The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-21

stratlOn or the day.
The chairman received the tokens in
neat speech.
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Chairman Bayne, of the committee
on rules, presented the committee re-
port. It adopts the rules of the House
OF Representatives, with slight modif-
cations, and makes the following the
order of business:
first-Report of the committee on
credentials.
Second-Report of the committee on
resolutions.
Third-Naming the national COM
mittees.
Fourth-Naming of candidates for
President.
Fifth-BalIoting.
S;Xth-Presentation of candidates for
Vice President.
Seyenth-Balloting.
The report gives Dakota ten votes,
Washington Territory six votes. and
the other Territories and the District
of Columbia two each.
The rules recommended are substan-
TALLY similar to those adopted by the
last national convention. The most
essential change is that it is recon-
mended that an executive council, con-
slstlng OF nine members, may be chosen
by the national committee to conduct
the affairs of the party.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,,
moved the report of the committee on
rules be adopted, except the rule refer
ring to the election of alternates, which
had been recOmmitteG.
Butterworth, of Ohio, moved to
amend the report by placing a limita-
ton of time on nominating speeches.
This was defeated by a heavy vote. A
discussion ensued as to the manner in
which the alternates should be entitled
to vote il the absence Of the principal.
Senator Hoar finally passed q substi-
tute for tbs rules reported by the coa-
mittee relating TO the election of alter
mates, which he moved to adopt.
Chairman Bayne, of the committee on
rules, said he hoped the substitute
would be accepted, and seconded Sena-
tor Hoar's motion substitute as follows:
Alternate delegates for each delegation
at large and alternate delegates for each
district delegation to consist of the same
NUN her as their principals, but to act in the
case of the absence of the delegate, gshall be
elected.
Raymond, of California, objected to
this proposition, and desired to have
the question referred to the chairman
Of the committee on rules, but the chair
ruled this out of order.
johnson, of New York, moved the
rule under discussion be referred back
to the committee.
The discussion dragged along for
some time, and the members of the con-
yention were getting more and more
confused as to what the language of the
alternate really meant, when General
Sewell, of New Jersey, cut the Gordian-
knot with a motion to adopt the
report of the committee as q
whole. which was unanimously
agreed to. The Chair called for the re-
port Of the committee on credentials as
the next order of business.
Hoar, of Massachusetts, moved that a
recess be taken till s o'clock tonight.
Agreed to, and at 20 the committee
IN FAVOR OF WISE.
The credentials committee, by q
arge majority, voted to seat the Wise
delegates in the contested district. .ex-
,ept the Ninth, leaving Malone the |
First, Fourth and Ninth, and the dele |
,ates-at-large, making the delegations |
tand Wise IA. Mahore 10.
Ex-Congressman Bradley and II. s
Wise presented the case for the latter
lrguing that the Wise district dele
,ates were elected in separate conven-
ions in conformity with the rules of
he party, and that Malone, in his call
or State convention, to be held at
'etersburg, Intentionally violated the
aw OF Republicans as to such election.
w. <. Craig and w. G. Eden
laimed for Malone that there
Tas douot as to the call of
he national committee and there
ore, the State committee had au-
horlty to indicate the place where the
tate convention should be held, and
hat in this instance it was mere
violation of the call of the ma
Ional committee.
at IL pm. the committee went into
xscutive session. The doors were
.osed to the contestants, and Wise and
lahone retired. By vote of % to ID, {
ne first contest, in the second district, ,
as disposed of
IN FAVOR OF WISE.
he third, fifth, sixth, seventh, Eighth, {
NTH and tenth were disposed of to the
ame effect. The committee voted to :
,at the Malone delegates at-large, and
pom reconsideration of the ninth dis s
let, ruled it out entirely, leaving the {
elegation Wise IA, Malone 8.
Wise declined to express an opinion !
} to the probability of minority re-
ort. Brady, however, stated that he I
lpected the Malone men to make s
ght. He said-"We suppose Malone | Z