Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-24

Randall; Rhode Island, N Van Slyck; South
| Carolina, NJ B O'Connor; Tennessee, John
Savage; Texas, Geo " Smith Vermont, Ho-
ner Whinley Virginia, John B Baldwin, West
Virginia, Henry Brannon; Wisconsin, Ed
Bragg.
! A delegate from Connecticut moved that
! there be added to the states already called
| the District of Columbia and that she be al
| lowed amember of the Committee on Resolu-
tlons. Another delegate moved to amend by
adding. and from each of the territors, which
amendment was accepted by the movers of the
| resolution
The motion was tabled.
# A resolution was adopted that all resolutions
pertaining to the platform of principles be re-
terred to the Committee on Resolutions with
out debate.
The Committee on Credidentials reported.
Texasis represented by twenty delegates who
are allowed to cast but eight votes. The dele
gates present from the several territories are
allowed seats upon the floor, without vote.
The convention then proceeded to call the
roll OF delegates alphabetically for the purpose
of naming the members CT the National Fxecu-
| tive Committee. The following list of men,
! bers of the committee was then announced
Alabama, Thomas Walker, Jacksonville
Arkansas, o r Cockrell, Pine Bluff; California,
F., E.,1! M1!cCapPin; San Francisco Connecticut,
! William h Barron, Lime Rock; Delaware,
Chas Easton, Odessa; Florida, Chas E Dyke,
Tallahassee Georgia, A R Wright, Augusta !;
! Illinois, Cyrus NJ Mccormick Chicago Indi-
ana, Thos Dowling, Terre Haute: Iowa, NJ NJ
Hall, Dubuque Kansas, Isaac Eaton, Leaven-
worth; Kentucky, FL D McHenry, Hartford
Louisiana, H D Ogden, New Orleans Maine,
I d W Sweet. Portland Maryland, A Lee
Krott, Baltimore; Massachusetts, T o Prince,
Boston; Michigan, VIM A Moore, Detroit +;
Minnesota, VIM Loehrer, Minneapolis: Mssis-
i sIppl, III Sharp, Columbus; Missouri. John
6 Priest, St. Louis; Nebraska, G L Miller,
| Nevada VhnG rirja
| City New Hampshire, NJ B Edgarton, Man
! chester; New Jersey, G f Randolph, Morris
town; New York, A Schell, N. Y. city; North
Carolina, NJ W Pearsons, Weldon; Ohio. J G.
johnson, Columbus; Oregon, R J Ladd, Port
land; Pennsylvania, Jas D Barr, Pittsburg;
Rhode Island, Gideon Bradford, Providence:
| South Carolina, Thomas B Simmons, Charles
ton; Tennessee, William R Boles, Nashville;
Texas, + Stockdale, Indianapolis; Vermont,
Il B Smith, Milton; Virginia, John Goode,
Norfolk; West Virginia, J B Hoge, Martins
burg; Wisconsin, George H Paul, Milwaukee.
When New York was called, Gov. Hoffman
rose and said: ''Mr. Belmont has presented
| to the New York delegation letter declining
O re-appontment upon the National Execu-
tive Committee, and the delegation, with
entire unanimity, present the name of Au-
gustus Schel"
The convention adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
| Esa.sTfs e WEDNESDAYS S SESSION
/ BALTIMORE, July 10.-The delegates were
generally in their seats by ten O'Clock.
A second brass band. located in the upper
gallery, enlivened the audience with various
airs in which g Dixie "Mv Maryland" and
Yankee Doodle were equally applauded
At quarter past ten O'Clock chairman Doo-
little called the convention to order, and called
upon Rev. DR.. Leyburn, of Baltimore, who
/ addressed the Throne of Grace.
! Cabeil, OF Arkansas, asked seats by courtesy
/ for five Qeleoa from Arkansas eYcaSC of
! their regular number. Agreed to.
Barr, of Connecticut announced that the
| Committee on Resolutions was ready to re-
| port. He came to the platform, and at mis- re-
! quest reading clerk PerrIne read the report
! which recommended the adoption of the reso-
| Iutions already adopted by the Liberal Repub-
lican Convention at Cincinnati. (Cheers.j
In order that there should be no misapOre-
/ henson as to these resolutions, Barr called
/ for their reading in full to the Convention
being received with applause. The one-term
plank was especially we'll received Three
| cheers were given at the close.
