Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-05-11
TELEGrRAPHIC.
Later from the Atlantic States.
The Cincinnati Convention.

CINCINNATI, May 3.-The Conven-
ton assembled this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Committee on resolutions submitted
their report, which was adopted amid loud
and continued cheering.
Horace White, from the committee on
Platform, reported resolutions unanimously
adopted by tho committee. The rcsolu.
lions declare the equality of all men before
the law, the union Of the States and no
reopening Of questions settled by the thir.
teenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments, the removal of disabilities incurred
by the rebellion, general amnesty and local
self-government, supremacy OF the civil
over 1.-The military authorities, respect for
Aabeas corpus, return to methods Of peace
and maintenance of the Constitutional lin.
itations Of power. civil service reform,
single term for the Presidency, system Of
Federal taxation not necessarily to inter-
fere with the industry Of tho people, and
as there are honest and irreconcilable diff
ferences Of opinion as to the merits of the
systems Of protection and free trade, that
that question be RENTED to the people in
the Congressional districts (wild cheering),
and that tho decisions of Congress should
be wholly free from Executive interference
or dictation Of the maintenance Of the
public credit against reputation in every
form, aud speedy return to specie pay.
rnent; the recognition of the services and
sacrifices of soldiers and sailors against
further grants of lands to railroads or
other corporations 10 foreign relations it
is the duty of the Government to cultivate
friendship, demanding nothing not right,
and to submitting to nothing wrong-(a
voice. 'Three cheers for the second Dec.
laration of Independence
There were cries Of "Qucstion," over
,whelming to the few who tried to get the
floor to speak. .........
The Chair put the question aud the re-
port was adopted with loud and continued
cheering. The Chair announced the vote
rs unanimous.
The roll Of States was called with the
following result: On the first ballot,
Adams, 203; Trumbull, 1903; Davis, 924;
Greeley, al; Brown, 50; Curtin, 81 ;
Chas, ~; Sumner, l.
Before the vote was announced, Crate
Brown, by unanimous consent, took the
stand, thanked his friends for their sup.
port, but withdrew his name, aud asked
his, friends to support Greeley. Cheers
followed with many persistent Kisses.
A number Of delegates changed votes,
and the Chair announced as the result Of
the fifth ballot-Adams, 300 Greeley,
26S; Trumbuli, 90; Davis, g.; Chase, "a ;
Brown, 2.
The result of the fifth ballot was received
with cheers by the friends Of Adams.
The sixth ballot was received amid con-
fusion. Greeley gained IA in Georgia aud
10 in Indiana. ...D r
The announcement was received with
cheering on one side and Kisses on the
other.
a The Illinois delegtion withdrew for con.
.sultation, and when they returned IN.
snounccd q for Adams and IA tor Greeley.
Indians changed ~ for Adams Illinois
changed to Greeley. A stampede Of
changes now occurred, but the noise and
confusion made it impossible to hear them.
The Chair finally announced the whole
vote 7l4-necessary for choice 1853
Greeley, ago Adams, 1877 balance scat
tering.
Onlthe fiaal vote California, Oregon and
Nevada cast their entire vote for Greeley.
Grceley's. original strength was confined
chiefly to the Southern States and New
York, which adhered to him throughout
almost unanimously.
The Convention proceeded to nominate
candidates for Vice President. d
Gratis Brown, Trumbull, Cox, Cassius
NJ. Clay, Julian, Upton and others were
named. TrumbuM, Cox and Clay were
withdrawn. Gov. Brown, nominated on
second ballot, received 425 votes.
-. A committee was appointed to inform
the candidates Of their nomination. Is
The customary resolution Of thanks was
pssssd, and the Convention adjourned sine
due. NspA go nv{n eJv't1s-s,s
After adjouruing, SEIZURE aud Julian
we're called out. aud made short speeches.
CHICAGO, May a. The Ts1bsne edito-
rally endorses the Cincinnati ticket and
! asserts that the nomination Of Greeley is
the work Of the people against the pdliti.
.,.cja9,, "a It predicts he, will carry, with one
or TWO exceptions, all the Southern and
Southwestern States, also New York and
. RsppsyHania, and 1t least, three New Eng.
land States. The Timscs says the nomina-
u tion Surprising and amusing, and declares
che Convention failure in its Immediate
result whether it is one that can be relied
On Is yet question which it intmates that
the Democratic National Convention will
decide. The Cincinnati Commercial en-.
dorses the name of Greeley and Brown,
at tho same time expressing the opinion
kaat Adams or Trumbull would have been
DIETER, and reserviug the right, in case
there is Democratic nomination. to sup.
port the strongest representative candidate.
: whoever he may be. The Enquirer says
'Ahatlthe platform is splendid and the ticket
strong, aud believes that the Democratic
will support both. The Gazette ridicules
The convention aud che result Of its labors