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

| oASo W oc al inspiration and biessiru
! 10 tne struggling peoples of mankind.
Jas. A. Gary, of MaryiaLd, presented
J memorial, and asked that 1t e,e rs4d
IL Is from the president and secretary of
ene state temperance Alliance of tn At
osate, embodyinR resolutions passed bv
snht oody, May 9th, appealing 70 CON
sen.ioss OF the Republican and Demo
uftlc parties TO smbedy clause in
ener PiatIorms, distinctly recognizing
pfonioition,and To nominate candidates
IA acco'oanse herewith, and saying If
neither recognized this principle. the
memoriaiists would vote for neither.
and that If one of these did so, thsu the
ballots of the alliance would be east 20.
the candidate of that party.
Massey, of Delaware. offered a rssoln
ton referring to the Commit on Re-
solutions a proposition TO enlarge the
term OF Presidential Office 10 six years
ana TO render an incumbe Of the offiee
ineligible TO reelection. Referred.
RESOLUTIONS that all delegates should
ONO themselves to support the nomi.
nee, whoever he may he, created a
warm discussion.
Plumb, OF Kansas, offered a resolu
tion against the ownership of Lands
III TINS country by foreigners as a sys-
TEN opposed TO the doctrines of the
fathers Referred.
Hawkins. of tennessee, offered a res
olution pledging all delegates to sup
port the nominee of the convention.
whoever he may be. The resolution
binding delegates was Withdrawn.
Pierce, of Massachusetts, opposed
the resolution, hoping the convention
would not bind its conscience in the
manner proposed.
Winkler, Of Wisconsin, also opposed
the resolution. Here the COMMITTEES
ON Credentials reported they could not
make complete report till afternoon
or evening. Ii was declaration on
the part OF every delegate that lie
W. uid support the nominee of the CON
| yention, and he thought that NO such
| declaration was necessary.
| Hawkins. of Tennessee, said he had
offered the resolution ia good faith, and
no trusted that NO man would be found
against II. Ii any delegate was not
willing TO support the nominee of the
convention he should not participate in
its deliberations. Cheers. No harm
| could come of its adoption. and he
| thought its adoption desirable in view
| of certain whispers IN the air.
Knight, of California, advocated the
resolution, and also alluded to certain
whispers in the air, and particularly to
the editorial declaration of one of the
great metropolitan journals as u reason
why the resoiation should be adopted.
| Curtis, of New York, warmly op-
posed the resolution, and referred In
the course of his remarks to the act of
the convention which nominated Lin
coin twenty -four years ago, when a
similar resolution was introduced and
voted down. He also reminded the
convention of What was said and done
four years ago when Mr.. Campbell, OF
West Virginia, declared that he was a
| Republican who carried his sovereignty
under his own hat, and when, under
the lead of Garfield, the gentleman
who presented a similar resolution WAS
induced to withdraw 1t. Cheers.
| He, therefore, asked the convention to
assume that every delegate was honest
and honorable. He characterized the
resolution as one which was unworthy
Co be ratified by body OF gentlemen
| Cheers.
The Chair decided that as far as pos
| sible the rules Of the House of Repre-
sentatives would be followed, allowing
alternate speeches for and against. This
ruling was made in response to an APP
| peal for recognition from two delegates
1t once. The Chair decided in favor of
the man who wanted TO speak for the
| resolution. :.
Senator Dolph of Oregon moved to
lay the resolution on the table.
| Hawkins said that IA his resolution
had developed 80 much opposition he
would withdraw It.
Ewing of PennsylvAna made a re
port from the Committee ON Creden-
tials to the effect that they hoped to be
| able to complete the labors of that CON-
nittee this afternoon.
| After Hawkins Of Tennessee had made
his inotion plsdging each member of
the Convention to support the candidate,
whoever he might be, and Knight of
California aud others had made stirring
speeches IN supporting it, there WAS an
impression on the part Of many that it
would be- adopted, yet u was widely
felt that II ought tn be rejected. The
speeches of Curtis aud others against it
created great deal of feeling. 1t WAS
shown that a like resolution WAS intro
ducsd in the last National Convention,
and the history of the stand made by
Campbell of West Virginia against
| Conkling ON this very question. with II
reminder of the fact that Garfield IN II
pow, rful speech sustained Campbell
and opposed the resolution. WAS recalled
with great effect. So earnest was the
| spirit of the Convention of 1880 against
this same effort tn gag delegates that
| Conkling was constrained to withdraw
| his resolution.
After Curtis had finished speaking,
Dolph Of Oregon, amid great applause,
moved to table the Hawkins resolution.
The vote was about TO be called when
Hawkins, seeing the resolution would
be rejected by a great vote, asked leave
To withdraw it, and thus the spirit of
Independence was once more vindioated
ia the National Republican Convention.
CONVENTION NOTES AND IrEaas.
CmcAao, June AT late hour last
night, after considerable earnest talk
among the Blaine delegates from Mis-
souri, and Michigan upon the advisable
ity OF bringing out Gen. Sherman ~
candidate AS the only solution of the
present situation in the convention, it
was urged that Gen. Sherman would
not permit the use of his name or ac-
cspt the nomination under any circum-
stances. la obedience To the wishes OF
a majority of these delegates. Jchn b.
Hender sou sent an earnest telegram TO
Gen. Sherman, urging him 90 answer
this morning.
Horace White, of New York, stated
this morning that in his opinion Blaine
Was already beaten, and could never Get
as many votes in the convention as
Powell Clayton did.
The Committee on Credentials settled
the contest in the First Alabama DIS
trict by deciding to SCAT the two dele
gates now on the roll, James 4. Slaugh-
ter and Frank Threat. The vote on
the proposition To seat the above named
delegates Was - to Is.
The general impression this morning
ia that the chances Of nominating a
man not heretofore prominently men-
toned have been increased. The names
most frequently mentioned are the two
Shermans and Gresham. Gen. Sher-
man's reply to ex Senator Henderson ~
understood to be peremptory refusal
to allow the use of his name In Case of
break in the Blaine column. IL Is I'M
derssood that Nebraska will 20 10 Sena-
tor Sherman.
Eastern delegates are determined 10