Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-07-18
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
THE CINCINNATI PLATFORM
ADOPTED.
AYES. 67O--NOES. 61.
GREELEY NOMINATED Oi THE
FIRST BALLOT.
The NOte--6S6 to 3S.
THE NOMINATION MADE
UNANIMOUS.

Baltimore. July 10. The second day OF
the convention open, hotter than any oi H.
predecessors lhl- month. The mercury
stood al - Ia the shade IL hsii-ua,t . a.
clock.
I'M DILEDATE> oN HAND.
=. .Lh,-ls,l snre. "a .'',. t~----. - ----
ing They have done nothing bat wait
and fan themselves -incc breakfast. but
they a,,embi-d quite promptly Al the Op-
cla House, and were most al on hand 10y
10 % clock.
\ FTACE JUBILLE.
while they were assembling the band
stationed IN the gallery entertained them
with Hail Columbia, y aukee Doodle,
star Span.icd BanAcr. Ny Maryland
and "DIN!r.
KEA>>EMBLING Oh IHE CONVENTION.
The attendance of auditors nLd -pccla-
tor- i a, dcuse as yesterday, every seat
and standing point being occupied. The
doorways are stuffed full and everybody
inside i taking a Turkish bath. The con-
vention was called 10 order al ten minutes
past 10 O'Clock, and the Divine blessing
was invoked by Rev. DIR. Laboyer OF Bal
/ iimore.
! PRELIMINARY BUSINESS.
The President announced for the conve-
nionce Of all that all parties addressing
/ the chair should give their names aud
/ State.
Gen. Cappell OF Arkansas asked that a
surplus OF live delegates from his Siste be
Admitted to the floor OF the convention.
! The request was granted.
The COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS REPORT
ruE CISCISNAII PLATFORM.
Mr.. c. \. Burr Of Connecticut. the chair
| man. announced that the Committee
| on Resolutions were ready TO rcpol: and
that report was at once read. The plat
form was precisely the same "a that adopt
ed at cincinnati. During the reading the
references TO the settlement of past diff
culties the one-term principle for President,
the sixth and seventh resolutions. relating
10 taxation. and the reference TO our for
eirn relations were warmly applauded.
TIE PLATFORM pIscU ssED.
Mr.. Burr after explaining the unanimiiy
with which the resolutions had been adopt
ed ia committee. moved their adoption by
the convention. and on this hs moved the
previous question. \ delegate from ID l.
aware inquired if is was the int ention to i'll
troduce gag law in Demo
cratic conyention: This was met Will
cries OF sNo!no.' and confusion followed
MIR. Burr was requested 10 withdraw III
motion that the minority might be heard
Mr.. Burr replied that he was acting unde
instructions OF hi. committee and coult
. not withdraw il. The Delaware gentle
man then appealed to the sense of homo
of the convention. but they appeared 4
have none and cried for the question. Their
were cries of all sorts and kinds and
perfect babel OF sounds, which the Presi
dent could not for a long time suppress.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ORDERED.
The roll of States was finally called o
the matter OF ordering the previous ques
lion. and all voted in the affirmative eS
cept Delaware Georgia. Mississippi, Ore
pon. Nevada. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
South Carolina, Texas. and Virginia. Th
result was as follows:
AYES 52J: noes. ls2. The voting WAS a
. one time interrupted by several inquire
"a TO the effect of ordering the previou
question which were answered by IN
!. chair.
DELAWARE OPPOSES THE PLATFORM.
senator Bayard of Delaware was aecol
= ded ten minute- by Mr.. Burr in which ,
address the convention in behalf OF tf
minority of the Committee on Resolution
Is Mr.. Bayard spoke OF the necessity OF hol
e esty in politics and parties at the presei
J. time lie asked il this great organizatio
should not be alloWeu an independent e
'e preston of its honest opinion, and mar
- delegates cried YES" He said that
was in the minority and did not want Il
Cincinnati platform as whole. He WI
In favor of amendment. but he feared Il
. party would go before the country witt
out an independent expression of opinit
and arrayed in the clothing of Repub
can minority much smaller than their ow
forces. rCries of Time" and go on
Mr.Bayard was given ten inmates more
speak. in spite of the opposition of Co
necticut delegate, who was cried dow
~ Before he resumed, another delegate wa
- ted Bayard to speak to "a particular poii
and Bayard said he would talk and arg
- as he chose. (Applause. MIR. Bayard CO
cd tinued speaking in opposition to Fedei
a tyranny as exemplified in state election
n He claimed that the platform called
:; past issues which should b buried iorsv'