Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-05-28

| upon the record and made part OF the
proceedings. Adopted. 14
While waiting for the report Of the
Committee on Credentials, which was
announced would soon be ready, tMr.
Conway of La, and Ex-Gov. Brown Of
Ga, addressed the Convention.
Gen. Lee, Of La, chairman OF the
Committee on Credentials, reported the
names of several delegates from the sey-
eral States. In reference to Penhsyl-
vania he said there appeared SO delegates,
whereas that State was entitled to only
81 votes. The committee recommended
that the 80 delegates be admitted to seats
upon the floor of the Convention, and
that they be authorized to cast the 81
votes to which their State 10 entitled,
such being the wish OF the Pennsylvania
I delegation. The committeerecommend-
ed allowing each OF the delegates from
the several territories the right to seats
upon the floor and the privilege Of cast
ing each two votes. .-r,t.l..
! Fro-n Maryland-The committee re-
commended the admission Of the Cres-
well delegation, but they accorded seats
on the floor to the contestants without
the right to vote. ....r..
From Calafornia-The committee re-
commended the admission of the regular
delegates headed by Messrs. Cary and
Evans.
Mr.. Evans, of Colorado, announced
that Colorado was allowed her full vote,
as decided by the convention this morn
ing. The report was then adopted.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on
Order and Business, reported the rules
for the convention.
Mr.. Van Zandt, Of r. I.-Mr. President
, Il understand from q member of the
, Committee on Resolutions that it will
be impossible for them to report before
tomorrow afternoon, probably, and
defer the nomination for President. /
am led to the opinion from what
have seen here this afternoon that the
, Convention is somewhat impatient to
proceed to that nomination. therefore
hope that the rules may be SO far modi-
fled as to strike out that portion which
provides that the reports of the Commit
tee on Credentials shall be disposed OF
: before the Convention proceeds to the
nomination of q candidate. [Cries of
No, no. If the Convention desire to
, amend my motion, of course that is in
: in order. 1 will confine it, however TO
the Presidency. -y4.
Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana-I fear the
: Convention may be led to, act under a
: misaprehension. L think 1 am au.
: thorized to says, as Chairman
! of the committee on Resolutions
f that you may reasonably expecta report
from US very early tomorrow morning.
There is no reason why we should be
: engaged until to morrow after ii is right
and proper that you should understand
: how we stand before we vote on that
: proposition.
MIR. Van Zandt's amendment was re.
jecetd.
r The question rscurred on the adoption
r of the report.
4 Mr. Zandt moved to strike out the
q = words. "the National Union," /" and sub
4 stitute "National Republican party
b [Cries of good. " He said, we fought
+ under the old flag for many years oul
e brothers, our sons and our fathers have
4 died under it; we elected Abraham
= Lincoln under it, and 1 hope, sir, thai
J. we will not call this Nationol Union
If party, that means nothing at all. Th,
q Union is restored and ours is Nation
! al Republican Tarty. I trust the Con
r; ventiou will allow me, [applause] al
! though 1 represent one of the smallest
n States in the Union, and one with ;
y very limited number of electoral votes t,
a propose this to me-. very important ant
IS desirable amendment, one, in which
: believe all the New England States cal
i concur heart and soul one in which
i sincerely hope the great and almos
: boundless West, and the South willjoin
e President-In the call for this conven
II ton the title given is the National Unior
s Party.
I Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, suggested that
e the name be the National Union Repub
q lican Party.
|. Mr.. Van Zandt-I will accept any
h amendment the gentleman wants, even
! if he should want to change my name
n [Applause and laughtcr.]
! Mr.. Van Zandt's amendment as thus
= : modified was carried, and the report
Q adopted. L st
: 1t was moved that when the Conven-
a tion adjourns, it adjourn to this place to-
t morrow at 10 o'clock.
e The President announced that copie:
e of a campaign song had been left on tn,
j, stage for distribution among the dele
d gates. [Cries of ''song ''song"1 But
: the President announced that those whs
: proposed to sing preferred not to do 81
3 until after the Nominations are made
= y thereupon the Convention adjourned til
5 tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
g SECOND DAY.
I, The Convention was called to order a
e 10:15.
j Prayer by Rev. DIR. Gulliver, of Chica
Il go.
. The President announced that the
z Committee on Resolutions had just sem
I word that they would not be ready tc
a before II o'clock.
l Mr.. Spencer, of New York, moved
that the resolutions OF the Union League
presented yesterday be spread on tn,
: records. ~
. After some discussion upon this ques
tion the resolutions were laid upon the
table and Mr.. Hassaurek then proceeded
/, with an eloquent speech which is of ne
cessity omitted from this report.
l Mr.. Spaulding, of Ohio, as the Com,
+. mittee on Resolutions was not yet ready
moved 10 suspend the rules and proceed
, with the nomination of Grant for the
! Presidency. Loud cries of no, no.
Kentucky moved to table.
Mr.. Spaulding wishdrew, on vote o
the Convention.
Il REMARKS OF GENERAL PALMER.
Il Gen John NJ Palmer, OF Illinois, was cailet
ont. He was received with great applause, am
the political issues of the last six years and tn
present freedom of speech, equal rights and uni
q versal liberty throughout the land. These hat
: been Sustained successfully by the sword, and
: was the mission of the Republican party now Il
> establish these principles. Mr.. Palmer deplores
= the election of johnson-he stood in the way o
the pacincstion of the country, and should hav
been removed. (Great cheefing.l Impeachmen
= was substituted by modern utilization for revo
. luton aud decapitatton; johnson was an OBJ
y struction and should have been removed Ire
{ newed cheeringl; but we now propose TO submit
/ these issues again to the people for decision a
the ballot box (applausel, and obtain a verdic
which shall place these Questions beyond al