The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-06

! uOu anu the lave.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
AtLhe conclusion of his remarks Mr..
Belmont nominated, for temporary
Chairman, Hon. Henry 3. Palmer, OF
Wisconsin.
MS SPEECH.
Mr. Palmer took the chair amid APP
plauss, and returned thanks for the
honor conferred. He eXhorted the Con-
vsntion to unity and wisdom in ad-
Vancing the great cRHse to which 1t Ia
devoted, and predicted for the party a
triumphant support at the hanQs OF the
people.
OPENING PRAYER.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr..
| Morgan, rector Of st. Thomas church,
New York.
DEMocRATiC (NoT ATTIC) WIT.
Gen. George McCook, of Ohio. moved
resolution that until otherwise pro-
Vided for by the Convention. the rules
govern this body.
Erastua Brooks said: "There are
many men in this body who do not
recognize the rules ofthe present House
of Representatives"
Mr.. McCook said he would not have
made the motion had he not known
the present House had not dared to
change any of the time hHnored rules
OF the body.
Mr.. Brooks replied: "1haps the only
thing they have not changed"
'.THE UNION AS IT WAS"
Mr.. Richardson moved to adopt the
rules of the House of Representatives
as they existed in 1860.
Mr., Francis Kerrian, OF New York;
moved to amend Mr.. McCook's resolu-
luton SO as to provide for the adoption
,Ft . nP hn nan1nNrati0 GnnVnn.
ton of 1864. [Applause.l
Mr., S, 8. Cox said those rules were
the rules of the House of Representa-
tives.
Mr. McCook withdrew the resolution
which he had Indicated, and accepted
Mr.. Richardson's instead.
Mr.. Herman wanted to know whether
the adoption of these rules would not
abolish the two-thirds rules.
Mr.. McCook said that rule had never
governed n Democratic convention ex-
cept in nominations.
Mr.. Richardson said the rules now
under consideration would govern only
in the temporary organization.
The resolution, with Mr.. Cox's amend
ment, was adopted.
TEMPORARY SECRETARY.
Mr.. Z. o. Perrin, of New York, was
appointed temporary Secretary of the
CREDENTIALS AND PERMANENT oRaANI.
ZATIoN.
Mr., Clymer, of Pennsylvania, moved
the usual resolution for the appoint.
ment of Committee on Permanent
organization.
The Chair said 1t was proper here TO
read the call under which they
Convention had been brought together.
The call was read accordingly by the
Secretary.
Mr.. Clymer withdrew his resolution
with view TO having u resolution en-
tertained, offered by General Greene,
of New York for a call of the States.
Mr.. Stewart, of Michigan, urged that
the first business properly In order is
the appointment of Committee on
| Credentials.
MIR. Clymer said II was his opinion
that the committees should now be APP
pointed, aud he moved that Commit
| lee on Credentials, and another on
Permanent Organization be similarly
| selected.
The Chair ruled that the business be-
fore The Convention was Mr.. Greene's
motion for call of tho States.
Mr.. Richardson moved 10 lay MIR.
Greene's motion on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Clymer renewed his motion for
the appointment of committees.
The State of California moved TO
uLQBuu bU lItb lLG ueleSAL6H lAOLl GdGh
State and Territory should name its
own member of one or both the Com
mittees on Organization and CredenN
tials.
Mr.. Clymer hoped the amendment
would not be pressed. He thought
there should be a District Committee on
Permanent Officers and another on
Credentials, both of them to report on
Monday,
Mr.. Steele supported his amendment.
Some one moved TO lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr., CIymer said this motion, If car
ried, would table the whole subject.
The motion to table was Withdrawn.
The Chair stated the question to be on
Mr.. Steele's amendment,
Mr.. Schwartz, of Missouri, moved TO
amend the amendment SO ns TO require
the committee to report nj three O'Clock
to-day.
Mr.. Steele accepted the amendment.
The question was stated on the
amendment as thus amended.
Mr.. Clymer reminded the ConVen-
ton that the amendment gave each
Territory as we'll as each Slate men,
ber of the committee.
Mr.. Cavanaugh, of Montana, urged
the propriety of giving the Territories
voice here. Though they had no voice
in the electoral college, they had "a deep
| interest In the result.
Mr.. Stanton, of Kentucky, moved the
previous question, which was seconded,
and the main question ordered.
| Mr.. Clymer accepted Mr.. Steele's
amendment 40 far as admitting Terri
tories Ia concerned, and Mr.. Steele
| withdrew the clause ordering reports
| from the committees at 8 p. m. to-day.
| The resolution appeared 10 he adopted,
| The vote was called for by States and
ordered. There was hero evidently
much division of sentiment as to the
propriety of giving committee men tc
the Territories. The following States
voted "aye:" California, Georgia.
Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ore
pon, Texas and Virginia. The follow
ing States voted "no:" Arkansas, Con
necticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois
Kentucky, Louisiana. Maine, Mlssis
sippl, New Jersey, New York, Ohio
Indiana. Pennsylvania, Tennessee
Vermont, West Virginia. Wisconsin
Kansas. and Massachusetts equally
The Chair announced yeas LOG, nays
1SI; lost.
During the call debate arose in thu
Illinois delegation, part of the delegate!
claiming their right to divide the vot'
of the State, while their Chairman, Mr.
Richardson, claimed that they were in
structed to vote as unit.
On the other hand, Mr.. Dolby main
tanned that they were only instructed
to vote rs a unit on the Presidential
nomination and on no other question
No action on this point was takel
by the Convention, and the vote wal
recorded as unit,
Mr.. Clymer the resolution which wa
adopted without division, ordering