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v : AT WORK, (Continued from the Third Page.) watching him, and thon relapsed into a dead- duck sort of silence. ie In theatrlent parlance there was "stage , Ne Chandler—There’s a contest in Tilinols, Put it down + Kirk Haw sarmed with a and I appeay for Green “ Indiana! 3, Ravn, », Mr. th Secretary. vho stood Ani near tho door mense bund of faners and dociments—There’s teontest In 1 inois, je contesting parties, poked around: the room oneo more and refused to say anything, “No contest,” ete, “ho tH eB of that State—Thero aro two, contested districts. Se . Siiupson. “Loulsana.” “Con idg fd that his ell addressed the Chair, and fi tate did not elect altertiates, ‘Two of the delegates were not here, but hie ‘held thelr proxies, There was an Oregon tan In town, to whom he would like to give one of the proxies. Tle wanted to know what: contd be done shout It. Chandler—There’s no contest ? Mitehell—~No, “Well, then It can be ensily fixed, Pass It and goon with the roll,” =) Hanis rade Mi One of t ee Committee—Thero’s a contest in two distrlets In Peansylyania—tha Ninth and the Nineteenth,—and tho alternate for the First District claims the seat held by a proxy from the delegate. John Cessna, Ina blufting sort of way—I want to sev the papers Inthls case. I wasnot awnre of a contest, And the eall was proceeded with until ‘Tennessee was reached, when the Commit- teemunn reported an informality relative to a pr Hurl tt Contest in th ah? «G “Contest.” a8 ” satd Chandler, Vest Virginia. ‘Phird District,” On motion of Mr. Chandler, it was resolved that the Committeeman from cach State not contested report the alfabeticnl aud other mere formal changes that exist In the roll to the Committeg, with the tnderstanding that it be no bar to any State contesting Inter. After some cestuliney debate totake a recess untl e, It was agreed & o’elock, when tha Committee would reassemble In the club room of the Sherman H tse, PROXIES, OREGON. The Committes met at the hour and plnce mentioned, Mr. Conger in the chair, and all the members present except Lotland, of Del- aware; Strout, of Maine; Tompkins, of Virginia, and Breeden, of New Mexico. ‘The first business was the matter of sub- stitutes and proxies, Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, stated that four of thasix delegates were present. The Convention simply clected six, saying noth- ing about alternates or filling vacancies. ile proposeil that ho be allowed to enst the votes of the absentees or that there be substituted men selected by the four. A long debate took place, in which the po- sition was taken by a few that tho Commnit- tee had io power to do anythin, on credentials,—that it exceeded except piss Its powerby creating delegates, The following resolu- tion was adopted; ~ Reavlued, That B,J. Northrop and George 1H. Witliame by enuthorized to vote for Oregon fn pluce of J, M. McCall and Samuel Manuab, who Gro absent, the substitutlon of J. S. TEN ARIZONA, Gov. McCormick suid Gov. Safford, ono of tho delegntes from Arizona, and Mr. UInn- cock, his alternate, were absent, and on his motion tho Committee deelited to recommend NESSIE, . Vosh ere, Judge Thornburg moved that J, W. Brown, an alternate for the Fi rst District of Tenties- see, be substituted for 1.1 Butler, dele gute who was absent. Mr. W. P, Brownlow, an alternate, claimed that he was tho alternate of Judge Butler, and of that Rogers, Brown a was delegate the alternate who was present, having been appointed so by tha Gigtrict Conyentlon. Rogers. Ile proved this by Mr, Brownlow will be reconmended for a sent. fle is a son of the celebrated Parson Brown- Jow, and 4 Blaine man, + After some talk on the subject, the Chair stnted that where there was no dispute about tho alternate, in the absence of his princival the tame of the aiternute would be reported, No one objected to this, ‘Ther came up the contests, the States boing called In their alfabetical order, ATLLABAMA. . re MER—BLIVENS. Edwin Belcher, of Georgia, moved that the Committee recommend that James T. Rapier bo substituted for Jerry Blivens ns delegate from the Fourth District. It appeared that Rapler was elected by the Convention of tho ‘Fourth District, and his eloction ratified by n vole of the Stute Con- vention, but rescinded,and the Chairman was directed to got hip pledge to obey the orders of the Convention or refuse him eredentials. Rapler refused to pledge, and his place had been filled in Chicago at a meeting of tho delogation of which he was not advised. Mr, Patrick, who represented Bivens, stat. | ed ‘that beforg the Sinta Convention voted on tho names presented by the district cau- cuses, the delegates were required to como forward and pledge themselves to abide py Mts action, Ray Blivens, on 9 his Ines pier could iternate, the sui to act separately from vention. They met during the recess recoumended delegates and Mr, Sapfor asked whether delegation, district caucuses or conventions did) not is. be found, ad been put in The not. io the State- Con- Hess, snd alternates to it, the State Con- vention ritified the Judicial nomination made by tho District Convention which ulected him. slit Patrick had nevor heard of the nom- ation. ‘Mr, Rapler asked {f that didn't show that the Fourth District held a separate conven- ion. Mr. Patrick hind nothing. Mr. Turner, also to for Bay, livens, urged that the call didn’t authorize the selection of del- Tegates hy distriets, ‘Tho werk was to be done by a State Convention, He read a paper signed by the Chairman of the district enue cus, Which showe that Rapler had been nominated at a meeting of tha delegates, Senator Mitchell pledged himself the Convention would havobeen considered ¢ ‘urner replle: Mr, T to vole for Ge asked had eliour d that if if Hapler -had » Grant after |, Whether he etal} 4 apler had done pe . that he would have Inserted Ms" nuine in the eredentinls, Mr, Raptor, who presented credentials from the District Convention, sald that nover before hada State Convention In Alabama ratified the nomlnutions of the district Con- ventions for delegates, All Ut te precodents Tere against It, ‘Che Convention detegates id not ket in at Cinchmnath in 180, Me sald ‘the nominee for President could not eb Ue Electoral yoto of Alabama, and he had asked othe frlenda" to suspend Judgment until they zot to Chicago, s0.a8 to ses which was the “ fastest jars and vote for Nim, 0 Tid come shlengo Ne to out find whether the Natlonal Convention would let a State Ce “ fenco-corni ‘enon malo up of iaen with » tree-top, anid eross-rond ere jals,” direct hin to do a thing which was inst the wishes of hls constituents, Mr. Havens, of Missourl, did not wanta vote taken on the mutter until all the eases had been-heard. principle watt Ya Necesslt This, how the majority a bu y, fow-hanri an if n yote je Kettle were taken the nd‘ théte-woulid MUYANOTE CASES, did not meet the views of ha Committe » Whe declded to voppon tho motion, ‘They did so, and if wis Kreed to,—yeas, $1; nuys, 13 (not yot- Jug, 3,)~—ay follows, by States: Yeua—Cullfornta Georgia, Tatum, 1 chugetta, Suchigan, Rebrunle Nevada North Vermy: Uistelet ‘of Columbia, Mexion, Utub, Wualingto Connection ow, Kansa Minne Delaware, ia, Maine, Mugsie obi Mississippi, Now dhumpshilre, Now Joniey’ 0 talratinas (hla, Oey Khoo Tslund) it, Wear Virgins, Wisconsin, Dakota, . Montana, Noy pean =k. #y Aaye—Alabann, Arknuens, Colonule, Florida, Uitnels, Kentucky, Muryland, Misgourl, Now rc He, Poxus, Virginis—Us, Not voting=South Caroling, York, Pennsy! Arizonu—si, fonnesseo, and This votu slows the strength of the Grant parties, there being fourteen » (nehuiling Sonth Caroling and Tennessee) of and anti-Grant