The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-10

their fellow man. The present question
is not the abolition Of slavery, nor the
Fourteenth amendment, nor the Fif-
teeutb, nor negro suffrage. These have
been fought out. and are no more in
issue than the Mexican war. 1t is q
great political union, and means pro.
gress without step backward or turn
ing to the right nor to the left. II
means to do for all the other States ol
the South what it has done for Mis-
souri,. 1t means personal freedom and
equal rights to all men, white as well
ss black. 1t means the domination
of intelligence and integrity instead o.
a man whose whole life has been
formed upon the idea Of q camp. not to
speak of the small vices that life has
engendered. [Applause 1t means to
place civil laws above the sword. Re
newed applause. 1t means to arrest
the tendency 10 centralize power, now
manifest in the administration Of the
government. 1t means q general civil
service reform, beginning with the Pres.
ident himself. Loud appliance l,
means the discontiuuance Of practices
which have panied every true man,
Republican or Democratic. ltremains
q higher tone and greater vigor to all
branches of our Government. In con-
clusion he hoped the present action Of
the Convention would be such that
every one in attendandsnce would re-
member with pride and gratitude the
Convention of the 9th of July, 1872
[Great Applause.
On motion of Mr.. Perkins, OF Ken.
lucky, it was then ordered that Com
mittee on Resolutions be appointed OF
persons suggested by the chairman ol
of each State delegation.
On motion Of Mr.. Baylis w. Hanna,
it was ordered that all resolutions pro-
posed be referred to the Committee on
resolutions without reading or debate.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported that all the States and Terrific
ries were duly represented without any
irregularity or contest, aud that dele
gates to the number OF 1872 were present.
Judge Rankin. of New York, moved
that the Convention adjourn until IL
o'clock tomorrow. Lost.
Governor Hoffman then moved thai
when the Convention adjourn it be until
10 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow. Adopted
On motion, it was ordered that the
chairman OF each State delegation now
name a member OF the National Execu
tive Committee.
Governor Hoffman, of the New York
delegation, obtained leave to retire, with
the hope that they would be able short.
ly to fill their number, and after stating
that August Belmont had respectfully
declined further service on the Nationa'
Committee, presented the name of Au
gustus Schell, which was received with
q round Of cheers.
During the call Of States Pre- esident
Doolittle announced that the Commit
tee on Resolutions would meet at s
o'clock in the rooms OF the New
York delegation, at the Carrolton
House.
A delegate from New York moved
that they now proceed to nominate
the candidate for President Of the
United States.
The motion was received with cries
of mol No"
A motion from an Indiana delegate
that the Convention do now adjourn
took effect at Clio P. NJ, and the
Opera House was soon after deserted
In the Committee on Resolutions TO
night the Cincinnati platform was taken
up and discussed at length. Mr.. Cas-
sidy, of New York, and Senator Bay
ard, of Delaware, proposed various
amendments, which were all voted
down, and finally the platform as put
forth at Cincinnati was adopted-ayes
32, noes 5. One gentleman who voted
in the negative changed to the affirma
tive, making the vote 33 to 4, the
negatives being Mississippi, Georgia
Delaware and Oregon.
Another mass meeting was held in
Monument square, this evening. Mr.
Thomas B. Fenlon, President Of the
Kansas delegation, and others addressed
an immense crowd from the balcony o.
the st. Clair Hotel. The Convention
will probably adjourn at or before noon
tomorrow, as it will simply have tc
make the nominations and adopt the
platform prepared tonight. The new
National Democratic Committee met
tonight, but adjourned without action
until tomorrow morning. the meeting
not being q full one.