The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-08-31
These resolutions were adonted-

These resolutions were adopted.
The Comnittee on Credentials reported
> List Of sccredited delegates. ~
On motion Of Mr.. John Nora, Of
Michigan tha4 the Secretary b disected
y rsad the list Of delegates with the num-
Der from each State !. The Secretary read
the following
New York, Is; New Jersey, 10; Penn
sylnyania, 70; Delaware. q; New .HAmp-
skirs, @; Vsrnonty@; Massachusetts,, 6
Rhode Island, 8; Connecticut, 8 Mary
Land, g.; Virginia, 8; West Virginia, 2
GeofeA 3; North OasoliniA, 8; 6outh
FCaroliana, 2 Texas, 1; Ohio, 4 \; Indiana,
A. AinsiA, 4; Iona, 3; WiseOnain, 4 )
Michigan, 5 California 3; Kentucky, 9;
Louisiana, s; Missouri, g. Total, 1853.
The Secretary read letters from the fol-
lowing States not reported in the Conven-
ton, pledging support to the nominees of
the Convention Alabama, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Nebraska, Kansas and Florida
E. B. Green, of Delaware. moved that
the Convention now proceed to nominate
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States
Objected to by W. H. Ferris, Of New
York, who stated that it was an impossi-
bility at this time to carry out the cam
paign to successful issue, and offered a.
an amendment to Mr.. Green's motion that
this Convention appoint a committee of
thirty to
CONFER WITH THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION
on the best means Of carrying out the
campaign to a successful issue.
Daniel Rumbald, Of New York, in sec
onding Mr.. Ferris amendment, called
attention to the fact that there are at
present two candidates III the field, U. s.
Grant and Horace Greeley, and in a few
days the Louisville Convention will present
a third and strong candidate, who will un-
doubtedly, prove successful if we gave
| them our support.
The Chairman called for a vote on the
amendment of Mr. Ferris, which was car
ried by vote Of 1873 in favor to 20 against.
The original motion Of Mr.. Green, that
the Convention proceed to nominate a
President and Vice-President Of the Unit
ed States, was put and declared lost.
A motion of Mr.. Robert Chamberlain,
Of Vermont, that the Chair appoint the
committee to 90 to Louisville was carried.
The Chair then appointed the following
named gentlemen as such committee
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
d. A. Spelhssey, of New York John +.
Gardner, Of New York John p Grew, OF
New York John Hickey, of Pennsylvania
Thomas H. Harvey, Of Pennsylvania Thorn
As Mulligan. Of Pennsylvania ; Peter McDer-
mott, of New jersey Theodore Gee, OF
Name; Jasper Rogers, Of New Hampshire
| William Williams, Of Vermont William
Albert, of Massachusetts d. W. c. Momus,
Of Indiana Charles Fireman, Of Indiana
H. R. Bemus, of Indiana; Matthew Riley,
Of Illinois p. NJ. Temple. Of Iowa; 4. p
| Dunbar, Of Wisconsin ID. r. Fellows, OF
Michigan William Davis, of Michigan ; J.
I. Atleraugh, Of Michigan George w Cole,
of California Charles Gibbson, of California
Charles Graft, Of Kentucky George Sallan-
day, Of Kentucky; Peter johnson, Of Louis
lana Charles Murray, of louisiana Eugene
NJ. Case, Of Missouri l.. p. Kane, Of Mis-
sour and Louis NJ Lent, of Wisconsin
On motion Of George Loundell, Of Pen
sylvania, that the chairman and secretaries
Of this Convention accompany the commit
tee to Louisville as part Of the delegation.
George W Cole, Of California, was called
to the chair to put the motion, which was
adopted
MIR d. A. Spellissey, Of New York,
asked for the privilege of the floor for
fifteen minutes. The Chairman seeing NO
objection granted the request
Mr.. Spellissey urged the Committee to
press the nomination Of Mr.. Charles
O'Connor, If New York, and Senator Sauls-
bury, If Dela. 1-e, as being the most con
sstent men the people Of the United States
could support, and said that they were men
who were well known 10 the people Of the
United States and were wise, honest and
efficient gentlemen, with whom we could
place our interests with safety and feel as
sured that our country, under the guild
ance Of two such men, will prosper, and
the Interests Of labor meet with prompt
attention He said that
Mr.. o'coNNoR's RECORD
is such that it needs no comment that the
strength Of all classes will be conferred on
O'Connor and Salisbury, and that men
who love their country and who are oppos-
ed to party corruption will support this
ticket.
Mr.. Spelhssey then made = motion,
which he submitted to the Convention
That the Committee appointed by this
Convention be instructed to
URGE THE NoMISATION OF CHARLES
| o'CoNNoR,
Of New York, for President of the United
States, and Senator Salisbury, Of Della
ware. for Vice President Of the United
States.
The motion Of Mr.. Spellissey was carried
with great enthusiasm, which continued
for some time
A motion by Mr.. Pierce, Of Rhode
Island, that a committee Of ten be ap-
pointed by the Chair to prepare an
address setting forth the principles of the
Convention, "to be presented to the
Louisville Convention by our committee, =
was adopted
The Chair appointed the folio wing rs
the committee; James Flood, of New
York Thomas r. Scott, Of New Jersey
Jamas Costello, of Pennsylvania John
HardenbroOk, of Delaware Edward Jor-
dane, of Maine; Charles Flanders, of
New Hampshire Jacob hubert, of Yer
mont DIG. Waterman, of Massachus-
etts August O'Hara, Of Connecticut j.
M. Moody, of Texas.
The Convention then adjourned n,se de