Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-06
Mr.. Palmer on taking the chair said:

Mr.. Palmer on taking. the chair said:
Il GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: Per
init me to return to you my most SINGER,
acknowledgements for the high compli
ment you have chosen to confer on m,
State and the great honor you have be
slowed upon me in the choice you hav
made as the temporary presiding officer O
the Conventions. Permit me to assure YOU
gentlemen, that during the brief period
shall have occasion to discharge the dutie
of the chair shall bring to bear such abil
ity as may possess to discharge those du
ties with perfect satisfaction to all tn
States and to all the delegates. do no
regard myself as competent and If
tdo shall not. regard it as m.
duty in occupying the chair tempo
rarily to enter into any genera
discussion of the political situation o
the day, or advise or seek to instruct thi
Convention in regard to the performanc,
OF Its iabors. l may, however, be permit
ted to congratulate our country at larg,
that on this bright and beautiful Anniver
sary of our Nations birth, once more ,
convention of the Democracy of the coun
try Is assembled, in which all the States
are represented, prolonged applause, in
which delegates, from the East, from Iht
West. from the North and from the South
all come here and unite together to perform
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plause. and permit me to express the hope
that this fact may be an omen of unity o.
sentiment in this Convention which sbal
4 enable you to produce such a work as will
commend itself to the approval of the peo-
pie of our whole country and thus wrest
it from the hands which seek its destruc-
ton. [Applause.l
Again thanking y0u, gentleman, for the
compliment you have chosen to pay me,
shall have the pleasure of presenting to the
Convention the Rev. DR.. Morgan, of New
York. Ewo 1gM SIT sf II
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Morgan
of New York.
resolution that, until otherwise provided
for by the Convention, the rules of the
House of Representatives shall govern this
body.
Erastus Brooks said there are many mer
in this body who do not recognize the rules
of the present House of Representatives.
| McCOOk said he would not have made the
motion had he not known the present
House had not dared change any of the
ltime-hOnOred rules of the body. 2.
A voice-"That's the only thing they
have not changed, then"
Mr.. Richardson moved to adopt the rules
of the House of Representatives as they ex-
listed in 1860.
Francis Herman, of New York, moved an
amendment to McCook's resolution so as
to provide for the adoption of the rules OF
the Democratic Convention OF 1864. Zap
plause.l
S. S. Cox said those rules were the rules
of the House of Representatives.
] Mr.. McCook accepted the amendment
which he had indicated, and accepted Mr.,
Richardson's amendment.
Mr.. Herman wanted to know whether the
| adoption of these rules would not abolish
the two-thirds rule.
Mr.. McCook said that rule had never
governed a Democratic Convention, except
in Nomination. Eru= EErr
Mr.. Richardson said the rules now under
temporary organization.
The resolution, with Cox's amendment,
was adopted. rsf -3 ..l
e. o. Perrin, of New York. was appoint
ed temporary Secretary of the Convention.
Mr.. Clymer of Pa, moved the usual res
olution for the appointment of committee
on permanent organization.
| The Chairman said it was proper here to
read the call under which this Convention
had been brought together.
The call was read accordingly by the
Secretary. r--
Mr.. Clymer withdrew his resolution,
with view to having resolution enter
tanned, offered by Gen. Green, of New
York, for a call of States. G@
Mr.. Stewart, of Michigan, urged that the
first business properly in order is the ap
pointment of committee on Credentials.
Mr.. Clymer said it was his opinion the
committee should now be appinted, and he
moved that committee on Credentials and
another similarly selected committee on
Permanent Organization be appointed
The chair said that the business before the
Convention was Green's motion for a call
of the States.
Mr.. Richardson moved to lay GREEN'S
motion on the table. Carried. fE
Mr.. Clvmer renewed his motion for tbe
appointment of committee. aE
Mr.. Steele, of California, moved to amend
30 the delegates from each State and Terri
tory should name its own member of one
or both the committees on Organization and
Credentials. slay g,s. .z-a---l,i s-r7. L.
Mr.. Clymer hoped the amendment would
not pass. He thought there should be dis.
tinct com mittees on Permanent Officers and
another Committee on Credentials, both oil
them to report on Monday. aaz aE Es.E z
4 Mr.. Steele supported his amendment
Some one moved to lay the amendment or
the table. Mr.. Clymer said the motion, il
tcarried, would table the whole subject
The motion to table was withdrawn. The
Chair stated the question to be ON Mr.
Steele's amendment. 7s
Mr.. Schwartz, of Mo-, moved to amend
the amendment 80 as to require the com.
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Mr.. Steele accepted the amendment. The
,question was stated in the amendment az
thus amended. -
Mr.. Clymer reminded the Convention
THAT the amendment gave each Territory
as well as each State member of the com
imittee. ------... .ssrz -.g.--,e
| Mr.. Cavanagh, of Montana, urged tn,
spropriety of giving the territories a voict
There, though they had not a voice in til,
electoral college. They had deep interes
in the result. z-.
Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, moved tn,
iprevious question, which was seconded, ant
the main question ordered.
| Mr.. Clymer accepted Mr.. Steele's amend
ment as far as admitting territories is con
lcerned, and Mr.. Steele withdrew the claus
bordering report from the committee at thre,
P. NJ. to -daY.
The resolution appeared to be adopted
a vote was called for by States, and or
dered. 7-
There was here evidently much division
OF sentiment as to the propriety of givin:
committee men to the territories.
| The following States voted aye: Califor
MIA, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota
Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina
Oregon, Texas, Virginia. ls
The following States voted no: Arkansas
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois
| Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West
ern Virginia, Wisconsin, Kansas, aud Mas
sachusetts equally divided. --.- ~
The Chair announced yeas log, nays 1S4
lost. .FE.r
| During the call debate arose in the Hi
nois delegation, part of the delegates claim
4 ing their right to divide the vote of tn