Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-05
prayer by Bishop Sallows Of the Reformed
Episcopal church.

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Episcopal church.
Report OF the credentials Committee.
Henry Ballard, of Vermont, chairman of
the committee on credentials, reported
that the sessions of the committee had
been almost continuous and the result was
q unanimous report. Applause The
report was to the effect that the sitting
members in all the contested GASES are
entitled to their seats. except In the Nine
teenth district, New York, and Fifth Ken
lucky district, where both delegates and
contestants are admitted each with half
vote. In the Virginia cases the o0m-
mittee found unanimously that the dele
cation, headed by Malone, was on
titled to seats, aud the report was adopted
without discussion.
Parks, of California, from the commit.
tee on rules reported that tho committee
had adopted substantially that Of the dis.
trict convention. Grow, Of Pennsylvania,
from the minority Of the same committee
offered substitute for the tenth rulo
which prescribes tho mode Of electing
delegates to the next national convention.
He proposes that delegates shall be elected
in the same manner as members of Con-
gress. Parks accepted the proposed amend.
ment, Grow having xplained that delegates
at large are to be elected by state con.
ventions and that the manner of electing
delegates from tho District of Columbia
should be prescribed by the national COM
mittee. The rules were then adopted.
Parks offered an additional rule as to the
order of business. An amendment
offered by Bayne, Pa, was adopted max.
ing the order of business as follows
First, Report of the committee on plat
form and resolutions second, call OF the
roll of states third, present candidates for
president ; fourth, balloting fifth, pre-
sentation Of candidates for vice president (;
sixth, balloting. The rule thus amended
was then adopted.
Changes in Rules.
Reference was then made to the subject
Of representation in future national con.
vontions and it was announced that the
subject was being withheld until minor.
ity report, could be prepared.
Tho minority report was presented by
Bishop, of Mass. 1t provides that each
state shall be entitled to four delegates
at large, and ono additional delegate for
each representative at large that each
territory and District of Columbia DO en-
tied to two delegates that each oongres.
sional district be entitled to one dele
gate, and an additional delegate for
every ten thousand votes or fraction
thereof cast for the Republican presiden
tial electoral ticket at the preceding cleo
tion. A long discussion followed, which
was participated in by Lynch. of Miss,
Long, of Mass and others. Finally the
report of the minority was withdrawn.
Thursdon, of Nebraska, moved to amend
the seventh rule, which provides for nom.
nations by majority of the votes
cast, SO as to require majority Of all the
delegates. Ho said no rule should be
enforced by which less than majority OF
duly elected delegates should attempt to
enforce a candidate upon the party,
"Such action would be repudiated by the
freemen of America" lhpplause.l
Sanders, of Montana, offered an amend
ment that no person shall be eligb'y o
member of tho national committee VIII
is noe eligible as q member of the eleotOra
college. Sanders amendment was adopte,
a' was also that offered by Thurs lon
This disposed Of the question Of the rule
except with regard To representation IL
future conventions.
Mr.. Parks, of California, then made
report as to the appointment of delegate
for future conventions. It directs tina
each state be entitled to four delegates at
large and two delegates for each congress
man ut large, and that zach territory au
the District of Columbia be entitled b
two delegatop, and that zach oOngressiOna
district shall be entitled to two delegates
The withdrawal of the minority re
| port was greeted with great applause. Mr.
| Bishop stated it was entirely eviden
| that tho sentiment of the convention WAS
against it. The majority report was thon
| adopted
Mckinley, OF Ohio from tho committee
on resolutions, then presented report o
that committee.
| The Platform.
Tho platform recommends such revision
of tariff rs will protect American interests
and American labor. IT, denouuces th
importation of foreign labor either GrOI
| China or Asia.
The platform has been unanimousl
adopted.
| The convention adjourned until Z p. N
| uenI sherman Hei.oat, His Assertion.
| ST. LCUIs, June 5--Geu. Sherman sal
last night that he sent no telegram tC
| Chicago, but mailed letter to Gen
| Henderson three days ago. which he sup
| posed reached him yesterday. Gen. Sher
man said further that he would not accept
a unanimous nomination and that whlo b
had plenty of reasons for no declining h
would keep them 10 himself.
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