the former and zopn) of the Int! d se ty-twe: (neluding Ari- IN THE NEXT ALADAMA CASE the contestants were ox-ov, W. H. Smith States Senator Willard War- enth District and ex-United ner, in the Seve , Bingham and I. A, Against Arthur Mosel ly. They were ‘ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1880—2\VELVE PAGES. elected by a District Convention held at Selma, June Qt, 1880, and composer of all the delegates to the State Convention from tho Seventh District, hetd in pursuance of a written agreement, signed by all the dele- gates, aul atnexed to credentials. | ‘Phe State Convention called for reports from. the dls- triets oF tlelegntes «elected, As ench district “was called and report the delegates were required stand up nud give pledge to Instructions to vote for Gen. Grant. the Seventh District was called, Gen J We Burke reported for_thoe {information of the Convention that the Seventh Distriet Conyon tion hand elected William TL Sint and Wil ard Warnes, and dented the rizht of the State Convention to tnferfere with f(s action, Thon the Chairman of the Stite Convention entled on Gen, Warner to rise and) pledge to stipport Gen, Grant, whieb he refused to do, denying the right of tho State Convention to exuct pledges or to govern the action of tho District Con stated that he spoke for Gi s absent froin tho hall. ‘Thereupon, the Convention, vated fiat the position of Gov, Stnith and Gen, Warner was not satisfactory, and referred tho matter to the district to electother delegates, No quorunt of the district: delegates would take any action in the matter, and this faet. being made known to and recognized by the Slate Convention, it voted to substitute Bing- ham and Mosely for Smith and Warner, Mosely baving been a candidate for delegate in the District Convention, aud been beaten, Mr. ‘Turner, for Minghan and Mosely, ghowed four letters of one Heffner, who had authorized Goy. Smith to vote for Iti, he helng unable to attend the State Convention, that Sintth had been iustructed to vote for Grant by his distrlet; bul, there belng a tie, he hnd voted for himself and Warner, nut that if he (Heffner) hil bean present he would not have voted for them, Gov. Sintth, in reply, said hie had never been fnstrueted to vote for Grant, and. that Heffner lmself Ind told hin that he was tn favor of letting Ue people in the North name the Presidential nominee. Gen. Warner exhibited credentials signed by nine of the sixteen delegates present In the District Convention. No objection was mide to hin or Smith until he refused to give tho pledge to vote for Grant. Judge Tracey, of New York, one of Beech- er’s counsel, got up and sald that A GREAT QUESTION IBIE ATOSE. It was whether a National Convention could Investigate and overthrow the proceedings of i State Convention, by which delegates to tha National Convention had been etiosen. 2 Braver question, he thought, had never been presented to a National Republican Conyen- tlon, He wnderstood that these were revo- Jutonary times, and It was Intentled to over. throw precedents, to overtiirow the action of State Conventions in chousing delegates to tho National Conyention, but it seemed to him, before the Committee did that, they ought to constder earefully the effect of the precedent they wero establishing, and move vautionsty In regard to. the question before them, ud or hud not the people of a State tho right to determine for themselves the manner in which the State should choose its delegates? own Stnte (New York) the way of proceeding, and had hnd for twenty yenrs. Never had a district. convention there appointed delegates to the National Convention, All were chosen by a State Convention, which accredited them. Were they rexular proceedings In necordanee with Republican precedent, or were they irregu- far? Tlad: New York the right to say for itself whether it would choose delegates in State Convention, or in Congressional Dis- trict Convention? Jie knew that sume States adopted the other plan,—allowed the (dl ts ons such to call conventions and deleguti suceredit. them the “ge Congressional — dls- tricts, Jfe knew of to objection to that plan if the “State authorities” saw fit to adopt it. It was regular and proper, If the other course were agreed upon, be asked If that also was not regular and proper. How Many States had called District Conventions ? ew of but one—Massuchusetts, Members of the Committee said Wisconsin, Vermont, Maine, Indians, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Judge Tracy went on to say that 1 THE ALABAMA CONVENTION obe: Ww Ken itton. Ho als Sinith, who w was calle for the purpose of, elect ing delegates to. Chicago, and for no other purpose, “It choso its dele- gates in the manner it saw fit, and was it proposed to deny that right to Ala- bama?—a right that every other State hud exercised. In choosing delegates In its own, way, Jind Alabanm not the right to direct the dulegntes from the different districts to retire and report tho munes of delegates ? They did so, und the State Convention passed. upon the names,—clected or rejected them, ‘The caucus sluiply recommended men to the State Convention, Were they to say because the Convention did not clect the ‘imen that therefore they wore elected? Was the Com- uuittes to go Into the reasons for electing or refusing to elect men recommendet by a caucus? If so, it took mway the right and Hberty of n State to elect its own representa- tives {n the manner It might choose. Was the polut made that the State had no right to demand a pled eo? Could it be made sue. cessfully? If n Congressional district met separately might It not. require some assure ance from the one ft elected as to the manner inwhleh he (its agent) should. represent it in the National Convention? Vor what wera tho delegates but agents of their principals, commmissloned to perforin a trust,—te act in the Convention in a manner that should be consonant with the views of those who sont thom there, If a Congressional Coven- tlon might do this, could not a State Conven- tion doit? Had yit coma to this that the prinelpal could not control or instruct his agent? What more had Alabama sought to do than this ? Uf he was correctly Informed ADADAMA DID PRECIKELY VAT CAT I- FOUNIA HAD DONE, The latter State required a pled oof the delegntes Uiat they would vote for Blaine,~—a plete that Cafifornis hada right to require, and her State Convention provided that, in in case of n person refusing to tuke the pled, his crodentkals should be withheld and his seat declared yaeant. Inthe pending case, Alnbama hud refused to oleet men who declined to obay her instruetions, Were the hopes or nimbitlons of. any man or any two men, of sutiiclent Tiaporbaniel to justify the National Convention in attempt- ng to establish s precedent that a State Con- vention might not or could not give lustruce tions to her agents who were to represent her? Was tha thing to be retrouctive? If they were to tuko a now departure, he asked Witshould not befor the future. Should. the Connuittes undo action that hal been taken in’ necordance with the party pre- cedents of twenty-four years? ‘This was N Rreater) question than the mere sivini or Josiug ane or of Avo ( legates In Alubama; and it seemed to hin the Committes ought not to attempt to override tho nection of the Statu Convention of Aiba, Rae 7a Gem, Warner, of Dakota, sald he had never heard of n precedent for a State Convention undoing the action of a District Convention, Eix-Gey, Stewart, of Vermont, said that the practice in his own State was to regard the action of the District Conventions, att ho proposed to vote in favor of sushi! ne that pihetple not caring: how or’ whom ft hit, gusmtch asthe distriet