The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-05

ceed to the chair of Washington
ana thus help the nation to becOm
not Only more prosperous and jus
ana peaceful, but alec to be an in,
eplration and a blessing to tn,
struggling people Of mankind.
James a. Gary, of Maryland, pre-
senIeo a memorial, and asked tina
IL De read. It was from the presi
Gent and secretary of the Stat,
temperance Alliance of that State
em1odyIng resolutions passed by
tnat body on May 9th last, appeal;
Ing to the conventions of the Re,
publican and Democratic parties Il
emoody a C ause in their platformi
olstinctly recognizing prohibition
ana to nominate candidates in &C
cofd herewith, and saying if neither
recognized this principle the ma
morialiSts would vote for neither
and that if one of these did so. then
the ballots of the alliance would be
cast for the candidate of that psrtv
Massey, of Delaware, offered re-
solution referring to the committee
on resolutions to enlarge the term
OF the Presidential office to six wears
and to render an incumbent of the
Office ineligible to reelection, Re-
ferred.
Plumb of Kansas offered a rasolu.
tlon against the ownership of lands
In the country by foreigners as .
system opposed to the doctrines of
the fathers. Referred.
Hawkins of Tennessee offered 9
resolution pleGging all delegates to
support the nominee of the conven-
ton, whoever he may be.
Price of Massachusett,, opposed
the resolution hoping that the con-
vention would not bind the con-
science in the m amer proposed.
Wlnkler Of Wisconsin, also op-
posed the resolution. It was a dec
iaratiOn on the part of every dele
gate that he would support the
nominee of the convention and he
thought that no such declaration
was necessary.
Hawkins of Tennessee, sad he
had offered the resolution in good
faith and he trusted that no man
would be found voting agsi st it.
Gen. J. B. Henderson reported
from the committee on permanent
organiza ton, as chairman, that il
any delegate was not willing to sup
port the nominee Of the convention,
he should not participate in its de.
liberatlOns (Cheers No harm
could come OF its adoption, and he
thought its adapt on desirable in
view of certain whisi ers in the air.
Knight. Of California, advocated
the resolution, and also alluded to
certain whispers in the air and par
ticularly to the editorial declaratian
Of one Of the great metropolitan
Journals, as q reason why the reso-
luton should be adopted.
Curtis, of New York, warmly op.
posed the resolution aud referred in
the course Of his remarks 10 the act
Of the convention which nominated
Lincoln twenty-four years ago
where similar resolution was
introduced and voted down. He
also reminded the convention Of
what was said and done four years
ago when Mr.. Campbell, of West
Virginia, declared that he was a re-
publican who carried his sovers
eighty under his own hat and under
the lead of Garfield the gentleman
who presented q similar resolution
was induced to withdraw it.
(Cheers.) He therefore asked this
convention to assume that every
delegate was an honest and honor
able man. He characterized the
resolution as one which was worthy
to be ratified by body Of gentle
men cloud cheers)
The chair decided that as far IS
possible the rules of the
House of Repre- entatives would
be allowed, allowing alternate
speeches for and aga nst.
This ruling W as made in obedience
to an appeal for recognition from
two delegates at once
The chair decided in favor OF
man who wanted to speak for the
resolution.
A Senator from Oregon moved
to lay the resolution on the table.
Hawkins said that as his resolu-
ton had developed so much opposi>
ton, he would withdraw il.
Ewing, of Pennsylvania, made a
report from the committee on ere,
dentials to the effect that he hoped
to be able TO complete the labors of
that committee this afternoon.
Ewing, OF Pennsylvania, offered
the following:
ReSolUsd, That hereafter, in the
selection by district conventions, the
basis OF representation Of the several
counties, parts of counties or wards
shall be the same as that which at
that time prevails in each district
respectively, for the nomination of
Republican candidates for mem bers
of Congress, and wherever a major
ity Of the counties Of such districts
containing not less than one-half
the population Of the district shall
regularly unite in the call and con-
duct of the convention. the action
thereof shall be valid. Referred.
Gen. Geo. 3. Williams. of Indiana,
chairman of the COMMITTEES on per-
msnent organization, reported that
tie committee had selected General
ILL.,. ID ~ e..