Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-05

have cerried the majority of the legislature
in this State, which will secure the gain of
one United States senator. tremendous
applause. We have elected republican
representative to Congress and Oregon is
safe for the nominee of the convention for
president.
After Adjournment
of the convention and while the hall
was crowded there were loud calls for "In-
gersoll" and "Oglesby." The calls were
kept up for long time. Ingersoll did not
respond, but Oglesby did and made a long
and amusing speech In conclusion he
announced that the republican party was
to win. The American people would not
allow that party to retire from the exercise
of the solemn powers of the nation.
Congressman Horr of Michigan was called
for and came forward and made speech
He remarked that six months ago they had
been told that the republican nomination for
the presidency would go begging, but there
was not much sign of its going begging to-
night, The republican convention had named
the president for "a years. They had got
into the habit of it and were not going to
break up the habit this year. He ridiculed
the democratic majority in the House of
Repre- esentatives, and its utter failure in the
way of tariff revision. ''God," he said,
would not have put gold. coal and iron in
the bowels of the land if he thought the dem
ocratic party was going to rule the country
and abolish the tariff" Laughter.
Report of Subcommittee Oh Resolutions.
The sub committee on resolutions having
completed its work reported to the full COM
mittee at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The reso-
lutions as reported were road for debate and
approved The session lasted four hours,
and adjourned without completing the plat
form.
The principal point of discussion was un-
derstood to be the tariff plank, and it was
finally re committed to the sub committee
with instructions to report to the fnll COM
mittee at $50 tomorrow forenoon. 1t is
said that the difference of opinion is not seri-
Gus, and will be hastily settled att a meeting
to be held later in the evening. The reso-
lutions will contain a strong endorsement of
President Arthur's administration, and de-
clares for civil service REFORM 1t is in
favor of an efficient navy and vigorous tariff.
The committee on credentials has been in
session almost constantly for twenty-four
hours, and up to z. NJ. had only disposed
of the seventh Alabama, first Georgia, fifth
Kentucky, second Illinois, and District of
Columbia cases, leaving two New York, two
Pennsylvania and the remaining Kentucky
cases undetermined, and also the Virginia
contest. In the seventh Alabama case r. A.
Merrity and Arthur Bringham, regulars,
were seated, over Warner and Hamlin, con-
testants. The seated delegates are Arthur
men.
A. NJ. Wilson and JAS Blue were seated
in the lst Georgia district, over johnson and
Green. The men admitted are Arthur men.
In the 2nd Illinois district there was a
sharp contect, but Henry Puger and Charles
Piper, adherents of Logan were admitted.
Two hours were expended before the de-
csion was reached in the 9TH Kentucky case,
and the contest resulted in seating E. A.
Wilson and Michael Winters, Blaine men.
In the District of Columbia case Frank
COnger was seated.
why Powell Clayton Deserts Arthur.
Gen. Powell Clayton in an interview said
that assertions had been made in certain
newspapers that he had pledged himself and
Arkansas TO Arthur, and is now unfairly
leaving him. He has never spoken or written
a word to Arthur on the subject He felt
friendly to him. and does yet, and if he had
developed sufficient strength in his own State
and the other northern States that give re-
publican majorities he would have supported
him, and he thinks that the Arkansas delega-
tion would have done the same, although
three of the delegates have from the first been
adverse to him. When he ascertained that
Arthur had carried only about twelve repub-
iican congressional delegates in the Union
and had failed to carry his own State, he re-
reluctantly came to the conclusion that his
candidacy was hopeless.
The decision of the committee on creden-
tials in the contested 9TH Kentucky district case
has created a good deal of excitement and
ill feeling and it is said the committee will
reconsider their action. If it does not some
of the members of the Kentucky
lucky delegation threaten to take the matter
before the convention. 1t is stated on good
authority that the Malone delegation from
Virginia will be admitted without contest.
Punching With His Umbrella.
Geo. Turner of Alabama, this evening,
assaulted Brewster Cameron, ex-chief exam
iner of the United States department of JUS
tice, in the rotunda of the Grand Pacific
Hotel. Cameron turned on him and struck
him a severe blow on the head with his cane.
Hon. Paul Strobach of Alabama, seeing his
friend getting the worst. began punching
Cameron with his umbrella, but the latter
was fully equal to the occasion and came out
first best in the fight. The occasion of the
assault, Cameron SAYS, was the evidence
which he was compelled to give before the
committee on expenditures in the department
of justice concerning the conduct of certain
Alabama marshals.
speech Of Mr.. Curtis Against the Hawkins
Resolution.
The following are the remarks in full
against the Hawkins resolution, binding the
delegates to support the nominee of the con-
vention, whoever he be:
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, republican
and free man come to this convention, and
by the grace of God, free man will 1 go
out of the convention. [Cheers.l Twenty
four years ago l was here in Chicago.
Twenty-four years ago 1 took part with the
men who nominated a man who bears a most
illustrious name in the republican party, and
the brightest ray in whose halo of glory and
Immortality is that he is great emancipator.
[Cheers, and cries of good, good. In that
convention resolution was offered in an
amendment of the platform. 1t introduced
into the platform the words from the Dec
laration of Independence. That amendment
was voted down. Josiah r. Gidden, of Ohio,
rose from his seat, and was passing out of
the convention. As he went to pass
BY my chair reached out my hand
and said, "Sir. where are you going?" He
said to me, "Yonng man am going out of