The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-06-28

new chairman spoke very briefly, there being
nothing in hts remarks TO interest the conven.
tton TO any degree. save, perhaps. their brevity.
When the cheering which followed the con-
clusion OF the address had subsidized Mayor
Roche, OF Chicago presented the new chairman
with handsome gavel twelve inches in length
OF which were OF silver and eight OF gold. The
presentation was made on behalf of the
citizens of Chicago. Mr.. Work. Of Illinois, also
presented a gavel made OF wood taken from q
Ulysses S. Grant labored when he took the
field TO fight for his country. The mention OF
cheering lasting for several moments, and
which was the warmest demonstration OF the
session. The chairman accepted both gifts
with thanks and called on the Committee on
Rules for a report.
Mr.. Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, responded. The
rules OF the House OF Representatives were
adopted with some slight mod fcations. The
order OF business announced was as follows:
]. Report of the Committee on Credentials. 2.
Report OF the Committee on Resolutions. 3.
Naming the National Committee. 4. Naming
candidates for President. 5. Baiioting. g. Pre-.
sentation OF candidates for Vice-Presdent.
!. Balloting The report gives to Dakota ten
votes, Washington Territory SIX votes and to
the other Territories ami the District OF Co
lumbia two votes each. The rules recon-
mended are substantially those of the last Ma
Ional convention. The most essential change
is that it is recommended that an executive
committee consisting OF nine members may he
chosen BY the National Committee to conduct
the .HllTS Oh tns parry. f1N1lIy. aIIer IL
great deal Of confusion, the report was adopted
without amendment and the convention ad-
journed until o'clock p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The chairman called the evening meeting Of
the convention to order at S:25 p m. tele-
gram from California Republicans thanking
the convention for hOnoring the State in the
selection Of Chairman Estee, was read. The
presiding officer announced that he would en-
force to the letter the rule limiting speeches TO
five minutes. Resolutions were adopted sympa
tn zing with the German Empire in the loss
OF two Emperors, and expressing regret at the
deaths OF Generals Grant and Logan, ex.Pres
dent Arthur and ex Senator ConklinR. Colonel
Fred Grant, accompanied by two ladies, en-
tered the hall at this junc,ure and on being
recognized by the delegates were lc.dly
checrcd. The Committee on Credentials not be-
ing ready to report short speeches were nude
by Hon. w. o. Bradley, late Republican can
date for Governor OF Kentucky, and the can
didate Of the Blue Grass State for the Vice.
Presidency. and by Governor Foraker, of Ohio.
Both were loudly cheered
The report of the Committee on Credentials
was expected to furnish large and lively
tight. and it fulfilled all the expectations. II
brought out all the oratory of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, as well as .
contribution or two from the other States.
Properly speaking, there were two reports
from the committee. One OF them-the ma
lority-favored the seating of the four dele
gates-at-large headed by Malone, and the Wise
that the Ninth strict, in which the
rival, factions seemed to have about
equal rlgntS-namely, no Fights at all
should remain unrepresented in the convention
Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, read this report, and he
was followed by Judge Russell. OF North Caro-
lima, who read the minority report, declaring
for the seating OF the Malone men all
through. Speech. making followed, which soon
created confusion, and the chairman was at
sea in . short time. being almost unable to con-
troll the convention. vote was had amidst
the ciamor on the motion to admit the Malone
delegat on from the Ninth district, and the
chairman could not tell which chorus had been
swelled by the more lungs. A division was de-
manded. and the secretary automatically de-
clared the motion carried.
Silence reigned then for perhaps five min
utes, when q motion to reconsider the vote
threw the body into an uproar again. The
disorder was renewed in a stronger form. The
chairman had motions nncOuntahle to present
and he presented none OF them. The fight was
growing hotter and hotter. 1t was limited that the
issue would show John Sherman's voting
strength. The Sherman men were for Malone.
A roll-call on the minority report was asked
for and fought on half dozen sides. At rs
o'clock the chairman was rescued from the
mcshes OF parliamentary questions. and the
roll cali on the minority report was made. Il
resulted as follows: Yeas, go; nays, Sic.