delegates rettred und reported these contestlg delegates, ho should vote to scat them, » W. K, CHANDLER wid he should not discuss the general aues- tion of dlatrict representation at present, but hho did deny dint the brinel ly of district rep- resentation was an innovation, as Gon, Tracy had claimed, and called upon that gentleman to be prepared to prove hls statement at the proper thine, ‘The fact was, that the principle which the gentleman waa now supporting — tho right of State Conventions to sulect dele- gules regardless of the chulee of the districts —wis the outgrowth of n new pric theo in poles the practice — of overriding tho districts and assuming hy a majority to seleet two men from it dla trict against the will of tho delegates frum that district, not to represent thas dtlatrlet, hut to inlarepresent [te As te the guneral principle of dhe rlght of district representa Hon, his mind was inde up. As to this pare tleular eg though, cortain doubts had arson with reference to the selection of these Ki wemen by the District Convention, — though the suggestion JOf such o thing was clearly at fterthought,~and fe. was unwit- lug to vote on Tt just at this tine, Me thore- fore stiggested that the Committee reserve {ts deelslan on the Sitth and Warner cies until atter the Tilinols case was heard, Conslderible discusston followed as to the oxuet order fn which {t was best to proceed, ‘The mmatterstinally ended In an agreement ta postpone (haw labanine discussion until after ho hearing Inthe Ulnels ease, and to give the two sides by the Alubuia case a chances to regolvy Alt, Chandler's doubts an tho ques- Hon of the election of Sintth and Warner. The Atabama easy was aecordingly re- opened, and Gen, Burke, a delegate ta. the Congressional Convention, testiied that:both Suilch and Warner hud yecelved a iajority ue Hay » Votes und were properly and legylly elected, f ‘Tho other side resorted to u palnfully tedi- OUus crous-oxumination, but tho wituessa held his ground, and. evidently resseil tho Committee with hls familiarity with thetruth aud his acquaintance with the facts, The Committee at half-past 1 touk a halt: hour's recess for Inneh, liaving agreed to be- ain on tho Illnols case after vietualing. ILLINOIS, OPENING TIE BATIn On renssembiing after hineb, the Commit- tes decided to give each side an hour and 9 half in whieh to present its cnse, the time to be occupleil ns the parties saw fit, Gen, Raum asked Gen, Hurlbut i¢ they pro- pose to contest tho twenty sents all at once. Gen. Muribut sated he dtd, and, as the gen- tleman wags nn interested party In the case, ho did not (ink he ought te bo a Judge. Gen, Ratu retorted that his own sent wasn’t contested, MI HAWES OPENED TIE CASE for the contestants, entering. a preliminary molfon to excuse Rawn from voting, slneo is seatas one of the so-called delegntes-ut- large was to be vontested, Mr. Storrs, for the “regular belligerents ” as ho termed them, replied that he had re- celvyed no notice to that effect. "You will get one pretty soon,” retorted Mr. Mawes, Several members of the Committees object- ed to the motlon as one that the Committes jad no power to pass on untilit know some- thing about the faets, Mr, Chandler suggested that the memorial of the contestants be ren, the time consnmed in reading documents not to bo taken out of the respective allowances, 'Yhe suggestion was readily adopted, and Mr. inves proceeded to read the memorial, which was published in full in yesterday’s Trinune, Iaving read tho memorial, Mr. Tnawes next offered the ercdentiuls of tho delegates from the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth, and Seven-- teenth Congressional Districts of the State of Ilnois. ‘Lo save tine, he simply read te from the First: District a3 a sample of rest. ain Tewres then proceeded to address the Conmittes IN BUPPOHT OF TIE MEMORIAT. Tie stated atthe outset that the memorini- Ists based theirclatm upon district repre- sentation. Ile challenged tho seats of tho four delegates at large as having been folsted upon the Convention In violation of all pre: eedent and’ eustom, Second, he contested tho seats of all the other Grant delegates, and claimed the seats for the memortullsts on the ground that the Grant delegates were se Jeeted by fraud, and the choice of the men from the fen contesting districts were en- trely Ignored and overlooked. the Com- mittee were of opinion that men could steal amajority in this manner, then they would delegates to remain show tion, ctl alow the Grant In thelr nents. n order to the fraudulent character of the Con it was necessary to go buck to the pre ings in Cook County, wi the primary: tions resulted than overwhelining majority for .the Dining and Wastiburne men. 16 contended that the moment the Grant dele- gutes bolted the Farwell Jtnil Conyven they were funetia officio, and could pot e! delegates-to the State Convention at Spring- field, ‘ho “bolters” had no hits which sthis Committees were bound) to respect; thelr actlon was altogether with- out excuse, Ite | claimed that such ry Q Senntorial Convention thing as to elect tietesates to the State Convention was never heard of befere in Coak Cantity, nor in any other county In the State, Tk was selzed upon ag a pretext, in order that there might be an excuse for letting these men into the Convention, - ‘The most that they could claim was three Senatorial districts of Cook County, whieh would only have ent ted tl to thirty-six seats In the Conven- tlon, ‘The contestants fell back upon the call of tha = National. Convention, which invited the selection or delegates from exch Congresstunnl istrict. In the ‘Third Congresstonal District the State Convention fad selected two Grant men, there was nota siigls Grant delegate elected to that Convention frons that district. He asked who did these Grant delegates rep- resent? Ho did not think the Republicans of Cook County ought to ba disfranchised in this high-handed way; nor did he think that this Comuittes wished tosce the Republlean ty go to pleces, as 16 was upon the brink pf dolng tn the State of Mlinols, He chara terized the tacties of the Spriugfeld Convo tlon as on unheard of and devilish outrage, Had the managers of that Convention acted fairly, and pursued the enstomuary course, instend of Ignoring their long-established and well-understood rules, this contest never would hive arisen. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, asked Mr, Hawes If there were any charges of fraud or improper action In carrying the primaries in Cook County made by the Grant men, Mr, Hawes said there were, but he had not referred to’ the primaries because he did not suppose the Cammittes wished to go back to the primnrics, Sle would slinply say there were chiurges of fraut innde on both stiles. ‘The Grant men had got up alot of ailiavits, In whieh it was made to appear that over 500 fictitious votes had been edst in one district alone, whero only 250 votes wero cast. Mr, John Lylo King sald the Binine men had kept possession of tho polls and pre- vented the Bupborters of Grant from voting, Mr. Creed Haymond said it had been sug gested that this Connitice was BOUND BY ‘TIE N OF THE STATE CONVENTION, and could not go behind It. THe wished to henr Mr, Lawes! vlews upon that question, Mr, Hawes said lie did tot pretend to ben sage in these matters, but It seemed to him that if this Committes was to be bout by what-was done by the State Convention, there was very little use of their meeting at all, be enuse ih every Instance the oficers of the State Convention would certify that the cre dentials were all right on their face. dn answer to Gon. Bateman, Mr, Tawes atated that if the wetion of the State Convens tlon should