Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-01

d ,leg stes to hand in their names for en-.
rOllment A short no Sc ing soon cur.
riCd, this mater was easily disposed Of, f,aI-
Ter which the following gentlemen were
announced as
COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS AND PLATFORM.
Thomas Carroll, New York.
Kari Heinzen, Massachusetts,.
Francis B. ROdman, Missouri.
Bird B. Chapman, Ohio.
Dennis Greiner, New Jersey,
i. Haskell, California.
Casper Butz, Illinois.
James Dinsmore, Pennsylvania.
J. f. Hartman, Wisconsin.
Parker Pillsbnry, New Hampshire.
L. d. Bailey, Kansas.
c. G. Foote, Michigan.
Charles Post, Indiana.
]. Wolf, District of Columbia
ThA canzaniinn then adjourned until
half past three in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At half past three, the hour appointed
for the meeting of the convention in the
afternoon, the hall was sbou half filled
with delegates and lockers on, and the
galleries and reporters tables were crowd
ed. But, unfortunately for the patience Of
the punctusl, the convention did not come
to order for an hour or two thereafter.
There was no chairman present and no
committees. Reporters sharpened their
pencils and waited, delegates cbstted
and gave themselves important and
mysterious airs, and outsiders in the gsls-
Ter es above shouted for speeches, jssted,
laughed, and indulged in ell manner Of
fun pour pasIsr Ls tempt. A great rhout
was raised for Pillsbury, on which an ir-
reverent Wsg sat up q counter shout for
'Dusenberry," which greatly amused the
crowd. 0ther prominent members of the
Convention were called for, but none es-
ponded. The crowd also INDUCED in call
ing for speeches from several Of our prom
inent citizens, known 10 be hostile to the
Convention, who happened to be present
but no one gratifed their desire for fun
At least, on the suggestion Of delegate,
Mr.. Edward Gilbert, the Chairman of the
Fremont Central Club OF New York, a
handsome, portly man Of forty, with
bright eyes and clear, close-shsven face,
took the chair, AMI speeches were made by
David Plumb of New York, and Colonel E
C. Moss, Of Missouri, while awaiting the
Committee on Platform. Mr.. Plumb spoke
HrFt.
SPEECH OF MR. PLUMB
He was Introduced as the oldest
AbOlitiOnist in New York, and chair
msn Of the committee who drafted
the call for the convention from the Ere.
mont Club, and gave the sssemblage an
old style abolition speech. He wasn't
rabiis diets-especially bitter against Pres
iient Lincoln because Of his pro slavery
Visws. He argued that Lincoln had al.
ways endesvored to protect slavery. When
he had had power to abolish it he spared
it, where he had no power he struck at it.
He left legality of his emancipation pro-
clsmstion to be tested by Roger B. Taney.
The speaker declared that as long one
black baby remained in the thrslldom Of
slavery in this land, so long this Isl land
The reign of this despOtism
should here and now be ended. Mr..
Plumb spoke rather prOsily and very
radically for some time.
SPEECH OF COLONEL MOSS.
&c nzTt n
no means an orator, he is man of consider
able power and Of strong horse sense and
was one of the leading managers during the
day. He introduced himself as a Missouri
Border Rufian and talked for a half an hour
in very interesting style. He said that
those who came here from Washing
ton and elsewhere to witness a great
failure might go home and report it
SO, but in November they will find that they
had been mistaken. They might ridicule
the smalIness of the convention, bat at the
polls they will learn not to despise the Day
of small things. he attacked shoddyites
and venaI Office holders win considerable
power. he asked if they would support a
man whose heart and soul and expressed
opinions we're opposed to the abolition of
slavery. he proceeded to quote from Lin
coins message to show that he was in favor Of
paying slsVeholiers for their slaves and
a complete emancipation until
1900. He said that this might be "a matter
of theory with the people Of the North, but
where war and rsbsl lIion had broken out as
n Missouri, it Wss q matter of life an d death,
REPoET OF COMMITTEE Oh RULEs.
At this point the Chairman and the vari-
GUS committees made their appearance and
Colonel Moss gave way. The convention
was formally called to order, aud Mr.. Mil
lard OF New York, from the Committee on
Permanent Organization, reported the follow
ing rules for the guidance of the convention.
They recommended
Ist. That the rules of the House of Repre-
ssntstives, as far as applicable, be adopted.
I'd. That in voting for President, if the
vote be not by scclsmatiOn, the vote be by
States according to their representation n
Congress, and that 3 majority be required to
nominate.
Sd. That all resolutions be referred, with
out motion or debate, to the Committee on
that subject.
sIt will be seen at onoe that the introduc-
ton of the second clause of this report was
q shrewd dodge on the part Of the Grant
men. The delegates from Missouri alone
could, on a cOuntPer capita, Out-VOte all the
rest of the oOnventiOn,-snd this delegation
was unanimous for General Fremont. It
was evident to sIl that large majority Of
those present were FremOntsrs. At the same
time, were the vote to be taken by States in
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