The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-07


certed arrangement, played potposyi of
music consisting Of s. Hail Columbia, =
/. Rally Round the Flag" and cheers ware
given, dags dipped. shouts Of applause
rent the air, apd Bedlam wAs epitonised.
Still there Vas unanimisy even IN confusion,
ard snch names as McCleIan, Haacock,
Baker. Slocum. and Frauklin were greeted
with invAFtabie appl&ase.
Precisely at noon the Chairman, Maj Gen.
William B. Franklin, Of Conn called the
Convention to order BY vigorous rspa upon
the speakers stand.
The Secretary, Colonel O. Brien, then read
the rules Of order As reported BY the Com
mttee on Resolutions.
General Pratt then offered resolution to
the effect that G mmiItee OF one from each
State be appointed to decr1e upon the expe-
diency Of naming Presidential candidate
for the consideratien Of the National Conven-
ton Referred
General sIocum, Of New York. from the
Committee on, Resolutions. reported that that
C,mnittee was not yet prepared to report it,
draft OF platform, and reported an address
to he National Democratic Convention. III
response to an invitation 10 the floor Of thai
body. declaring the objects Of the Soldiers
ard Sailors Convention to be the same %
those which animated them during the var;
deploring Radical legislation denouncinG
the apostaey Of the men who we're nnce Dem.
ocrats; csnsnring the proposition Of the loyal
men at the South, and declaring Gen. Grant
a renegade.
A motion was made that the report just
read should be accepted. and the appointing
Of Comsrfttee to the National Convention
was unanimously carried.
motion to reconsider was Lost, and the
appointing of Committee was left with the
Chair. who named the following persons:
Messrs. Slocum Granger. Pratt, Ewing,
Brown, Kelby, McClernard, Walker, Kings
ley, Bradbury, Drake, Berne and Parker.
4 resolution indorsing the Amnesty Proc
lamation aud general policy Of President
johnson. was referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
Also, d resolution recommending General
Hancock and Hon. Thoma Hendricks, for
President and Vice President Of the United
States, but pledging their support to whstev-
er nominees the Nationsl Convention may
sslect
A resolu ion expressing sympathy for
Americans confined in foreign prisons, and
demanding a speedy settlement of the Ala
bama claims was sent to the Committee.
This resolution was followed by scere Of
confusion, and calls for !" Order g Mr.
Chairman &c, followed each other in
riotous disregard of parliamentary rules.
amid whiet motion to adjourn was offered;
upon which q vote Of States was taken, and
resulted in the motion being lost
a motion that the Chairman of~each dele
cation appoint Sergeant at Arms to assist
the Chain in keeping order was carried.
Under a suspension of the rules Gen Nc-
Qaada addressed the Convention, advocating
ord r. deliberation and decorum, stating
that there were doubtless men present who
had been sent by an organization represents
ing the opposite party, aud whose sole object
was to NIKE disturbance He therefore
moved thai call Of States be made. and the
resolutions thefefrom be read by their re-
speclive Chairmen, in their respective order,
and referred at once to q committee, which
motion was unanimously adopted
i call Of S,,aIes was then made for the pur-
pose OF naming Sereeant-at-Arms for each
delegation, and their names announced. Then
followed call OF Slater for resolutionsin ae
cordance with Gen. McQuaue's motion.
Maine, Vermont md New Hampshire
Ind none to osfar.
Massachusetts offered resolution that no
more than ong member from zach delegaiicn
lie allowed 10 speak upon any subject until
some other State had been heard from.
From New York resolution Was offered
declaring The right of Baturalized citizens OF
the United States abroad to the protection Of
the American government; another protest
ing against the uniform neglect with which
soldiers aud Others have been treated.
New Jersey offered resolution making
The adjournment OF The Convention to 5 elk
b. N ofihe same day.
Maryland reported resolution that if
greetbachs wer good enough tor soldiers,
sailors aud orphans. that they were good
enough for pampesed bondholders.
aware offered resolution declaring
apostacy Of the Republican PARTY. and tbs
consequent adherence Of the soldiers and
sailors TO the Democratic nominations.
Ohio declared lis wish that leaca be speed
ily restored By ctiange in the Democratic
PARTY.
Illinois asserted wronefulness of taxation
without approximation, rs fa posed on the
suntiern States hy the present Congress
Each State in turn. with the exception OF
those already taamed submitted resolution
III similar chaiacter but we have not space
this moriiiug 10 give them in iull.-ED.
GATE.
4 prize fight. in which ". NJ. Ca ke and
Richard y Bpien, were principals, h d ad
vancvd to tae 9th round, yesterd = on
Ward's = Island, when detachment from the
2ad and 12;h precincts made a sudden de
scent on the party and pn' stop TO further
proceedings. Clark and Al o hers r. ar
rested bui O Bren escaped. Jadge Conn+lly,
before whom the prisoners were taken, com
mltted Clarke To prlson and ordered The
others 70 iiud hai for examination.
A disgracefnl riot occurred at Fen an
Fic ME al ,he Bellevue Gardens, foot Of OF
sneat. on the 4th he ponce being caird
to quiet. were attacked With mnskels ard
swords, hy some soldiers of the 4th Fenian
regiment, but speedily overcome them and
fd,t st,sd hp "a dt.ft