The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-16
NATIONAL REPUBLICAG CON-
EENTIO8.
Second DAVIS Proceedings.

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but the convention was not promptly
called to order, because it was known
that the committee on rules was un
prepared to report in consequences o
the debate upon the proposal 10 recon
slider the rule adopted yesterday
against the changing of votes pending
the announcement OF any recorded
ballot.
AT lO:40 the delegates were generally
in their seats. President Mcpherson
called the convention To order anC
presented Rev. Geo. Behr, who opened
The proceedings with prayer.
Geo. +. Hoar presented a memorial
of the national woman's suffrage asso-
citation. AS this paper must go 10 the
resolutions committee, Hear moved
by the convention for ten minutes.
Agreed to.
Mrs. Spencer came forward and
proceeded to present in concise form
the claims of women citizens TO prac-
teal recognition, and criticised the
failure OF speakers yesterday 10 plead
for them. The conclusion oil her Driei
speech was received with applause.
The committee on rules submitted
the following rules, including the
order of business for the government
of the convention.
Upon all subjects before The conven-
ton the States shall be called in
alphabetical order and next the terri
tories and the District of Columbia,
Each State shall be entitled TO double
the number of its Senators and Rep
resentatives in Congress, according 10
the late apportionment. and each ter
ritory and the District of Columbia
shall be entitled 10 two votes the
votes of each delegation shall be re-
ported by its chairman ; the report of
the committee on credentials shall be
disposed of before the report oil the
committee on platform and resolutions
is acted upon, and the report of the
committee Oh platform and resolutions
shall be disposed of before the con-
vention proceeds to the nomination OF
candidates for president and vice.
president. In making nominations
Tor president and vice-president in no
cast shall the calling of The roll be
dispensed with. When ii shall appear
that any candidate has received the
majority of votes east the president of
the convention shall the
question to be: Shall the nomination
of the candidate be made unanimous:
But if no candidate shall have received
a majority of the votes the chairman
shall decide the vote to be again taken,
which will be repeated until some
candidate shall have received a major
ity of the votes cast, and when any
State las announced its vote it shall
so stand until the ballot is announced,
unless in case of numerical error.
When a majority OF the delegates of
any two States shall demand that a
vote be recorded the same shall be
taken by States, territories and the
District of Columbia, the secretary
calling the roll of States and terrific
ries in the order heretofore stated and
the District of Columbia. The rules of
the House of Representatives shall be
the rules of this convention SO far as
they are applicable, and not inconsist-
ent with the foregoing rules.
A Republican national committee
shall be appointed to consist of one
member from each territory and dis
trict represented in this convention,
and the delegation from each State,
territory and district shall name
through their chairman a person TO
act as o member of said committee.
Stillman, of New York, moved an
amendment providing for a half hours
recess after each ballot.
Hale moved to strike out that por-
ton of the rules providing that there
shall be no nominations until after
the platform is disposed of. The
amendment and motion were lost.
The tabling of Stillman's proposal for
a half hours recess after each ballot
was a Blaine triumph.
The Platform.
Gen. Hawley, from the committee
on resolutions, reported the platform,
which opens with congratulations on
the part of the Republican party
which, under Providence had ridded
the country of slavery and established
a government by the people and for
the people declares that the United
States Is q nation and not a league,
and the Republican party is the de-
fender of popular government, and
states in detail the duties of the party
in the protection of our citizens every
where, the steady progress toward
specie payment; that Senators and
Representatives should not dictate
appointments, fitness and capacity to
be passports to office and the mainte-
anc in position of unfaithful officers
to be swiftly punished recommends
a constitutional amendment against
the appropriation for schools under
sectarian control. The latter para
graph was re-read in response to loud
calls and cheers. The platform re-
news and reafirms opposition to fur
ther grants of lands for railroad pur-
poses as n serious duty to protect
immigration suggest n very moderate
resolution relative 10 inquiry into the
Mongolian immigration on moral and
political grounds; favors the respectful
consideration of womans' claims to
participate in the government; reaf-
firms the duty of suppressing polyg-
~deprecates sectional strife or
anything reviving it; arraigns the
Democratic party AS being the same in
character and spirit now as when it
sympathized with and was allied to
treason, and ccuse it of being un-
worthy and incapable; and says that
Grant deserves the continued gratitude
of the people for his patriotism and
services.
Pierce, of Massachusetts,, moved to
strike out the reference to Monaghan
immigration, which he denounced rs
a departure from every Republican
platform, and from the principles of
the Declaration of Independence and
the law of Christian love, which makes
all men, Jew or Gentle, equal.
Axtel, of New Mexico, opposed the
amendment Us also did Senator Jones,