be heli to be conclusive, ih would change tho result In the Second Districtonly, a ate Storr suld the fuets had not been pro- UCR, Mfr, Hawes retorted that he submitted the memoriil, whileh was signed by forty mon of good churncter, ax reeord, “Unul it) was. shown fe bu untrue, the contestants stood or fell by It. Mr. Storrs rejolned that he could put Inn atutoment signed by G18 mon that the facty were the othor way. A. memorial was not usually called a fact of proof, GEN, NURLIUT, for the contestants, suid ho represented the Fourth Distelet,—the largest iy the Stute, or in the Nathon,—a district which was inthe habit of siving from 10,000 to 14,000 Repith- Hean majority, but tt nut been Ignored, Ine sulted, and abused by the reeent action of the State Convention, History was repeat- ing Itself, When the Roman Aepublie wit verging towards decny and ruln certain people divided up the Empire Among themselves, ‘Tho future historian would find our Lepidus in-the provines of New York, our Outavlus In tho province of Penne sylvanin, and our Mark Antony, soldler and statesman, in Uilnols. fLaughter.) All tracks led back to the original consp rney, ‘Thore was a clear, predetermined effort to forestall the opinions and ferences of the Hund Heoply of these United States and to ro. duce this whole country Inte the grasp and. dominion of three subjects too pavarral for tho country ta which thoy live, Whatthe gen themenof New York or Pennsylvania would do he couldn't say; bit the people of Llinols, never carrled bridle or borate hulter,for any: man, and they would not, ‘There wasa large body of people here whe did not prefer Gen, Grant,—s nian whom he thought more of than the spattercrs who covered him with foul spatters of prafse,—and dnd a right to guy so, All the patronage of the Govern ment was against them, The Internal Reve enue Departinent waa detailed, © and thoy worked as falthtully ay over he knew men to work for bay or for hops, AH the Congressmen nud the one Nepublican Senator from Ulinols_ devoted themselves to the single task of preventing the Stato froin expressing [ts awn opinion what it believed, “But ugalist all these odda stood out. the apparent fact that len Congressional "districts, comprising more than one-hulf, nore. than two-thirds, of al of =the Republican —yater the mon who olected Senators, legistutors, and Congressmun,—the mass of the Repub: Henn districts of dinnots, —slnply in the ex. crelsa ‘of thelr private daht aud they pro- ferred somebody clas to Gen, Grant. ‘They sald go then, sald so now, and meant to say BO. He thon considered tho question whether or not there existed In the Ate juliliean party the damnable doctrine” of State-riglits. "Sl nals Hcpublicing did not belleve that the eullof the Stute Coniunittes to the Kepubite wus of Congressional districts meant.thut the Styte Convention had the right to overslaugh thelr private opinion, They ever THURSDAY, JUNE 3, had reeognized tts right fo do that, Tho Springfield Convention was utterly bad and foreign to all our notions, ‘The tiny Never was mn this State when tho District Conventions din not BETTLE FOR THEMSELVES who should be thelr representatives, Tt was sald that all weeds came from the East. ‘This terrible notlon that the people of tho districts . were the slaves of | the Stato Convention. was, of — Enstern orlgli—the offspring oof | ‘Tammany,— adopted, unfortunately for us, by Ropubile- ans and Republican teadersin the State of New York, : The essence of Republiean doce irine wis that cach individual: or. political organization should lave tts oypartunity to bo heard. ‘This idea that an Inperial State should hold all its votes agulust the will of the mujority, stmply for the = pitre n0S0 ° Ol tipressing the ant niltence of the Stato and tho men that held it, wag not Westorn doctrina— was not Republican doctrine—was not Amer- ivan doctrine. Ho charged that the State Central Committee were the teols of the orginal conspirators, (hres In miumber, whose effort was to defeat the long established rule and custom of the State. They issued eul “for the purposd of electing: forty-two Uclegates to the Chicago Convention.” hls wis altogether different from any other over made for 0 BState Conyention in Ulnols, ond was Issucd for the express purposes which Nad matured Into'action here. It was the groundwork for doing the very thing the gentlemen accomplished at Springileld. The people of Ilincls would — endure and suffer) oso long ong they had ‘tribunal to which they could appeal, If tha Committee could not right this wrong, if they adopted the nullification doctrine ot State-rights, and sald that aineagre, naked, fraudulent mafority in the State Convention should overritte and oppress and destroy the regular representation, of the districts, the Republicans of IWinols had no furthor remedy, and the anestlon was left with the people. lt was not possible for 1 Deme- eratic Convention to nominate a man for whom he could vote. He could not say that, however, for his pcople, because he know that, if sulted, they WOULD RESENT IT, Ho begged the Committee to bear this in mlnd—he, himself, had no tuterest in the vontroversy, “but he sald it honestly and fuirly, knowing [itols toterably well,—that if, byany means, they wero persuaded to ienore the rights of these ten districts thus disfranchised, — and deft them ont of ie Fame, they, might — just as well pnt Uinols down tn the columit of doubtfil States, Ho meant exactly what ho sald. ‘The people would let the inehine por- ish, 09 all esfete and rotten things should per- ish, and fook for some other pun to garner up the principles which they believed necessary to the preservation of the country, ‘Thore was but a single question in tho case, Were they or were they not right In insisting that the doctring of single district represen tation, cut where It infght, was tho sound, substantial, Republican, American | doc- trine,—-the doctrine of freedom, the doctrine of equal rights, the doe tring by which men could) make them- selves felt? If it was, ho wanted the Committee to suy su. If, on the contrary, the Committee thonght tho {ima had come when the country wns to be parceled out into incre satrapies that were to be handled by an ex- elusive set, the Republlenns of Ulinols would like to know it, and to know it early, and the people of Iilinols could be counted among the men who owned no masters, In reply to a question from Senator Miteh- ell, Gen, Hurlbut stated that the District Con- ventions were duly and properly held, bub the reports from the disfranchised Jones were disregarded, ‘fhe Chainman of the State Convention appenred to be blind In the left eye and dent in the feft car. ° Never had the General heard such atrocious misculings, or seen such utter disregard of the rights of the mlnority, ‘The fron hind entered into that Chairman’s soul, and ho intended that the rest of the Convention should bear It out to the end “And I say here,’ Gen. Hurlbut concluded, on my own responal- bility, that L have never sven onything to compare with the audacious and insulting manner in which the rights of freemen, even if in tho minority, © WERE OVERRULED AND TRAMPLED on as they wero by that Convention, presided ever by Green B. Raunt, a, member of your Committee.” u 1 Gen, Raum had. left the room a fow min- utes before this. binst, but he will no doubt enjoy reading abont it this morning, Ar. Storrs: Tepligtl for the Logan.shrickers. Hig hadn’t come, he sald, to intensify any Uitterness. ‘Therd was enough of that as it) owas Nor .woulkl he Insult the grent lenders of the Republican party, IIe shnply did not believe that tho xreat States of New York wnd Ilinoly wero provinees, No one man or coterie of men