The Evansville journal., 1868-07-07
Vast mount Of Parliamentary Skir.
mishing, bat No Mork Done.
L asIow to the Pend etOnians.
No .BallotiDg for Candidate Until
Platform is Adopted.
COMMITTEES ON Resolutions Not Able TO
Agree, and an Adjournment.

New York, July ella M.-The
police arrangements on Fourteenth
Street were inadequate this morning
to keep back the surging crowd WhlcE
so blocked up the passage to Tamma'
nv Hail, that the delegates and re,
porters had much difficulty in enter.
ing. Owing to this c4use it was half
past ten before delegates were gener-
ally In their seats. The CONVEX tion
was called to order by the Temporary
Chairman at quarter before eleven
Prayer was offered by the Rev. VIM.
Quinn, Of New York. The reading
OF the journal of Saturday was dis
pensed with.
Richardson, Of Illinois, presented
a series ofresolutiOns, whieh were re-
ferred without reading.
General Morgan, Of Ohio, moved
that the delegation from the Work
ingmen's Convention be invited TO
seats on the floor. Agreed to.
Clymer, of Pennsylvania. from the
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton. reported as follows: For Presi-
dent, Honorable Horatio Seymour, of
New York; Egreat cheering and one
Vice President and Secretary from
each State. 1t also recommended
that the rules OF the Democratic Con-
vention OF 1864, be adopted for the
Government Of this convention.
Mackin OF Ohio, moved the adop
tion OF the report aud the discharge
of the Committee.
4 delegate from Florida inquired
whether, on the adoption OF this re-
port, the TWO thirds rule on ballOtine
tor Presidential candidates, wou d
require, for a nomination twO-thirds
of the eBti'e Convention, or two
thirds Of the vote TO be cast in the
electoral college.
The Chair put the qu' Stion on the
acceptance OF The rep,-t aud the dl4-
charge of the comai ee, VI ich was
decided in tic afiirmaLve. aud the
Commiite on Resolutions. asked per-
mission for said committee to sit
during the session of the Convention.
Agreed to.
The Chair appointed Bigler of Pa.,
and Hammond Of 5 c., committee
to conduct the permanent President
to the chair
Mr.. Seymour proceeded to the plat
form amid great cheering, and loud,
continued cheers, and said, in brief,
he returned thanks. aud couuselled
moderation, toleration, AID harmony;
and said most important Ques-
tions were forced upon the consider
alton of this Convention, some
of these forced upon it bys the
resolutions OF the late Chicago Con-
vention; discussed briefly the Repub-
lican platform; accused that p rty of
violating its own declarations against
reputation and unequal taxation,
and then asserted solicitute for SOL
diers' and sailors widows and or
phans. He accused the now domi-
nant party of extravagant wasting of
public moneys, tainting national cred
it, impeding immigration by over
burdening labor with taxation, and
breaking guarantees of republican
liberty. lie denied the assertion Of
the Republican Convention that the
principles of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence are now sacred on every
inch of American soil, for in ten
States Of the Union military power
suppresses civil law.
Seymour closed amid great cheering.
The Committee reported the rules
of 1864 to govern the Convention,
which we're adopted.
Bigler, of Pennsylvania, submitted
q series OF resolutions, which we're
referred without reading.
The resolutions of the State Con.
ventions of Pennsylvania and Michi-
gan were referred without reading.
Nelson, of Tennessee, moved the
admission of the delegates from the
Democratic Convention Of that State
who were appointed to memorable
this body in reference to the griev
ances of the people there under Rad
ical rule. Adopted.
Additional resolutions were Tcceiv-
ed and referred to the Committee on
Resolutions; from California, from
New York, by Hon. Erastus Brooks,
and from Pennsylvania.
Resolutions from the National
Labor Convention were sent up aud
read. favoring the payment O public
and private debts In greenbacks.
They were received with great cheer
| ing; as. also. was one against further
grants of public lands to private cor
poratious, and tavering their rescrva-
/ tion for distribution to actualsettlers.
A letter was receive with great
/ laughter from Susan B Anthony, of
the Woman's Suffrage Association,
urging the claims OF women to par
| tioipate in elections. Refer Ell.
Tilden, OF n " York, uffered a res
olution admitting delegates IRON the
Territories to honorary seats In the
| Convention. Aereed to
The Chairman Of the Committee on
Credentials reported that full delega
tions were present from every State
In the Union, and recommended that
three delegates from each Territory
and from the District of Columbia be
admired 10 the door without the
! privilege of vo'ing.
Cox, Of New York, moved to amend
so as TO admit the entire eleven dele.
gatrs 1rom the District. Lost.
A delegate from Cali orDia moved
the admission OF delegates from the
Territories to all the privileges of the
Convention, except that each Terri.
tory shall have. but one vote, which
was rejected, and the Committees re-
port was then adopted.
Kerr, Of Pennsylvania, offered {
resolution that it is the duty OF every