The Holt County sentinel., 1872-05-10

Amid cries for Cassius NJ Clay and other
noted speakers, the Chairman then an.
nounced that the Convention stood adjourned
until ten o'clock Thursday morning.
SECOND DAT.
CtNcIYNArI, May O.
AZ ten o'clock this morning the hall and
galleries were well filed
Susan B. Anthony and Laura De Force
Gordon entered and took seats on the plat
form.
The Convention was called TO order at
1920 by the temporary Chairman.
motion was made and carried for the APP
pointmen. Of a Committee. on Permanent
| Organization, TO consist OF one delegate
from each State and Territory.
Committees on Credentials, on Platform,
on Organization and on Rules, consisting
each OF one member from each State and
| Territory, were appointed.
a communication from Laura DeForce Cor
don was read, In which the writer claimed
right to a seat in the Convention on the
grounds of being n citizen OF the United
States, resident Of San Joaquin County,
Cal, and In full sympathy with the object
and aims OF the Convention. Having found
the delegates from her State present In the
Convention Indifferent TO her claims, or
doubtful of the Convention accepting fe-
male citizen as q member, she therefore ap-
pcalcd directly TO the members Of the Con-
vention and asked to be admitted as n dele
with cheers and 1t was referred TO the Com
mittCc on Credentials.
protest was read by Judge selden, Of
New York, from some Of his friends from
that State, setting forth that they had been
unfairly excluded from the list Of delegates
because of their opposition to the nomina-
tiOn Of Horace Greeley, not one present shar-
ing their views concerning the nomination
of Mr. Greeley being admitted or chosen as
delegate. The protest was referred to the
Committee on Credentials.
a recess was then taken until three y. IN.
The Convention reassemblcd at three
O'Clock, Judge Matthews In the chair. The
hall was densely crowded with people In
every portion; large numbers of ladies lending
interest to the scene by their presence In the
Permanent Organization was presented by
Judge Spauding, OF Ohio, the name Of SEN
ator SchuZ as permanent President being
received with storm of cheers and applause.
The report was unanimously adopted; Per:
mancnt President, Hon. Carl Schurz, of
Missouri One cPrcsidcnt from each
State and Territory. Principal Secretaries
Col. w. +. Mclean, of Indiana; John Y.
Davidson, of Minnesota; ID. j. Wright, OF
Maine; j. III. Rhodes, Of Ohio.
senator Schurz was conducted to the plat
form, his appearance there being greeted
with long.continued cheering. He was pre-
sentcd to the Convention by Judge Mat
thcws, and, before taking the chair, dciv-
cred somewhat lengthy speech, counselllng
harmony in the proceedings, and closing by
saying: 1--WE stand on the Threshold Of
great victory, and victory will surely be ours
II we truly deserve it,"
The Committee on Credentials made their
report, which was adopted. They found
that the contestants in the Convention from
the state Of New York were not entitled to
seats in the Convention; aud, in relation to
the California delegation, they could not re-
port the name of Miss Laura DeFurce Gordon
rs delegate Othe Convention from Califor-
mia, but recommended that she and other la
dies present he rendered the courtcsics of the
hall of the Convention. The report of the
Committee on Rules was made and adopted.
A resolution was carried that the COnven-
ton would not proceed to ballot for candI-
dates till a declaration of principles should
be adopted
Several resolutions were offered and re-
ierred to the Committee on Resolutions.
Adjourned till 1880 in the evening.
The Convention came together promptly
at Z 80 o'clock, the attendance being greater
than in the afternoon. Every available inch
of space was occupied, there being about
. 900 ladies present. Promptly at the ap-
pointed hour Senator SchurZ called the Con-
vention to order, saying that the Committee
on Resolutions would not be able to report
the result Of their labOrs tonight, in conse-
qucncc Of the large number Of papers laid
before them.
Several resolutions were offered and re-
fcrrCd to the Committee ON Resolutions.
Speeches were made by Hon. Cassius NJ.
Clay aud Hon. $. Matthews, after which the
Convention adjourned to the Sd.