The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-07-18

THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer
BALTIMORE, July 10, 1872,

Especial Dispatch to the Enquirer J
BALTIMORE, July 10, 1872
The crowd a. tue Opera house to-day,
exceed that Of yesterday aud the mass OF
the outsiders unable to gain admission
uas enormous, and vehcmeu,ly indignant
and lau,entably profaoe. AT the time OF
calling the Convention to order ten o.
clock, every inch of sitting and Standing
room on the stage and in the parquet'.e'
balcony was filled Many ladies' were IN
attendance. including a few rampant sui,
fragis,s who hung about the wings and
rear OF the stage, and upon every oppor'
,unl,y thrust themselves into consp'cu''y
They we're generally treated with the very
,IigIt consideration they deserved.
ADOPTING PLATFORM.
After the usual form of prayer the Pre-
siding officer, Mr. Dooli't|e announced a.
The frs, business in order the report Of tn
Committee on Resolutions, when Mr. Burr
Chairman, stepped forwad a"l handed hi
repor, to the Secretary A silence Of ex
pcctancy fell upon the assembly. Tins
lasted but moment though, for no soooel
bad the Secretary announced the few anc
poiu,ed words Of the four-line preamble
announcing the adoption Of the Cincinnati
platform, than the air was rent with cheers
that drowned the voice Of the reader, ant
overwhelmed the stentorian calls to ordel
of the Chair Quiet was iually restored
and the reading Of the Cincinnati platform
concluded amid the greatest enthusiasm
each and every resolution being app'audet
to the echo At the conclusion of tb'
reading, Mr.. Burr moved The previous qnes
ton The motion was pretty general,
| we'll received bu, four chuckleheads oh
jecling. Among these we're the rcpresen
,atives Of the little township of Delaware,
Iuna,ic from Tennessee. named McRae
aud few obstinate Pennsylvania back
bats After considerable confusion, TIT
question was finally put and sustained by
vote of 553 to 176 The Chair stated tina
under the rule the Chairman Of the Com
mi,tec had one hour, which he could dis
pose of to suit himself After thisa scent
Of confusion worse COMPOUNDED followed
Delaware, a portion Of PENNSYLVANIA anc
a few men from New Jersey, Virginia and
Tennessee loudly opposing. Burr finally
agreed to allow gentlemen ten minutes
each lie exhausted his ten minutes ia q
speech against the Cincinnati Platform aud
candidates. and was then by the charity Of
the Convention allowed ten minutes more
to repeat the same pla'itudes lie was
followed by O'Connor, of South Carolina.
in one of the most eloquent aud spirited
speeches imaginable in favor of forgetting
past difference and uniting on Greeley and
Brown for the common good, Mr. O'Con
nor's we'll turned sentences and eloquent
enuuciatious we're greeted with ,ornadoes
Of applause, that clearly indicated that the
hearts of the delegates were with him =
General Reagan. of Texas, followed in a
moderate speech in favor of the adoption OF
the Cincinnati platform and nominees :
During all this time NlcRaa. the crack
voiced luna,ic from Memphis, was sland'
ing on his forked end and bowling "Nlr
President, protest against gag law" &c
The President, however. paid no at'en-
ton to bis raving, and save few expires
sions ofdisgust, which delegates INDUCED
in, McRae was not noticed.
The vote on the platform was then ia
ken by States, resulting in its adoption by
a vote of 662 to 10 The only incident
of Importance was the announcement of
the Delaware vote. which was greeted
with most enthusiastic storm ofhisses aud
groans.
NAMING TIE NEXT PRESIDENT.
The next thing was the nomination for
President. Some gentleman FROM Illinois