to relieve the people 0
the burden of unnecessary taxation by a wis
reduction of the surplus.
The Republican party pledges itself to CO..
rect the inequalities of the tariff, and to +,
duce the surplus, not by the vicious and il
discriminate process of horizontal reduction
but by such methods as will relieve the tai
payer without injurlng the labor or the grea
productive Interests of the country.
We recognize the Importance of shee
husbardry in the United States, the seriou
depression which it is now experiencing an