The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-07
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MOTRhu, piclol Vi St'
New York. -
motion was made to adopt the rules OF
the House Of Representatives for the or
ranization of the Convention. Mucn op
lection being made to adopting the rules u
b. DIV SO much reprcbated by the ConFeh.
ton, Mr. Cox (s.sunset") moved IN lieu :n ,,
r,les Of the Hdocratic Convention, when
was receives. sth applause, and adopted.
r. tho corI43 kfhe conversational DEBATE
On this sui Governor Richardson, OF IL
l;,o;s concnrred in the objection to adopt
ing the rules of body which 4au uonu a.
much injury as the House OF hepreSen'"
tives. ,ooda
During this discussion inquiry was maze
rs to whether the rules proposed "0uiu n1s'
if adopted, exclude the two-tnlrus lulo;
It was replied that that rule only go'eineo
in making nominations.
E.O. Perrine, of New York, was appoint
ed temporary secretary.
4 long and tedious discussion TOOK place
on the subject of appointing committees on
credentials and on permanent organizatloh'
which finally resulted in ordering those
committees to consist of one from each
State. Incidentally, the question arose
about admitting the Territories to repre-
sentation in those committees; which was
decided in the negative, as follows:
AYEs.-Californ;a Georgia, Iowa, Mary
land. Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Oregon, Texas, ana VIZ
ginia. ,
.NoEs.-Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware
Florida. Illinois, Kentucky, louisiana,
Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, New YORK;
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
and Vermont. a
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Kansas, anu
Massachusetts were equally divided.
The Chair announced the ayes to be lo6 !;
nays, 1874.
On motion, it was ordered that commit
tee on resolutions of one from each State,
to be elected by the delegations from each,
be appointed, to which should be referred
all resolutions offered to the Convention.
This is the committee on the "platform.
The roll Of States was then called and
the committees formed. On the Committee
Of Credentials George Blow was appointed
from Virginia. On organization, James
Barbour, Jr.. from Virginia,
The committee on the 'platform !" being
very important, We givei as follows:
Charles c. Langdon, Alabama A. II.
Garland, Arkansas 4. H. Rose, Califor
MIA Tilton E. Doolittlc, Connecticut;
James H. Bayard, Delaware; Wilkinson
Call, Florida: Henry S. Fitch, Geor-
gia William J. Allen Illinois J. E, Nc
Donald, Indiana John II. O'Nei,, Iowa
Colonel G. W. Click, Kansas William
Preston, Kentucky; James B. Eustis, Lou
isiana; R. D. Rice, Maine; Stevenson
Archer, Maryland; Edward Avery, Massa-
chusetts Charles +. Stewart, Michigan;
E. A. Mcmahon, Minnesota Charles Man
son, Missouri NJ. Z. Barksdale, Missis-
sippi: C. f. Porter, Nebraska =; J. A. St.
Clair, Nevada ; J R. Wortendyke, New
Jersey Henry c. Murphy, New York
Robert Strange, North Carolina; ". J. Gill
more, Ohio; A. D. Fitch, Oregon; Francis
W.. Hughes, Pennsylvania: Thomas Steere,
Rhode Island Wade Hampton, South Ca
rolina; Edward Cooper, Tennessee ; George
W. Smith, Texas Charles n. Davenport,
Vermont: Thomas S. Bocock, Virginia
John J. Davis, West Virginia james a.
Mallory, Wisconsin.
The Convention ordered that the Com
mittce on Organization should include
sergeant at arms in their list Of officers,
ana also IHul lucJ ICpOll ISOo'''iN'A" ava
the government of the Convention.
The Convention determined when 1t adj
iourned to adjourn until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Editors present aud members Of the
Soldiers and Sailors Convention were in
vited TO seats in the hall.
READING THE DECLARATION.
Mr.. Falkner, Of New York, moved that
thc secretary read the Declaration OF indie
pcndcnce:
S. Clark, of Wisconsin Is there any
military commander in this city that would
be likely to arrest the secretary for dlsloy-
atty for reading the Declaration OF indie
pcndencc
The Chairman: There is no such thing
a. that existing in the Empire State.
Cheers and laughter.
The chairman having put the question on
the reading of the Declaration of indie
pendcncc to the Convention, and 1t having
beer carried, that historic document was
read by the sccrctary-its conclusion being
followed by great applause-and the Con-
vcntion adjourned until 10 O'Clock on Mon
day morning.