Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-10

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: ence of a free nation. s -r
BY the Alabama delegation:5 -.
: A resolution desiring the resto
! ration Of the Constitution and &
! equal rights to every State an
Its citizens, and to that en-
. accepting the nomination OF Greele,
! and Brown, and indorsing the Cincin
natl platform as restatedin Horace Gree
i ley's letter Of acceptance. -Fs
REPORT OF THE Co8IAuTTEE ON GRE
r s DENTIAIs.
D, s. Diekman, the Chairman of tn
Committee on Credentials-The Com
nnittee on Credentials is now ready {,
report.
The Secretary read the report, as fol
lows: ~
To the Democratic National Convention, a
baltimore assembled:
Your Committee on Credentials do re
spectfully report that, on call of the
States, they all report their delegation
full, with no contested seats; that ths
number of seats in the convention /,
seven hundred and thirty-two; thai
Texas reports twenty delegates, and
4 your committee recommend that they
be allowed seats on the floor, but only T.
east the eight votes 10 which she is
entitled. Your committee further re-
commend that the delegates present
from the several Territories be entitled
to seats on the floor, but without vote.
Your committee, through their Secre-
tary, herewith transmit to the cOnven-
I ton an accurate and corrected list of the
delegates from the several States of the
Union. All of which is now respectful
4 ly submitted.
lsignedl D.s. DICHMAN, Chairman.
The question was put and the report
of the committee agreed to.
VIM. B. Rankin, of New jersey,
moved that the convention adjourn un-
till tomorrow at twelve o'clock The
motion was lost. go
On motion of Governor Hoffman, of
New York, the convention voted that
when they adjourn they adjourn to meet
at ten o'clock tomorrow.
ClarksOn w. Potter then moved that
the convention adjourn, but the motion
was lost.
On motion Of a delegate from Connec-
ticut, the convention then proceeded to
call the roll Of States alphabetically for
the purpose Of naming members Of the
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following IS list Of the members
OF the committee as thus announced:
Alabama-ThoInas A. Walker, Jack
sonville; Arkansas-R. S. CockreII,
Pine Bluff; Calafornia-F. C. MeCop-
pin, San Francisco; COnneetieut-Wil
liam II. Barnum, Lime Rock; Della
ware-Charles Beaster, Odessa; Flori-
da-Charles j. Dyke, Tallahassee; Geor-
gia-A. II. Wright, Augusta; Illinois
Cyrus FL. Mccormick, Chicago; Indi-
ana-Thomas Dowling, Terre Haute;
Iowa-Bd 81. Hall. Dubuque; Kan
sas = Isaac Eaton, LeavenwOrth;
Kentucky-H. ID. McHenTy, Hartford;
LOuisiana-H. ID. Ogden, New Orleans;
Maine-T. D. NJ Swelt, Portland;
Maryland-A. Leo Knott, Baltimore;
Massachusetts,. o. Primer, Boston;
Michigan-William a. Moore, Detroit:
Minnesota-W. L0ehren, MinneaT oils;
Mississippi. II. Sharp, Columbus
Missouri-JOhn Ct. Priest, st. Louis;
Nebraska-G. l.. Miller, Omaha;
Nevada-Thomas II. Williams, Virginia
City; New Hampshire-W. H. V. Eber-
ly; New Jersey-T. f. Randolph, Norris
town; New York-A. Schell, New
York; North Carolina, NJ. w. RansOna,
Weldon; Ohio, j. J. johnson, Column
bus; Oregon, r. J. Ladd, Portland;
Pennsylvanla-James d. Barr, Pitts
burg; Rhode Island-Gideon Bradford,
Providence; South Carolina-ThOmas G.
Simmons, Charleston; Tennessee-W
liam B. Bate, Nashville; Texas-F. S.
Indianola; VermOnt-H.
b. Smith, Milton; Virginia-JOhn
Goode, Norfolk; West Virginia-J.
b. Hodge, Martensburg; Wiscon-
II. Paul, Milwaukee.
When New York was called, Cover
nor Hoffman rose and said that Mr.. Bel
mont had presented to the New York
delegation, a letter, declining q re-ap-
pOintment on the National Executive
COMMITTEES, and the delegation, with en-
tire unsnimity present the name of Au-
gustus Schell. -.-----.
The mention of BeImontfs name was
received with cheers, and the announce
ment of his declining with a general ex-
preston of regret. Nearly all the names
mentioned We're received with great ap-
plause.
The Pennsylvania nomination of
James P. Barr, of the Pittsburg Post, |
and Illinois's selection Of Cyrus Meteor !
mick, called forth rounds of cheers.
NOMINATIoNs-ADJ0
A delegate from New York; move /
that the convention do now proceed to |
nominate candidates for President and I
of the United States.
A gentleman from indiana move |
that this convention now adjourn.
The Chairman-BefOre putting that
motion / desire to state that the Com /
mittee on Resolutions will meet at the {
room of the New York delegation, at I
the Carrolton House, this evening. The
National Executive Committee will also /
meet in this building at eight O'Clock /
this evening.
Hathaway Massachusetts I'm order !
to expedite business, move that the |
on Resolutions be instructed /
to report 90 this Convention Immediate |
" after the hour of assembling to-mOr- |
row morning. r.
The Chair-The motion is not in or
der, as there is pending motion to adj |
ouFns
The convention then adjourned till /
ten O'clock tomorrow morning.
CINCINNATI PLATFORM ADOPTED. |