The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06
NEARING THE CRISIS.
Rapid Work by the National ke-
publican Convention at
Chicago Yesterday.
Organization Perfected-Order OF
Business and Report on Gre
dentials Adopted.
A Ringing Platform Which stirs Up the
Enthusiasm Of the Entire
Body.
Selection of a New Central Committee oil
One From Each State and
Territory.
Convention Notes and other Items OF
Interest From. the Seat of Battle
What the Chicago Papers Say.

CONVENTION HAIL, CHICAGO, LII,
June 5.--Beforc the tolliug OF the bells
announces the arrival of the midnight
hour the nominee Of the Convention ana
the candidate OF the Republican party
will in all probability be before th'
country.
The morning is lcaden and the atmos
phcre il raw, but people knowing thai
the critical hour is approaching and al
though only score OF delegates are II
their seats, the State galleries and real
hail are packed to suifoCation, while
thousands are on the outside clamorlnG
vainly for admission Among these are
Dezendorf and his colleagues. They have
learned that Malone and his follower
are to be seated, but they declare tina.
they must aud shall be heard on the floor.
even If they have 10 force their way
through the guards The declaration II
carried to Malone, but he only Shrugs his
shoulders, smiles significantly and say;
that bluster don't count on roll call.
Senator Lapham, of New York, hli
rudy, healthy countenance contrasting
with his snow-white head, sits on In,
very edge Of the stage on the left OF the
chairman and Is the focus Of countess
operas glasses.
Warner Miller came slowly down the
aisle this morning with his eyes on his
colleagues, but he keeps outside OF shak
ing distance, and those IN the nel9LUor'
hood wonder thcreat,
a. 4 4
VIM. Curtis aud Theodore Roosevelt are
in close confaO with Ex-Governor Long
ON the other side of the building Colec'
| tor Robertson, VIM. Walter Phelps anC
| Galusha Grow are engaged in an equally
close debate. To the west the Edmunds
men appear To be holding an informal
caucus on the floor Curtis has jus,
reached them and it IS apparent there !,
something in the wind Elkins has JUS
corralled Phelps and is taking him to {
| distant corner. Chaffec is flying here
| and there, whispering into the cars o
prominent BIaiuites All the delegate
| have reached the floor, and the audlenc,
awaits patiently for Chairman Henderso!
to lift his gayel.
At last at 1858 Il. IN. Henderson arose
and dropped the gayel, and the buzz o
| conversation slowly died away, and tho
band ceased its renditions OF "DoWn by
the Swance River" and "Dixie."
Rev. DR.. Fellows, OF Chicago, was
asked TO lead in prayer, and in ten min
utes he reviewed the country from the
| time Of the revolution, and thanked the
Lord Tor all he had done for the Repub
Ncan party during every decade. He
ended his prayer by asking that the party
| lie saved from the results OF error, pride
and ignorance. Heads were then RAISED
and the gavel again fell at ll;O7, and The
| Convention settled down TO the business
Of the day.
nA.M.-Mr. Ballard, of Vermont, pre-
scented the report Of the Committee OF
Credentials He prefaced it with brie
speech, in which he said the deliberation
OF the committee had been conductet
tremendously. The report sets forth tina
in the case Of the First District of Ala
bama the committee finds the sittini
members entitled to their seats.
ll:l2A. M.-The report of the commit
tee on credentials has just been adopte
unanimously amid wild cheering.
In the 18th district Of New York tn
committee recommends that the sittin
delegates and contestants be each admit
ted to seats with half vote to each dele
gate. On the 2lst district of PennsyI
yania the sitting members are entitled t
seats. In the contest in the Nirgini
delegation great cheers the committe
say the "Mahone delegation is entitled t
their seats" and in the 9Th district q
Kentucky the sitting members will b
retained in their seats. Fourth distric
of Texas same; first district of Georgii
the first Kentucky, 4th Maryland an
sixth New York same.
Judge Fort, of Vermont, moved this
the report be adopted. Carried withor
opposition amid great Cheers.
Marks, of California, announced thu
the Committee on Rules had two report
and asked that both be given hearin!
The first report of the Committee o
Rules and order of business was the
presented. 1t was in the main a dupl
cate report of that which was adopted b
the last Convention. Both Blaine an
Arthur managers pricked their ears
listen closely for any point which migl
initiate against their interests.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, moved to amen
rule ten to make up the list of the N,
tional Committee so that 1t might
made up OF one member from each Stat
and Territory, the same to be announce
by the chairman Of the delegation fro
each State and Territory as the roll
/, called by States, and delegates to the Nj
tional Convention to be elected in IL
same manner as members OF Congress
the various districts The rule as pr
scented by the committee continued in e,
y istence the present system, while the su
stitute offered by Grow would revolution
ize the party machinery by throwing Il
election of delegates to the National Co
vention into Congressional Districts i
stead OF into State Convention, the la
j ter body electing only delegates-at-larg
A few delegates discussed the amen
- ment aud it was finally carried by VIZ
voce vote about ten to one.
A desultory debate various rul
followed, many delegates favoring min
and technical changes.
Bayne moved the adoption of the l
y. port and called the previous questio
> but gave way to Roosevelt, who call
for minority report but 1t was a
nouuced that tho minority was "A
ready.
! l2M.--Ths Convention Is still in C