New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-06
CONVENTION DETAILS.
THE PILES AND PLATFORM ADOPTED.
UNANIMOUS REPORT ON CONTESTED SEASIDE
n.rg on THE QUESTION OF REPRESENTATION

Rate on THE QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
GENERAL PRESS DrsPATcHl
CHICAGO, June 3. -ChIirmln Henderson
e,led the Convention 20 order at 1880 A. IN. Blshop
rsnow. IN en- delivered the following prayer
Aloighty Cob the fountain OF all life and light, we
deyontly be,s rles for the National aud indivMnai
wat With our fathers as in their weakness and feeble
they lay the foundations OF the hepnGne rgoS
the dark aud stormy days OF the Kovq 2i non
Net with an cmancipated and enfrnchsed race and an
undivided union vi the States. We thank lIee' Va
service beadahe to us by the a6ors and sscrhces and
TIE surrendered lives OF heroic, devoted men w. mn
up leaders OF the people to the needs and emerson
cies OF their own times We thane i ht free pulpit
ana a free press so extensively enjoyed We pnS
I mcS G cSr Iay Weld it more closely TO
geiSer IN union OF fraternity charity and Ioyy
ali Others in authority Grant them IL health anu i ,s
pey long to I'VE S Ssom man and sIrchsth for his ad
Gus task We thank Thee, oh God for the klOt'sus
a liberty for all equality before for ALL by the
party whose representatives are mere Assem-
these before Thee we pray Thee IN ther ris
aud discreton save them from error ishoancT prUs
and prejudice check the haS,y wCr Tbo rsSo9ld
be selected for the political positions to which
@aecatirn Of Soy mind ana heart for that high and
holy trust Grant we pray Thee that personal peuucJS
and interests may yield to the just demands OF lrue anu
broad patriotism; and grant, we pray Thee that Wnon
time shall come for the sulrAses OF tne N ii
pies adopted by this great body s1cG the SSsT and
vsed such the candidates n ore Thee sSa be
secured the final ratification b. made ny the peoe
the SON. ssd the Holy Ghost shall have all the glory
world without end Amen.
LABORs OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
MI Ballard, OF Vermont, from the Committee on Cre
dentias then addressed the convention IS follows;
A chairman of the Committee Credentials, before
preventing our report YOU Will Raro1 ian. ne Taessy nsh
the committee has been In almost CONTINUOUS
Measure of booming" for tayorte candidate
tons that have been submitted have been many OF
them difficult and delicate. but am happy 20 say .as'
me driberaiions Of the committee were entirely mar
rnonious Applause There was no d,cord IN our coul.
se there inquiry whether the claimaa, Oh $50 se$'
was Blame man, Arthur man, Logan man, enef-
man man. Edmunds man; the question was soiGy
this i the claimant rightly entitled 20 se cn IN 1ne
ton on the harmony the Republican party evidence
by the that this committee gathered iOm an the
states ana has pres n,ed an entirely nn1hmoIs
report Applause There Is To be no tc-brand thrust
A '1 5a,, 0Hr report which OF couIsc was hastily
written tls morning at the close Of our tlU1I W cn
mend itself to the good Judgment OF me members ol %
Eew-Jersoy member OF our committee, who mas en-
ceny AIDED me as temporary chairman GGTlns CO."
any to be put 10 us by the convention ID ieo"'" W
READING or THE REPORT.
y Fort then read the report Of The Committee on
Credentials. a. follows:
Your Committee Credentials respectfully report thAt
they met Tor The order OF nusiH'G on nn1 as Ier
chairman. and Edward G. Nichols esq ui MicgISan aS
secreary and proceeded TO the consideration OF the con
tests In Ibis body Your committee report that they an
mex printed rule OF membership prepared io Inc
National Committee, with the chanSos mace tuele, ~
your committee As TO the several contested cafe your
Committee report upon each rs they nave CONSIDERED
Fys~In the case Of the lat District of Alabama your
Committee Hud The sitting meIuber', James r. Stt
Frank W. Thrcct and their aernacS the roll OF tnc
National C0ninittee eutiilei ~ thers"ats .,,o
The committee ind the sitting members Lone. T. MS
the roll ot the National Committee ehuIeI 20 inc"
IND In the case of the Ivh District OF Texas, the
committee ind the sitting mcnbers u. Maoy and j.
