The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-12

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n Horr, of Michigan, who can
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t, OF its going begging tonight. TT
10 edict has gone out that this CONVEX
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k and they had got into the habit of
d and were not going to break up thu
] habit this year. He ridiculed til
j, democratic majority, in the hsus
y of representatives, and, its utter fai
: ure in the way of tariff revision
: "God;" he said, "Would not have pu
: gold, coal and iron in the bowels o
!, the land if He thought that the. demo
: cratic party was going to rule tn,
] country and abolish the tariff.
3 Laughter. 80.
THE KENTUCKY CASE.
, CHICAGO, June 4.-The decision o
the committee on credentials in tn
contested fifth Kentucky district case
/ has created good deal of excite
! ment and ill-feeling, and it i
said tonight, that tie committe,
, will reconsider its action. If it doe:
not some members of the kentuck,
delegation threaten to lay the matte
before the convention. It is STATED
upon good authority that the Mahonl
delegation from Virginia will be adj
mitted without contest.
BREWSTER CAMERON.
Mr.. Turner of Alabama, yester
day evening assaulted Brewster Cam
eron, eX-chief examiner of the United
States department of Justice, in the
rotunda of the. Grand Pacific hotel
Cameron turned upon him and struck
him severe blow upod the head with
a cane. Hon. Paul Stroback of Ala.
bama, seeing that his friend was
getting the worst of the encounter
began pushing Cameron with his um-
brella. The latter, however, was full
ly equal to the occasion, and caihe otit
first best In the fight. The occasion
for the assault, Mr.. Cameron says, was
evidence he was compelled to give be-
fore the committee on expenditures in
the department Of Justice, concerning
the conduct of a certain Alabama
marshal.
sHERMAN's DECLARATION.
CHICAGO, June General Sher-
man has telegraphed ex-senator Hen
derson that he would not accept the
nomination If offered, or served if
elected.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The convention
was called to order at, 10:45, and was
lows, OF the Reformed Episcopal
church. He prayed that those who
might be selected by the convention
for the loftiest political position to
which mortal men can aspire; shall
possess every Qualification of body,
mind and heart for their high and
holy trust; that personal preferences
and interests should yield to the just
demands of a true and broad patriot
ism, and that the final ratification of
the choice should be made by the peo-
pie in an unmistaken manner.
Henry Ballard, of Vermont, chair
man of the committee On credentials,
reported that the session OF the COM
mittee had been almost continuous,
leaving members no time to rest. He
took pleasure is saying that the pro-
ceedings had been entirely harmoni-
Gus and without reference to personal
nous. The report, with the announce
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials was read by Mr.. Forest, of
New Jersey. It was to the effect that
the sitting members in all the con-
tested cases are entitled to their seats,
except in the case of the 10Th
district Of New York, and fifth dis
trict of Kentucky, where both dele
gates, and contestants are admitted to
cast half vote each. In the Vir-
ginia case the committee found unan-
imously that the delegates headed by
Malone we're enJitl6d to their seats;
The report was adopted without dis
cuSsion.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Parks of California, from the COM
mittee on rules, reported that the
committee had adopted substantially
the tule8 IF the last convention; ex-
cept that 1t recommended the ddop- |
ton of Cushing's manual as the par
l1amentary law of the body instead Of
the rules of the house of representa-
tives, except that the previous ques-
ton is to be in force as in the house.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, from the
OF the committee, offered a
for Che tenth rule, which |
prescribes tho MODE of electing dele
gates to the next national republican, |
He proposes that dele
gates shall be elected in the same man |
nor mann horc of oonnrocc
Parks accepted the proposed amend |
ment, Grow having explained that the |
delegates at large are to be, elected by !
the state conventions. and that the |
of electing delegates from the |
District OF Columbia be prescribed by |
the national republican committee. |
The rules were then adopted.
Hoaf, of Massachusetts, made an |
explanation as to the EFFECT of the civil |
service law passed by congress a year |
ago, and said that it was not the pur-
pose of that law to prohibit any fed |
eral officer from exercising the rights
Of an American citizen.
Tie amendment offered by Saun-
ders was adopted
The amendment offered by Thu rs |
ton, of Nebraska, was adopted, after
some verbal notifications.
This disposed of the question as to
in future conventions.
Parks; of California, then made a |
report as to the appointment Of dele.
gates for future conventions. 1t die
tates that each state shall be entitled |
to four delegates at large, with add1-
tional' delegates for each member of |
congress at large, ii any; that each |
territory, and the District of Column
bia, shall be entitled to two delegates,
and that each congressional district
shall lie entitled to two delegates.
A MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Bishop, of Massachusetts. In be-
half of the minority of the committee,
reported a rule that each state shall
be entitled to four delegates at large,
and one addition Tor racn representa-
ton at large, ii any; that each terri
tory and the District of Columbia
shall be entitled TO one delegate, and
an additional delegate for every
10000 majority of votes or fraction
thereof cast for the republic
can presidential electoral ticket
at the last preceding presidential
election, and the republican national
committee shall, within year after
each presidentional election, certify
the representation to which each state
is entitled, and Others supported the
majority report.
Bradley, of Kentucky; Lynch, of
Mississippi, and other delegates.
opposed the minority report.