Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-11
HECONyENTKON.

BALTIMORE, July 1O.-Delega;es were
generally in their seats by 10 O'Clock. A
second brass band located in the upper gal
Iery entertained the audience with various
airs in Which Dixie, My Maryland and
Yankee Doodle were equally applauded.
A quarter after ten Chairman DOolittle
called the convention to order and Rev. Or.
Levburn, Of Baltimore addressed the throne
Of grace.
The Chairman announced for cOnve-
nience of the convention and the press that
every peTsOQ rising to make a motion OF
sneak shall announce his ma me and Slate'
Mr.. CaheI of Arkansas sked se@ts by
courtesy for five members from Arkansas III
excess of their number. Agreed.
AdOptiOn Of the Cincinnati Platform.
Burr of Connecticut announced the COM
,nittee on resolutions ready to report. He
came 10 the platform, ana al his request,
Reading Clerk Perrin read the report rec
ommendiug the adoption Of the resolutions
.llready adopted by the Liberal kepubEcah
Conyaption at Cincinnati. [Cheers.J
In order that there should be no mlsap-
,gehension as to these resolutions, Mr. Burr
called for their reSding IN full to the Con
yeptior. which was do2e, each plank IN tne
platform being received with applause ne
one-term plank was especially Wen reGeN-
ed. Three cheers were given at the CLOS >
BUR- explained that the resolutions were
the Cincinnati platform exactly, nOtnlhS
added. nothing excluded. This platform
was adopted in committee by al the States
eKcent Delaware, Mississippi, George and
Oregon. He moved the adoption OF the
report and moved
The Previous Question.
Bayard. of Delaware, inquired whether
the previous question, another name for
gag law, had become the law Of Demo
cratic Conventions without notice to dele
gates.
The Chair said the Convention had
adopted the rules of the House Of Repre-
eentaliyes. So the motion Of Burr was in
order.
A not-to-nominate gentleman appealed
Tor the withdrawal of themOtiOn in order to
allow Of q short debate.
Burr said he felt compelled TO decline.
[ConfusiOn, calls Of "question," 'debate, "
etcl
On the motion to sustain tie previous
question, tie call Of States was ordered, and
lesu!ted in yeas 525, nays 1S2.
The vote was as follows:
Alabama, aye 10, nay 10; Arkansas,
ave T.. California. aye II, nay /; Con
necJicut, aye u, nay G; Delaware, aye 6,
nav z; Florida, =; Georgia, aye l, nay p;
Illinois, aye a.; Indiana, aye 30; Iowa, aye
y; Kansas, aye 10; kentucky, aye u;
Louisiana, aye g, nay 10; Maine, aye II
MARYLAND, aye Il, nay 2; Massachusetts,
nav -; Michigan, aye p, Minnesota, age
10; Mississippi, nay IL; Missouri, aye %
nav 4: Nebraska, bye 9; Nevada, nay g;
New Hampshire, aye t0s Sew Jersey, nay
Is; New York, aye 40; North carolina
ave 20; Ohio, ave a; Oregon, nay ., PeuE
sylvania, aye 81, nay q; Rhode Island, ma!
I; south Carolina, aye 3, nay Ii; tehhes
see, ave "A; Texas, nay 10; Vermont ay'
10: Virginia, nay p; West Virginia, aye - .
nay ,; Wisconsin, aye 2. pota!-ayeSo 80
nays 1913.
Gov. Hoffman, In casting the united NotS
o. New York in the affirmative, said some
Of The delegates, himself among the NUN
Der, were opposed TO the previous question
Dir. Hancock, of Ohio, denied tie rgh
Of l.is delegation to cast its vote as unit
and asked TO have his vote recorded, No
The chair announced that Mr.. Burr, q
Connecticut, was not entitled to one houl
TO debaCe on the resolutions: also, that the
gentleman from Delaware MIR. Bayard) az
pealeG for ten minutes.
Mr.. Burr conceded this request, as Mr.