Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-03
An but nine Of the States were repre-.

port as fOllOws
: First-That the rules and regulations
!; governing the House of Representatives
T of the United States, shall be the rules
, governing this body, provided that no
! delegate shall be entitled 10 speak more
than once upon the same question,
and shall be limited 10 five minutes, ex.
cept the mover thereof, who in closing
the debate, shall be entitled to five min
utes more
Second-The delegation from each
State shall cast the entire vote of the
State, and every delegate shall represent
such proportion of the entire vote as he
shall be of the delegation; and this vote
shall be reported to the convention by
the chairman of the delegation as cast
by the delegation.
Third-In voting for candidates for
President and Vice-President of the
! United States, a majority Of all the votes
shall be requisite to a choice.
FOurth-To facilitate the business of
the convention, the yeas and nays shall
not be called, but a division of the con-
vention may be had by a call Of the
States.
! THEODORE TILTON, Chairman.
I II. l. BURNETT, Secretary.
Colonel Mcclure Pennsylvania II
ask the chairman of the committee to
explain how the vote of States shall be
cast, and by what direction. Is it by
majority?
General Barrett lin the absence of the
/ chairman of the committed will ex-
plain by again reading the resolution:
Delegates present shall cast the entire
vote Of their State; each delegate shall
represent such portion of the entire vote
I Iac Ia oh oil bff ffta haTo 1no
voice of no delegate, therefore, viii be
silent in this convention, if the report is
adopted.
! A delegate from New Jersey-The del
egates present are the Representatives Of
every shade of public opinion. They
may differ upon every question except
| the one which brought them here.
They were here to form a new associa-
ton. 1t was not to be expected that
entire unanimity was TO be looked for
Therefore he wanted to suggest that the
convention proceed at once to nominate
candidates who shall themselves be
platform.
A delegate from Indiana-I move that
we now proceed to the nomination of
candidates.
Colonel Mcclure trusted the motion,
so pregnant with evil, would not RFe-
vail at this time. He was quite sure
the great body of this convention had 1
not assembled merely for the purpose of |
experimenting upon names, nor indeed /
nominating names for candidates to |
the High Executive office of the govern !
ment without first determining the
principles in which they believed, and !
he trusted the convention would apply
to their understandings and con- !
sciences the advise that had fallen |
from the lips Of the presiding officer, I
principles which lay at the foundation /
of the cOuntry's hopes and happiness, /
and which had been heedlessly depart I
ed from by the late exercise of power. /
Then, and not until then, would the /
majestic voice of this convention be 1
prepared to announce the names of I
those who would represent those princi-
pies. Until then it would be an expert
ment in vain, and, he believed, a futile 1
experiment to be casting about for
names. They Were not here to express
their individual proclivities. He trusted I
the convention would proceed wisely |
and with dignity to the work for which 4
they were met; that no false step might I
be taken, but when step is taken that 4
it would be no step backward. Let I
them be patient until the committee is I
prepared to report, and he hoped the I
convention would not Tashly proceed to /
put men before the people before they I
had ascertained the principles in which /
they believed. Loud cheers.
After a few words of explanation, /
which could not be heard, Colonel Nc /
ClUre withdrew his motion.
The Chairman announced that the 4
Committee on Resolutions had been un-
able to come to unanimity of opinion, /
and had adjourned until five o'clock.
A delegate from Indiana thought it /
unimpOrtant whether the convention /
made their nominations before or after /
the report of the committee. They were /
ready to ballot, but the committee was I
not ready to report, and he therefore /
trusted that the convention would pro-
ceed with the ballot. Loud cheers.
A delegate from Michigan moved that
the convention should not adjourn until
it had nominated candidates for Presi-
dent and ce-President.
A delegate from Pennsylvania rose to
the point of order that there was a mo-
ton pending.
A delegate from Massachusetts rose to
a point of order-The gentleman from
Pennsylvania having spoken once, is
not again entitled to occupy the time of
the convention.
A delegate from IllinOis-One great
object of the convention was for
declaration of principles, as well as for
the nomination of candidates; but he
wanted first to know what the platform
was going to be. Who ever dared to
make proposition and ballot for can
didates without first having a platform
containing the principles upon which
they werefo vote?
The question of laying the motion on
the table was about being put, when a
delegate moved that the motion be tax
EN- by States.
The motion being put, the chair de
cided that q sufficient number of dele
gates had risen to their feet to order the
vote to be taken by States, the vote was
called with the following result: Ayes
557, nays las.
The motion to lay upon the table pre-
vailed.
A delegate-I rise to correct misap-
prehensiOn and mistake into which the
Committee on Credentials and the con-
vention have fallen. Members of that
committee beg leave to state to the con-
vention that only one person appeared
before them with regard to the delega-
L
that gentleman Mr.. BOckerlyl since ac-
ton was taken by the convention, and
he says that he made a statement
merely upon hearsay-that the list of
gentlemen whose names had been pre-
sented to the convention were delegates
from California, and that they were not
residents. / have his authority for say
ing that he made that statement upon
hearsay, and We have here the Hon.
Mr.. NickersOn, who intends to stump
the State in favor of our ticket, and We
have his assurance-nOt denied by any
he is to-day a citizen and a
native of California. /, therefore, move
that the Hon. Mr.. Nickerson be ac-
a member of this cOnven-
ton. Carried
A delegate suggested that when the
adjourned, it adjourn to .
meet at half past seven in the evening.
A delegate from Indiana move that
we adjourn after we have made nomina-
tions for President and President.
The Chairman of the Committee on
viii not be ready to report
for some time yet. The motion to adj
journ is debatable.
A delegate from Kentucky presented
the following resolution:
ResolUed, That the franking privilege
IS an unqualified abuse, and ought to be
abolished. Referred under the rules. ;
The motion on adjournment was put
and carried. K
A delegate from California desired
that his colleagues who had !
heen refused seats as members of dele
cations be invited to take seats by the ]
courtesy of the convention. Carried.
The Secretary then read the following: {
lsThat when this convention shall pro- j
ceed to ballot for a candidate for Presi- ,,
dent and for Vice-President, it shall be
by a call of the States, and that the same {