The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-19
Republican Convention.

Republican Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, June II.
The Republican Convention assembled
at Musical Fund Hall at IL O'Clock. All
the delegates have already reported them.
selves and were called TO order at llL.
Hon. Robert Emmett in the chair.
The Kansas delegation Were received
with cheers.
Mr.. Emmett on taking the CHAR said he
had been for fifty years connected with tn
Democratic party, and until that party had
left the only platform upon which lie could
stand: he admired Buchanan a. a man, but
politically be was deadly opposed to him
and the platform upon which he stood
A resolution was offered by Ar. Wilmot,
which was adopted. providing for the APP
pointment Of a committee Of one from each
State and Territory by the delegates, to re-
port q platform, and that no balloting shall
be had until a platform is reported, and that
resolutions on the subject be x~eferred to the
committee without debate.
The following are in the committee on
platform ]. P. Christian of Michigan, j.
P. Dupras Of Indiana,J ]. p. Howell ofIowa,
John R. King Of New York, ]. R. Gliding.
Of Ohio, J. J. Patten of Wisconsin, G. s..
Brown of Illinois, Alex. Ramsay of Mime.
sofa, G. b. Blakely of Kentucky.
Gen. Viele of Rensselaer,. stated that a
delegation representing q counsel OF 100
friends OF the late lamented Siias Wright,
aud who could trace their pedigree to a
Tompkins and a Geo. Clinton, who refused
to be harnessed to the car Of slavery were
present. and moved that they be admitted
te seats on the floor. An objection was
made that If all were admitted the hall
would not hold them. Pending the debate
on this and without definite action, adjourn
ed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention re%sssembled at 4 o'clock.
The co nmittee on organization reported
the following officers:
President-Henry S.. Lane, Of Indiana.
Vice Presidential. H, Morrow, of
Maine; II. Carpenter, Va; J.. B. Babcoek.
r. l.; John s King. New York; John Bet
ner, Pa; F. F. Cobb, Md; G D. Beckett,
KY; J. Beard, Ind. R. s. Bingham, Mich;
Jacob Bigelow Of D. c.; F. E. Pomeroy,
Kansas: II. E. Bennett, Nebraska; A..
Tubs, N. H.; C. +. Adams. of Mass; c..
Cleveland, Conn; J. c. Horn blower, N.
j.; s. Barr. Del; G. Rye, Va; R. P.
Spslding. O.; w. b. Archer, ILL.,; w. D..
Mcknight, Wn.; F. Springer, Iowa; F. p.
Folger, Cal.-and "a Secretaries.
A committee Of three was appointed to
conduct the President to the Chair.
When Mr.. Lane e upon the platform,
3 cheers were given to the Hoosier State.
He then addressed the Convention at some
length.
f. 6. ~Spanlding, Of New York, from CON-
mittee on credentials, reported names Of
n~on-cJntes,ed delegates. The committee
also reported in favor Of calling on States BY
bailoting to reporte the vote Of each State
10 cas-, three times it, electional but not to
east in aEy instance more votes than she
had sbsoiute representatives.
Kansas was TO be allowed to vote as an
electoral State. Report adopted.
The President said the subject was not
alluded to, but the Republicans were willing
TO abide by majority. Caleb B. Smith, by
invitations, addressed the assembly on the
nationality of the Republican party.