Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-15
Cincinnati Convention.

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deuirs had meeting last evening, aud after
considerable dscussioa excluded the Spencer
delegation from Alabama, and the Shepherd set
from the District Of Columbia. The exclusion
OF the Spencer dcpuatiou, which is composed
OF adhereuts Of all the candidates and the ad-
mission oil the anti Spencer delegation, who
viii give Bristow twenty votes causes great re-
j ,ciug amoug the Bristow men. The vote is
understood TO have been twenty-tour TO seven
| teen.
CINCINNATI. ONO, June l5-lO:30 a. NJ
| The convention is occupied with committee re-
ports The present indications are that no bal
letting will take place uutil this afternoon, pos
| Slbiy uot until to morrow.
! CINCINNATI ONO, June l5.-Dolegates be-
| gan TO assemble in tue hall before 10 o'clock,
| bu! the convention was not promptly called to
order, bec,usc it was known that the Commit
| tee % Rules we're unpreparcd to report 10 con-
sequence OF the Iebatc upon he proposal to re-
consider the RUE adopted yesterday against the
| changing Of votes, pending the announcement
| Of any recorded ballot.
Lates; advces are that the rule will be recon
sidcrcd and defeated.
| At l0:40 the delegates generally were IN their
seats. The attendance OF spectators IN the gal
Ieries is much smaller than yesterday, and halt
the seats are vacant, although hundreds have
applied ia vain for tickets OF admission to the
hail.
AT HOS o'clock President MACPHERSON call,
cd the convention to order, and presented the
Rev. George Be, cher, who opened the pro-
ccndine; with prayer.
| A. this time the galleries were two-thlrdS
| flied.
George L. Hoar. of Mass, presented The
| memorial of the National Woman Suffrage
A. sociat,cn. As this paper must 20 TO the
Resolutions Committee, MIR. Hoar moved that
Mrs. Sayer j. Spencer be heard by the con.
venlop for teu minutes. Agreed. Applause.
Mrs. Spencer came forward. She is slight
| y built lady, OF probably forty years, has
| thin, iieht voice, inaudible for more than a
short dis,avce. She proceeded to present, 10
corcsc form, the claims of the women citizens
to practical rccc gnilion, and criticized the fail
urc Of The speakers yesterday to plead for
| them. The conclusion of her brict speech was
received with applause.
| Mr.. Cessna. fl IN the Committee on Rules
ana Order OF Business, presented the report OF
| that committee.
Mr.. Stiliman, of New York, gave notice Of
the proposed amendment providing ior halt an
hour recess after each ballot The vote was
tak2a on adopting all the rules reported cx-
ccpt 1ula 81.
Mr. Hale moved to strike out that portion
Of rule Sd providing that there shall be no
nominations uut after the platform be disposed
| Of lie brirh5 sustained his amendment by urg-
ug that, whcn the organization OF this Con
vcnlion is completed, it proceed at once TO
nominations. Applauso.
Mr.. HotchkisS, Of Now York, said IN 1860
the Republican Convention made Its platform
before 1t tanned candidate. 1t Is absurd to
Tut mau on horseback before you get your
horse, IAppIaus,.I We may make plat
form that will reduce the number OF candl-
dates. lApplausc
Mr.. Noycs, of OHIO, said, 10 1860 the plat
fern was reported bei"re candidate !; was :
nominated. He coucurrcd 10 the absurdity OF
making the candidate before a platform was
ayr, ed upon 1t might turn out when tie
pIalfDIm was made that the candidate was not
| ii ted t. it.
Mr.. Cessna defended the action and report
Lf The committee. II ever there was time 1t
is this when calm elaboration is necessary. Ii
we uomlpate candidate before We make
;la,iorm talf. he delegates will be on their
way home before the platform Is presented,
md ,hcrc will be no proper deilbcratIon.
Mr. Hale withdrew his motion to amend Oh
learning that the Committee 90 Resolutions
was about ready TO report.
Rule third vas then adopted, and the
question required on Mr.. Stillman's amend
men, add,ay lule prov ding for an half
hours recess after each iLeftc ua ballot.
Stman urged its necessity to enable dele
gates to confer with each other. Virginia
dele .a,e moved to table Mr.. Stlllnau ) resoIu'
ton. IApplau.e. r., r.,
l nic frit q
tiors are presens except from North Carolina
and Nevada where each one is short, and recon-
mcpd the delegates present be allowed to casttne
whole vote No contested delegates except 10
Alabama, Florida and the District OF Columbia
loAIabama the committee recon- ncDded the au'
mission OF anti. S2eucer delegates beaded byJer-
cm,af Hara!son la thr Florida case the commit
Ice recumm" nd the admission OF the ConoVer
delegates. In the District of Columbia they
recommend the admission OF Bowen and Greep.
Alr. Harris, of Nevada, from the minority OF
the committee, presented minority report 10
the Alabama case claiming that the opener
delegation is the only legitimate and Truly rep
rcscntatiye delegation from that State. lie pre-
scented statement Of the facts out OF which the
Col ficl grew, and claimed thatthe Convention
OF the 24.h of May last clearly was the legitl'
mate Republican State Convention, and It's
delegates beyond reasonable question are the
ouly regular members OF this budy, and argued
that il part of the members of this National
Convention after its ADJOURNMENT yesterday
had reassembed and nominated President
and Vice President without the koowledg e and
corporation Of the remainder, such action would
be precisely similar to that under which the
apti. Spencer delegates had been sent here.
The minority recommended the admission of
the Spencer delegates. The reading of their
nalnes vas received with mingled applause and
bisses, neither very pronounced. The minor
ity report was signed by eleven members of the
committee.