The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-03

mend that she and other ladies' De
treated to the courtesies Of the Conven-
ton
The Committee on Rules reported
first, that the rules and regulations
governing the House of Representa-
tives of the United States shall be the
rules governing this body, provided
that no delegate shall be entitled TO
speak more than once on the same
question.
Second-The delegation from each
State shall cast the entire vote OF the
State and each delegate shall repre-
cent such a proportion Of the State vote
as shall be of the delegation present.
Mr.. Stansbury suggested the Con-
vention proceed to nominate men VINO
would in themselves, be platform:
Mr.. Weir moved TO 60 into nomlna-
ton without waiting for the.report; the
Convention could as well put plat
form on a candidate as a candidate on
a platform.
Mr.. Cochran, Of New York, strenu,
ously opposed the motion, and moved
to law it on the table.
Col. Mcclure favored laying it on the
table.
After further discussion the motion to
law on the table prevailed, by a vote OF
j57 to l47.
Col. Mcclure offered a resolution that
the Convention do not proceed to ballot
for candidate for President until the
Declaration of Princi pies shall have
been adopted
The Louisiana delegation offered a
string OF resolutions and moved their
adoption as the platform OF the Conven-
ton.
The Chair decided the motion out OF
order, as all resolutions went 10 the
Committee on Resolutions without de-.
bate.
Other resolutions were offered, but
were similarly disposed Of
At o'clock the Convention adj
iournei to meet at 7:3O.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention met at 7:30 P. NJ.
The Chairman reported that the Com
mittee on Resolutions would not report
until tomorrow morning. A resolution
that the evening be occupied in speech.
making and the presentation of candi-
dates, speeches being limited to ten
minutes, was adopted. A number Of
resolutions on various subjects were
offered and referred to the Committee
on Resolutions. A resolution that it
was inexpedient for this Convention to
nominate candidate for President who
was afflicted by large circle OF friends
was carried unanimously. Laughter
and cheering A resolution that the
Convention disperse without nominal
ing candidates for President and Vice
President was adopted.
Aresolution that the States proceed
to select one member Of the National
Committee from each State WAS then
adopted.
Mr.. J. II. Rhodes, of Cleveland,
Offered the following resolution, which
was received with cheers and referred
to the Committee on Resolutions:
WHEREAS, The President Of the
United States is an executive and legis
lative officer Of the Government in
making laws, ard as this Convention
holds diverse opinions on the tariff
question as to whether it should be for
revenue purposes only, therefore
Resolved, That this question be re-
lerred to the Congressional Districts as
an issue to be properly made there,
and the will as thus expressed should
be the policy Of the administration.
A motion to adjourn was put and lost
bv an overwhelming majority.
The roll Of States was called amid
much excitement, all thinking this to
he the point in the Convention. AS
the ayes rollel in State by State, each
announcement was greeted with ap-
plause. Greeley's friends were especial
ly active to secure the result, which
they claimed as the adoption Of his
platform, and enhances his chances for
the nomination.
The rules were suspended by vote
Of AGO to 229.
The chairman stated that he had Just
been informed that the Committee on
Resolutions had agreed on the tariff
resolutions, which they were prepared
to report. Cries Of Read it! Read
it, from all parts OF the hall
Cassius NJ. Clay got the floor and
demanded to be heard in Rhodes re.o-
luton. The resolution was then read
by the Secretary, when Mr.. Clay ad.
vanced to the stage and said in sub
stance, that the whole difficulty of the
Convention was whether it should adopt
a tariff or free trade plank in its
platform. lie thought this Convention
would do the best thing if it referred
the question back to the people where
it properly belonged. This was the
apple of discord that the enemies of the
movement desired to throw into the
ranks of the Liberals and would prove
such from Maine 10 California. 1t
would be bad strategy on the part OF
the Convention to permit its enemies to
80 entangle it. He would say don't adopt
the tariff or free trade and thus divide
the friends and injure the great cause
for which the Convention was called.
Judge Mathews, in his address, said
he was opposed to rings, and he under.
stood that one object OF this meeting
was to break up all rings, tariff rings,
land grabbing railroad rings, and
others He gave the tariff men q
severe rub, and closed by reading the
tariff resolution of the Missouri plat
form, which he offered as substitute
for Rhodes resolution, as follows:
Resoired, That no form of taxation
is just which puts needless burdens
upon the people. We demand gen.
eral reform OF the tariff, so that these
tariffs shall be removed which, in
addition to the revenue yielded to the