The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-15

words In old war days and who viii
be heard again IN the coming cam.
paign. The committee were serenad-
ed 10y II band Of the Pttsburg club, I'm.
der the command Of General Neleg and
General White BRIEFLY responded. The
committee adopted the following re,o-
luton.
RcSolucd, That the soldiers aud sail.
ora who served IN the Union
Army aud Navy during the
late war aro requested to assemble in
| the National Convention Ht such time
aud place IA the Executive Committee
may designate, In September, 1876, for
the purpose II mtiiyiug the Republican
nominations Of Cincinnati.
General Burnside, being IN ill.health
and much occupied with duties as sem
aIor and at home, asked to be released
from the active duties required Of the
chairman ~ the committee, and Ma
jor General John \. Dix, Of New York,
was elected permanent chairman.
General James \, Garfield of Ohio,
rcmans chairman Of the Executive
Committee.
hKlsruW,
I'm enthusiastic Bristow meeting
was held here tonight ut Pixies Opera
House, at which large audience was
present the meeting was addressed
10y + A. thadbouruo of Mussachu-
sets, and Colonel William G. Good
loo, OF Lexington, Kentucky. On ad.
journng the meeting proceeded to the
Gibson House, where they serenadcd
New York Reform club; then TO the
Burnett House where they serenadcd
Senator Harlan and finally to the
Grund Hotel, where they called out
George William Curtis,
During the evening one Of the bands
Of music stopped In front Of the
Gazette Office aud sprenadcd them.
y large crowd was attracted, and calls
hciug made for Richard Smith, he
came to one Of the windows and made
| "A short address In favor Of the uOmi-
! nation Of Brlstow.
Attn meeting Of the Committee ON
Rules tonight, ii was decided to re-.
commend tho adoption OF II rule that
no changes OF votes be allowed during
the calling Of the roll and before the
result of u ballot has been announced.
This is recommended hy its convent
ence, for every attendant ut II Conveu-
ton knows the Inconvenience OF ~
stampede during roll call, 1t IL
claimed to le something more than u
victory, even If only in committee,
over Blaine, and is regarded as such 10y
his friends, who say the committee
will recommend its action tomorrow
morning. The adoption of the rule
was yehemtIy resisted 10y the peunsyl-
va ia mcmbcrs. II was asserted that
the real meaning ot this opposition
was that it would prevent the nomi.
nation Of Blaine If adopted by the
convention, which Is considered like
w. 1t will meet with The support Of
the friends OF all other candidates 1t
viii cut oil the hopes entertained by
| BlEino Rdhcrents Of doing what may
be called forcing the game and rushing
their candidate through. An attempt
was made to adopt the rule requiring
each delegation to vote NJ u unit, but
TINT was promptly voted down
MORTON.
Morton meetings " ere held this
evening, one in front Of the Gibson
House, another ut the Burnett House,
and third at the Grand Hotel The
average attendance Mt each was esti-
mated mt from four to five hundred.
The meetin At the Gibson House was
addressed by colored speakers eXcu.
slvely, among whom were Plnchback,
of Louisiana, Edward Besh err, of Geor.
gia, and Elliott, OF South Carolina; at
the Burnett House meeting joseph
Brooks, of Arkansas was the principal
sppakcr, while the crowd at tie Grand
Hotel we're Addressed by General Tom
Browne of Indiana, and J. =. Farrer,
Of Alabama. The burden OF the
speeches were that while no disparagy
Of other candidate should be made,
Morton stood head and shoulders
above his rivals for the nomination,
in ability ~ well as in services rem
dgred to the country was rejected.
The Committee on Credentials had
"A meeting this evening, and after
ne,eootion fran Alabama.
NTw yovu lima 1.-The Evening
p,,t so,. II wos rumored in wall i'm