Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-02
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
This Afternoons Dispatches.
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
Scenes and Incidents To-day.
THE OLD GALS ON HAND.
SCHURZ TO PRESIDE.
The Prospective Platform.
Greely's "loeal option" tariff to be adopted
The Row i'm the New York DELEGATION.
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
Scenes and Incidents To-day.
THE OLD GALS ON HAND
SCHURZ TO PRESIDE.
The Prospective Platform.
Gfeely's "Ioeal option" tariff to be adopted
The Row in the New York DELEGATION.

Ahe hV~ In INC rev hOfk DeIesati01,
Protest against Greeley
by Telegraph from our Special Correspondent.
CINCINNATI, May 2, 1855 a. m.-Previous Il
the meeting OF the convention this morning, Su
san b. Anthony and Mrs. Laura De Force Cor.
don made their appearance in the hall and tool
seats with the California delegation They fnall,
made their way towards the platform, and were
conducted upon it amid great cheering. by Geo
w. Julian, of Indiana, and Senator Upton, o,
Nebraska. They were finally assigned seats
among delegates at large.
Reserved Seats.
1l35 a. m-Exposition Hall is better filed to-
Gay tnan yesterday. One-halt OF the lower part
OF the nail Is reserved for dele the galerie.
are reserved tor ladies with their escorts admit
ted by tickets all other parts OF the large build
ing are thrown open to the public, without the
necessity for tickets. The delegations are ar
rangedon the floor i'm the following order: Penn.
sylvania, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, In.
diana, Illinois, Missouri, and the smaller states
in the rear.
Committee on Credentials.
n.56 a. m--On motion of Gen. Cochrane OF
New YORK, committee on credentials was an.
pointed, consisting of one from each state and
| territory. A letter was read by the chairman
from Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon, amid much
amusement, asking to be allowed a seat in the
convention as delegate from California She
represented that while CalifO mia was entitled
| to ten delegates there were only four here The
letter was referred to the committee on creden-
| tials.
Row I'm the New York Delegation.
l2:l0 p m-There Is serious row going on in
the New York delegation about Nominations.
Two or three anti-Greeley men have been dis
covered and they are excluded by the majority,
VINO are for Greeley. Lieut.. Governor Selden
this morning offered a protest of the anti
Greeley men, who claimed to have been unjust
ly excluded The protest was referred to the
com comm zee on credentials The New York dele
gation has just asked and obtained leave TO
Withdraw for purpose of consultation.
12:io p. m The convention has taken a recess
until 8 O'Clock p. m, in order to allow the
various committees TO prepare business.
schurz 10 Preside over the COnyen.
l2:i5 p m.-The committee on permanent or
ganization have agreed to recommend Senator
agreed to report one vice president and one sec
rotary from each state and territory.
The Probable Platform.
la0 p M.-Horace White, OF ILL.,, is chairman
tee is now in session. subcommittee of nine
were appointed to draft a platform, which is TO
be reported to the general committee for dis
cusslon. resolution on the tariff is expected
TO create differences of opinion among the mem
bers OF the committee. 1t is believed that the
majority favor Greeley's plan of referring the
question OF revenue to the congressional dis
tTicts. This is satisfactory to PENNSYLVANIA
There will be plank on the subject of vii ser
vice reform. An effort will be made by the
New England members of the committee to ge,
plank In the platform endorsing Summers
supplementary civil rights bill, but their sue
cess is doubtful. 1t is not expected that the
convention will reach ballot to-day. Schurz
Will deliver speech on taking the chair, which
VIII be the keynote of the convention.
ASSOCIATED PRESS AcCoUyrl
TROUBLE IN TIE NEW YORK DELEGATION.
SlNClNNATI, Nav 2, 10 a. m.-The hall and
galleries are well filled. feeling of uneasiness
Is expressed by many in an icipation of an &C
rlmonlous discussion to-day. The anti Greeley
me mbers OF the New York delegation will Offer
protest against the action of the majority In
voting TO cast the vote of the entire delegation
LOT Greeley. An effort is anticipated in the con-
Ventlon to override that action and assert the
right OF each delegate to express his Individual
preference. Susan b. Anthony and Laura De
force Gordon enter; take seats ON platform
lCheers and Kisses
The convention was
CALLED TO ORDER
at 1920 by the temporary chairman. The chair
announced seats for delegates present from Wv
oming, Montana and Dakota territories. Also.
urging quiet and order as indispensable to hear
ing in SO large hall. He requested every BODY
10 Keep seated unless they rose to speak, and in
the latter case they should announce the name
and state of the speaker.
A Missouri delegate urged a committee on
permanent organization Of one from each state.
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Guiding territories. A brief discussion ensued
and the amendment was adopted. The motion
as amended was carried.
Mr. Cochrane moved a committee OF nine to
draft the
RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF this convention, and that in the meantime
the rules OF the House of Representatives be
adopted. Mr.. Tousey, of New York moved that
all prop ostions relating to the principles OF the
platform be referred without debate to the com
mittee on resolutions when appointed Mr.
Mcclure, of Pennsylvania, moved a COMMITTEE
OF one from each state and territory
ON RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.AtklnsOn, OF nj as achuSetts, moved to amend
by making committee of two from each state
only. MIR. Atkinson modified his amendment so
as TO conhne the committee to one from each
state, thus excluding territories MIR. Grosve-
nor, or missouri, urged the importance of the
immediate appointment of q committee on ere
dentials in advance OF the appointment of a
committee on resolutions. The Chair concurred
IN this view. 1t was the first duty to constitute
q convention by ascertaining regularly who the
members were. Mr.. Mcclure withdrew hi,
motion at the request of Mr.. Cochrane, who
moved
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
OF one from each state and territory; adopted
The roll was called, and the several committees
named. Committee ON Credentials-Arkan-.
sas, D. s. Dillon; California, William M
Rockerby; Indiana, I. b: Grifith; Iowa, II. b.
Wilson; Kansas, Byron Sherry; Kentucky, b.
H. Byrd; Nevada, George G. Lyon; South Caro-
Flemming; Illinois, ID. l.. Phillips. Missouri
James Barnes; Vermont, George w. Bullion
Pennsylvania, Thomas j. Worrell; Dakota.
George n. Proper; Colorado, w. H. Greenwood;
woMAN's RIGHTS.
The chair read communication claiming for
Laura Deforce Gordon Q seat In the convention
as representing California. Referred, amid
laughter, to the committee on credentials Mr.
Mcclure, OF Pennsylvania, renewed his motion
to appoint a committee. of one from each state
on resolutions; adopted. Mr.. Selden presented
protest from minority of New York, as follows:
PROTEST AGAINST GREELEY.
To the Committee on Credentials: we the nm
designed members from the state of New York
in convention OF liberal republicans who ar,
opposed to the nomination Of Horace Greeley
for President, respectfully protest against thu
manner In which the representative delexat
have been chosen by the whole body OF mem
bers of the state of New York, and against their
recognition by the convention. As q proper
delegation from this state, committee was ap
pointed Of one from each judicial district, max
ing committee OF eight, instructed to repore
the names Of sixty-eieht representative dele
gates, said delegates to be nominated by tn
delegates present from the several districts
From this committee every person sharing GU
views concerning the nomination Of Creole.
was studiously excluded, although In the frs
judicial district alone we numbered 20 persons
the delegates then present from the entire stat
numbering but a. Wefurther state that in tn
first congressional district Edward A. Seaman
was nominated by the representative delegates
and after IL was aecertained that Mr. Seaman