The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-06-12
BLAINE AND LOGAN.
THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT.
THE GREAT LEADERS AND HOW
THEY WERE NOMINATED.
ENTHUSIASM FOR
THE MAN FROM MAINE.

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ENTHUSIASM FOR
THE MAN FROM MAINE.
A RINGING, AGGRESSIVE PLAT
FORM.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAST TWO
DAYS OF THE CONVENTION.
On the first page of to-day's issue will
be found summary of the first two days
of the Chicago Convention.
Below we give synopsis of the proceed
ings of Thursday and Friday.
THURSDAY,
The Convention was opened with prayer
by Bishop Fallows. The Hall was full
and it was raining outside.
THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS RE.
PORT.
Henry Ballard, of Vermont, chairman
of the Committee on Credentials, reported
that the sessions OF the committee had
been almost continuous, leaving members
no time to rest. He took pleasure in say
harmonious and without reference to pref
erences. The result was an unanimous
report, which announcement was received
with applause. The report of the Com
mittee on Credentials was then read by
Mr.. Fort, of New Jersey. 1t was to the
effect that the sitting members in all the
contested cases are entitled to their seats
except in the case of the Nineteenth dis
'trict Of New York and the Fifth district
Of Kentucky, where both delegates and
contestants are admitted to cast One-half
vote each. In the Virginia cases the COM
mittee found unanimously that the dele
cation headed by Senator Malone was en-
titled to the seats.
The report was adopted without dis.
cusSiOn. af
Rules of order were adopted.
Mr.. Roosevelt, of New York, inquired
what had become of the proposition in re-
gard to representation in future national
conventions. He knew that there was a
strong feeling that there should BIZ some
Change by which the number of delegates
should be more nearly proportional to the
Republican votes cast in the respective
States.
Mr.. Parks, of California, chairman OF
the Committee OH Rules, said that the
subject had been withheld untila minority
report could be prepared.
Mr.. Thurston, of Nebraska. moved to
amend the seventh rule (which provides
for nominations by majority of the votes
cast) so as to require a majority OF all the
delegates. He said that no rule should be
enforced by which less than a majority of
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enforce candidate upon the party. Such
Of America. [Applause.l
amendment that no person shall be eligible
as member of the National Committee
who is not eligible as a member of the
Electoral College.
Mr.. HOar, of Massachusetts, made an
explanation as to the effect of the civil
service law passed by Congress year ago,
and said it was not the purpose OF that
law to prohibit any Federal officer from
exercising all the rights of an American
citizen.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sanders
was adopted. The amendment offered by
Mr.. ThurstOn, of Nebraska, was adopted
after some verbal notifications.
REPRESENTATION IN FUTURE CONVEN-
TIONS.
This disposed lat 12:30) of the question
of the rules, except as to the representa-
tion in future cOnventions-that subject
being withheld.
Mr.. Parks, of California, then made a
report as to the appointment OF delegates
for future conventions. 1t directs that
each State shall be entitled to four dele
gates at large, with two additional dele
gates for each member OF Congress lit
any that each Territory and the District
of Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
gates, and that each congressional district
shall be entitled to two delegates.
Mr.. Bishop, of Massachusetts, on behalf
of the minority of the committee, reported
a rule that each State shall be entitled to
four delegates at large, one additional del
egate for each representative at large (if
any, that each Territory and the District
Of Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
gates that each congressional district
shall be entitled to one delegate. and an
additional delegate for every 10000 votes,
or majority fraction thereof, cast for the
Republican presidential electoral ticket at
the last preceding presidential election,
and that the Republican National Com
mittee shall, within year after each pres
idential election, certify the representation
to which each State is entitled.
Mr.. Carver. of Indiana, supported the
minority report as entirely in keeping
with the genius of American institutions.
1t did not decrease the representation of
any district, but only added to repre-
sentatiOn in accordance with Republican
majOrities.
OPPOSITION TO THE MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Bradley. of Kentucky, opposed the
minority report as something that might
come from the Democratic party and not
from the Republican party. There had
been time when the South had saved the
Republican party. 1t was Florida that
gave them the President in 1876. He
warned the Republican party that the
tariff question was coming up before the
country, and the time might come when
the northern States might want the aid of
the South. The western delegates came
here as freemen, not as slaves. They did
not ask to dictate nominations, but they
declined to surrender their manhood. The
gallOWs which it was now proposed might
hang some of those who proposed. West
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, and
the Old Dominion, would give the Repnb-
lican party their electoral votes at the
coming election. [Applause.]
A delegate from iowa declared that the
MahOnes of the South should be encour-
aged. and that Iowa would cast 26 solid
votes to do so. Cheers.
Mr.. Townsend, of New York. also OPP
posed the proposition as an attempt to dis
franchise the brave Republicans OF the
South.
Mr.. West, of Ohio, Also argued against
the minority report.
Mr.. Long, Of Massachusetts, said it was
perfectly evident that the Convention was
not prepared to adopt the views of the mi
nority report but they were going to elect
the next President. and that fact would
go far towards settling equal rights at the
South. II.
At the end of the next presidential term
the matter might be taken up and decided.
He therefore hoped that the matter would
be referred to the next Executive Commit
tee. (Shouts of dissent.
Mr.. Filley, of Missouri, opposed the
minority report. He spoke of the $4,000
Republicans Of Missouri who voted with
the Greenbackers, and asked whether they
were to be abandoned, or whether they
should not be encouraged as Malone had
been encouraged. who had saved Virginia
to the Republican party. [Applause.] 4,
Mr.. O'Hara, of North Carolina, declared
that the adoption of the minority report
would be total surrender of the political
rights of every Rpnuhlican in the SOuth