Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-09-19
delegates OF proxy:

A permanent organization was effected by
the election of James Lyons, of Virginia, as
President, and one Vice-President, for each
State represented.
The first days proceedings were of an I'M
important character. Some excitement and
confusion occurred on the application of a
se~lf-constituted Labor Reform delegate from
New York for a seat in the convention. After
much wrangling, he was finally admitted, after
which a motion for adjournment was carried.
Shortly after the reassembling of the con-
vention on Wednesday, the 4th, the President
of the body, Mr.. Lyons, offered the following
resolution, which, on motion, was carried by
reclamation:
great principles announced in his letter to this CON
r re1diSa' n aoe ao% be- n tno Gs5edoBB BUT Ma deYoft eSm IKE ours ns
selves, as he is, to the ancient principles Of the Demo,
restore them. we hold him bound to perform his part
an and ahe e6gn Tsids io thas his sf honor ~ and are pa aPGSf No G @ssSdi
as asf tR PeF o1hdi hlR to Of Ff thu u to aG sE; ws f psmoeraey nun of
the Union. which we now represent
The Chair was instructed to notify MIR.
O'Conor of his nomination, which he did, as
follows:
CHARLES o'CoNoR, New York:
and holds you bound to stand by Us; We wait y3ur
The Committee on Resolutions reported the
following platform of principles, which was
adopted:
WHEREAS. A frequent recurrence to first principles
S Sna fss5nsf for rl fibs q a ssSeRRlih IS the aep soar eee of f1 pro srsss.
and fidelity to our constitutional system is the only
pT Rssoa1ed. ri That sasn the 'o oTisi1al basis of our whole
R Tbe Ssop St5u of eaeh is s sGnssn EO In ssefy P Created she their
State. and the States, voluntarily formed the Union.
f s@c e7 e!stS Rg1 that a ,? State tai 0 should DO Tor the protes:
ss9a Of j l1fa, liPe with aP the F otRersy, p MishnR t. a ah Fed fasl
Union for foreign and interstate relations.
s.s s ss E f sss %S Ss. e =, 4. s SSS snss sT ssss e. sss$ if$s;t 1ss$ s r.
R %TiItsn . / Letter eaSn Of af' the o saa taiatatt tnss ana the az passed. sH
in P FSg Tsmsst Of ao ID fsltSa tE RSS const mnsi be Itself sxife prol
viding in what manner they may be altered and
Resolved, That interests of labor and capital should
i net Be By p jadicioas T. fse eGRnlS5i but W faGsis su Ss n oonGict
continues, labor. which is the parent of wealth, is en-
' ,Es'e T. ss! that we pPos sia to the world that prin-
craft cratic ! party IS sf held togeth eGT by iihe cohesion 5hsd M of time
honored principles, which they will. never surrender
confer. The pangs of minofities are doubtless ex-
f fhe banne e. i Gse Mesi8 with o n e1 prinoip MsnG rather u than
an almighty and everlasting majority purchased by
'n sesoigsd. That having been betrayed at Baltimore
v%ention. we %repudiate both and appeal to the people
to approve our platform and candidates who embedy
The convention next proceeded to the NOM
nation of a Vice Presidential candidate. The
frs ballot resulted: A. P. Edgerton, of In
diana, '222; James Lyons, of Virginia, 154;
John Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, 213;
Henry A Wise, of Virginia, II. A second bal
lot was had, with the following result: Edger-
ton, 249; Lyons, 1852; Adams, 1876. No choice
having been made, a third ballot was ordered,
which resulted: Adams, 593; Edgerton, 9; Ly-
ons, 2.
During the session a dispatch was received
from Mr.. O'Conor, ~peremptorily declining the
use of his name in connection with the Presi-
dency. The ardent spirits of the unterrified
| could not have been more quickly or effect
ually quenched had the hall been deluged by a
flood. After a slight lull confusion again be-
came rampant. Many delegates were on their
feet at once, offering motions, and wildly ges-
ticulating in a vain effort to catch the Chair
mans recognition. Some of the delegates
pronounced the telegram a forgery, while
others, who did not doubt its genuineness,
were loud in their denunciation of Mr.. O'Conor,
and a scene of indescribable confusion and
excitement ensued, the delegates crowding in
a disorderly mass around the Presidents
chair.
motion to adjourn sine die and allow the
executive COMMITTEE to fill any vacancy that
might occur, was finally voted down, and the
convention adjourned until Thursday. the 5th.
The convention reassembled on Thursday
morning, Sept. 5, and, after adopting a reso-
luton TO adhere to O'Conor as their nominee,
Notwithstanding his positive declension, adj
journed sine die. 1t is claimed that this &C
ton amounts to a virtual abandonment of the
/ field altogether.