Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-06
,,rrslrc.S CONVENTION.
.eo oosvrxTreS-THIRD DAY.

IN
CHc1 20 order at l:05 p. In., AM
70 oCoened with prayer by Bishop rel
gas N the Reformed Episcopa
Ioss He prayed that those wh'
ChurcIs. - selected by the conveRtion TO
nig1s t - political position to which
lhe ip1 ,.sn can aspire shall posses
por'ai asI;fcation of body. mind snC
ssefy y, their high and lofty trusts
hesn -. preferences aud interest
thsi s;sId TO the Just demands of I
shOnlu broad patriotism, and that :
tse 81 .,on NJ its choice should be mad,
sst1s people 10 an un"'s'aS'o'e man
r ballard. OF Vermont, charm Al
req CommIttee on Credentials, re
Of va ,bat the sessions of the commit
Ponsa heen almost continuous, leaving
p no time TO rest. de SAID
ne'o .ook great pleasure in stating
Be re proceedings had been entirely
no' anions. and without reference t.
Rainsl preference. The result wal
P.;nnous. a report of which Announce
aDs ras received with applause. The
..Oort Of the committee on ere DENTAL;
,bsn read BY Mr.. Fort of New Jer.
I, was 10 the effect that the sit
81 gamblers in all the contested cases
aDs .ntitled 10 their seats except in case
~ Nineteenth District Of New York
% ~ 49, he Fifth District of Kentucky.
sg IT, report OF the committee on order
bosiness was adopted after long
y..snssiop. Grant having explained that
-. dsleoates at large are To be elected
VIZ s,,,s conventions. and that the man.
n elscting delegates from the Dis
~, ~ Columbia shonld be prescribed
:, he National Republican Committee
H. rules we're then adopted.
parks, of California, from the Com
e;,tse on Rules, reported that the com
m;,,se had adopted substantially the
La Of the last convention, except that
~, recommended the adoption OF
S~.binGs Mammal as the parliamentary
Isgof the body, instead of the rules OF
- House of Representatives.. except
,I.t With regard to the previous ques-
non which is to be enforced AS in the
House.
Grow, OF Pennsylvania, from the mi
,oyity Of the committee, offered sub
.,tpte for the tenth rule, which pre-
.eribes the mode of electing delegates "a
The next Republican convention. He
orop0ses that delegates shall be elected
n the same manner az members OF
Congress.
Parks accepted the amendment.
Parks offered an additional rule a. Ia
The order of business.
Bovine, Of Pennsylvania moved An
amendment to il, 30 "a To make the or
der OF business ~ follows: 1st- Re
nort OF COMMITTEES on Platform and
RESOLUTIONS. 2d-rhe call of the roll
Of States. 3d-PresentatiOn Of candi-
dates for President. 4th-Balloting
Nh-Presentation of candidates for
Vice President. 6th-BallotinR. The
amendment was agreed to and the addi
tionsl rule adopted.
Roosevelt, of New York, inquired
chat had become of the proposition in
regard to representation in future ma
tonal conventions. He knew that there
gas strong feeling that there should
be some change by which the number
Of delegates should be more nearly pro
portioned to the Republican votes cast
in the respective States.
Parks, of California, chairman of the
Committee on Rules, said tie subject
had been withheld until minority re-.
port could be received.
Thurston, of Nebraska, moved To
amend the seventh rule. which provides
for nominations bv a majority of the
fOtes cast, by requiring majority of
all the delegates. He said that no rules
should he enforced by which majority
Of duly elected delegates should attempt
10 force a candidate upon the party
Such action would be repudiated by ths
freemen of America.
Sanders, of Montana, offered AZ au
amendment that no person shall be eli
fble TO be memher OF the National
Convention who IL not eligible ~ -
member OF the Electoral College.
Hoar of Massachusetts, made An OK
PLANTATION of the effect of the civil ser
vice law passed by Congress a year ago,
and said it was not the purpose of that
law to prohibit any Federal officer
from exercising the rights of an Amsri-
can citizen.
The amendment offered by Sanders
Of Montana was adopted.
The amendment offered by rhurston
Of Nebraska was adopted after soms
verbal notifications.
This disposed OF the question of the
rules except IA To the representation In
future conventions. that subject being
withheld.
Parks of California then made n re-
port IA TO the appOrtionment of dele
gates for future conventions. 1t directs
that each State shall be entitled To- -four
delegates at large, with two additional
delegates for each member of Congress
at large, il any; that each Territory and
the District Of Columbia shall be en-
titled to two delegates. and that each
Congressional district shall be entitled
to two delegates.
Bishop, of Massachusetts,, ON behalf
Of the minority 0f the committee, RS
ported rule that each State shall be
entitled to four delegates at large, and
one additional delegate for each repre-
sentative at large, il any. that each Ter
rltery, and the District of Columbis
shall be entitled TO two delegates, thai
each Congressional district shall be en-
Titled to one delegate, and au addition
a delegate for 1900 majority o. votes, OF
fraction thereof cast for the Republican
Residential electors. at the last proceed
lne Presidential election, and that Oh,
Republican National COMMITTEES shall
within a year after each Presidential
election, certify the representation {,
Which each State IL entitled.
Common, of Indiana, supported the
minority report as entirely in keeping
With the genius OF American iustitu-
Tons. Ii did not decrease the represen
ation Of district. but only added &
representation in accordance with Re
publican majorities.
Bradley, of kentucky. opposed thu
minority report rs something tina
might come from the Democratic party
gat not from the Republican party
Ihere had been times whes the Souti
aAd saved the Republican party. l
ses Florida that gave them the Presi
Gent in 1876. He warned the Republi
can party that the tariff question wa
coming up before the country, aud tn
usne might come when the Northerl
9 p, would want the aid of the South
rae Soathern delegates came here a
Heenen, not as slaves. They did no
ask 10 dictate the nomination, but the!
SSeeilned to surrender their manhood
rue eallows which was now propose,
Rai bang some of those who yropose'
D. West Virginia. North Carolins
s,Isida and the Old Dominion, in spit
" " pemocrttlc shotguns and ia spite o
0s localized murder which cried to Cos
y. vengeance, would give the Republi
a party their votes at the coming
e'To'lon. Applause.
Lynch OF MlssiSainni ala,, onrasaa IN