The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-16
THE CONVENTION.
Second Days Session.
TH Il PLATFORM.
Nominations from the
Floor.
WILD ENTHUSIASM AT
BLAINE'S NAME.
No BallOting Yesterday.
RallOting to Commence at 10
O'clock To-day.

CINCINNATI, June 15.-The delegates began
to assemble in the hall before 10 o'clock, but
the Convention was not promptly called to
order, because it was known that the Commit
tee on Rules were not prepared to report, in
consequence of debate upon the proposal to
reconsider the rule adopted yesterday against
the changing of votes pending the announce
ment of any recorded ballot.
At 10 40 the delegates generally were in their
seats. The attendance of spectators in the
galleries was smaller than yesterday, and half
of the seats were vacant, although hundreds
have applied in vain for tickets Of admission
to the hall.
Convention Called to Order.
At eight minutes past eleven President Nc
Pherson called the Convention to order and
presented Rev. George Beecher, who opened
with prayer.
Address of a Woman's Suffragisi.
George f. Hoar of Massachusetts presented
memoria'lof the. National Woman's Suffrage
resolution committee, Mr.. Hoar moved that
Mrs. Sara j. Spencer be heard by the conven-
ton for ten minutes. Agreed to with applause.
Mrs. Spencer came forward. She is a slightly
built lady of probably forty years. Her voice
was hardly audible. She proceeded to prese nt
in concise form the claims of women citizens to
political recognition, and criticised the failure
of the speakers yesterday to plead for them.
The conclusion of her brief speech was received
with applause.
Rules Adopted.
Mr.. Cessna, from the Committee on Rules
and order of business, reported, recommending
as rule that the states be called in order: that
the report of the Committee on Credentials
shall be disposed of before the report of the
Committee on Resolutions is considered; and
the platform before DETERMINATIONS are made.
The rule against changing votes on any ballot
after once declared, unless to correct numeri-
Cal error, was maintained in the report
Mr.. Cessna moved to take up the report with
view to ascertaining if there are serious
objections to any rule.
Mr.. Hale of Maine indicated an objection to
the proposition that the platform must be mad
before the presentation of candidates.
Mr.. Cessna moved to take a vote on the rule 8
proposed, except the one objected to by Mr.
Hale, in order to take separate vote on the
latter.
Mr.. Stillman of New York gave notice of a
proposed amendment providing for half an
hours recess after each ballot.
A vote was taken on adopting all the rules
reported except rnle third.
Mr. Hale moved to strike out that portion of
rule third providing that there shall be no
nomination till after the platform be disposed
Of He briefly sustained his amendment.
urging that when the organization of the con-
vention is completed, it proceed at once to nom
nations.
Mr.. Hotchkiss of New York said that in 1860
the Republican Convention made its platform
before it named its candidate 1t is absurd to
put man on horseback before you get your
horse. Applause We may make platform
that will reduce the number of candidates.
Mr.. Noyes of Ohio concurred in the absurdity
of making candidate before the platform is
agreed upon. 1t might turn out when the
platform was made, the candidate was not
fitted to it.
M
before we make the platform, half of the dele
gates will be on their way home before the
platform is presented, and there will be no
proper deliberation.
Mr.. Hale withdrew his motion on learning
that the Committee on Resolutions was about
ready to report.
Rule third was then adopted. The question
required in Stillman's amendment adding the
rule providing half an hours recess after each
Intellectual ballot.
Mr.. Stillman urged its necessity to enable
delegates to confer with each other
A Virginia delegate moved to table Mr.. Still
mans resolution. (Applause)
The Contestiux Delegations.
John L. Ensor, chairman of the committee
on credentials reported full delegations present
except from North Carolina and Nevada. where
each is one Short and recommended that dele
gates present be allowed to cast the whole vote.
There are no contested delegations except in the
Columbia. In the case of Alabama, the COM
mittee recommend the admission of anti
Spencer delegates headed by jeremiah Haral-
son. In Florida they recommend admitting
Conover delegates. Ii the District of Columbia
they recommend the admission of Bowen and
Green.
Harris, from the minority committee. pre-
sented minority report in the Alabama case.
claiming that the Spencer delegation is the on
" legitimate and truly representative delega-
ton from that state.
The minority recommended the admission of
the Spencer delegation, and the reading of their
names was received with mingled applause and
misses, neither very pronounced. The minority
report was signed by eleven members of the
committee.
Division of question was called for in order
to take the question first on all except the Ala
bama case.
Mr.. Cessna remarked that lie had learned
that neither delegation from the District of
Columbia are regular, and moved to amend the
report by substituting the name of Fred Doug
lass Tor that OF Cowen, thus giving each dele
CATION one vote.
A Virginia delegate contended that there
was no evidence to that effect, and charged
that Mr.. Cessna Suggestion was prompted on
ly because Douglass sympathized in his own
view as to the candidate.
Mr.. Ensor certified that the committee were
nearly unanimous in the decision that the
Bowen delegation was entirely regular and Mr.
Cessna, amid great confusion, Withdrew his
notion.
The, report of the committee on all points
save the Alabama case, was then adopted.
The question recurring in the Alabama case
MIR. Ensor replied to the Argument of the min
orlty report
Mr.. Cumback of Indiana sustained the min
ority report, Mr. Tyner of Indiana the same
Mr.. Delzendorf of Virginia sustained the ma
jority report Mr., Atkins of Georgia followed
for the minority report,
Mr. Pomeroy sustained the minority report.
Mr.. Heaton of North Carolina followed on the
same side and charged tthat the chairman of
the credentials committee at last nights meet
ing was active IN suppressing debate on the
Spencer side of the case and warned the gem
teman that ii he was going to fight out in the
committee the old Greeley battles in the south.
farewell to Republican success. Applause and
hisses)
Wisconsin m wed the previous question
which was sustained.
Question was stated on the adoption of the
minority report. The roll of states was called
and the vote resulted yeas 354 nays 375, SO the
minority report was rejected. Question recur-
ring on the adoption OF the majority report it
was carried.
Il he Platform.
The chair-The next business in order is the
report of the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. Hawley-Mr President, you must be
aware that your committee on resolutions upon
assembling round Itself composed of men of
differing sentiments and widely sep
Grated localities to each other We have
generally agreed upon the statements we are
about to present to you and respectfully submit
for your consideration and for your amend
ment if you choose. 1t is as follows:
When in the economy of Providence this land was
to be purged of human slavery and when the
strength Of the government of the people, by the
people and for the people was to be demonstrated,
the Republican party came into power. Its deeds
have passed into history and we look back to them
with pride melted by their memories and high aims
for the good OF our country and mankind and look
ing to the future with unfaterrg courage, hope and
purpose, we, the representatives of the party in
national convention assembled, make the following
declaration of principles:
1st-The United States of America is a nation not
a league. By the combined workings Of national
state governments under their respective Constitu
tons the rights OF every citizen ara secured at home
and protected abroad and the common welfare pro-
NOTED.
2d-The Republican party has preserved those gov
10 the one hundreth anniversary of the
nations birth and they now embodiments of the
created equal; that they are endowed by their Gre
ator with certain inalienabe rights among which
are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that
for the attainment OF these ends governments have
been instituted among men, deriving their Just pow
ers from the consent of the governed. Until those
truths cheeruly obeyed, if needed to be vigor-
Dusy enforced, the work of the Republican party is
3d-The permanent pacitcation of the Southern
section of the Union the complete protection of all
its citizens in the free enjoyment Of all their rights
duties to which the Republican party sacred
= pledged Applause) The power to provide for
The enforcement of the principles embodied in the