New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-06
TIE QUESTION OF A BALLOT.
Izy TELEGRAPH To The TeIsUNE.l

CmCAGO June 5.-As as Mr.. Curtis had
| concluded Judge Foraker sprang to his feet ana
| moved that the convention Immediately pro-
ceed to take ballot on the nomination
of a candidate for President. Mr.. stewart
| of Pcnnsylvania moved to amend by providing
that the Convention shall not adjourn until after
| five ballots have been taken. Mr. Thurston, OF Ne
braska said he had been so overcome with the hoOd
of eloouence that he needed night for reflection,
and he moved that recess be taken until Tomorrow
morning.
Sllas g. butcher jumped TO his feet ana salo Ae
hopcd the motion would be rejected.
On question of adjourning until 10 o'clock it was
lost 10y a vote of 391 ayes to 40 nays. The Blaine
men voted to adjourn.
At 1916 A. III. both sides agreed to adjourn to Il
a. m and a minnie later the convention was de-
clared adjourned to that hour
DIsPOSING OF COMMITTEE REPORTS.
CONTESTED sEATs-ELECTIoN OF DELEGATES IN
FUTURE-NATIoNAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
lBY TBLEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
CHICAGO June 5-The light fall of rain that pre-
ceded the Convention this morning had no effect IN
diminishing the crowd about the building. len
o'clock was an early hour TO call the delegates to-
| pcther Few OF them retired until after midnight,
| and those who did found the noisy crowds III the
hotel corridors not conducive TO slumbcr. Ii was
| nearly II o'clock before Chairman Henderson
| raped for order. The great barn of building
| was then fairly packed with people, and hundreds
were gathered on the outside, where ticket spccu-
| latIon was going on. Me1 holding tickets, who
were already out of funds from the expensive living
here were in not few cases dIsposing of them In
side the building the delegates showed signs OF
WEAKNESS They chatted pleasantly, however. and
no trace of ill-feeling was to be So far the
contest while earnest, has been conducted with
good feeling.
Bishop Falows in lis prayer besought aid that
hastv words and incOnsideratc acts might be
avoided There was a lull no division nor business
of particular significance was anticipated III the
morning proceedings Impatently +. W. keyes
| the aggressive Republican leader of Wisconsin,
| called for the report of the Committee
on Credentials. Henry Ballard, OF Ner-
| mont, the committees chairman, gave a
rather long explanation of its protracted laDors III
| which decisions Lad been reached from judicial
! and not factional standpoints The sitting mem-
bcls were admitted with few exceptions. In the
Vth Kentucky District where the committee first
decided by small majority to admit the Blaine
| contestant a compromise was aftcrward made
and both sides were admitted, with
| half vote each. The Same course was fol-
| lowed in the Albany district in New-York
! Malone and his followers. expected, after
they announced their purpose to support the ticket
| in any event, were admitted. On motion of Sem
| ator Stewart, of Pennsylvania, the report was
| quickly adopted without dissent.
THE ELECTION OF DELEGATES.
w. H. Parks. of California, reported the rules Of
! order Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania, in view of some
| recent troubles in the election of dele
| gates. moved an amendment that delegates to
| ba chosen each
| Congressional district III the same way that such
district nomInates its member of Congress. The
motion was adopted and thus the district plan made
more explicit so that in the future all district dele
| gates will be chosen without regard to the State
Conventions or State Committees There was a
| tangle and some discussion over the order
| of business but 1t made to conform
| 70 past usage. The rules made it
| possible to nominate candidate by majority
| of all the votes cast. That amended, on motion
| of n Blaine leader, TO make it necessary to have
| majority of all the delegates elected
| FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Saunders, of Montana, offered an amendment
in regard to the choice of members of the National
Committee. to the effect that no person should
be eligible who is not also eligible to
| bccome a member of the Electoral
| College He called on Mr.. HOar to explain the
| Civil Service law.
| There did not appear to be any relevancy in the
[ two things, but Mr.. Hoar arose amid cheers ana
told the purpose of the act, which forbids United
States officials to solicit contributions for potlcai
| purposes. Mr.. Saunders's amendment was then
| adopted. Its effect is To exclude every
Federal oiiice-holder from the Nation
al Committee. About half of the
| old committee was made up of Senators and other
officials some of whom have been members for sew
| cral consecutive terms.
| APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS.
Mr.. Roosevelt inquired what had become of a re-
mittee was to present the subject of new appor-
| tionment of representation in future con-
| yentions There was evident anxiety on the
| part of the friends of this reform lest its
consideration should be excluded by some trick.
Int such was not the case, the majority of the CON-
| mittcc Withholding It's report OF the subject uutl !
| the minority was ready. Mr.. Parks now presented
| thc majority report against the resolution Ii was
| an inopportunc time To consider such matter
! The candidates were yet to be chosen. lhe oi-
feet of the proposed change IN representation Wouii
be 10 decrease the strength of the rotten borough5
of the south the Southern delegates were united
in OppositiOn 10 such a reform. No candidate cOuld
| Afford 10 antagOniZe them. Whether or not thht
| had any influence on the COinmlttccs actOn, huch
| m least was thought TO be the case.
Mr Bishop of Massachusetts,, IN behalf oi
! respectable minority of the committee, pre-
! sentcd "A report changing the basis 1'
| reprcseDtatlOn to member lOr cach
! CdnuTessional district and additional member
for every 10000 Republican votes or traction
| thereof tLe dclccates-at-laTge to remain az ~