Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-03
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
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yyest as the only delegate from 'he
,,;s,r;ot ,yho.e seat is not contested
The committee reported that neither
savers nor Venting has been regu-
larly elected. t,na.
I3nes asked If the committee intend-
ed to disfranchise the district
Mr.. Maree thought as the preslden-
t,al ,raferences of the two contestants
were the same both should be admitted
and he given half vote each. Vote
was taken upon the report oil the coih-
mittee and 1t was adopted.
Mr. Kennels of Iowa in the matter
ofthe Tenth New York district report,
ed in favor OF Jno. j. O'Brien ana
Matthew III. Brady. The report was
adopted without debate.
In the matter of the Nine
feenth New York the same
committee reported in favor OF Geo. Z.
tamubell and Herman Griggs. Adopt
ed without debate.
I'm the matter of the Fifth Kentucky
district the committee reported admit
ting Silas +. Miller and Jno. Mason
brown. Adopted without ebate. The
same action was taken in favor of Ed
ward Farley and ?, {. Bragg; ,,,
In the matter of the Second liilhois
Senator Aldrich submitted mplority
report in favor OF admitting W. >.
Powell and w. +. Kent.
Mr.. Kent of Maine submitted MI
nority report in favor of w. II. Kruger
Mr. Cook of Illinois moved as sub
stitute the names Of Ruger and Piper
be inserted inotead of the names re-
ported by the majority of the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Beattie supplements his recon-
mepdation with long written report,
giving his version OF the contest. The
contest grew out of the reapportion-
ment of the congressional districts, by
which certain members of the district
committee became residents ofanother
district, but Joined in the call for pri-
maries, which resulted in the election
of persons recommended in the ma
iority report. Contestants were chosen
bv a convention called 10y the district
which claimed to have
been regularly elected by a popular
vote. The substitute was adopted
be twenty-six to twenty. Vote ordered
upon the report of the committee as
the substitute had been re-
garded as the amendment Adopted by
a vote of to 10.
In the matter of the Fourth Mary
land district the committee reported
in favor of Jas. w. Eardon and Henry
n. Rogers. Adopted without debate.
Mr.. Magee moved a reconsideration
of the vote in the matter of the Twen-
ty-tirst Pennsylvania. Carried.
He then moved the name of MIR.
Sayers be placed upon the roll. Car
ried.
Mr.. Martin then offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, that the thanks of this
committee are due To the citizens OF
Chicago generally, and especially 10
the committee on arrangements and
finance, charged with the duty
Of providing suitable place
of meeting and making other
provisions for the assembling of the
national Republican convention, fol
the ample and careful arrangements
performed by them. The chair stated
that nominations would be in order
for temporary chairman of the nationa
convention,
Mr.. Runnells of Iowa rose to oifel
the name of senator Geo. h. Hoar o
Massachusetts,, a gentleman who, IL
the midst of exciting fears of the con
vention four years ago, presided will
that rare wisdom viii ch had com
mended him to the good opinion Q
every delegate in that body
Paul Strobach of Alabama seconde,
the nomination.
\ member from Louisiana said h
voiced the sentiments of the member
from the southern states in accordin
all honor to Senator Hoar, and tina
many would doubtless like 10 see hir
chosen for the permanent chairman
but in the distribution of the honors |
he conferred by the convention h
thought as convention of Souther
Republicanism that in naming ma
for position not bought with patroI
age, it could be gracefully given to
Southern Republican. He named
POWELL CLAYTON OF ARKANSAS.
MIR. Canady of North CarOlir
seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Stone of Michigan said in oh
dience 10 the vote of his state deleg
ton he desired to nominate Rosw,
G.. Horr of Michigan.
Mr.. Magee of Pennsylvania non
mated G.. A. Grow of Pennsylvani
The vote resulted as follows: Clayt
California, Colorado, Illinois, In,
ana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Nj
sissippi. Missouri, Nebraska, NJ
York, New Jersey, North Carolil
Oregon. Ohio. South Carolina, V
ginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, A
IONA. Dakota, Idaho, Montana, \
Mexico, Washington territory, Ia
total, 81, Senator Hoar = A
bama, Connecticut, Florida, 10,
Kentucky, Maryland, Mas
chusetts, Minnesota, Neva
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Y
mont, District of Columbus total, /;
Grow-Delaware, Pennsylvania;
tai, >.
Horr-Arkansas, Michigan; total
a motion to make the vote un,
nous brought cut three dissenters.
IL Mr.. Clayton said: Gentlemen of
committee, deem 1t proper to ret
thanks Tor the honor you have {
ferred upon me, not as being rends
TO me personally, but to the sect
which in part represent. | also
ceDt 1t with pleasure as having no
nificance whatever as to
bearing upon the nomina
Of a candidate for president. In
filling the duties Of the Office, If II
be any mistakes they will, gentlen
let me assure you, be Of the head
not of the heart. The committee
journed until III o'clock tomorrow
OREGON DELEGATION.