The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-07-27

Thomas Nevada, George d. Perry New
hampshire, Harry Bingham; New York VIM.
man; Ohio, F. Mckinney Gregg n, Jas. K, |
Kelley Pennsylvania, ID. j. Randall Rhode !
Island, N. N. Tan Slyck ; South Carolina, nj. |
y. OCoDnor Tennessee, John ii. Savage |
Texas, Geo. W. Smith Vermont, Homer
Wbinley Virginia, John B. Baldwin West
Virginia, Henry Brannon Wisconsin, Ed. s.
Bragg.
delegate from Connecticut moved that
there be added to the states already called.
the District OF Columbia, and that she be al
lowed member of the Committee on Resolu
lions Another delegate moved to amend by
amendment was accepted by the movers of the
resolution.
The motion WIS tabled
resolution was adopted that all resoIu-
tons pertaining to the platform of principles
be referred to the Committee on Resolutions
without debate.
The Committee on Credentials ported
Texas is represented by twenty delegates, who
are allowed to cast but eight votes The dele
gates present from the several territories are
allowed seats upon the floor, without vote
The convention then proceeded to call the
ron OF delegates alphabetically for the purpose
OF naming the members of the National Execu.
tive Committee The following lst of mem
bers OF the committee was then announced:
Alabama, Thomas A. Walker Jacksonvi lie
Arkansas, o. L. Cockrel, Pine Bluff; Califor-
ma ma, L. McCappn, San Francisco Connecticut,
william II. Barron, Lime Lock Delaware
Chas: u. Easton, Odessa; Florida, Chas E. DYKE,
Tallahassee; Georgia, A. r. Wright, Augusta
ILLINOIS, Cyrus M. Mccormick, Chicago; Ind,-
ana 1hos. Bowling, Terre Haute Iowa, NJ. M.
Hall, Dubuque; Kansas, Isaac Eaton, Lcaven-
worth; Kentucky, H. ID. McHenry, Hartford;
louisiana, ii. D. Ogden, New Orleans; Maine.
l.. u; ". Sweet, Portland; Maryland, A. Lee
pnrC- Ma. II, -. -
noston; Michigan, Wm A. Moore, Detroit;
Minnesota, VIM. Loehror, Minneapolis; Missis-
slppl, ). I'll. Sharp, Columbus; Missouri, John
q. Priest, st. Louis; Nebraska, g. l.. Miller
Omaha; Nevada, Ihos. W. Williams, Virginia
CITY; New Hampshire, M. B. Edgarton, Man
New York, Schell, New York city North
Carolina M. W, Pearsons, Weldon Ohio, J.,
u. johnson, Columbus Oregon, r. j. Ladd
Portland Pennsylvania, JAS d. Barr, Pitts
burg Rhode Island, Gideon Bradford Provi-
dence South Carolina, Thomas y. Simmons,
Nashville; Texas, +. s. Stockdale, Indiana
polls Vermont II. b. Smith, Milton Virginia,
John Goode, Norfolk; West Virginia,
): d. Hoge, Martinsburg; Wiscon-
SIN, George ii. Paul, Milwaukee
When New York was called Gov. Hoffman
rose and said; MIR Belmont has presented
to the New York delegation letter declining
a disappointment upon the National Executive
Committee, and the delegation, with entire
unanimlty, present the name of Augustus
Schell"
The Convention adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
WEDNESDAYS SESSION.
BALTIMORE, july 10.-The delegates were
generally in their seats bv ten O'Clock
A second brass band, located i'll the upper
gallery, enllvened the audience with various
airs, III which "DiNe," "My Maryland" and
Yankee Doodle were equally applauded.
At quarter after ten o'clock chairman Doc
little called the convention to order. and called
upon Rev. DIR. Leyburn, of Baltimore who
addressed the Throne of Grace.
Cabell, of Arkansas, asked seats by courtesy
tor five delegates from Arkansas, in excess OF
their regular number. Agreed to.
Barr, of Connecticut, announced that the
Committee on Resolutions was ready to re-
port. He came to the platform, and at his re
| quest reading clerk Perllne read the report
which recommended the adoption of the reso-
lutions already adopted by the Liberal Repub-
| hcan Convention at Cincinnati. (Cheers.)
In order that there should be no misapprc
hension as TO these resolutions, Barr called
| for their reading in full to the Convention
which was done, each plank in the platform
being received with applause. The one tern
plank was especially well received. Three
cheers were gwen al the close.
Barr explained that the resolutions were thu
| Cincinnati platform ctly-nOthng added
nothing excluded. This platform was adopted
| III committee by all the states except Delaware
| Mississippi and Oregon He moved the adop
ton OF the report, and moved the previous
question.
| Bayard, of Delaware, enquired whether tn,
previous question, another name for gag law
| had become the law of the Democratic conven
| ton without notice to the delegates.
| The Chair said the convention had adopted
the rules of the House of Representatives, Sc
! that the motion OF Barr was in order, and not
open to debate.
Various gentlemen appealed for a with
drawal OF the motion, in order to allow short
| debate
Barr said he felt compelled to decline.
| Confusion, calls of question, debate, etc.
| followed the motion to sustain the previous
| question. A call of states was ordered which
resulted, yeas 553, nays 176.
Hoffman, in casting the united vote of New
| York III the affirmative, said that some Of the
| delegates, himself among the number, were
opposed TO the previous question.
Hancock, of Ohio, denied the right of his
| delegation to cast their vote as a uuit, and
asked to have his vote recorded mo"
| The chair announced that Barr, OF Connec-
| ticut, is now entitled to one hour to debate
| the resolution also that the gentleman from
Delaware, Bayard, appealed for ten minutes
| Barr conceded this request as Bayard was a
member of the Committee on Resolutions
there was no disposition to carp at and oppose
men because of former political opinions, he
hoped the great Democratic organization
would be allowed to have an independent ex-
PRECISION Gifts own honest sentiment (Cheers)
Why take the cut and dried resolutions
of another organization ,Applause.) Why
have the opinions of other men, not chosen py
Us, forced down our threats as our expression
1t Is proposed here that we shall go before tho
country for the first time without our own in
dependent expression of principles. 1t is not
just or wise to ask us to go into this campaign
under the clothing Of minority. Calls OF
"Time, "time."l
The chair announced that Barr, out of re-
spect for the minority, consented to give Bay
ard ten minutes more.
Another Connecticut delegate objected to
any mans occupying the time of the Conven-
ton in this way. applause and hisses.)
The chair called him to order and reminded
the delegates that this is delberative assem-
blage, and urged respectful hearing of any
one who occupied the floor, whether they APP
prove his sentiment or not.
Bayard finally resumed, arguing the noces-
sity for some expression of opinion upon the
question of the exercise Of federal military
power, under the color of legislation, to en-
force the fourteenth and fifteenth constitu-
tIonal amendments. Ifthe Convention failed
in this, there would be serious disappoint-
ment. In conclusion he protested against
adopting the report as whole, and
asked separate vote on the several distinct
propositions.
The following is the vote on the previous
question Alabama, aye 10, nay 10; Arkansas,
aye IL California, aye II, nay 1 Connecticut,
aye IL, nay 6 !; Delaware, aye 6, nay2; Flori-
da, blank IN New Yorks copy; Georgia, aye
l, nay 81; Illinois, aye AZ; Indiana, aye 80
Iowa, aye %; Kansas, aye 10; Kentucky, aye
"a; Louisiana, aye 6, nay 10; Maine, aye IA
Maryland, aye IA, nay 3 Massachusetts,, aye
"a Michigan, aye %; Minnesota, aye 10