had sufleient power to redues them to the condition of proyinees, Ho did not appear as the advocate of any candidate, nortomnake any threats, but shuply to {plot the regu Jar proceetiings of the Itopubllean party, ly then proceuded to take up the primary eleetion, churging.the conunisslon of frauds by the antlGrant people,--much as, tiny wore charged Sn the manufactured afll- dayits subniltted at Springfield,—and speel- fying the new charge against one of the par- tles whose names were attached to the memo- riatof having prepared a “queer” ballot. how for the reception of some 800 anticipated votes, Ar. Anthony Interrupted tho gentloman by asking the man’s name, “Chris Maier” was the roply. “That 1s false,” retorted Mr, Anthony, dite i don’t wish to be iuterupted,” sald Mr. ETS. “Ydesire to any that when statement you are entirely mistaken,” replled Dr, Anthony, “No Interruptions,” sald the Chair, “Leertalniy do not wish any,” sald Mr Storrs, espechaly when they come from a gentleman who fs hot to reply to me.” ‘This Jittle spat ended, the attorney for the “ regular belllzerents” proceeded to claim that the primaries resulted In a Grant victor in three Senatorint districts, nnd ft wis not until they | found in. Tin Thisese of othe Monday following a statement of a plan for depriving thesu Seuntorlal districts of tho tight to elect their dulegntes that they know how great a wrong wis about to be put upon them. Mr, Storrs then proceeded ta review the proceed- ings of the Farwell Hall Convention, charg Ing that Mr, Horace M. Slayer, whose duty was na Chairman of the County Rvpublican Committe to call that Conyen- ton to ordor, was violently hustled. off tho platform, and the proceedings of the Conven- ton became so disorderly that pandemonium was nowhere in the comparison, ‘The pre siding ollleer thereupon declared the Conven- tlon Aagourned ant there could bo no doubt as to ifs right to de so, and of the adjourned body to be recognized as tho regular Con- voution, Ha had no doubt that the conclu- sion of the Committee would be that before un organization of the Conyentlon could bo had, so thatdelegntes inlehtho aistinguished fron. dutruders, the right to name the Toms porary Chitrman rested with the polliteal head of the pulitical body there assembled, The delegutes appointed by tho adjourned body went lo Springfield and presented thelr case thore, and the opposing party pledged themselves to abide by the decision of that Convention, He eluled that shica 187 Cook County hax not voted as a county, but by Senatorial districts, and thus 9 complete, decisive, And aver wiighiliie anewer was given to the analogy which Tr. Hawes had attenptad to draw between thelr case that of the Congressional districts, HY DENIED ‘THE niatT of this Committes to overturn the action of the State Convention. Jt was inno sense a courtof appeal, What had this body, or what had the Natlonal Convention to do with the motheds which the Stato Convention might see Mt to ad opt in the, selection of Hts delegates? If hey amie dertook to ravisa it they might as woll ‘sity the State Convention afi trouble by selectin, the delegates, Itanight be urged that the contestants would have convinced the Con vention had they been allowed tu talk three or four hours wore or all ie next day, ‘The Convention was in session three “days, longer than any Convention was ever fn ses- sion before; and a conunittes was uppoluted to elect delegates from each Congressional dlatrict, which they did fn conformity with, the call of the Natfonul Convention. dn unswer to Gen, Bateman,” Mr, Storrs sail the Convention chose a Committes to geloct elemutes, and it had been the practice to receive the roports of those Committees, and to exercise a fevisory wor over thei, Ue could not sea where this Committes had the right to separate, divide, eut np, or limit any of the powers which wero naturally at- tributable to the Stuto Convention, ‘ dn answer to-SMr, Chandler, Mr, Storrs sald that the call from the National Comittee bolng for two from each Congresstonul dlg- trict, the State Convention would of course not have the right to seluct all the dolegutes fram one district. that there was no necessity for sonalterii that question until such an emergenoy shoul ise, orth remaining procecdings of the Com- ou make that, Hv thought, however, ¢ from or nitten " Credatitlals will bo found on Vago 8, a OTHER (Gnurrers. ruhs. THE UNIT NUAINESS NKEONTED AGAINST, Tho Committes on fides and Ordor of Business net in Seerétary Moynolds' room and organized by electing, Gen, dames A. Garfield, of Ohlo, Chattman, and ‘T, W. Chace, of Rhode Isltnd, Secretary. The following-named gentlemen were ap pointed a sub-committes to prepare rules and report the same to the malt Committeo nt its next mgetinys George I. Sharpe, of New Xork; Lewellyn Powers, of Malus Robert M, Morse, dt, of Massachusetts; 5, i. Drake, of Minnesota; A, J. Turner, of cousin; U1. GC, Carter, of Mississippi, with the Chair man as ex-oilielo member. It was arranged that tho Sub-Committee should meet at 8 o'vlock In the evening In Room 10 of the Gardner House, ait the main Commitee this morning at Doeloek at the Hiexdquarters of the Allanesota delegation at the Grand Pacliic, Having accomplished ‘this. much, the main Committee adjourned until the hour named this morning, Gen. Garileld, Chairman of the Committea on Rules and an, ex-olllclo member of tho Sub-Committee, was chosen to presile, After a long session TUE FOLLOWING LIST OF RULES wero adopted, and will be submitted to the main Committes at 0 o'clock this morning: Tule I. The Convention shall consistof a num- ber of delegates from cuch State equal todoublo the nuiuber of [ty Senators and Representatives iu Congress, and two delegates from ench 'Terrl- tory und two from tho Diatrict of Columbian, Rule Hf, The rules of tho Howse of Represent- atives shail bo the rutes of this Convention 80 farang ed are npplicable, and not inconslutent with tho following rules Rule I, Whon tho provious question sual! be demanded by n majority of tha ieteyatos from any Stute, and tho demand seconded by two or more States, and tho call sustained by a majori- ty of the Convention, the question shall then bo proceeded with und disposed of necording to tho Filles of he: House of Representatives in aluil+ itr cases, Rule 1Y.’Upon all subjects before tho Convon- tlon the Btates shall bo culled In ulfabetical ors der, and next tho Territorics aud Distrivt of Columbia, Rule V. Tho report of the Comtnittee on Cre- dentlila ehull be disposed uf before the report oF the Committeo on Itesolutions fs ucted upon; and the report of tho Committee on Itesolutians shull be disposed of before the Convention pro- ceeds to the nuinination of eandidutes for Pres- ident and Vice-President. Rute Vi, When n innjority of the dolegates of any two States shall demand that a vote bo re- corded, the same shutl be taken by Btates, ‘Terrl- tories, and the District of Columbin, the Soere- tary calllug tho roll of tho States and Territurles and tho District of Columbiu in the order here- toforo stated. Kulto VII. in making tho nomination for President and Vico President, in no enge shall tho calling of the roll be dispensed with, When stabil appear int any candidate shall baye re- ceived n tungority of tho votes enst tha Presi- dent of the Convention ahull announce tho question to be, Shull the nomination of tho enndidate be imide unanimous? Dnt if no cane diate shill have received a majority of the votes, tho Chir ahall divect. tho vote to be ngnin taken, which shall be repeated until some candt- dute shall huye recelyed u mujority of the votes cast; and where any Stite has announced Its vote It shall so stand until the