The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-06

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time 10 rest. He took pleasure In saving
tnat the proceedings had been entirely
harmonious and without reference TO per.
sonai preferences. The result was an
unanimous report, which announcement
was received with applause. The report
OF tne committee on Credentials was then
read oy Mr.. Fort, OF New Jersey. II was
70 the elect that the sitting members In all
the contested cases are entitled to their
seats except In the case OF the Nineteenth
district OF New York and the Fifth dis
trict OF Kentucky. where both delegates
and contestants are admitted 10 cast one
halt v'te each. In The Virginia cases the
committee found unanimously that the
delegation headed by Senator Malone wal
entitled TO the seats.
The report was adopted without discus.
sion.
RULES or THB CONVENTION.
Mr.. Parks, OF California. irsm the
Committee on Rules, reported that the
committee had adopted substantially the
rules OF the last Convention, except that IL
recommended the adoption OF Cushing's
Manual as the parliamentary law Of the
body instead OF the rules OF the House OF
Representatives, except that the previous
.
DELEGATES TO THE NEXT NATIONAL CoNvEN-
- TION.
Mr.. Grow. Of Pennsylvania. from the
minority OF the committee, offered q sub
Stitute for the tenth rule, which prescribes
the mode OF electmg delegates to the next
National Republican Convention. He pro-
poses that delegates shall be elected in the
same manner as members OF Congress.
Mr.. Parks accepted the proposed amend
ment, Mr.. Grow having explained that the
delegates at large are TO be elected by State
conventions, and that the manner OF elect
ing delegates from the District OF Column
bia should be prescribed by the National
Republican Committee.
The rules were then adopted.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Mr.. Parks offered an additional rule as
TO order OF business.
Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania. moved an
amendment to 1t, so rs to make the order
OF business as follows:
LIST. Report OF the Committee on Platform
and Resolutions.
ID The call OF the roll OF States.
Sd. Presentation Of candidates for Presl-
dent.
4th. Ballotlng.
5th. Presentation OF candidates for Vice
President.
9th. Ballotting.
The amendment was agreed to and the
additional rule adopted.
Mr.. Roosevelt, Of New York, inquired
what had become OF the proposition in re-
gard to representation in future national
conventions. He knew that there was
strong feeling that there should be some
change W which the number Of delegates
should o1 more nearly proportional to the
Republican votes cast in the respective
States.
Mr.. Parks. OF California, chairman OF the
Committee on Rules, said that the subject
had been withheld until a minority report
could be prepared.
Mr.. Thurston. OF Nebraska. moved to
amend the seventh rule (Which provides
for nominations by majority OF the votes
cast so as to require majority OF all the
delegates. He said that no rule should be
enforced by which less than n majority OF
duly-eleCted delegates could attempt to en-
force a candidate upon the party. Such
action would be repudiated by the ireemen
Of America. [ApplOuse.]
Mr. Sanders, Of Montana, offered an
amendment that no person shall be eligi-
BILE as member Of the National Committee
who is not eligible rs a member OF the
Electoral College.
Mr.. HOar, OF Massachusetts,, made an ex-
PLANTATION as TO the effect OF the civil SER
vice law passed by Congress year ago, and
said II was not the purpose OF that law TO
prohibit any Federal officer from eXercis-
ing all the rights Of an American citizen.
The amendment offered by Ar. Sanders
was adopted. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Thurston, OF Nebraska, was adopted
after some verbal notifications.
REPRESENTATION IN FUTURE CONVENTIONS.
This disposed lat 1890 Of the question
OF the rules, except as to the representation
in future conyentions-that subject being
withheld.
Mr.. Parks. OF California, then made
report as to the appointment OF delegates
for future conventions. Ii directs that
each State shall be entitled to four delegates
at large, with two additional delegates for
each member Of Congress On any; that
each Territory and the District OF Columbia
shall be entitled TO two delegates, and that
each congressional district shall be entitled
to two delegates.
Mr.. Bishop, OF Massachusetts,, on behalf
OF the minority Of the committee, reported
n rule that each State shall be entitled to
four delegates at large, one additional dele
gate for each representative at large Or
ANY,: that each Territory and the District
Of Columbia shall 0e entitled 10 two dele
rates: that each congressional district shall
be entitled to one delegate, and an addi-
tional delegate for every 10000 majority
votes. or fraction thereof, east for the Re-
nubIican presidential electoral ticket at the
last preceding presidential election, and
that the Republican National Committee
shall, within year after each presidential
election, certify the representation to when
each state is entitled.
Mr.. Carver, OF Indiana, supported the
minority report as entirely IN keeping
with the genius OF American institutions.
II did not decrease the representation OF
anv district, but only added to repre-
sentation in accordance with Republican
maiortics.
OPPOSITION TO THE MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Bradley, OF Kentucky, opposed the
minority report as something that might
come from the Democratic party ana not
from the Republican party. There had
been time when the South had saVed the
Republican party. 1t was Florida tnat
gave them the President in 1876. lie
warned the Republican party that the
tariff question was coming up before the
country. and the time might come when
the northern States might want the aid OF
tbe South, The western delegates came
here as ireemen, not as slaves. They did
not ask to dictate nominations, but
they declined to surrender their man.
hood. The gsIlows which il was now pro-
poscd might hang some Of those who pro-
posed. West Virginia, North carolina;
Florida. and the old Dominion, In spite OF
Democratic shot-guns, and in spite OF le-