Benjamin Harrison of Indiana, after which the motion was unanimously agreed to.

The convention then (at 2.25 p. m.), on motion of Mr. Harrison of Indiana, took a recess until 5 p. m.

AFTER THE RECESS.

The convention then proceeded to make nominations for a candidate for Vice-President, and names were presented as follows Elihu B. Washburne of Illinois, by Mr. Pixley of California; Marshall Jewell of Connecticut, by Mr. Henry C. Robinson of that state; Thomas Settle of North Carolina, by Mr.. Hicks of Florida; Horace Maynard of Tennessee, by Mr. Houck of that state; Chester A. Arthur of New York, by Mr. Stewart L. Woodford of that state; Edmund J. Davis of Texas, by Mr. William Chambers of that state. Several speeches were made seconding the various nominations, after which the roll of states and territories was called, resulting as follows:

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Horace Maynard of Tennessee received 30 votes as follows: Tennessee 24, Indiana 4, and Vermont and, Wisconsin each 1. Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi 8 votes, viz: 2 from Indiana, 4 from Louisiana, and 1 each from Michigan and Wisconsin. James L. Alcorn of Mississippi, 4 from that state. Edmund J. Davis of Texas, 2 from Louisiana. Stewart L. Woodford of New York, 1 from Indiana, and Thomas Settle of North Carolina, 1 from Indiana.

The result was then announced, after which the usual motions making the nominations unanimous, for a committee of notification, etc., were adopted and the convention adjourned.

Dwight M. Sabin of Minnesota was made chairman of the National Committee.

The Democratic National Convention was held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 22-24. The Tammany delegation, headed by John Kelley, was excluded on account of their declaration that in the event of Mr. Tilden's nomination that delegation would not support him. A minority report giving the Tammany delegates 20 out of the 70 votes allowed New York was defeated by yeas 205, nays 457, the New York delegation not voting.

The first ballot resulted as follows:

Mr. Tilden had written a letter in which he "renounced" the nomination, and the New York delegation cast its vote for Mr. Payne of Ohio. The convention then adjourned, and on the following day nominated General Hancock on the second ballot with but 33 opposing votes. William H. English of Indiana was then nominated for Vice-President on the first ballot.

The Greenback party held its national convention at Chicago on June 9th, and nominated General James B. Weaver of Iowa for President, B. J. Chambers of Texas for Vice-President.

The Prohibitionists held a convention at Cleveland, on June 17th, which attracted little attention, but 12 states being represented with 142 delegates. Neal Dow of Maine was nominated for President, and A. M. Thompson of Ohio for Vice-President.

The popular and electoral votes cast in 1880 were as follows:

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EIGHTH NATIONAL CONVENTION

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 3-6, 1884.

BLAINE and LOGAN.

The Eighth National Convention of the Republican party was called to order on June 3, 1884, at 12 o'clock m., by Hon. Dwight M. Sabin of Minnesota, chairman of the national committee, who proposed the name of Powell Clayton of Arkansas as temporary chairman.

Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts moved to substitute the name of John R. Lynch of Mississippi. After a long debate, the roll of individual delegates was ordered called by Chairman Sabin, following the ruling of Chairman Hoar in the last preceding convention, "that in the absence of rules the method of taking the question rests in the sound discretion of the chair, subject, of course, to the order of the convention."

The result of the roll-call was as follows:

The election of Mr. Lynch, on motion of Mr. Clayton, was then made unanimous.

Titus Sheard of New York and Joseph W. Lee of Pennsylnania were then elected temporary secretaries, and the rules of the last national convention adopted until a permanent organization was perfected.

Mr. William J. Sewell of New Jersey moved that the roll of states be called and the chairmen of the different delegations respond with the names of members of the Committees on Credentials, Permanent Organization, Rules and Order of Business, and Resolutions, which was agreed to, and the committees were then formed. Mr. Edward L. Pierce of Massachusetts submitted the following resolution :

Resolved, That the subject of a revised apportionment of delegates to future national conventions and of a revised apportionment of members of the national committee be referred to the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, with leave to report before the ballot for President.

Motions to table and postpone the resolution were lost, and the same was adopted, after which a recess was taken until 11 o'clock a. m., June 4.

SECOND DAY-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1884, 11 A. M.

George B. Williams of Indiana, from the Committee on Permanent Organization, reported the names of John B. Henderson of Missouri for permanent president, and Charles W. Clisbee of Michigan for secretary, and a vice-president and assistant secretary from each state and territory, which report was adopted.

The convention then took a recess until 7 o'clock p. m.

After the recess, the Committee on Credentials not being ready to report, the convention adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m., the following day.

THIRD DAY-THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1884.

Mr. Henry Ballard of Vermont, from the Committee on Credentials, submitted the unanimous report of the committee in favor of the sitting members and their alternates in the following districts: First and Seventh Alabama; Fourth Texas; First Georgia; Second Illinois; First Kentucky; Fourth Maryland; Sixth New York, and Twenty-first Pennsylvania. In the Nineteenth New York recommended that the sitting members and their alternates and the contestants and their alternates be admitted to seats with one-half of a vote to each delegate, and the same recommendation was made as to the Fifth Kentucky district.

In the Virginia contest the committee reported in favor of the delegation headed by William Mahone.

The report was adopted without debate or division.

Mr. William H. Parks of California, from the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, submitted a report proposing a code of rules, as follows:

Rule 1. Same as in 1880.

Rule 2. This convention shall be governed by the general parliamentary law, taking Cushing's Manual for authority; except so far as otherwise provided in the following rules:

Rule 3. Same as in 1880.

Rule 4. Same as in 1880.

Rule 5. Same as in 1880.

Rule 6. Same as in 1880.
Rule 7. Same as in 1880.

Rule 8. Same as in 1880.

Rule 9. No member shall speak more than once upon the same question, no longer than five minutes, unless by leave of the convention, except in the presentation of names of candidates.

Rule 10. A Republican National Committee shall be appointed, to consist of one member from each state, territory, and the District of Columbia, represented in this convention. The roll shall be called and the delegation from each state, territory,