The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-06
THE CONVENTION.
The Fevcr' d Forces OF tho Candid ate's
Claus SIN Surgisg.
sherman Stock Rising Slowly but Not
Surprisingly Surely.
The PIatform-0nt Of q Precious Poor
Pile Of Planks.
The Nrgro AID Protection DO Duty
Once More.
Trolling for the workingman With n
B-astly Bait.
War Hash Half WARNED Dished Up
10 Disgust.
Malone and His Myrm'dons Seated
DcsscndOrf DOwned.
Hawlty Heads the Host Of Presidential
Possibilities.
Blaine, Of Maine, Raises the Roof With
Hts Name.
rhe Lesser Lights Get Their Grab Of
Glory.
No Bali0!-TO M0rrow's Possibilities.


Regular Proceedings
CHICAGO, June s. The convention wa,
called TO or'er and was opened by PRAYER
by Bshop Follous, OF the Reformed Epis'
cjpal church. He prayed that those who
might bo elected Dv this convention tor thu
loitiest political position to which mortal
men can aspire snail possess every quail
iicstion OF body, mind and heart Tor the
nigh and holy trust: that personal prefer
encs and interests should yield To the Ius'
de ~ ands OF true and broad patriotism ard
the choice snould he msde by the pc pie IT.
an nmistskable manner.
Henry Ballard, vi Vermont the chairman
OF the
COMMITTEE ON cRRpEHrIAL7,
reported that the session OF ths coinmittee
had been almost continuous, leaving ths
members no time TO rest. He took pleas
ure in saying that the proceedings had
been entirely harmonious and without
reference to personal preference, the repor,
was unanimous. The report w.s received
with applause. The report OF The commit
tee on credentials was read by MIR. Forest
of New Jersey. II was TO the elect thbt ths
sitting mem bers IN oil tho contested Cases
were entitled TO their seat, except in the
case OF the nineteenth district OF New York
aud the fifth district Of Kentucky, where
both the delegates and couteatants are al
mitted 10 cast bali vote each. In the Var
einia case, the COMMITTEES found upani
mously, that the oslegstes headed by Ma
hone were entitled to the seat. The report
was adopted without discussion.
Parks, of CAliforf.is, from the COMMITTEES
on ruies, reported that sthe 'maittee had
acopted substantially the rules OF ths
last convention. except that II recon-
mended the &C option OF CushinR's manual
as the parliamentary law of the boty, in
sIead OF the rules OF tho house of rspre
sertatives, except that the previous ques
ton II to be In force ss in the he use.
Grow. OF Penney sylvania. from the minority
nj the committee, offered substitute iol
the tenth ruls, which prescribe, the mod'
of electing delegates to tre next n'tiona
republican convention. He proposes tina
delegates shsli be ele ctt d In the same man
ner aa me mi bers OF ccnlress.
Parks accepted the proposed amendment
Grow having y plaineo that the delegate
ut.large we're 10 be elert,d by state con
yention aud that tho msBn,r of elect nj
d, yeaies from the District OF Columbi'
prescri bed by the national republican COT
yentiop, the rules we're then adopted.
Parks offered an additional rule 40 &
the
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Bayne, OF Pennsylv4nia, moved III
amen udtneut TO |, 30 ~ To mDke the order
business us iollows: Ftst Report OF tn
committees on platform ana resolutions
secnnd-The call of the roll OF states; thir'
Pr, sep,ation Of candidates for presideLt
Observation-Disclosures; ffth-Presertation o
dates for vice. president; sixth-BL
loting. =,
additional rule accep pt.d.
Roosevelt, OF Nav York, inquired wha
mad bt come OF the proposition In regard
represen,a'iops in future national O. ven
tlx..ra ~ fan Ina
,bat there should he some change by which
The nun Der OF deleg'tss should be mor
nearly proper Toned To the republican vote
cast in the different states.
Parks. OF California, ohairmsn Of th'
commi,,ee on rules, moved o adjourn unti
Ii minority report could be prepared.
Thurston, of Nebraska, moved TO ament
the seventh rule, which pi piovides for nomi
nation by msioriiy OF ths votes cast D,
reouiripg no rules should be enforced b.,
which a majority of duly elec ed delegates
should attempt 10 en.oTca candidate on
ibe party. Sdch &C ion would ne repuNiat
ed by the ireemen OF America. lap
sanders, of Montana, offered an amend
meut that no ptrson ehsii be eligible az
member Of the national committee who I
not eligible ls member to The elec'orl
college,.
Hoar, OF Massscbusetis, msde an eXpia-
nation as to the effect oil The civil service
Law passed by fongrsss year ago and Sale
II was not the purpose OF that law 70 pre-
hibit any Federal officer rom .xercisiog al
the rights Of an American citizen.
The amen6ment offered by Sanders wa
,dopied.
The amendment offered by ThurstoD, O
Nebraska, was adopted alter come ver0a
notifications,
This disposed Of the question as TO the
REPRESENTATIONS IN FuTURs CONVENTIONS
That subjsct being disposed OF, Parks, nl
Calj.orpie, then made report as 10 the a.
pointment OF delegates for future conven'
tions. 1t dictates that each state email ps
entitled TO four dele Large, with ad'
itional deleestes for each member OF con
press at.large, II any; but each territory
and The District ot Colum bia thall be en-
titled to Two de,egsisr, and that each con
prassional dis.. let shall be entitled ID Two
delegates. .,, =,
the minority OF the committee, reported q
rule that each state shall be snt tled 70 iou'
delegates -at.largs ana one additional ioi
each rtsen,stive-at.Iarge, II any, VA
shsIl be entitled to two dslegates; that each
con rressionsl delegate shell BE- entitled 10
one deieeate. and one additional delegate
ior avpry OyuO mai ority VOTES or ,naction
thereof cast TOR the republican presidential
sIectorsl ticket at the last preceding presi-
deutisl election, and tnat the republican
national committee shall within 2 wear
aftsr each presidential election ceru'y tne
7epre, sutstion TO which each state 10 e.
titled. Al.
Carver, OF Maryland. supported tbs
m,porty report a. within the keeping O.
,ho genius Of American institutions Il
did OF decrease the representation OF any