The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-05-27


mittee on Order of Business, reported
the following rules: ...
Fnst-Upon all subjects before the
Convention, the States shall be called
in alphabetical order.
Second-Four votes shall be cast by
the delegates at large of each State,
and each Congressional District shall
be entitled to two votes. The vote of
each delegation shall be reported by its
Chairman.
Wird-The report of the Committee
on Credentials shall be disposed of
before the report of the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions Is acted
upon, and the report of the Committe
on Platform and Resolutions shall be
disposed of before the Convention pro-
ceeds to the nomination of candidates
for President and Vice President.
Fo,rh-In making the nomination
for President and Vice President in no
case shall the calling of the roll be
dispensed with. If it shall appear
that any candidate has received ma
jority of the votes cast, the President
of the Convention shall announce the
question to be "Shall the nomination
of the candidate be made unanimous;"
but if no candidate shall have received
majority of the votes, the Chair
shall direct the vote to be again taken,
which shall be repeated until some
candidate shall have received a major
ity of the votes cast.
FVh-When majority of the del
egations from any two States shall
demand a vote be recorded, the same
shall be taken by States, the Secretary
calling the roll of the States in the
order heretofore stated.
,Sirth-In the record of the vote by
the States the vote of each State shall
be announced by the Chairman, and
in case the votes of any State shall be
divided, the Chairman shall announce
the number of votes cast for any can
didate or against any proposition.
ISerenth-When the previous ques-
tion shall be demanded by majority
of the delegation of any State, and the
demand is seconded by two or more
States, and the call sustained by the
majority of the Convention, the ques-
tion shall be proceeded with and
disposed of according to the rules of
the House of Representatives in similar
cases.
Eighh-No member shall speak
more than once upon the same question,
nor longer than five minutes, without
the unanimous consent of the Conven-
ton, except that delegates presenting
the name of a candidate shall be al
lowed ten to minutes to present the
name of such candidate.
Ninth-The rules of the House of
Representatives shall continue to be
the rules of this Convention, so far as
they are applicable and not inconsist-
ent with the foregoing rules.
Tenth-A National Union Executive
Committee shall be appointed, to con-
sist of one member from each State,
Territory and District represented in
this Convention. The roll shall be
called and the delegation from each
State, Territory and District shall
name through their chairman a person
to act as a member of such committee.
THE PARTY NAME.
Mr.. Van Zandt moved to strike out
the words "The National Union Par
ty," and substitute in their stead
"National Republican Party" Cries
of "good."
The President-In the call for this
Convention the title is "National
Union Republican Party"
Mr.. Logan of Illinois, suggested
that the name be the "National Union
Republican Party"
Mr.. Van Zandts amendment, as
thus modified, was carried and the re-
port adopted.
1t was moved that when the Con-
vention adjourn it adjourn to meet at
this place tomorrow at ten o'clock.
Thereupon the Convention adjourn
ed till ten o'clock to-morning morning.