Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-05-03
Carl schurz Permanent Chairman.
The Platform and Candidates up for IN
Highest Bidder.
A Bitter Row and FizzIe Probable.
moon DISPATCHES.

CINCINNATI May 1.-The first ballot as far
rs known, will stand: New York, for Greeley.
Minnesota, Adams ); Greeley, ;; Davis, l..
Nebraska, Trumbull (; Greeley, l; Brown, l.
Vermont, fer Greeley Michigan, Adams; Lou
siana, Greeley; Iowa, Trumbull Tennessee,
favorS Adams; Florida, Davis.
CINCINNATI May 210 \. M.-The hall and GAL
lerieS were well filled. A feeling of uncasiness is
expressed by many in anticipation of the acri-
mOniOus discussion to-day. The anti-Greeley
members of the New York delegation will offer
n protest against the action of the majority
in voting They will cast the vote of the entire
delegation for Greeley
An effort is anticipated in the convention TO
override that action and assert the right of each
delegate to express his individual preference.
Susan B. Anthony and Laura Deforce Cor
don entered and took seats on the platform
CHEERS and Kisses.
The convention was called to order. The
Committee on Credentials is composed of one
from each State and Territory. 4 committee
of nine was appointed on rules.
The motion to adjourn to o'clock was lost.
Mr.. Hickman, Of Pennsylvania, hoped the
convention would sit till the President was
nominated.
Mr.. Davis, colored, of Kentucky, was OPP
posed to business till the convention heard ftom
Cassius NJ Clay. [Great:applausel Finally
the convention adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Fenton has certainly departed for
home. Various constructions are placed on this
sudden move.
The quantity of special dispatches sent from
this city during the past few days is without Il
precedent in the history of biography. Eighty
thousand words were sent from here. There
is still anxiety among the friends of the Liberal
movement in relation to the tariff plank of the
platform.
On Tuesday night there was q prospect for an
understanding At dark yesterday there was
growing feeling that the Convention would de-
cline to declare itself on the question but would
leave it to the people in the districts to settle, in
accordance with Greeley's understood wishes.
BARGAINING ON THE PLATFORM
TheIevenue reformers say that if Greeley is
nominated they would accept the New OrI
proposition TO remand the whole business to the
people, but if Greeley should not beHOminated,
they say they will insist on a declaration as eX-
plicit as that in New York. The call there IS
strong and the feeling is that the difference will
be safely bridged over.
NEW YORK DELEGATION AT WAR.
Thirty-one members of the New York dele
cation signed the protest against the action Of
the delegation regarding Greeley.
The COmmitte on Rules elected Theodore Ill
den, of New York, Chairman. Only three
States are unrepresented. Each delegation
shall vote its preference but through the Chair
man of the delegation. 4 majority of all the
votes cast shall be necessary to a choice Of
President and Vice President. Nays and yeas
arc forbidden, but division may be had upon
a call of the majority of the States
\ motion in the Convention to proceed To hal
lot was tabled by vote of $50 to 14S
\ motion was made forbidding the balloting
until the platform Of principles was declared
Adjourned to o'clock,
The convention reassembled. Carl Schurz
WAS elected permanent President and a Vice
President from each State and Territory. There
was great applause. Schurz advanced The
band played Hail to the Chief" when Schurz
made speech.
WHO ARE THEY
The Vice Presidents from the South are
Alabama, Thomas Lamert; Arkansas. Under
wood Georgia, Mott; Louisiana DelaSize
North Carolina, Helper; South Carolina,
Wheeler; Tennessee, Mayors; CNote-Who IS
he p Texas, Emirgan Hailton; Virginia, Rye ;
West Virginia, Lemon.
The Committee on Credentials reported
against the New York delegates and against the
ladies' who claimed delegates privileges, but
as courtesy, assigned them to seats
NIGHT SESSION.
The night session opened at 80 The Com
mittee on platform was unable to agree. Schurz
says they will make no report tonight.
It's believed that ballOting will be proceeded
with tonight
Ii is said that Gratz Brown will be here to-
night and that he will withdray his name in ia
vor Of Greeley. This programme looks to
Brown for Vice President.
$50 P. M.-The Chair announced that the
Platform Committee had agreed on the tariff
resolution by large majority.
Inc Convention while considering Rhodes
I9Fl6 resolution agreed upon in caucus, Cassius
NJ Clay deprecated raising the question, which
ne pronounced the apple Of discord which
should not be introduced here
POLICY BEFORE PRINCIPLE.
otSnIey Mathews urged the impolicy of talk
ing the question out Of the hands of the Plat
Io[a 'CGnInlttee chosen expressly to secure
if we must have fight let US have fair one, and