Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-06
Names Of Candidates Now BE.
fore the nvention-Meet.
ing at IL A. M. Today.

CHICAGO, June 8.
Thursdays session of the convention
opened with prayer by Bishop Fallows of the
reformed Episcopal church. He prayed that
those who might be selected by the conven-
ton for the loftiest political positions to
which mortal man can aspire. shall possess
every qualification of body, mind and heart
for their high and holy trusts; that personal
preferences and interests should Weld to the
just demands of true and broad patriotism,
and that final ratification of the choice
should be made by the people in an unmis-
taxable manner.
Henry Ballard, of Vermont. chairman of
the
Committee on Credentials
reported that the sessions of the committee,
had been almost continuous, leaving MEM
bers no time to rest He took pleasure in
saying that the proceedings bad been entirely
harmonious and without reference to personal
prejudices. The result was unanimous
report. The announcement was received
with applause. The report of the committee
on credentials was then read by Foot, OF
New jersey. 1t was to the effect that the
sitting members in all contested cases are
entitled to their seats, except in the cases OF
the 10Th district of New York, and the 9TH
district of Kentucky, where both the dele
gates and contestants are admitted to cast
half vote each. In the Virginia eases the
delegation headed by Senator Malone were
| entitled to their seats. The report was
adopted without discussion.
Parks, of California, from
The Committee on Rules
reported that the committee had adopted sub
stantially the rules of the last convention,
except that it recommended the adoption OF
Cushing's manual as the parliamentary law
of the body instead of the rules ef the House
of Representatives, except that the prev'ou,
question is to be in force, as in the House.
The Minority Report
Bishop, of Massachusetts,. on behalf OF the
minority OF the committee, reported rule
that each State shall be entitled to four
delegates at large, and and one additional
delegate for each representative at large, II
any, and that each Territory and the District
of Columbia be entitled to two delegates and
that each congressional district shall be en-,
titled to two delegate and to an sdditiona.
one for every 1000 majority OF votes tnereoi
cast for the republican presidential electoral
ticket at the last presidential election, and
that the republican national committee shall
within year after each presidential eiection
certify the representation to wnicn eacn N'~'e
is entitled.
Opposition to the Minority Report
Bradley, of Kentucky, opposed the MI
nority report as something that might come
from the democratic party. but not from the
republican party. There had been times
when the south had saved the republican par
ty. 1t was Florida that gave them the Presi-
dent in 1876. He warned the repuoncan
party that the tariff bill was coming up before
the country and that the time might come E
when the northern states would want the Aiu
NJ the south. The southern delegates came
A. free men. not as slaves. They did not
.sk To dictate the nomination, but declined to
surrender their manhood. The gallows
which was now proposed might hang some
Of those Who proposed it. West vifgiDia'
North Carolins, Florida and the old dom'n.
ion, in spite of the democratic shos guns ana