, 1872-05-09

CINCINNATI, May 2-Convention reas-
sembled at o'clock. The hall was
densely crowded. The Committee on
permanent organization reported Schurz
President, with Vice-Presidents from
each State. Among the Vice-Presidents
were VIM. Rockerby, of California, Geo.
G. Lyon, of Nevada, and ]. W. John
son. of Oregon.
The Committee on Crede ntia]s report
ed against the recognitiun of Laura De-
force Gordon, as Delegate, but rendered
her and other ladies the courtesies of
the hall. 1t also reported WIN. Rocker
by entitled to cast the entirevote of Cali
fornia.
The Convention resolved not to ballot
for candidates until the platform was
adopted. The Convention then adjourn
ed till 1902. NJ. 5
Evening Session-The Convention came
together promptly at half-past Z O'Clock.
The attendance WAS greater than in the
afternoon. Every available inch of space
was occupied, there being about 1000
ladies present. Promptly at the hour,
Senator Schurz called the Convention
to or er, saying that the Committee on
Resolutions would not be 8 ble to report
the result of their labors .to-night, in
consequence of the large number of pa
pers laid before them. He suggested
that the time be occupied making
speeches, accompanying nominations.
Motion to adjourn till 8 o'clock on Fri
day was lost.
+ Hudson, of Indiana, mo we'd to sus.
pend the rules. and take up tariff resol.
utions, and act on them finally. The
Convention was thrown into partial con.
fusion by vehement discussion of ques.
ton. When the confusion subsided,
the motion to suspend the rules and .ad.
nit the consideration of the tariff ques.
ton was submitted, and ON vote by
States adopted-460 to 229 two votes
more than required to make a two-thirds
majority The Chair announced the
tariff resolutions had been adopted by
Committee on Resolutions, and suggest.
ed the propriety of delaying further ac-
ton until the Committee reported.
Owing to the overwhelming vote in
the Convention suspending the rules,
an unmistakable sentiment of the ma.
jority in favor Of Greeley's platform is
indicated. THIS vote is claimed to show
the strength Of Greeley in convention
the south voting solid for it; New Eng
land and New York nearly SO, and Ohio
Indiana and Illinois about equally di
vided.
WASHINGTON, May 3--The Presiden,
has approved supplementary bill to IN
corporate the Texas Pacific Railroad
and aid in its construction
CINCINNATI, May 3-Horace White,
from the Committee on Platform, report
ed Resolutions, which were unanimous.
Fly adopted. They declare the equality
of all men before the law; the union o1
the States; and no re-opening of ques
tions settled by the Thirteenth, Four.
teenth and Fifteenth Amendments; the
removal of disabilities incurred by the
rebellion; general amnesty and local
self-govcrnment; supremacy of the civil
over the military authority; respect Of
habeas corpus; return to methods Of
peace, and maintainance of the Consti-
tutional limitation of power; civil SER
vice reform; single term for the Presi-
dency; system of Federal taxation not
unnecessary, and not to interiors with
the industry Of tie ~people-and, as
there are honest aud irreconcileable- diff
ferences of opinion as to the merits re-
spectively of the systems Of protection
and free trade, that question is'remitfed
to the people in the Congressional dis
tricts, (wild cheering); that the decis-
ions If Congress should be wholly free
of executive interference or dictation;
the maintainance of the public credit
against repudiation in every form and
for return to specie payment; recogui-
ton of the services and sacriices of SOL
diers and sailors against further grants
of lnnds to railroads or other CORPORA
tons and in our foreign relations it is
the duty of the Government to cultivate
friendship. demanding nothing notright.
AMI submitted to nothing wrong. a