Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-07

sion, and such names as Mcclellan, Han
cock, Packer and Franklin we're greersd
with applause.
Precisely at noon, the Chairman, Major
General William 3. FraHkIin, of the COM
mittee, called the convention to order BY
vigorous raps from the Speakers stand.
Vice Presidents and Secretaries: Alabama,
Reuban Chapman, VIM A Lowe Arkan-
sas, B Turner, John w Wright; Califor-
MIA, Hon A H Rose, NJ Gillett; Connec-
ticut, II A Null, Geo D Hastings Della
ware, George w Cummings, Gusts w
Wright; Florida, Thos Randall, H
Smith Georgia, Hon A r Wright, VIM
A Reid; Illinois, d NJ Woodson, w T
DoWelI Indiana, Jas A Craven, W r
Bowels; Iowa, VIM MeElentock, H Bas-
quet Kansas, Andrew Mead, Isaac
Ship; Kentucky, Lucius DeSha, Hart
Gibson Louisiana, Louis StMartin, H
KeEnow; Maine, Isaac Reid, J A Free
scott Maryland, George r Dennis, I o
Sterbade; Massachusetts, Peter Harvey,
Chas j Clark Michigan, A W Hart, Fred
erick s Smith; Minnesota, Winthrop
Young, Isaac Staple Missouri, T L Price,
A ] Reid; Mississippi, f G WoethaIl F
Labourne Nebraska, Geo N Crawford,
Peter Smith; Nevada, D c Buell., Geo H
Willard; New Hampshire, Geo H Pierce,
Gilbert Il Hatch; New Jersey, Francis l.
Lathrop, Chas E Hendrickson New York,
VIM NJ Tweed, Henry A Richmond; North
Carolina, Bedford Brown, Dr. r B Hay
wood; Ohio, Edison 3 Olds, John Hamil-
ton; Oregon, Bristow A Fitch; Pennsyl-
vania, John L Dawson, Genere NJ Reilly
Rhode Island, Amasa Sprague, Z B Bron-
son; South Carolina, B f Perry, w S Null
Inns; Tennessee, A . p Nicholson, Henry
c MacLaughlin; Texas, Ashball Smith,
Daniel Veitch Vermont, Harry Kris,
Geo II Simmons Virginia, Robert Con-
rad, VIM d Coleman West Virginia, Jos
W Gallaher, Carlos A Sperry; Wisconsin,
ex-Gov Nelson Dewry, E 7 Thorn.
For Reading Secretaries L 0 Pervine,
of New York Moses NJ Strong, of Wiscon-
sin; V Juskins, OF Georgia; FIN Hutchin-
son, of Pennsylvania; Robt p Tanney, OF
Illinois.
For Sergeant-at-Arms Edward A Moore,
Of New York. !
The Secretary, Colonel OBrien, then
read the rules Of oEder as reported by the
Committee on Resolutions. They provide
that resolutions offered by delegates shall
be read and referred, without debate, TO the
Committee on Resolutions that votes
should be by States and announced by the
chairman of each delegation, and votes to
which it ID entitled in the Electoral Col
lege.
Gen. Pratt then offered resolution to
the effect that committee of one from
each State shall be appointed to decide up
on the expediency Of making a Presidential
| candidate for consideration in the National
| Convention. Referred.
A resolution was offered that all speeches,
motions, etc, shall be made from the floor,
80 az to avoid the undue prominence gained
by the members upon the platform, which,
after being amended to allow officers Of the
convention to speak from the platform, was
| carried.
Gen. Slocum, Of New York, from the
Committee on Resolutions, reported that
the committee was not yet prepared 10 re-
| port it's draft of a platform, and reported
an address to the National Democratic
Convention in response to an invitation 10
the floor of that body, declaring the objects
of the Soldiers and Sailors Convention to
be the same as those which animated them
| during the war deplOring Radical legisla-
ton ;denouncing the apostacy OF men who
were once Democrats; censuring the pro-
scription Of loyal men at the South, and
| declaring Gen. Grant a renegade
A motion was made that the repor. Just
read should be accepted, and a committee
of twenty-one be appointed to present the
same to the National Convention. Unani-
mously adopted.
A motion to reconsider was lost, and
the appointing Of committee left with the
Chair, who named Messrs SIocum, Gran
ger, Pratt, Ewing, Mitchell, Averill,
Brown, HiIlery, McClernand, Walker,
Kingsley, Bradberry, Drake, Burnie and
Parker
A resolution indorsing the amnesty proc
lamation and the general policy Of Presi-
dent johnson, was referred to the Commit
tee on Resolutions.
Also, resolution recommending Gen.
| Hancock and Hon. Thomas Hendricks for
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, but pledging
| their support TO whatever nominees the
| National Convention might select.
A resolution expressing sympathy fOr
the Americans confined in foreign prisons,
and demanding a speedy settlement Of the
Alabama claims was sent to the committee.
This resolution was followed by a scene of
much confusion, cries Of molten, order, Mr..
Chairman, etc, followed each other in
riotous disregard Of parliamentary rules,
amid which a motion TO adjourn was
offered, upon which vote Of the States was
taken which motion vas lost. Most Of
the chairmen of each delegation appointed
Seargent-at-arms to assist the chair ia
keeping order, which was carried.
Under suspension Of the rules, General
McQuade addressed the convention, adyo-
eating order, deliberation aud decorum,
stating that there we're, doubtless, men
present who had been sent by organizations
representing opposite parties, and whose
sole object was to make a disturbance :;
he therefore moved that a call Of States be
made and resolutions therefrOm be read BY
their respective chairman, in their order,
and referred at once to the committee,
which motion was unanimously adopted
Under a suspension of the rules the call
of the States was then made for the pur-
pose of aaming a Sergeat-at-A Arms for each
delegation, and their names announced.
Then followed call Of the States upon the
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resolution.
Maine, Vermont aud New Hampshire
had none to offer.
Massachusetts offered q resolution that
no more than one member from each dele
cation be allowed TO speak on any subject
until some other States had been heard
from.
New York offered a resolution declaring
the right Of naturslized citizens Of the
United States abroad, to the protection Of
the American government another pro-
testing against the uniform neglect with
which soldiers and sailors have been treat
ed in the distribution Of civil Offices, and
appointing a committee TO correspond with
the Democratic nominee 10 request for the
soldiers aud sailoTs share in the govern
ment patronage from New York.
A resolution was read providing that
the Chairman designate a place upon the
door for each delegation, and that each
Sergeant-at-Arms shall control his own
delegations
The rules were suspended and that reso.
luton passed
New Jersey offered a resolution making
the adjournment Of the convention at p.
NJ. Of the same day.
Maryland reported resolution that II |
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