The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-28
SNentng session.

The convention was called TO order
ut OBJ
Mr. English, of California, from the
committee on credentials, report cd
there We're no contested seats, lap
plausc aud that the States are all re-
presented \ petition Wa, presented
for the admission Of delegates from
the Distric, Of Columbia The chair
said the petition, under the rule, goes
to the committee ON credentials.
\ Maryland delegate moved to
amend the report Of the credentials
committee 50 as to admit tho District
of Columbia delegates, Columbus Allen
der aud Mr., Ball, without vote MIR.
Clymer, OF Pennsylvania, moved to
amend further by including the dele
gates from all the territories, aud this
being accepted by the mover Of the
original amendment 1t was adopted,
and the report was then adopted.
Mr.. Hanna, Of Indiana, from the
committee on permanent organization,
reported for permanent president,
John A. McClernard, Of Illinois; and
also a list Of vicc-presidents and secre
taries. Among these were the follow.
ing lrom Colorado: Colonel John
Hays, vice-president; George NJ. Corn
wall, secretary; and the following dele
gates: Nevada, John Fall, H. G, Kelly
Colorado, sam Mcbride, ID. J.. Mors'
ton, Drs. Wilson, shannon and sam
Donaldson Nebraska, Alex, Beer and
Charles Mcdonald Oregon, Il. Il,
Thompson. The committee on organI.
zatiOn also recommend that the rules
aud regulations of the National Demo.
cratic Convention Of 1872 be adopted
by the convention for tho government
of its proceedings. This carries the
two.thirds rule. ..,..
Mr.. II. II. Gilfry, delegate FROM Ne.
braska, moved To add to the reading
secretaries +. o. Perrin, Of New York.
Rejected. 1'he significance OF this mo.
ton lies Ia tho faOt that Perrin, who
has been reading clerk for the last four
conventions, had been dropped for his
opposition to 'rilden's nomination.
General Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia,
and Mr. Dorsheimer, ofSNew York,
were appointed committee to con
duet Mr.. MeClornard TO the chair, and
both being absent, MIR. Manton Mar
ble Of New York, and Mr. Bocoek Of
Virginia, We're substituted. MIR. Man
ton Marble then conducted the PreSl-
dent to the platform who addressed
the Convention NJ follows:
GENERAL McLERNARD's SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the National Demo-
cratic Conventional thank you for
the distinguished honor which you
have done me in selecting me TO pre-
side over your deliberations. You are
the delegates OF the Democracy OF the
whole Union, of thirty-seven States In
nationality and estrayed, but now for
ever united in one indivislble republic;
brethren of one political family, with
the same heritage Of liberty, under
equal laws and heirs OF one destiny
Shall we preserve and transmit tina
great heritage, shall make that destiny
the most glorious In the history of free
people? lfyour deliberations, fellow
Democrats, to-day, shall be wise, !
your perception of the necessities o
our country and our politics shnl
be just aud sagacious, If your sympathy
shall be quick with The hearts OF :
great people, then beyond all pernd
venture, we will transmit to our child
rem aud our children's children, unim
paired, this priceless heritage; ant
they will be n better renown than th'
renown most priced by Romans, Con
ditores Imperiorum, for greater thar
the founders OF empires are th'
preseryers of republics. There are M