The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-07
THE EXCLUDED MORMONs.
The Convention Sings a Rousing
Chorus.
T n E PL A T F O r M .
How the Nominees Re.
ceived the News.
PHILADELPHIA. June @. 1872.

PHILADELPHIA June Q, 1872.
The scene at the Academy to-day at noon was In
the highest degree interesting and brilliant: The
opinion being prevalent that the Convention would
finish its work to-day anu announce both the can
didates and the platform, an immense number OF
people assembled, about one-tenth OF whom were
ladies. The amphitheatre at the top OF the house
was as full as the parquet, and the probable num-
Der OF auditors and delegates was probably
FULLY FOUR THOUSAND.
There was nothing new In the decorations. The
same portraits OF Grant, Lincoln and Washington
the same oil paintings OF State arms suspended
over the three tiers OF galleries. the same profusion
OF evergreen and flower pots, and the same heat,
close air, glaring lamps and horrible acoustics.
The stage, slopng up to the picture OF yawning Cliff
and ocean, was twelve deep with reporters or their
dummies to the number of several hundred, among
whom were many good-looking ladies. The right
line Of matrimony now leads through business.
Congressman have been already transnxed with
the bright eyes beaming from the reporters
gallery OF the Capitol, and hence the Globe
is filled withscraps OF poetry and federal.
THE PRESIDENT, TOM SETTLE,
called the body to order with walking stick at
noon, and called the Methodist pastor, Harper, for
merly Of xcnia, ohio, to pray, which he did with
commendable brevity. The band followed the
prayer with polka. Among the people on the
stage were Whteaw Reid J. X. Bromley,
Sam Bowles and other liberals. The ma
iOrity OF the newspaper men seemed to
have taken the Greeley stock, and over
flowed with undertone remarks of sarcasm
while the roll was called and General Bingham an
nounced certain telegraph dispatches, the In
diana people were making their last vigorous pull
for Colfax and Justify defamng anybody Of adverse
views 1t was rumored that the expenses OF many
Of the colored delegates had been paid by the In
dianapolis ring, at the head OF whom was q
young man named Holloway, brother-in-law
Of o. p Morton. The feeling was very
bitter over this contest 1t deemed indispen-
sble to the election of Senator Morton to his seat
again that Mr. Colfax should be added to the ticket
to hold the orthodox, temperance and Odd Fellows
vote as well as to get Colfax out of the way.
At this point man rose In the oregon delegation
and announced that
"oREGoN WAS FREE
Asked to repeat the statement, he again declared
that "Oregon was free.n The audience not being
inclined to interpret conundrums demanded that
this gentleman take the sstand. when it came out
that he meant Oregon had gone republican. Here
there were three screaming cheers
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES REPoRTED,
and nobody paid much attention to what was said.
report adverse to the Mormon delegation being
maze, q Violent controversy threatened 10 enSue,
q fat man from California favorng the admission of
Brigham's fold and o lean man named StOddard,
from Massachusetts,, going the other way. New
York delegate made an admirable speech, In three
sentences, as follows:-
Those men from Utah have come q long way.
There are very few OF them, and they can do no
marin. Let US marry the whole OF them.
The Convention thought differently and voted the
Mormons out, including the Gentle, Frank Fuller
who appeared to be popular with everybody About
one-thrd OF the delegates, however voted in favor
OF the Mormons.
TIRE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
was then announced for the ensuing four years and
many Of the names were loudly cheered. incud.
ing those OF Senators Nye, Morton and Morgan.
About an hour was now consumed In reading va
riOus bunkum resolutions, headed by one from CT.
Governor Parsons OF Alabama, and among the act
was long screed from the National Union League.
announcing Its opinion on mankind from China to
Peru. About one hundred delegates voted against
receiving this missive, and everybody wearied
OF 1t before 1t was done. The postmasters
of New York, Philadelphia and Chicago here
entered the hall together. DR.. Loring i'm
proved hiatus here TO give some interesting
samples of Boston oratory. His side whiskers
were combed very neatly and he wore tall choker
collar. He moved ut the close OF the performance
that the resolutions be printed with the proceed