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Il sSse ~ sses vas ssnanasa. uisn
Nj. EgaHs ptAiane, inquired whether e 500 s.
e aGfslEe4 eeiegasions tie chairman g Z 49, ~
rcFsEl STATES er y asaias; pfoR0s.s,ssa = ~
uaaiQFify of ihe roles gE the teieSaies eh5 49,
The President replied thai i vas POI E aass.eos
Mr. ETans-sH Is ghsn ~ he Convention e ae-
eier
The President said h ihoasht 20. ....!..,
Mr. Evans moved thar lbs number Iof ana =
IL each State, te fepofted ,.sxlt.
All LOOMS IL Pennsylvania saids 81 l q ~
consisted ii this uhen yoa az Us
ginia Is lie placed ID the affirmative g hss2skssa
Row aaanv II her delegates are r. vote, 60
Mr. gstts repfed-- Virginia Is entilled e III
votes ga earh district has three Dssegaiff--
These nesegass consult toge,her, 49, g
Mr LOOMS IL pfeascd himself perfectly content /
with fhe explanation, 50 far as Virginia vas soh
TIE President repeated lhai, under The rHles
.t;rh have beer adopttd he thought Il competent
for genfiemen ef eTsry delegation % record TIER
nnfnfon either 10 the Affirmative or negative.
Amer further proceeding the yole las taken On
Tie adoption ui the amendment 81 Or. Jessup, and
i, was declared adopted byYrss ID nays III.
MIR Ewings Of Ketltsg = ,Fop5sea - aH1cHd the
resolution under eousi etinn as follows
Eeso,red, That Re Co1gaistee be constituted q enc
delegate from era State, ssieetedhy The delegates
each State.
He said Ii ifFersl Il TIL Original resoluiienin
list made no reference 70 re haislnan e oe
: rgilted He booked upon this as1he most I'M
car ssxpte to be taken. lf We couldsvoie fdfongh
districts Nntaliyes ip committee, as we vote hy
PennsyfA vast and overwhelming strength ei
tneasnrra q y New York and Ohio might 10 some
ranny 10 .S2,,vaeied. Butt Is a species o. -
Of Me- = Sow aafe faaoTitv 70 cast the s. votes
4 ~onasss OK and tne 27of Pennsylvania on the
one side Or The o,fisr. abas overwhelming a half
mani MI y pptss,sipffon u. ,ss
and BY adopting il every delegaie has weight
He iruseJ the amendment Of Mr.. Egiag would be
/ voted down
4 Mr.. Morton II Florida said there could be no
harmonious action unEil the Committee on cpeten-
riais shall make their report and the Convention
act upon II. For tbe4parpose Of giving ID The
! Committee time fer deiibeiation be moved thatthe
| O'clock
The motion Eras Regatived and then. nj . o'clock
an adjournment until o'clock took place
EyENisa Session. JuNE II, O'Clock P. NJ
The Convention was called ID order at 6 o'clock
4 when The joarna Of HE morning wasfead
The President stated the question before The hody
The SECOND resolaton OF Mr.. Duncan as given in
the former proceedings, and which resolution had
been amended By Mr. Jessup
hlrs Ewinss' substitute is as follows: &
Resolred That the committee shall consist Of ono del
egatc from each State selected by the delegates Of said
Mr. Jessup moved 10 amend this as follows
That each member Of said Committee on Resolu-
tons shall be entitled 10 vote many yites as the
State which he represents is entitled to in the Flee
toral College
This was in substance the same amendment
which had been adopted as an amendment to Mr.
Duncan's resolution.
a point OF order having been raised the Chair
decided the amendment Of Mr.. Jessupto be out of
order
Mr.. viaion OF Ohio; appealed from the decision.
Mr.. LOOMS, Of Pennsylvana argued against
the decision Of the Chair. After some confusion,
tie amendment was agan read aud the Char re- ]
yessed lis decision, teciding the anne dmeut 10 be 1
in order.
Alter warm discussion, participated IN by
Messfs. Jessup, Sianard, Dawson ard Ashmun, a
motion to adjautnt0 give The commit ee on Gre
dentials further time was made By AIR. Ashmun
.anhl 70 moErow morning at 10 oelockg which las
carried hv acelamation. r.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS, JuNE 49,
The Gonveniion was called to order at 10 o'clock
By the President Gen. Chapman and prayer ofFeE
ed BY the Rev. MIR. Hammer, of Baltimore.
The President stated that The question before the
body as pending when the Convention adjourned
last night 10 viii the substitute to the second reSo
lation OF Mr. Dnhcan heretofore publishedl which
had been amended on motion OF Mr.. Jessup and
which substitute Of Mr. Ewing was as fa4dwS
Reso'red That the Committee shall con%s Of one i
delegate from zach State selected By the Delegates Of
each State.
This referFEl u thS appointment !of commtaee I
dram Sefiesf resolutions expressive Of the sent
ments lot the Wings ii the Union, and the great
dOeulneS cherished slheIn OF OkneIWlSe q pat
form hf principles 70 be maintained BY the Wings
in thercomag campaign.
MIR. Je<sup to ask leave 20 Withdraw the 1
amendment which he offered to MIR. Ewing's sub
stitute proposing thai each member OF said Com
miltee on Resolutions cast so many votes as State
he represents Is entitled to in The Electoral College
To this there was no objection. and the question
REQUIRED ON the substitute Of Mr.. Ewing Tor lhe
second resolution of Mr. Dpnean.
It was agteedto, and the resolution thus amend
ed, was adopted
The Chair asked whether The Committee on Cree:
deniials ready TO report He was answered !
thai the Chairman OF the Committee was not pres
ent.
The Chair ihen announced that the Committee
on Resolutions would now be chosen and motien /
that be Convention proceed TO The election Of said
Committee was agreed To-
The several delegations were then called anc /
the following persons were named 10 compose the
Committee:
Maine-Hon. William p. Fessenden.
New Hampshire-IIon. Thomas n Edwards.
vcrTndnt-Hon. Carlos Coolidge.
-ATassaohusets--C Gorge Ashnun
Rhode lslaad-Cyrls Harris
Connccticnt.-Coi A. G. Hazard.
New Yorit-A d. Dickinson.
New Jqrsey--Ho w L. Dayton.
Pennsy ania--IIon. VIM. f. Johnston,
Delawarc-H Hon. John NJ Clayton.
Mary taAd--H Hon. WIN. b. Clarke.
yirgiaia--R Robert E. Scott.
North Carolina Nathaniel Boydens
South C@ronaz George 5. Bryan. s
GeorgiatstIon. w. c. Dawson. I
AIabainass-C. G. Langdon.
MssissiEipi--Gen. a. D. Bradford.
Esuisians-Cs. b. Duncan
Ohio--J.A . Harris.
Kcntuckys--Orlando Brown.
Tennessess--Gen. +. AyZokofer.
Indiana--Joha s. Newman
nlInois-Hon David X. Baker
Missouri-gA. b. Chambers.
Arkansas Gen. Thomas $, James.
Michigan. George s. Pomroy.
Florida M. b. Davis
Texas--HSn. John II. Ashc.
lows. A. Ballard.
Wisconsin, A exandcr Spalding.
Calfornia--N. Frank Stewart.
AAerl6e presenassn Of resolutions TO be referred +
10 the Platform committee. and an incidental dis +
cussion upon cgedeatiais The Convention adjourned
to O'Clock.
EyENixe SESSION, FEinaY IS.
The Convention met al oclAk. Il Il
The clerk proceeded 10 read The procesdiugs Of F