The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-20
Republican Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, June II.
The following are in the Committee on
Platform:
j. P. Christiancy, Mich; j. P Duprcs, Ind;
j. P. Howell, Iowa; John R. King, n Y; j.
R. Giddings, Ohio; j. j. Potter, Wis; 6. S.
Brown, Ills; Alex. Ramsay, Minnesota; G B.
Blakely, KY.
Gen. Viele, of Rensselaer, New York, stated
that delegation, representing one hundred
friends Of the lamented Silas Wright, who
could trace their pedigree to Tompkins and
George Clinton, and who refused to be har-
messed to the car of slavery, were present, and
he moved that they be admitted to seats on
the floor. An objection was made that if all
were admitted. the Hall could not hold them
Pending the debate on this, and definite action
adjourned till four O'Clock, P. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION,
| The Convention re assembled at four O'Clock
and the reports of the Committees being an
nounced as the first thing in order, the Com
mittee on organization reported the following
officers:
President, Henry S. Lane, of Indiana; Vice
Presidents, A. II. Morrow of Maine; H. Car
penter, of Va; J. Babcock of R. l.; Jno. r.
King, of New York; John Pitman, of Pa; f.
F. Cobb, of Md; G. D. Beckett, of KY; J.
Beard, of Ind; K. S. Bingham, of Michigan;
Jacob Bigelow, of D. c.; +. E. Pomeroy, OF
Kansas H E Bennett, of Nebraska; A. Tubbs,
of n. H.. G. j. Adams, of Mass; c. Cleveland,
Of Conn; J. c. Hornblower, of n. j.; S. Barr,
of Delaware; G. Rice, of Va; R. P. Spaulding,
Of Ohio; w. Barcher, of His; w. D. Mcknight,
of Wis; +. Springer, of Iowa; F. w. FoIger,
of California and "a Secretaries.
A committee of three was appointed to con-
duct the President to the chair. When Mr.
| Tor hn p1otf
were given for the Hoosier State. He then
addressed the Convention at some length, say
ing the Anniversary of Bunker Hill, shall be
the anniversary of the birth of Freedom once
again in our Republic.
We have assembled at most important cri-
sis to inaugurate ne era in our history-the
regeneration and indie pendence of the North.
We are called upon to-day to lay down our old
party preiudices and sacrifice all our feeling
on minor subjects for the great love of our
country and freedom. The great question be-
fore US is, shall Kansas be admitted as free
State. To this we must lend all our energies.
We are told that this is revolutionary; it is
false. They only attempt to enforce Slavery
in that territory by undue and illegal means.
He continued his remarks in the same
strain, and closed with an earnest appeal for
harmony.
H. G. Opauldlng, oil New 4ork, from the
Committee on Credentials, reported the names
of non-conteSted delegates.
The Committee also reported in favor Of
calling on the States by balIoting to report the
vote of each State, to cast three times its cleo
torial vote but not to cast in many instances
more votes than she had absolute representa-
tives. Kansas to be allowed to vote as an
. electoral State. Report adopted.
The President said the subject was not al
: luded to, bat the Republicans were willing to
abide by the will of the majority. Calls were
then made for Raymond, Wilson, Pomeroy
and others, but none answered. A motor
was then made that Wilson be invited to adj
dress the Convention. Wilson not being pres
e ent, Caleb B. Smith, by invitation addressed
: the assembly on the nationality of the Repub
hcan party.