Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-07

There is no certainty that nominatio
will be made Tomorrow The opponent
of Pendleton will prolong the contest g
long as possible, though 1t is not probs
bic they can defeat him. His friends ca
hold outas long as they. 4 E. BE.
| fAssociated Press Dispatches,l
Democratic National Convention
| 10 Second Days Proceeaiues. CO
suszae9 FssI NEW York, July 6.
+ Police arrangements on Fourteenth-s
were inadequate this morning to keep bac
the surging crowd, which so blocked u
the passage to Tammany Hall that dele
gates and reporters had much difficulty /
entering. Owing to this cause it was hal
past ten before the delegates were gener
ally in sheir seats.
| The Convention was called to order b,
the temporary chairman, at quarter befor
! IL O'Clock. -s.-sa n -'rf q. ss--s,i
Prayer was offered by Rev. VIM. Quinn
of New York. @
The reading of the journal of Saturda,
was dispensed with.
Mr.. Richardson. of Illinois, presented ,
series of resolutions, which were referres
without reading. - 7se e.tsi bs u.
General Morgan, of Ohio, moved that tn,
delegation from the Workingmen's Con.
vention be invited to seats on the fioor.--
Agreed to. eiEl8 l5se
Mr.. Clymer. of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Permanent Organization, re.
ported as follows: ~
For President Hon. Horatio Seymour. ol
New York, Ggreat cheeringl and one Vice
President and Secretary from each State.
The following are the Vice Presidents
and Secretaries, the first name given being
Vice President and the second Secretary:
Alabama, Reuben Chapman, VIM A
Lowe; Arkansas, B Turner, John w
Wright; California, Hon A Fl Rose, M j
Gillett; Connecticut, Fl A Mitchell, Geo d
Hastings; Delaware, g W Cummins, Gusts
w Wright; Florida, Thomas Randall, G 81
Smith; Georgia, Hon A r Wright, VIM A
Reid; Illinois, d M Woodson. w T Dow
dell; Indiana, James A Craven, w r
Bowles; Iowa. VIM McClintock, p 81 Bows
quet; Kansas, Andrew Mead, Isaac Sharp;
Kentucky, Lucien Desha, Hart Gibson;
Louisiana, Lewis st Martin, j II Ken
nard; Maine, Isaac Reed, j A Truscott;
Maryland, Geo r Dennis, T o Outerbridge;
Clark; Michigan, A N Hart, Fred v Smith;
Minnesota. Winthrop Young, Isaac Staple;
Missouri. Thos L Price. A j Reid Missis-
sippi, e G Waltham, Felix Laboure; Me-
braska, Geo N Crawford, Peter Smith Ne
vada, DC Buell., Geo 81 Willard; New
Geo II Pierce. Gilbert r Hatch;
New Jersey, Francis Lathrop, Chas E
New York, VIM NJ Tweed,
Henry A Richmond; North Carolina, Bed
son B Olds, John Hamilton; Oregon, E G
Bristow, A D Fitch; Pennsylvania, John L
D lwson, Geneve M Reilly; Rhode Island,
Amasa Sprague, e B Bronson; South Caro-
lima. F Perry, w S Mullins; Tennessee,
A o Z Nicholson, Henry G McLaughliD;
Texas, Ashball Smith, Daniel A Veitcb;
Vermont, Hervey Kcyes, Geo N Simmons;
man; West Virginia. Joseph w Gallagher
CarlosA Sperry; Wisconsin,, Ex-Governor
Nelson, Dewey E Thorn.
For Reading Secretaries, e o Perriney,
Of New York; Moses M Strong, of Wis
ronsin; V A Lusken, of Louisiana; NJ
of Pennsylvania; Robert p
Tanney, of Illinois. ,.. vss,,5
For Sergeant-at-Arms, Edward A Moore,
Of New York.
The committee recommend that the
rules and regulations of the National
Democratic Convention OF 1864 be adopted
by this Convention for the government of
Is proceedings.
(Signed,l HESTER CLYMER,
WILLIAM r. MORRISON, Chairman.
Secretary.
Mr. Mackin, of Ohio, moved the adoption
Of the report and discharge of the commit
zee.
A delegate from Florida inquired
on the adoption of this report, the
,wo-thirds rule on balloting for Presiden-
sial candidates would require for nomina-
lion two-thirds of the entire Convention or
of theyote to be cast in the cleo
oral colleges?
The chair put the question on the ac-
,eptance of the report and discharge of the
committee, which was decided in the affir-
native, and the committee discharged.
MIR. Murphy, of New York, from the
committee on Resolutions, asked permis-
lion tor said committee to sit during the
session of the convention. Agreed to.
The chair appointed Bigler, of PenDsyl-
7ania, and Hammond, OF South Carolina, a
,ommittee to conduct the permanent Pres
dent to the chair.
Mr.. Seymour proceeded to the platform
amid great cheers, and addressed the Com
Vention as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF TIE CONVENTION: thank you
'or the honor you have done me in making me your
made up of large number of delegates from all
,arts of our broadland To great degree we are
which agitate our country from different stand
,onts, We cannot at once learn each others mode
+ thought. or grasp all the facts which bear upon
he minds OF Others Yet our session must be brief
md we are forcei to act without delay upon qnes-
ions of an exciting character and of deep import
To maintain order. to restrain all exhibition of
,assions. to drive out of our minds all unkind sus-
is a. this time great duty; [Gheersl
,wn ability to sustain me in the station in which
a,n placed by your kind pa -tiality.
hose which now weigh upon us. IAppause.l 1t
s not mere party triumph we SEEK We are try
Ssrhsns Sa 0 R beapssGi
md the shackies which in the shape Of bad laws |
md OF crushing taxation now paralyze the business
90. that we can drive order, prosperity and happ-
less to those sections of country which suffer so
eeply to-day in their homes and in all the fields
t their industry. from the unhappy events of the
trust actions will show that we are governed by
voiding harsh inve ;tives against men. We should
,eep the public mind fixed upon the questions |
IS leave the past to the calm judgement of the fu-
ure and confront the perils of the day. lCheersl |
We are forced to meet the assertions in
aver there is not in this body one man who has it
Q his heart to excite so much of angry feeling |
the minds Of those who read these declarations
Q the light of recent events. and in view of the
our the ie the first
oa shi By saeSns asSiss
hese evils upon them. By the cost Of its military
esPotlsm ana tne corruption OF Its bureau agencies
one resolution they denounce all forms of repudi-
pom the statute books of the nation the laws which
invite the citizens who borrow coin to force their
reditors to take debased money and wrong them out
large share Of his claim in violation Of the most
olemn compact. lCheers.l =
Hreppdiation is a national crime, it is crime to
invite the citizens of this country thus to repudate
heir individual promises. [Applause-l Was Il
ot crime to force the creditors of this and othei
states to take a acurrency at times worth no more
han 40 cents on the dollar in repayment for the
terfng coin they gave to build roads and canals :
hich yield such ample returns of wealth and pros
Again. they it is due to the laborer of the ma
ion that taxation should be legalized. Then why
ice Of making one class of citizens pay for another
ne shares of the of schools of roads of the
zeal laws which protected their lives and property
was an unwise and hurtful thing. [Uheers.j Il
1nk the credit of the country as usural terms are
lways hurttul to the credit of the borrower
They also declare the best policy to diminish our
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