The Van Buren press., 1872-07-16
SECOND DAY.
Greeley and Brown Nominated on the
First Ballot-The Nomination
Made Unanimous
Tomorrow.
BALTIMOUr =.

At,ona.tcr- ,o,a o'.ia Tis,....1r.. .,.,iy 10.
-ls. 7.-,.,,..e .--.u7l6 O'Clock, Chairman Doo-
little called the convention to order, and call
ed up Rev Lyburn. of Baltimore, who adj
dressed the Throne of Grace.
The chair announced that for the convcn-
icnce Of the mumbers Of the convention and
the press, every person Using to make II mo-
tion or to speak should announce his name
and state.
Mr.. Burr, of Connecticut, announced that
the committee on resolutions was ready to
to report, and at his request Reading Clerk
Perrin read the report, recommending the
nd option of the resolutions already adopted
by the liberal convention at Cincinnati
CHEERS
In order that there should be no msappre-
henson as to these resolutions, Mr.. Burr
called for their rca ling in full to the cOnven.
ton. which WAS done. Each plank in the
platform was received with applause The
one term plank was specially well received
three cheers being given.
At the close Mr.. Burr explained that the
resolutions were the Cincinnati platform eX-
actlv-nothng added and nothing excluded
This platform was adopted in committee by
all the States except Delaware. Mississippi,
Georgia and Oregon. He moved the adoption
Of the report, and moved the previous qucs-
tion.
Mr. Bayard of Delaware, inquired whether
law. had become the gag law of the conyen-
ton without notice to delegates.
The chair said the convention had adopted
the rules OF the House OF Representatives. and
Mr.. Burr WAS in order. --r.' $50
Several gentlemen appealed fora withdraw
al of the motion, in order to allow short de-
bate.
Mr. Burr said he felt compelled to decline
the confusion, Calls Of Question" de
bate, etc.)
On the motion to sustain the previous qucs-
ton, Il call Of the States was ordered, which
resulted ayes 553; nays l76.
The chair announced that Mr.. Burr, of
Connecticut, was now entitled an hour to de-
bate the resolutions, and also that the gentle
man from Delaware (Bayard) appealed for
ten minutes
Mr.. Burr conceded this request rs Mr.. Ba-
yard was member of the committee on rcso-
lutions.
Mr.. Bayard took the PLATFORM. While there
was no disposition to carp at and oppose men
because Of their former political opinions, he
hoped the great democratic organization
would be allowed to have an Independent ex-
preston of Its own honest sentiments
(Cheers.) Why take the cut-and-dried reso-
lutions of another organization: (Appause.)
Why have the opinions of other mon been
forced down our throats as our expression
1t Is proposed that we shall 20 before the
independent expression of principles. 1t is
not just or wise TO ask us to go on with this
campaign under the clothing Of minority
| Calls of f" Tmc.")
The chair announced that Mr. Burr, out of
respect for ,he minority, conceded to give
Bayard ten minutes more. s,s...
Mr.. Bayard finally resumed, arguing the
necessity for some expression of opinion on
the exercise of federal military power under
the color of legislation to enforce the four
teenth and fifteenth constitutional amend
men,s. II the convention failed in this, there
would be serious disappointment. In conclu-
sion, he protested Ggainst adopting the report
as u whole, and asked separate vote on the
several distinct propositions,
| The roll Of States was called on the main
questionable adoption Of tho PLATFORM
which resulted: Yeas G62; nays, 20,
! AT the close of the call, when Delaware
voted no, there were loud Kisses.
The chair appealed to the convention, to
treat with respect the vote ofahy and every
| $ ate f"l'h
a delegate said the disturbance was III the
galleries.
Before the vote was announced. permission
WIS asked by the chairman OF the Alabama
delegation To make an explanation and
change their vote,
Objections being made. the chairman ruled
that while the Alabama delegate had the
rightto change his vote he could not explain.
Subsequently. unanimous consent being
given, Mr.. shorter. OF Alabama, took two
minutes to explain that there were In the
pending resolutions some statements which
some of his delegation could not indorsc
without explanation. Having said this, he
changed the Alabama vote from IL ayes and
! 8 noes to ~ ayes, CHEERS
Gov. Hoffman, Of New York, presented a
petition from hittcn thousand Gcrioan> oithc