l. Carter and their dternteS entitled 10 tHr seaS m
Fo.h-In tAe case OF the Isl Dl'ulct % NcGrsn| InI
committee ind the sitting memlerS 4. y" wilson a.a
jane Blue and their alter4$es raIted 70 teT 'd iG
committee iul the sitting menners, W. " huser' T. A.
Piper and their acrnes gnte ale, 10 'er Keoy the
comntte. find sitting members, Edwin tattey ana
S Bi+'' Win fh ' csr Of The Wi District Maryaaa
the commit hnd the sitting mem perT Ii' ";
dan and Henry W. Rogers, with their atefha'o eAu'I'"
"T,siIn the case ~ the Win Dlsuic, Of NewYorI,
IN c,cp,,te, mad the sitting members. John OBren
aud John n. Brady with their "ltenates emitted 10 'A'F
Snh In the case OF the XIXth District Of New York
tie committee recommend that tno -tIhg nt or
mates Andrew : Draper and Madison covert and tne
tSer .,,atcs William II Haskell and Nathan & Wen
DEL q, e each admitted To- seats III the convention WIN
h2 7o 70 c ' cs u the XXX District Ponrsy
wanna, tia committee und the sitting m,n!er 1rnF'
OILY contest 10 one member James L. SiSciS' Win
I,,'I I'm Inc case OF the contest of the state OF
Virginia me committee by un1nmous vote. hId that
mo delegation from said state headed ny senator ~
c"pyenn In accordance with the ro! OF dee9aies aud
sitcrnates as made up by the National Republican com
Trqt hin the case Of the With District Of Kentucky
,hs, tGr stting members silas f. Miller and John Masoi
Brown. with their alternates, JOnn Breu SmG NtoIa,
~ ,',Dtn and their aIternatcs Hugh Mulholland anC
August kOhlert, be each adm sed rs d'.Hgaes auu
each Ts recommendation is consented 10 BY the sit
ting members and by the contestants,
The report was adopted with Only ono vote III the mega
tive.
A Partial REPORT on RULES And ORDER oF hCs'
MSS
Mr. Parks of California chairman OF the Committee OF
Tule, and Order Of Business then said:
The Committee on Rules aud Order OF business hay
cnnPeIGTd ,mt his body en- the resolution referred
70 them relating the basis OF representation thcle Is
minority report the committee will make TIVE
report, ard VIII send this report up now, ANA AK U
wale a second report aiterwsrd The connl,'ce nav
aJonlcd substantially the former rll's OF this body sn
they mako Cushings Manual nae I'm a." "rhan
italy the same
The clerk then read the report Of the committee as fol
lows:
R,,, This convention shall consist of a number o
dl.,atrs from each state TO double the NUMBER Oh u
sensiors aud A3tivcs Ia Congress ana TWO iron
orh Territory and from the District OF COIuinD.
-, ~ This convention shall be governed ny genera
nariiamrntary laws taking Cushlngs manual l0I al
thoriIy except far as provided IN ths ioiU"lhs au
III. When the pre- yiOus question shal Dcdenlihi
o, i,y majority Of the delegates from any atats anu t
Se,ond I've seconded more states ana me oai
n. sustained hy a majority Oi the convention inc qut
,n Shall teu proceeded with ami DISPOSED OF 1c,o!o
n TO The rules OF the House OF Representatives III Sli"
,..... 40 oo,rortion Tin,
states fai called Alphabetical order ana next in
sr.r,i..,ric, and The District of COlunhl1.
J,,ie T-Ihc report Of the Committee on 'fei'nut4
-. be disposed OF before the report Of tine Committee
m Pcoulou, l. agreed upon aud the report n The Com
n .I..A ll. fl I'M