The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-20

regular order and for the reading of my
resolution.
Chair-Before 1 proceed to comply
with the request Of the gentleman from
| Missouri, / feel const @ nd to have the
resolution offered previously by the
gentleman from Illinois read. / Will
| then proceed with others. This ois-
cussion is premature and ont of place.
The action OF this committee will be re-
viewed, not by the statements of gen
tlemen who DO not present all the facts,
but in the light of every fact presented
by all those who have an interest in in.
structing this committee. (Cheers.) Il
will be necessary for the convention to
Instruct the committee on credentials
that those interested in the determina-
ton ef any question shall be excluded
from the room during their delibera-
tior upon III, question. would make
such u motion. but I hesitate to
insult the intelligence of any committee
of this convention. (Cheersl. If there
is no issue joined here let us not try
the case. This is Republican con-
yention. (Cheers). To proceed IN
orderly elaboration, and precedents
are abundant. There is no precedent
for this proceeding, if we are to reach
a just conclusion, there being no motion
pending, tn at this whole matter go
where it properly belongs. Under
force of the operation of the rule, and
upon the coming in of their report, we
will deliberate and decide Justly between
the claims coming up from the various
parties from old Virginia. The chair has
already decided to that, objections be-
ing made to this discussion from Vir-
ginia. The contest is out of order at
the present time CHEERS
Stevenson, of Minnesota, said, II de-
sire to recommend the rule under
which the committees are appointed.
so as to make each commute consist of
one mem Der from each State where del
egatiODs are not contested. That will
exclude these gentlemen from passing
upon their own case, and it will depend
upon their own sense OF courtesy.
(Cries of That's right,'0 There were
a mum Der of seconds all over the hall.
Wellington, of Maryland, In
the meantime, struggling to catch the
eye of the chair. He was recognized
and spoke as follows ~ move ,you,sir
that all committees appointed from
the various States be recognised 81 espt
the one from Virginia. and that upon
the committee on credentials neither of
the constituting delegation 10 be recog
nlzed as entitled to pass upon their OVID
case. Applause. We wish to relieve
General Malone from sitting upon his
own case even if he does not vote upon
il.
The discussion was continued in this
strain for some time before being drawn
10 close.
THE BLAINE BOOM
The Blaine scheme was considerably
fortified to- night by grand demon
stration on Michigan Avenue, in front
OF the Leland House, where the Cal
iforDia delegation have their head
quarters. There was, at an early hour
in the evening. q large assemblage OF
Blaine people gathered about the CAL
ifornia headquarters. This overhoWed
on the sidewalk and in the street. In
trent of the hotel. and Blaine sup
porters in the California delega-
ton at once seized upon the
opportunity TO make q still deeper
impression from the Pacific Coast IN
favor OF BlRins's nomination by the
cont entioB. despite his two letters and
the apparent efisrt ot BlaiRa,s
leaders 10 soantersct the current n
favor Of Blains'S presentation
by this eonvsAtioA. Creed Raymond,
chairman of the California delegation,
Editor DeYsuHg, of The Chronicle; Mr..
Estee. selected permapent ehairmaRs
and ether coaster Whe are ardent sup
porters of the Blaine movement, ap-
peared upsn the hotel bal ony. and il
was not difficult 10 get Mr.. Raymond
to respond to demands from the throDg
beneath for speech.