bnllot is an- nounced, unless in case of numertent error. tulo ¥ nthe record at tho votes by States, tho voto of euch Stnte, Territory, and tho District of Columbin sbull bo announced by tho Chuirman; and in ense tho votes of nny Stata, Territory, ortho Districtof Columbla shall bo divided, tho Chatrman shall announce the num borof votes cnst for any candidute or for or against uny proposition; but, if exception fs tuken by any delegate to the correctness of such anmouncoment by the Chuirman of his deloga- tlon. the Presitont of tho Convention shall direct tho rollof imembera of such delegation to bo called ana the result recorded in accordance with the votes tndividuatly glyen. Rule IX, No mombor shull speak more than. once upan the same question, hor longer than five minutes, unless by loave of tho Convention, excopt that doleyates presonting the naio of candidate shall be allowed ten minutes in pro- sonting tho namie of such candidate. lg X. A Natioual Repubitean Committeo shall bo npholnted, to consist of one member from each State, The roll shall be enlled, and tho delegation from cach Stato shnil naimny, Hoary thofr Chairmun, a person to net us mem bor of such Committee. ‘The above rules are the samo as those adopted at the Cincinnati Convention in 1876, with three excuptions—viz.: First, the order has been chatiged considerably; second, In Rule 8 tho section after the simnl-colon, be- ginning “bne it wy exception,” ete. was added, and this additfon does away with tha “unit rule,” allowing Individual delegates to vote as. thoy please; third, in the National Comuuitteo the ‘Territories and the Distriet of Colwnbia aro not altowed 2 representation, These three changes were the only ones made in the Ciucinnatl rules, Sharp, of New York, did not think the nd- dition to Rule 8 that was adopted was at all necessary, 08 ho belloved the rule, If cor- rectly construed, would glve individual delo- gates the right to vote according to their preferences. ‘To make the matter more bind- Ing, however, It was decided to report In favor of the addition. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION JUDGE MOAT FOR CHAINMAN. The Committeo on Permanent Organiza- tion held 9 meeting Inst ovening at Nttle after Go'clock {nthe Directors’ room of tho Exposition Building, with Mr, Plersons, of New York, tn the chalr, and Mr, Downs, of Malne, acthig ng Sverutary, After the Chafrinun had called the meetin toorde, Mr. Watkins, of Michigan, moved that tho present teniporary organization of Conyentlon be made the permanent one. Tha Chair stated that he could not entertain the motion in its present form, since tt was not customary, but if tho gentleman would limit ft to unming only the Chairman, it would be reguinr, und he: would be pleased to, Fecouulze the motion. Mr. Watkins then moved that it was tho sonse of the Committee that Judge Hoar, the Temporary Chairman of the National Re- publican Convention, bu made the permanent one. Mr, Iutchings, of Kentucky, moved that the Hon. J. Aad. Cresswell, 0: Maryland, bo nanied us tho Permanent Chairman, Mr. Slavin, of Missouri, said that he hat no objection to Mr, ILonr, but hy favored Mr. Cresswell because he was 8 Southern’ man, and for no other reason, . Mr. Prinee, of Washington ‘Ferritory, in a fow eloquent words sald the great ery of the Democratle party hud been tho South. Tho Republican party was brand In Its principles, aud knew no North, South, East, or West. Wiint was wanted was a man for Chatman who was satisfactory to all, and Judge Hoar was that man. Mr, Slavin wanted to know If thoy had to selvct w certain min siinply becuse thore had bean a quarrel during the pst few days, He insisted that Don Cameron didn’t want Mr, Hfoar, It was good enough to talk of there belng no North or South, or Eastor West, but there were Southorn States, ant it was good sense to distribute the honors in that section, agit could expeeb nothing else. It would bonefit the Republican party, und assist in organizing it aguin in the Southorn States, Ir, Fiske, of Sontana, declared bhnself in favor of nominating Judge Hoar by aeclumn- ion, He made that nga motion, but one ob. {petion was mindy to It, und the Char deckted hat the motion could not be entertained, Mr. Princo fayored Judge Ilunr because he was Wanted by the frlends of ull the candl- fates and not because Mr, Cainuron objected ony Mr, Barrett, of North Carolina, took an opposlt ta Afr, Slavin, Ife suid that tho orth wis exceedingly sensative in regard to the power of the South. “The Democratic Convention would probably by controlled by tho South, [¢ wus true that thoy meant that the Suuth should not ba gagged, butif they inslsted upon pressing forward wo man from the Southern States for Chairman they would loge thal Induence in the Convention, He thon went over his course in the South, and stated that he favored Judge four, Aly. Huteh tings, ot Kentucky, insisted that he had nowlnaled Mfr, Cresswell beeatse he was an ably presiding afiicer, aud wo juan thoroughly competunt fur tha place, o HL Clay Hurcls, of Virginia, thon went Ine toa tong dlasertation in behalf of Gen. Grant until everybody became disgusted, and he was called to order, He favored Cresswell, ofcourse, Mr, Turner, of Alabama, called for the previous g uestion, He was the first to vote, snd expla ped its A ns ti A Hopubltean ia he South, he would vate for Judge Hoar; he didn't, belleve thats Bouthorn man should, have the place, ora A.vote wis then faker. and Judae Hoar Ato against him, the waa named by 39 fq) Temporary Socrefaries were then made *permanent Phe and Mr, George M. Buchanan, of Kentucky, added: This motion was carrled withont dissent. ‘Tho followAbg list of 5 VICE-PRESIDENTS AND ASSISTANT BECRE- hoy TAINES “ the'Btatea and ‘Territories was thon adopted sn i) VICE-PRESIDENTS, Alabima—James Gillott. ALMA B. Robinson, ats ‘ DelawareAlbert Cu Florlda—Sherman Conint. Ceorgin—s. A. Donnell, Tinols—Tolin Wentworth, Tndlana-Feanela Atkinsons lowa—l. W. Thompson, Kitisas—Simon Motz, Kontueky--E. IL Hopson, Malne—John BR. Rodwell, Marylund—ti drown, Muasnehusetts—Nathuntot A, Horton, Michigan—Porry Hannity Mintcxota—D. Morrison, Missiesin th K. Reuce. Mizsourl—Willtum J, 'Towoll, Nebrasika—D, A. Lowls, Novudn—C. C, Stevenson. Now Hampshlre—Joe) Eastman, Now Jersey—Judson Kilpatrick. Now York—Chester A, Arthur, North Carollnn—D, IL Starbruck. Ohlo—D, M. Harkness, Orexon—0. P. Towupkins. Rhurto Island—lsaae M, Potters Routh Carolinn—W. F, Myerd. Tennessee—D), A, Nun. TToxns—W, H. Holt Vermont—J, (, Me West Virginta—J, Waho—John f, Shute, Montana—Robort E. Fisk. Utuh—Pressiey Donuy,. Washington—Thomns H. Druota. Wyoming—W, A, Carter, BECRETARIES, uy Washington. Hares. Alnbama—(eo Arkansite—te California—Joln H. Roberts, Colorado—G Clark rr ark. Conncetient=N. Taylor Baldwins Delaware--Senjamin Burton. Fiorlda—£, J. Alexunier. Georgia—W, W. Brown, Minvls—George M. Nerlukerho. Indian Rtuscog O, Hawn. Jown—P. W, Licwellen. Kansas—P, Hutehingon, Kentuoky—Logan MoKeo. Malno—W, W. Thomns, Jr. Maryland—John W. Rott. Massnchusetts—Charles W, Clifford, Michigan—Morgan Mites, im Minnesota—. I, itadrod. Miealaetppl—Sam P. Hurt, Nebraska—V. Blerbowor, Novada—J. J, Melygs, Ne Dr, Chartes M. Murphy. 