Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-29
ST. LOUIS CONVENTION +!
TiIden Nominated on the Sd
Ballot
. HARD MONEY PLATFORM AND
STRONG ANTI.CRINESE RES0.
LUTI0NS!
ST. LOUIS, June q.

ST. Louis, June q.
At the conclusion of Schell's speech
He nominated Henry Watterson, o
Kentucky, for temporary Chairman
amid great applause. The nomina
ton was unanimously agreed to
MIR. Hon. Barnum, of Connecticut, ant
Ransom, OF North Carolina, being al,
pointed a committee for the purpose o
conducting Watterson 10 the chair
Watterson, on being presented, Wa.
received with applause and made :
very able speech. The points of thu
speech were emphasized by freqaen
applause, al the conclusion of which
Rev. Mr.. Martin offered a prayer
The chair announced AZ temporary
Secretary Fred. ID. Prince, of Massa
chusetts, aud r. o. Walker, OF Iowa
and 5. X. Donovan, of Ohio, Assist
ant Secretaries, and also Dan. Able, o
Missouri, rs Serveant-at-Arms.
Abbot, of Massachusetts, moved 6
resolution adopting the rules of the
last National Convention until other
wise ordered.
Littlejohn inquired II this included
the two-ttird rule. Voices-"Yes.'
Ii so, all right. Applause.
The Chairman answered that it did.
The resolution was adopted.
Snalley, of Vermont, offered a resO'
luton to call the States in order fol
the presentation of credentials
Adopted.
Wallace,of Pennsylvania, in order to
have Democratic precedents observed,
moved to reconsider the resolution
just adopted. He urged that the
States should name their Com
mittees on Credentials and Permanent
Organization before any other t,usi.
ness was done. and he hoped there
would be no innovation on the past
precedenis.
Weed, of New York, asked if the
resolution adopted was in accordance
with precedent, or if credentisls were to
he received only for reference to the
credentials COMMITTEES. Wallace read
from the official proceedings of the
convention Of 1858 To show that the
first business was to make the commit.
tees.
Doolittle. of Wisconsin,, suggested
that there be- appointed a teinporar,
Secretary. He suggested that E. .,
Perrin he appointed AS such.
THE Chair decided the suggestion
~ Of order.
The motion to reconsider was reject
ed and the secretary proceeded to cal
the roll of States for credentials.
Pliney, of Illinois moved that T.. 0.
Perrin he appointed temporary Read
ing Secretary.
Finch. of Iowa, objected; that Per-
rim did not inherit this appointment, il
he had had il before, and the appoint
ment shoald he left Ia the COMMITTEES
on Organization. The Chair finally
decided the motion out of order.
A Minnesota delegate moved the
usual resolution to call the roll ol
States for Committees on Permanent
Organization and Credentials. Adopted,
Carroll, of Tennessee, moved that
when the convention adjourn it lie to )
o'clock p. NJ, and that the committees
just named shall then report. Adopted,
Smith, of Illinois, moved a resOlu
ton that a conf ittee OF one from each
State lie appointed OH resolutions and
that all resolutions relating to platform
be- referred L said committee without
debate. Adopted.
Weed, of New York, moved that the
chairman IL each delegation send to
the chair the names of its members o.
the Platform Committee, u there be
ing no objection 1t was so ordered.
The chairman stated that delegates
from the National Wothan's suffrage
Association were present, asking .
hearing. =.
Cries OF "hear thein!'
There being no objection, the chair
announced mat they would De heard
Weed, OF New YORK, U oihai'ev
OF Vermont, were appointed a com
mittee 70 escort the ladies' 10 the plat
form.
The chair announced that a lady hao
the fi"or ana he refused 10 near any
rOpoSCiOns.
Miss Phoebe Cozens. Of st. Louis
TOOK the platform anu addressed tnt
convention with uch seli-possession
but her ole WAS too weak 10 DC heare
many feet distant. After ner speech
motion Q recess was rejected.
q maue a point o! oroer ina
there could be no coininitsee or reso
iutions until aiter permanent organ
EATON.
inc omar sa,o tne convention ma
u POWER TO DECIDE TINS question i"'
Itself. Inc OIL was caiieu II the
com fll1tt06 named.