The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-06
THE CONVENTION.
Lively Proceedings on Thurs
day.
An Inferior Platform Adopted.
The Regulation Anti-MOrmOn
Plank,
With Suggestion of Violence.
The List of Presidential NOmi-
nations.
With a Suggestion of Violence.
The Real Circus Comes To. day.

Chicago, 5.-The convention was
called to order at 10 81 and was
opened with prayer by Bishop Fall
lows, of the Reformed Episcopal
church. he prayed that those who
might be selected by this convention
for the loftjest political position to
which mortal man can aspire shall
possess every qualification of body,
mind and Heart for their high and
holy trusts; that personal prefer
ences and interests should yield to
| the just demands of a true and broad
| patriotism.
Henry Ballard, of Vermont, chair
man of the committee on credentials,
| reported that the sessions OF the
committee had been almost con-
tinuos, leaving mem bers no time to
rest. He took pleasure in saying
that the proceedings had been en-
tirely harmonious and without res
ference to personal prefer snces. The
result was unanimo Gus report which
announcement was received with
applause. The report of the COM
mittee on credentials was then read
by Mr.. @. Tart, OF New Jersey. 1t
was to the effect that the sitting
members il all the contested cases
are entitled to al their seats except
IN the cases of the nineteenth dis :
trIct of New York and the fifth
district of Kentucky, where both
delegates and contestants are adj
mitted to cast half vote each: in
the Virginia case the committee
found unanimously that the dele
cation headed by Malone was en-.
titled 10 the seats. The report was
adopted without discussion.
Parks, of california, from the
committee on r0Ies, reported that
the committee had adopted sutstan-
TALLY the rules Of the last conven~
ton, except that it recommended
TIE sdoption Of Cushing's Manual
as the parliamentary law Of the
body, instead Of the rules of the
House of Representatives, exeept
that the previous question is TO be In
force as in the House.
Grow, Of Pennsylvania, from the
minority of the committee, offered
substitute for the tenth rule,
which prescribes the mode Of elect
ing delegates 10 the next Republi-
can convention. He proposes that
delegates shall be elected in the
same manner as members of Con-
gress.
Parks accepted the proposed
amendment, Grow having explained
that the delegates at large are to be
elected by State conventions, and
that the manner of ell citing dele
gates from the District of Columbia
should be prescriCed by the national
Republican convention; the rules
were then adopted.
Parks offered an additional rule to
the order Of business.
Bayne, Of Pennsylvania, moved
an amendment to it so as to make
the order of business as follows:
First, report of the committee en-
platform and resolutions; second,
the call Of the roll of States; third,
presentation of candidates for the
PrssidsL CT; fourth, balloting; fifth,
presentation of candidates for Vice
Pre- ident; sixth, balioting.
J be amendment was agreed 10
and the additional rule adopted.
Roosevelt, of New York, inquirej
what had become Of the proposition
in regard to representation in future
national conventions. He knew
that there was strong feeling that
there should be some change by
which the number of delegates
should be more nearly p,oportioned
to the Republican votes cast in the
respective States.
Parks, Of California. chairman of
the committee on rules, said that
subject had been withheld until q
minority report could DE prepared.
Thurston, OF Nebraska, moved to
amend the 9TH rule, which provides
for nominations by maj ority of the
votes cast by requiring majority
of all the delegates. He said that
no rules should be enforced by
which q majority of duly elected
delegates should attempt to enforce
candidate upon the party. Such
action would be Iepudiated by the
free men of America. (Appl> use }
Sand. rs, Of Montana, offered ar
amendment that no per.on shall be
eligible as a member of the national
convention who is not eligible
as member OF the electoral coll
lege.
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, made an
explanation as to the effect of the
civil service law, passed by Con-
gress year ago, and Raid it was not
the purpose of that law to prohibit
any federal officer from exercising
all the rights OF an American citi-
zen.
The amendment offeredsby San
derS was adopted.
The amendment offered by Thurs
ton, OF Nebraska, WAS adopted after
some verbal notifications.
This disposed of the question OF
the rules, except as to the repret en-.
tation in future conventions, that
subject being withheld.
Parks, Of California, then made 8
report as to the appointment OF
delegates for future conventions. 1t
dir Cts that each State shall t9 en-