03, hire. New Jorroy—W. A, Stiles, New York—John V, Murry. Obiv—If. ©. Hodges. Oregon. Ireland, Rhode Istand—Horave A, Jenckes, South Carolinn—¥ ‘Teutiossee—W. oxus—Goorge N, Dilley, Vermont—L. 13. Cross. Wisconsin—George BE, Brian. West Virginin—b. A. Maru. Waho=J. W. irown, Montanu—lenry N, Blnke. Utuh—V, MeSilva, Woashington—Thomnas T. Minor. Wyoming—M. C, Brown, ‘The vote on Judge Moar, after the above wero elected, was made unnniimons, thus removing all idea ofa uinority report, which at one tine had been threntenect, A vote of thanks way then tendered to the Chatrman for the Kory impartial manner in which ho had discharged his duty, Mr, Plersons isa strong Grant man, and he voted for Cresswell, but ns n Chairman he certainly neted most impartially. He made a neat and stirring speech, and the Committes ad- journed, giving three cheers for Its Chalr- nan. A. Haynle, ian RESOLUTIONS, STILT, AT WORK, The Committee on Resolutions met in the south part of tha Art Gallery, and organ- ized by electing Edwards Plerrepont, of New York, Chairman, and ‘T. D, Edwards, of Ne- yada, Sceretary, Mrs, Belvn A, Lockwood, of Washington, and Mrs. Scarborough, of Pennsylvania, rep- resenting tho National Woman-Sutfrage Association, wore accorded a hearing, and Mrs, Lockwood presented the following ad- dress for consideration, It being signed by the ofllcers of the organtzation: To the N sige party in Preaidential Conven- tton assembled, Chicago, June 2, 1880; Sovonty= six delegates from local, State, and National Woman-suffraga orauilenttons., represouting every section of tho United States, aro hore-to- day tonsk you to placo tho following plant: in your platform: bs “Resolved, That wo pledge ourselves to secure women oltizons iu the exereiso of tholr right to vote." . Wo nsk you to pisdes yourselves ta protoct tho rights of one-half.of tho American peoples and to thus carry your own principles to thelr Wee results. ‘Tho ‘Thirteenth Amendment of 1805, abolish- ing slavery, the Fourteenth Amondinent of 1567, dedning citizenship, and tho Fiftconth Amond: mont o€ 1870, seeuring United Stites oltizons In. tholr right to yote, and your prolonged aud pow- erful debates on nll tho great sstes Involved In our civil conillet, stand ns onduring monuments tw the honor of tho Republican party. Impolled by tho ever yrowing demand prea wonlun for a Valco In the laws they are required to obey, forthole rightful share jn the govern- mont of this fair Republic, various Sinte Legis- latures favo conceded partinl sullrago to worn, Dut tho great duty remains of scouring to wonntn hor right to hive her opinions counted at the ballot-box In the decision of all questions of public welfare, vitae wilt you do now? You cannot live on tho noble wards and deeds of those why inagu- ratod the Ropubflean purty. You should vio with those mon in great uufovoments, Progress is tholawof nationnl life, You. must have a new, Vili! issue to rouse once more tho enthual- nem of tho people, Our question of fuman rights answors this domand. Tho two grent polticat parties are alike divided upon finnuce, reo trite, lubor reforin, and geticrul questions of political econumy. ‘ho essontial point in which you differ from the Domoenttiv party is Nationul ys, Stato aus promacy, and it is on this very tssuc we make our demind and ask that our'rights na Unlted States citizens bo secured by an amendment to tho National Constitutior. ‘To curry this measure is not only your duty but your privilege, Your pledge to enfranchiso ten imillions of women will rouse an enthusiasm which must count in the coming closely con- tested election, Rut above expedionoy is right, and todo jusilce isever tho Bighest political ‘wisdom, On motion, the document was laid on tho table for future action. k ‘The Comuitteo then adjourned to mect at the Sherman House at 8 ofelock, ‘Tho Comuittes met and had an extended and exelting segslon, ‘The meeting opencd, with the appearance of the delegals from tho woman-suffragists asking that a rasolution in favor of thelr theory be incorporated Into the report, She was ficard, and later Miss Susan B, Anthony: was heurd on the samo sudject, . William Walter Phelps, of Now Jersey, thon took the floor and adyoented the adop- tlon of a resolution In favor of changing the term of ofles for President to six years, and bo minending the Constitution that no one should be re@lected to the position. It evoked a {cugthy discussion, and touchhygy the third-term {dea,as it did, a great deal o: feellng was displayed, resulting In the whole question being tabled. ‘Tho Chinese question was next introduced, and foliowlng Its Introduction came a war of words, Insting for some tine, but the whole inatter wats finally referred to a comiitteo subsequently appointed, ‘he next” question discussed was Ciyll- Serview reform, and this brought. up the whole Southern question affecting elections, ete, ‘The members from the South were very bitter upon both Grant and Hayes,—or thelr Adiministration—and the other meme bers were not all at peace, ‘ Following thls a dozen or more resolutions on Snance, tart, and sundry other questions were lutroduced) and referred, and the gath- ering ended In the appointment of a Sub- Committes on Resolutions to reportata meet ing to be held at the Exposition Building this morning At 10 o'clock, ‘Tho following were the Conunittes Edwards Pierrepont, of Now York; Hunery Storra, of Minos; DO. Payne, of California; William Walter Pholp of Naw Jersey; and Judge 0, W, Clark, o ssisstppl, . ‘Aba lnahour the Sub-Committeo was in seasion discussing the buskottul of resolu- tions before them, and the fidieations were that they had an all-night job on thelr hands, ANTI-CHINESE, Tho Pacific Const delegation mot in the clutbroom of tha Sherman Hongse at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, all the delegutes belug present, and Mr, Pixtey, of Cullfornia, presiding. Judge Payne offered the follow- ing, tobe submitted to tha Committees on Resolutions for tucorporation in the National platform: wate ha ‘Tho right to rogulate tho intercourac botween tho'people of tho Unitod States of America ond all forciyn nutlons rests with tha General Qov- ernment, and must of necessity be controlled by tho luws of Congross and International treaticss and whito It {a thu duty bath af tho Governmont and ita peoplo to Baten Huhta nequirod undor exiating laws, ft Js nlse tho duty uf the Govern- ont tu respect the wishus of its citixons, and to Tegialato in their interests. In view of tho Jaryo wad inercualng Chinese fi ‘ution now invad= toy tho Pacitie Coust, recogni ng tho dangar uf rulnous competition with our lnduatria! classes, fourliy ita undue increas, and the serlous ro- suite I oly t arlau therefrom, und because tho Chinese wil not become eltizeus, aud cannot perform any of the pulitical ung publfo dutica neldunt to oltfensblp, becnuse they cunnot us- afunilute thoinselves wud become homogcneous with our peuple, and will not accommodate thomselyes to tho manners, customs, wud habits pertaining to our civilization, und because an rallied Chinvse immigration ts rogurded us 2 me shad not antlelpated, Fiesieatotay to our bost National instincts, ‘org Resolved, That inthe Jutgment of vention the Internitiont treaty ao botwoon the Governmiont. uf the United a and the “Government. of Chim ahouta gates Amended or moditled that fertier Chine C2, 89 rations excont for purpuses ot iets imme favel, and odueatton, should by rostron res tho existing Commission. to. tl Chinen’ dea ernment showll be urged to spedy untdests notion to regulate nad restrict tee ueelsitg Anlatio people to one conitry, and imac” ot ress of tho United Stites onmhe. wither ee andaa a iatter of Natlonat Importance sy urgent netpety, to enuso to be pissed nhcessnry to lint and restelet Chincau tee + thera. thls Con. wv Oxtsting Home our gait tse disci inlgrae erolved, ‘Thit tho bean posed to tho Immigration to, this ebtty ts 5 Persona Inenyable of becoming. cit ne alt Oxiating laws, and that the Republi tho, interest, of Inbor and en movenigg uMEus fac! 9. enforce this resaly, " Dhoprhite legislation, wselvo by’ apt ‘This was adopted, and Judgo Ma Hi Mansfeld offered tho following, which