The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-06
THE DECKS CLEARED
Lively -Three-Hours' Session Of
the Republican Convention.
The Delegates Roll Up Their Sleeves
and Do Big Business.
Ali the Preliminaries to Nominate
Candidates Completed in
Short Order.
The South Stands Up for Equal Repre-
sentation Like a Little Man,
and Wins,
Change in the Constitution of the Ma
tional Committee--The Platform
A Comprehensive Document
Adopted with Hurrah--
Malone Wins
Predictions.

they declared that they
MUST AND SHALL BE HEARD
on the floor, even if they had to force their
way through the guards This declaration
| was carried to Malone, but he only shrugged
| his shoulders, smiled significantly, and said
! that buster don't count on roll call
Senator Lapham, of New York, bis
| r1ddy, healthy Lcountenance contrasting
| with his snow-wlite hair, SAT on the
very edge Of the stage on the left of the
chairman, AMI was the focus of many opera
glasses Warner Miller came slowly down
the aisle with his eyes on his colleagues, but
he kept outside of speaking distance, and
those IN the neighborhood wondered there
at. Over in the corner.
WHITE, CURTIS AND ROOSEVELT
were in close confab with Ex-Governor
Long On the other side of the
building collector Robertson, William
v alter Phelps and Galusha
Crow were engaged in an equally close de-
bate. To the west the Ednlunds men ap-
peared TO be holding an informal caucus on
the floor. Curtis went over to them and il
was apparent that there was something in
tie wind. Elkins coTTalled Phelps and took
him to a distant corner. Chaffee few here
and there, whispering into the ears of promi-
nent Blaine men.
At last all the delegates reached the floor,
and the audience waited patiently for Chair
man Henderson to lift his gavel
BUSINESS BEGINS.
At last, at l0:5S a. m, Henderson arose and
the gavel dropped. The buzz of conversa-
ton slowly died away, and the band ceased
its rendition of Down by the Swanee River
| and "Dixion
| The Rev DR.. Fallows, of Chicago, was
asked to lead in prayer. The reverend gentle
man asked that the party be prevented from
| falling into error, pride and ignorance At
the conclusion of his petitions the gavel
! again fell, at 11:0T, and the convention
settled down to the business Of the day
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS.
Ballard, of Vermont, presented the report
Of the committee on credentials. He pre-
| faced it with brief speech, in which he said
| the deliberations of the committee had been
conducted tremendously. The report sets
! forth that in the case of First dist riot OF
| Alat a ma the committee found the sitting
members entitled to their seats, and in the
| case of the Seventh district of Alabama the
same; Fourth district of Texas, same; First
| district of Georgia. First kentucky, Fourth
| Maryland and Sixth New York, same.
| In the Nineteenth district of New York the
C mm.ttee recommended that the sitting
delegates and the contestants be each ad-
mitted to seats with half a vote for each
| delegate In the Twenty-first district of
Pennsylvania the sitting members were de-
cared entitled to their seats
OF the contest in Virginia, the committee
said that the Malone delegation were en-
titled to their seats, and in the Fifth district
of Kentucky that the sitting members be re.
tanned.
Judge Fort, of Vermont, moved that the
report be adopted; carried without oDposi-
ton, amid great cheers.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
| Marks, o. Colorado, announced that the
committee on rules had two reports, and
asked that both be given hearing.
The report Of the committee was then pre-.
| sented. 1t was, in the main, duplicate re-
| port of that which was adopted by the last
| convention. Both the Blaine and Arthur
managers pricked their ears to listen closely
for any point which might initiate against
| their interest.
| Grow, of Pennsylvania, moved to amend
rule 10, TO make up the list of the national
committee SO that it might be made up Of
one member from each state and territory,
the same to be announced by the chairman
of the delegation from each state and terri.
! tory as the roll is called by states; the dele
| gates to the national conventions to be
elected in the same manner as members Of
congress in the various districts
Grows amendment was carried by viva
| voce vote of about ten to one, after a short
discussion.
| A desultory debate on various rules fol
lowed, many delegates favoring minor and
technical changes Bayne moved the adop
ton of the report, and called tht
previous question, but gave way tC
| Roosevelt, who called for the minor
ity report but it was announced
that the minority was not ready.
The convention then got into some con
fusion. A dozen speakers were trying to ge
in their particular crochets, and all at once
| sometimes.
Thurstoa, of Nebraska, offered an amend
ment to change the manner of counting bal
lots for candidates. His proposition was t.
amend'the rules SO as to require a majority
Of full national convention Il
elect Before his resolution coult
be reduced to writing, Bayne agail
called the previous question on the original
report He accepted Thurston's amend
ment
Delegate Saunders, of Montana, offered
further amendment to rule 10: providing
that no person shall be a member of the ns
tional committee who is not eligible te
seat in the electoral college" Thi
amendment was offered to bar on
of the committee all federal office
holders. Mr. Saunders called on Mr.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, to explain it. In tn
course of his remarks he said that the ma
tional congressional committee the other dal
at Washington had agreed to such framing
Of the rules.
This amendment, making it impossible 70
federal office-holders to become members
the Republican national committee, wa
finally adopted.
Attorney General Russell, of New Yorl
moved that the minority report of the con
mittee on rules be received when ready an
acted upon.
Rule No. was amended to read: In NAL
! ing the nomination for president and vic
president, in no case shall the calling of tt
roll be dispensed with. When, at the close {
any roll call, any candidate shall receive
majority of all the votes to which the CONVEX
ton, by the call of the national con
mittee, is entitled, the president {
the convention shall announce th
question to be: "Shall the nomination {
the candidate be made unanimous" Til.
with the entire report, was adopted.
The committee on the subject of apportioI
ment of delegates in future conventions, II
| ported that each state shall be entitled t
four delegates-at-large and two additions
delegates-at-large for each representatives.
large, if any elected in such state at the Las
preceding congressional election. SeconC
each territory and the District of Colunbi
shall be entitled to two delegates. Thirt
each congressional district shall be entitle