Barr explained that the resolutions were the
! Clnclnnat platform exactly-nothing added
! nothing excluded. This platform was adopted
IN committee by all the states except Della
ware, Mississippi and Oregon. He moved the
! adoption OF the report, and moved the provi-
GUS question.
Bayard, of Delaware, enquired whether the
:
! had become the law of the Democratic conven-
| ton without notice to the delegates.
The Char said the convention had adopted
! the rules of the House of Representatives, so
that the motion OF Barr was ID order, and not
! open to debate.
Various gentlemen appealed for a with
drawal OF the notion III order to allow short
! debate.
Barr said he felt compelled to decline.
Confusion, calls of question, debate, ETC.,
! followed the motion to sustain the previous
i question call of states was order ed which
| resulted, yeas 553, nays 176.
Holman, III casting the united vote of New
YORK IN the afhrmatlye, said that some of the
delegation, himself among the number, were
opposed to the previous question.
Hancock, of Ohio, denied the right of his
delegation to cast their vote as a unit, and
asked to have his vote recorded ''no."
The chair announced that Barr, of Connec-
tIcut, is now entitled to one hour to debate
the resolution also that the gentleman from
DeleWare, Bayard, appealed for ten minutes
! Barr conceded this request, as Bayard was q
member Of the Committee on Resolutions
Bayard took the platform. He said that while
there was no disposition to carp and oppose
men because of former political opinions, he
hoped the great Democratic organization
would be allowed to have an independent ex-
preston OF It's own honest sentiment. Cheers.
Why take the cut and dried resolutions oi
another organization? (Applause.) Why
have the opinions of other men not chosen by
us, forced down our throats as our expression
1t Is proposed here that we shall go before the
country for the first time without our own in.
dependent expression of principles. 1t is moi
just or wise to ask us to go into this campaign
under the clothing of a minority. (CaIls O.
" Time, y 't timely
The chair announced that Barr, out of re-
) spect lor the minority, consented to give Bay
ard ten minutes more
Another Connecticut delegate objected Il
any mans occupying the time of the Conven
ton IN this way. applause and hisses.)
The chair called him to order, and reminded
the delegates that this is deliberative ass m
Dlage, and urged arespectful hearing of an,
one who occupied the floor, whether they ap
prove his sentiments or not.
| Bayard finally resumed, arguing the neces
sity Tor some expression of opinion upon tn
question of the exercise of federal militar
power, under the color of legislation to en-
, force the fourteenth and fifteenth constitu
l tlonal amendments. If the Convention falle,
IN this, there would be serious disappoint
; ment In conclusion he protested agaius
adopting the report as q whole, and aske
: separate vote on the several distinct propc
: sitions.
The following is the vote on the previou
question: Alabama, aye 10. nay 10; Arkansas
aye II, nay =; Delaware, aye 6, nay 2; Florida
blank IN New York's copy; Georgia, aye 1, ma
, ~; Ilnnols, aye AZ; Indiana, aye30; Iowa, ay
"a, hdlisas, aye ~; hentuciy, aye "a; LOUIS
7 ana, aye e, nay 10; Maine, aye IA; MARYLAND
aye "A nay 2; Massachusetts, aye24 Michigan
: aye 22; Minnesota, aye 10; Mississippi nay II
; Missouri, aye 26, nay 40; Nebraska, aye 6; Ne
4 4 yada, nay 6; New Hampshire, aye 10, Ne,
: Jersey, nay IS; New York, aye 70; North Care
! ! Ina, aye 20; Ohio, aye Al; Oregon, nay {
!. Pen9sylyania, aye 81, nay 81; Rhode Island
. nay 8; South Carolina, aye 3, nay IL; Tennes
u u see, aye24, uay Is; Vermont, aye 10; Virgins
; nay Y; West Virginia aye 3, nay 2; Wisconsin
! ! aye 70. Total-ayes 525; nays 1872.
OConnor, of South Carolina, regretted tha
g there should have been any differences
Il oplmon. All other issues should be merged i
| the single one OF defeating the reelection {
the present national administration. He sal
: the reconstruction acts, and the 18th, 14th an
10th constitutional amendments had been az
= cepted. Public opinion was higher than COY
ernments, superior to any declaration by tn
= convention. (Applause.J There was nothin
> left us III the issue now but to save the natio
from destruction by corruption. He reviewe
= rapidly, and criticised the foreign policy of th
I L administration, and, urged a union of th
Whole nation to defeat the unhallowed an
smftless policy of the present governmen