The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-06-20
Republican National Csnventien.

| PHILADELPHIA, June 17.--Among the Com
mittee on Credentials are Austin Guthner Of
Ohio, L. P. Harvey of Wis.,, l. N. Arnold, Of
H., +. p. Blair. of Md, Steele Blair, of
Penn, Geo. A. Coe, of Mich, Chss. A..
Teste. of Iowa. F. p. Wood, of Kansas, j..
W. Sherman, Of Iowa, l. o. Phillips, Of Min
ncsota, III. p Bennett, Of Nebraska, f. G..
Sp,ulding, of New York.
4 resolution was offered by Mr.. Wilmot.
which was adopted, providing for the APP
p0;ntment of II committee OF one from each
State and Territory BY the delegates, to re-
/ port platform. and that no balloting shall
be had until platform is reported, and that
resolutions on the subject be referred to the
/ committee without debate.
| The following are in the Committee on
| Platform J. +. Christiancy, of Mich; j. p.
| Dnfrees, of Ind; j. B. Howell, of Iowa;
/, j. Il. King, of New York; J. r. Giddngs,
OF Ohio; j. j. Potter, of Wis, g. s. Brown,
Of H.; Alexander Ramsey, of Minnesota !;
6. b. Blakely, of Ky.
| Gen. Viele Of Rensselaer, stated that dele
CATION representing council Of one hundred
! friends Of the amented Sllas .Wrsght, and
who could trace their pedigree to u Tompkins
AL George Clitnon, who refused to tie
hamessed to tho car Of slavery, were present,
and 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.
! poading the debate on this, and without def
mite action, adjourned.
Afternoon sossion.-Convention re-assem-
BLEED ut ! PM, and reports of committees
beng announced as first in order, tho Com
nj tee on Organization reported the follow
Ing affairs
- L. III TT
Morrow, of Me-; Ii. Carpenter, of Va; j. Il.
John Ritner, OF Pa; +. +. Cobb, of Md; q.
Bingham, Mich; Jacob Bigelow, Of y. c.;
+. {. Pomeroy,nof Kansas: II. p. Bennett,
Nebraska; A. Tubbs, of n H.; c. H. Adams,
! of Mass; c. Cleveland, Of Conn; j. G. Horn
blower, of N. j.; S. Barr, of Del; G. Rye, of
Va; K. =. Spaulding, of o.; w. b. Archer,
Of H., w. ID. Mcknight, of Wis; +. Sprin-
GER, of Iowa F. p. Folger, Of Cal; Vice
Presidents AMI . Secretaries. A commit
tee of three was appointed to conduct the
President to the Chair.
When Mr.. Lane went upon the platform,
| three cheers were given for the Hoosier State.
! II then addressed the Convention at some
length, saying the anniversary of Bunker
| I'LL, shall be the anniversary of the birth OF
| Freedom once again in our Republic. We
| have assembled on the anniversary of a mos,
iimportantant crisis in revolutionary history
! 10 inanguratc new era, the Regeneration
and Independence of the North. We are
called upon to- day to lay down our old par tv
pr,judices and sacrifice all our feelings on
minor topics for the great love Of Freedom.
/ The great question before us is-Shall Kan
sas be admitted AS Free State. To this We
must bend nj our energies. We are told
! this is revolutionary. 1t is fatal - attempt
/ TO force slavery in that Territory, by undue
! aad illegal means. He continued his re-
marks in tho same strain, and closed with an
earnest appeal for harmony.
! f. q. Spaulding, Of New York, from Com
mittee on Credentials, reported the names of
/ non-contestei delegates. The Committee
( also reported in favor Of calling on States
/ By ballot, to report the vote Of each State 10
cts. three times its electoral. but not to cast
ia many instances more votes than she had
absolute representatives. Kansas was to BIO
allowed to vote as an electoral State. Re-
port adopted
The President said the subject was not al-
laded to, but 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
n oton was then made that Wilson be inv-
ted to address 9 the Convention. Wilson not
being present, Caleb B. Smith, by invitation
addressed the assembly on the nationality of
the Republican party.