was fr with ft ae i eorporated Resolved, That alt stave or coolo; Pugnant to the Republicans of the tata ts Os it party the Republicuns aru opposed ton Sinploymout of elthor ns against white ine nnd tiielst that its tho city 4f tho Gover tee to wbrogato oF modify nll treaties wien Powors tht pon any construction may fare a oe toate tho he tacitly hese resolutions were dlsctsse sentiment of the.tall was that wei the something gluilir were embailed In the plat form, (ho Pacific slope would bo lost to the Ronubllenn party, iett"ansh Judge Payne presented an tyitat the offieers of tho Northwestern th from Company to the delegation to take a trip tp Milwaukee when the Convention nuljonrned leaving In the morning and returning at 7:54 in the wyeulg, whieh would give tiem four ours In the Cream Clty. {0 wi epte with thanks. ns necepted ‘The mecting then adjourned, THE LOST CAUSE, BREAKING AWAY, CAMERON GOING Fon EDMUNDS, It ig onv of the moral certainties that the Grant men fett worse last night than they have any. thne yet since the delegates began to urrive In Chivago. ‘There were song erent crowds at the Palmer and Grand Paeltie, but the enthusinsin for Grant Kad gone. What litle show was attempted Was of a decidedly weak character. ‘The brenk in the Grant ranks was too apparent to be mistuken, ‘The Virginia fellows had drifted still further away, and to keep the * Temmant together the leaders had them locked up last night In one of the roomsot tho Athintle Hotel. Tho Arkansas delega- tlon were rumored to have gouo to pieces last evening, aid it was stiuted that two votes had been apne to Shennan, A 'Trnuyg reporter found the Sherman inissionary who was working the Arkansas delegation ‘later, and thatgentioman sald thot Arkinsas would vote solid for Grant on the first ballot, but on the secon Jol Sherman Was sure to get three. ‘The change to he mide in the Alabama delegation will no doubt boa surprise to the Conyen. tion when it comes ton vote. Last night tho Grant men worked on the sttll-hunt plan, They were nmong the Southern delegates and the gentlemen from, the ‘Territories, Money and places were freely offered for votes, but, fo the credit of the Southern men be ft sald, they spurned the offers, The Sonthorn delegates nro beghinlng to open thelr eyes wlder than ever before, and feel that there Ismore than a local feeling azalnst Gen. Grant. Seeing and hearing tho antl third-term= talk in Penusylvanta, Ohlo, and other great Republican Statesy they Jeayn! that “Grant iy. not wanted by the Northern States, and they know that the South ean do nothing to elect him, “Solid” Kentucky will throw five certain votes aginst Grant, “There's no use donying it”? sald adele gate to a TRINUNE reporter last evening, At Tuesday evening's cunens at the Palmer Honse we only had 319 delezates present, all told, Including the contested Loutstana, Als bama, and Ulinols delegations. «And soio of these we are not so sure of, Conkling tried to stir up the boys, but they dldu'ten thuse much.” THE PENNSYLVANIANS {n favor of Grant wero tho freest to sy openly that thelr fayorit’s chances were gone, aunt the question was naw as to wha to light wpon as nother man, ‘The New York dole mates desire to hang togethor, because tute iy a desire ta bring forward the name ot Conkling 14.2 dark horse. ‘There ts no ques: ton about that, and it is the math reason of his fretting and foaming at the great break in his delegation. . “Conkling has ruled us for five years in this way,” suid a New York delognte yester: day, “buthe can do so no longer. ‘Thade feat of Grant monng that tha polftteat life ot Foukling, Cameron, and Logan go with ft It is the breaking up of the politleal syndicate, and the result Is fi table, How dear It has approached Its constimmation car best be judged by the action of n portant the Pennsylvaule delegation yesterday alter noon, A caucus of Pennsylvania delegates was ealted to mectat the Tremont Mouse after the Convention to take Intocansideration thesltur ation, and what was best to do in the emerge eney whieh lias arisen, “There were about one-hall of our deteg tlon present,” suid one of the delegates who was at the meeting, and Don Cameron wad with us, We had afres interchange of views It waseasily to be seen that we were whipped. for if Grant couldn't get the noruluution on the first ballot we were whipped, ‘The fact 1s that we hinde’t more than 3L7 votes that we Know that we could count on, and E brought up the matter of withdrawing tho name of » S. Grant from before the Convention, and that our delegation should unite, as nearly n3_ possible, upon Senator Edmunis, of Vermont." No one, seomed to objet to Mr, Ednunds in cae of Grant's withdrawal, Don Cumerop sak that something hid to bo done, and It hind t be done quickly, A) counting of noses wad taken, but it was found that only two-th of those present would fayor Edmunds, the other ue titel fot palace ad of turn In affairs tin! Without taking 207 netion the mecting adjourned,” " Soverul of tha Graut delegates who wel present contirmed this report, whileh showe that Cameron knew that there was an ave Janche coming, and hoe wanted to ie a shelter frum what he feat wag, inevitable, tho utter oe id of Grant. ‘The Sherman men claim tol Milt tho balanee of power, and tiey a) thoy ey hold together wnt] they sea no furthers hat , for thoit nan, ‘The Don Cameron ticket a compromise ts Edinunds and Foster. a! einin that with this tleket there would ben defent possible, and tt would not bo ot te tfonnble to the friants of nny oiler enntdtcat 4 Cameron was laboring during the afterneyt with the antl-Grant men [nthe delegal Ea Induce them to promise to go for Eda in cago Grant was not successful. Ausoth those thus talked to were Dorlas, Me ee and Disston, Some of the del pat 0, pressed thelr willingness to oblige Cametorr ut othors were oldurite, iitiam be ‘Three mors Pennsylyantans—Will Lass Suilth, of tho Second District, and F satin a. Powers, and Adam Albright, of bse. te —have signed the ant-Grant proted Hout Nshed yesterday, This makes twenty q out of a total delegation of fifty-eight. AT BIDNIGHT. With the adherents of Conkling, Camere : anid Logan ft $3 no longer a question Mt topes Inoting Grant, They have given une i er of bringing hin to the front as ho ing his Should the Convention meet this oven ne friends hope to give him «com te vote of 833 votes, whieh fs thelr fu Le ‘ and boyond this it fs futile to expect yote, ‘Then an adjournment will | tie until to-morrow, When the pro frutit comes there wil) bo a stampede to Ee it IMnaly taking the lead, providing Us Comunlttes do not unseat the bexts i fon from the ten Republican distrle Fie whom the carryhig of tho State fot nk te publican nomtiees will depend, Shor aig action of the Committees on Cred tnol result in on juplit du url, will be deft to Mlssouhs wider the guidance of Filley, to a shi first break of any magnitude. How eas move Will go Its naw Impossible to foreil b Minnesota will hang to Windom Nima for" becomes utterly Impossible to novel (Oy ward in the Presidential puzile wit! Jand th6 wilt break away, but where | ot chances wisest. observer ‘cannot tell, ‘The laine are tt will go. elther to natu or to a dark horse yet to bo tbe Ju Overtures wero mudy last evening in tho diana people to make a coll! lon ff Grant forces the, Inducoment belts Ing of Ben Harrison ont mae it the tleket The Hovelons were wheat it veneration. i yell Strength ‘would bo of uo avall fy withthe — solld—yoto of ‘on and so they deellned the vitor uid 8 ground that thelr favorit, son Ke is nob cept nothing but tho first place. Grant Ukely that w combination of the Thoy knew tut

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