The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-03

Hon. r. Thompson doubted the advisable
| ny ~ prsetnting his name to the oonven
ton. What the onio'mc will be II 10 nn
possible 20 state, but the contest 10 IA
sidersd close.
nos. POWELL CLAYTON
announced ihis morning. he was going q
work I = Blaine. The Arkansas dsieeatiOr
was addressed this morning by Colltc,ol
Robertson, ot New York, Who said Bl.in'
could certainly carry New York state
while there was doubt Of Arthur bting
able TO secure ~. The meeting was a
stormy ore, aud when u Adiournsd with
oui nrtlon Il Was tsid the delegation stood
o tor Blsine aud Tor Arthur.
the NATIONAL c,MNfTrxE
held its session this afternoon, and Joseph
~ Lee was appointed as proxy Tor William
w. Hioke, OF Florida. The subcommittee,
through Horace Davls, chairman, to which
was referred the csse OF the cOntesglng dele.
CATION from the First Georgia district sub
miu,d " report. IL declares the com
mittee considered only the proceeding In
the distric. convention as bearing on ihe
priria facie case 10 the two parties, ana did
not 60 into The merits OF the spit prior 10
that oonvep ton. They find the proceed.
ings OF that convention ot ma Irregular
character, with very conflicting evidence
ss to its merits, out the comm tee deemed
on tho whole the prifne tacie case was With
Alexander n Wilson and LauTins Blue,
ana their nlternstes. Mr., DeverauN moved
~ ~ amendment that the matter be re-
'torrfd 10 the convention on cretentialF aud
that no names be placed on the
rolls. Mr.. Deveraux then moved as
substitute that the namps OF
Johnson and Green be placed on the rolls
defeated. The repnrt OF the com nittee w,s
then adopted. Senator Jones reported
verbally in the matter OF the first Alabama
district IN favor OF Metsrs Slaughter and
Irest. Tue report wac adopted without de-
bate. Senator Platt reported In the matter
OF the contest In the twenty-aecoud Penn.
sylvania dis'rict. putting on The rolls
Ma,ee and Finn. Adopted without debate.
With rerpeci 10 the contest In the twenty
first a nsylvanla district. the committee
recon amended that neither Sayres nor
Venting he placed on the rolls. This
would leave Mr.. West ns the only delegate
from the district whose seat was bot con.
Tested. The committee reported tlat
neither Sayres nor Venting had been regu.
larlY elected. Jones asked if the commit.
tpe intended to dis srsnchise the di tric,.
ar. Mcgee Thought as the presidential
preferences OF the two contestants were the
same, bath should be admitted and bs
given bal; vote each. A vote was taken
upon ...e report OF the committee ana 1t
was adopted.
olT INfVHflNt ~ lDFt, IN tnf HftttT OF
the tenth New York district, reported in
favor Of joan J. OBrien and Matthew II.
Brady. The report Was adopted without
debate.
la the matter Of The nineteenth New York
the same com niitoe reDortet N favor OF
George @. Campbell and II Iran G'iggs 20 be
plsced upon the roll. ADOPTED without
debate.
In tha matter OF the fifth Kentucky. the
F.aI a sea
Siias s. Miller and Johu Mason Pr j.u.
Adopted without denate. The same rciion
was taken in favor OF Edward Farley aud
Z. .. Bragg.
Ia toe matter Of tho second Illinois, SEN
ator A!jrich submit TED n mo ,riiy report m
favor Of admitting W l. Powell and ".
h. Kent. Mr.. Kent, OF Msin,
submitted minority rsport In favor OF W.
II Ruger. Mr.. Cook, Of Illinois, moved "a
q substitute that the names of Rueer ana
Piper be inserted instead OF the names
reported by the msjority Of the committee
Lost aud the report adopted.
GEORGE WILLIAM Curtis PosIrioN.
A. tho Edmunos meeting George Will
am Quits made a leech OF about twenty
..Dini .s duration. He upheld tbe cand.
uacy OF Edmuuus as embodyin the princi.
pies upon which the Independent voters put
their faith, sentiment which elcited the
beartiest applause. Mr.. Curtis personally
believed EdmuDds stood on the strongest
foundation OF any candidate, ard he pro-
poeed To stick TO the Vs'monter at least I'LL
ID became spparen, that the nomination oi
some one else representing exactly the same
ideas chp assured.
Mr.. Beatty supnlemented his recon-.
incubation with long written report,
giving his version 81 the contest. The con-
test grew out q, the re-apportionment OF
distrlcts, by which certain
ms here OF the district com mmitiee became
of another district, but jlired in
the call tor primaries, which resulted in the
election OF persons recommended in the
majority report. The contestantu were
chosen by convention called by the dis
irlct commit ee which claimed TO Rave been
regularly elected by a popular vote.
rne substitute was acopted by vote OF 26
TO 20 A vote was ordtrad on ,be report
of the committee Ms smsnded. the substi-
tute being regarded rs IN the form OF an
amendment; adopted bv a vote OF % TO 10.
la the matter OF the fourth Maryland,
the con- nittee reported in favor of James
W. Esrdon ana Henry W. Rogers.
without debate.
Mr.. Magec moved reconsideration OF
the vote In the matter OF the twenty ifst
Pennsylvania. Carried. He then moved
that the name oi Mr.. Sayre be placed upon
the roll. Carried.
Mr. Martin then 6T3led the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the tbsnke 81 the com ui,,ee
are due to the ciliZens OF Chicago generally
and esp, cially tp the committee on arrange
ments and finarce charted with the duty
If providing n suitable place OF meeting aud
making other provisions for the assembling
u ine nat onol republican convention, for
he amrle and careful arrRrg ments per
ecied by them.
The chair stated that nominations We're
Ia order for
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
,T the national convention. Mr.. Runnells,
lt Iowa. rose TO O. ifsr the name OF seust n
George f. Hear, of MaCsachuae.ts, n gentle
nan, who 30 tho midHt OF exciting features
lf the convention tour years age, proceeded
with that wisdom w1icl has e cRpended |
iim 20 the good opinion OF every ~ 'egste I
IN that body. Paul StrJthch, OF AlayaI1a,
q Condrd the nomination.
A member from Louisiana rs!d he voiced |
he sentiments Of members from touthern |
,.ptcs IN according all honor IN Senator /
Noer rrd they would doucties' Ike 10 see |
him ciosen for the permanent chairman
shin, Dut in tho distr buiion 0f honors to |
ee conferred by the cotton, be thought /
~ recognition OF southern rcputl icsnism,
hat IN nsmiDg a man ior a position
40. bought with patronage it
,outhern repub ican. He named Powell
clayton, Of Arkansas. Mr.. Canady. OF
North Carolina. seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Stonf, o; Michigan, said IN obedience
a the vote ~ his state celeratlor, he de-
iired to nominate Roweli G. Horr, vf Mich.
gan.
Mr.. Megee, Of PernsylvsDis, nominated
! ,lusha A. G.ow, OF Pennsylvania.
THE VOTE
Tss as follows:
Ciayton-Caliiornit Colorado, Ilinois,
pdisns, Kansas, Louisiaus, Msine, |
u Nississinpi, Missouri, Nebraska New |
FORK, New Jer-ey, North Carolina,
oregon. Ohio, South Carolina, Virginia, |
West Virginia. Wisconsin. Ar'zous, Ds. |
,ots, Idaho, Mon,sns, New Mexico, Wash
reton territory, Wyoming, Utah-total,
z.