The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-06-06

lHuISJOui VI NeDTdSki, 10 Change Tic
manner OF counting ballots for candi-
dates. His proposition is TO amend the
rules so as to require majority OF all
the delegates nominated to elect.
Before Ihurston's resolution could be
reduced to writing Bayne again called Tor
the previous question on the original re-
port He accepted Thurston's amend
ment.
l2:l5 P, M.-If the present rate Of pro-
gress continues ballot can take place at
to-night's session.
Mr.. lIoar, of Massachusetts, was loud
ly checred on rising to explain an amend
ment TO rule ten, providing that no per-
son who is member of the National
Committee shall be eligible as member
OF the Electoral College. The amend
ment was adopted.
Acknowledgement Russell, of New York,
moved that the minority report of the
Committee on Rules be received when
ready and acted upon.
l2.37 p. M.-The report of the Commit
tee on Rules and Order of Business has
Just been adopted, and the floor is now
clear for the platform. Nominations and
ballot will follow. Rule No as amend
ed reads; In making the nomination for
President and Vice-President in no case
shall the calling of the roll be dispensed
with. When at the close of any roll call
any candidate shall receive a majority OF
all the votes to which the Convention by
the call Of the National Committee is en-
TITLED, the President of the Convention
shall announce the question to be "shall
the nomination Of the candidate be made
unanimous?n This with the entire &C.
| port was adopted.
The committee on apportlonment to
future conventions reports that each
| State shall be entitled to four delegates
| at-arge and two additional delegates-at-
| large for each epresentative-at-large
| if any, elected in such State at the last
| preceding Congressional election. Sec
| ond each Territory and the District OF
! Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
! gates Third, each Congressional Dis
! triCt shall be entitled TO two delegates.
Mr.. Bishop, Of Massachusetts, then
presented minority report on the sub
| ject OF revising the apportionment,
recommending the following: "The
! undersigned, minority of the Com
mttee on Rules and Order of Business,
who were directed to inquire into the
subject OF revising the apportiomnent Of
delegates to future National Conventions,
being unable TO agree with the con-
illusions Of the majority of the COM
mittce on this subject, recommend the
adoption OF the following:
Resolced, That in future Republican
National Conventions the representation
by delegates shall be as follows First,
each State shall be entitled to four dele
gates-at-!arge and TO one additional dele
gate-at-large for each representative at
large, if any elected in such State at the
last preceding Presidential election.
Second, each Territory and the District
of Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
gates-at-large. Third, each Congressional
district for every ten thousand votes, or
majority fraction thereof cast for the Re-
publican Presidential ticket at the last
preceding election. Fourth, the Repub-
lican National Committee shall within
the year following each Presidential cleo
ton certify the representation TO each
State and District hereby entitled in the
following National Convention.
Hubbard, of Kentucky, made an argu.
ment against the minority report, which
was the strongest speech made on the
floor of the Convention. He declared
that it meant disfranChisement to the
SOUTH that the North had never stood
by the Republicans in proportion to the
support it had received from the South.
alt means disfranchisement,n he said,
'and if you mean that, let it be done here
and now. But in the name OF God don't
forget that the gallows YOU are now erect
ing may some day hang some OF you.'
LynCh,O f Mississippi, was loudly called
for, He opposed the minority report in
a calm, strong, comprehensive speech, in
which he agreed with Hubbard that 1t
was directed at the South and meant the
disfranchisement of white and black alike
in that region. 1t gave the shotgun bull
/ dozer and ballot-Stuffer facilities which
would enable them to carry every
/ thing their own way Lynch begged the
/ Convention not to infict this injustice
Upon the race he represented, or upon
, their white allies. 1t would have been a
good resolution for a Democratic Con-
vention. In his own case five thousand
/ votes cast for him had been counted for
his opponent. If you accept the minority
2 report you will only admit me upon the
votes the Democrats are willing to give
/. me. Great applause.
Warner, of Missouri, made another
strong speech against the minority re-
0 port. The South is against the North in
, this matter, and sectional feeling Is
e running 50 strong that some of the lead
0 ers are quietly urging diplomacy for feal
{ that il will get into the ballot. Amid
. wild cheers Warner, of Missouri, dared
t the North to put the slight upon the
South.
i Mr.. Townsend, of New York, said II
1876 we endeavored to count the electop
t al votes for President cast in this Union
I We counted the votes and declared Mr.
Hayes the President of the United States
t We found that there were twenty thou
s sand more Republicans in South Car
,, DINA than Democrats; ten thousand more
n Republicans in Mississippi than Demo
n Gratis a very large majority in Louisiana
/. and fair majority in Florida. Wiit
V cheering.
4 West, of Ohio, said in impassioneC
O tones that the home Of a score of faithful
f statesmen was opposed to the principles
set forth in the minority report
d Ex-Governor Long said; 81 move tina
/. this matter be referred to the Nationa
g Executive Committee" (Cries of Ono
q no."
d Flllcy, of Missouri, then followed, ant