Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-05

s~ gwen 20 veteran soldiers who dssfs
70 witness the proceedings.
mr.. Matthews, of Illinois Il ask tn
unaRimous consent of the convention
70 saops and rass that resolution.
lhe Char Is the motion seconded
A Delegate second the notion -
Mr.. Matthevs-It NAV be observes
that there ara soldiers here who hav,
come from over l00 miles to witness tn,
Proceedings of the convention and q
AID them 10 do So this resolution il In
trodnced, and hope the convention vii
pass l. unanimously.
Ihurston, of Nebraska rise to ash
a question, aud wish to .sk Ia wh.i
manner aad TO what persons the distrl.
button of these tickets viii be- issued
Delegate from Pennsyivania-I move
10 amend by adding, and that they be
distributed according to representation
on this door to the chairmen of various
delegations
A Delegste-I second that motion.
General Clayton of Arkansas-Mr.
Charm an, having been one of the men,
oers OF the subcommittee who had
charge of the apportIonment of seats in
this convention, and having some knovl-
edge OF its seating capacity. desire to
say that IN the apportlonment of these
seats every seat WAS provided for by
ticket, and that tickets are issued suffi
c1ent to NIL every seat in this hall.
Now, II these tickets are TO be issued, |
would like to know where the gentle
nen are to be seated. Otherwise |
would be very glad indeed to see them
here, but unless you have seats for these
gentlemen. and unless they come and
stand In the aisles It will make oonfu-
sion. If you can provide for the seat
ing OF these gentlemen | shall be very
glad to adopt the resolution.
Matthews, of lliinois-''In reply to
remarks made by the gentleman from
Arkansas, want to say that while il
may be true tickets are issued for
every seat In the hall, it 10 equally true
that these seats are not occupied half
the time, bat If one of these veterans
who do not occupy seats, and the hold
or of ticket therefor should come
along and demand 1t. will say to this
convention that they will yield to the
authority of that ticket. | want TO say
further, that while these seats are occu-
pied, these men would be glad to stand
around the aisles and passages. to the
end that they might witness these pro-
ceedIngs. ALI these men ask is to be per-
mitted to come into the hall and occupy
such seats as are not Occupied by gem
tlemen or ladies holding accredited
tickets to these seats"
Lee, of Florida: a. The State of
Florida was entitled to so taany tickets
and As yet has been unable to obtsin
those tickets. If that State cannot in
any other manner obtain the benefit of
those tickets she is willing 10 yield those
tseuty-fi five seats that veterans may OBJ
tain them and witaess the proceedings"
Applause.
Mr.. Massey, of Delaware: II rise to
make an amendment. aud that is that
the resolution be SO modified that the
distribution shall be made of those
tickets by special committee of the
delegation from Illinois [cries of no,
no 30 that these tickets cries of
no, no, and Kisses. If the suggestion
made on the right of the hall, by
whom l know not. for l did not reoog-
riZe the mover, is to be carried into eff
feet. then it necessarily will be that in
great many of those States repre-
sented here ON this floor, from which
there are no Union soldiers present,
the purpose intsnded to be accom-
pli5hed by the resolution will have
failed. Cries of no, no. The pur-
pose being to put these soldiers of
tue URion, men who need no apology
to be made for them in any Republican
Convention, and their right to be- here,
| say that II any other arrangement
than that now contemplated by my sug-
gestion, be carried into effect, it will be
futile to reach the object desired, and
therefore would suggest that the reso,
luton be SO modified as to contemplate
the distribution, through special com
mittee from the Illinois delegation, to
DO selected by themselves" Cheers,
and cries of No! No.
ChaIrman-"Before vote shall be
taken, desire To state that have just
been informed by a member of tAat
Committee that tickets have been issued
for every seat. Is the house ready for
the question: Ali in favor of the adop-
ton of the resolution will say aye; other
wise, no. The noes seem To have 1t
The nees have IL, and the resolution is
defeated" Slight applause.
THE OREGON ELECTION.
The following telegram was read by
the secretary, after which the oonven-
ton adjourned till IL o'clock tomorrow:
To Hon. j. N. Doiph Il have to re-
port that there Is NO longer any doubt
that tue Republicans have carried
majority of the Legislature of this
State, which will secure gain of a
Senator to the United States Senate.
[ Tremendous applause. They have
also elected Republican Representa-
tive to Congress, and Oregon is safe.