Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-15
VOL So NO 145

| votes have been disposed OF on the irst
| ballot 1t is apparent that there
| will be large body Of dele
/ gates concerning whose real sen-
timents nothing whatever is known,
and the disposition ot whose votes can
only be guessed ct. These nen consti-
tute large and possibly decisive ele-
| ment 10 the convention. They have
preserved absolute neutrality, and by
falling to contradict what was said to
them in praise Of the different candi-
dates have created the impression that
they were in favor Of them all.
1t is now apparent that some time will
elspse before the voting will begin to-
morrow. After the discussion Of the re-
port Of the committee on credentials will
come that on the report OF the commit
tee on rules, and it will in turn be fol-
lowed by some debate concerning the
platform. ....
Subsequent to the adjournment Of the
committee on rules, Mr.. Cessna, OF
Pennsylvania, at the request OF several
members, though, as he stated, without
authority, called another meeting for
half-psst ten O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
A Bristow meeting was held last night
at the Burnett house, at which the prin-
cipsl address was made by Geo. VIM.
Curtis.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions met at
seven O'clock this evening and remained
in session until after twelve. All this
time was spent in discussing the hnan-
cial question, polygsmy an0 ihe south
eTn and Chinese questions. No con.
GlusiOn was arrived at concerning any
OF them and most of them were referred
to sub. committees of five or seven whose
conclusions will probably be accepted
by the full committee, which Will meet
at nine o'clock tomorrow. 1t is be.
Iieved that the conclusion which will be
reached on the financial question, will
be satisfactory to the hard money men,
As regards the Chinese, 1t Is doubtful II
any satisfactory settlement can be had.
A 0out the southern question compare
lively little was said. The discussions
on these points were animated, but not
quarrelsome.
Among the subjects discussed by the
committee was that of WOmaE's suffrage,
Ie solutions on which subject had been
introduced. Two female suffragists
pleaded their case before the committee.
Tne subcommittee of seven, to which
al subjects have been referred, is hold
ing an all-night session. ..-... --.-.
A BRIsTow MEETING. .-
A Bristow meeting was held to-
night at Pixies OperahOuse, at which
large and intelligent audience was pres
ent, and this, too, in spite Of the meet
gs elsewhere and the distracting tend
eI cy Of the various professions, headed
by bands of music, passing through the
streets. ..-....
Speeches were made by P. A. Chad
burne, Of Massachusetts,, and VIM. G.
GoodlOe, Of Kentucky.
The meeting then adjourned, aud pro-
ceeded to the Gibson house, whsre they
serenaded the New York reform club,
then to the Burnett house, where they
serensded Senator Harlan, and finally
to the Grand hotel, where they called
out Mr. George William Curtis.
During the evening one of the bands
Of music stopped in front Of the Gazette
Office and serensded them. A large
crowd was attracted and calls were
m ade for Richard Smith, who made a
speech favoIipg the nomination OF Bris-
to v, or Hayes, or ''the war governor of
Indiana
MORTON MEETINGS.
Morton meetings were held this even
iug-one in front Of the Gibson house,
another at the Burnett house, and a
third athe Grand hotel. The average
attendance was similar, at from four to
five hundred. The meeting at the Glib
son. house was addressed by colered
speakers exclusively, among whom were
Pinchbaek, of Louisiana, Edward
3 ,lcher, Of Georgia, and Elliott, Of
oaqtA Carolina. At the Barnett house
the principal speaker was Joe Brooks,
Of Arkansas, while the crowd at the
Gcand hotel were addressed by General
Tom Browne. of Indiana, ana J. G.
Farden, OF Alabama. The burden of
the speeches was that, while no dis
parsgement Of other candidates should
be made, Morton stood head and shoul-
ders above his rivals for the nomination
ir ability as well as in services rendered
to the country.
The committee on credentials had
meeting this evening, and after cOnsid-
erable discussion excluded the Spencer
delegation from Alabama and the Shep-
herd delegation from the District of
Columbia. TIE exclusion of the Spen-
Ger delegation, which is composed of adj
herents OF all the candidates, and the
ad mission Of the anti-Spencer delega-
ton, who will give BristOw twenty
votes, causes great rejoicing among the
BristOW men, The vote is understood
to have been tWenty-fOur to seventeen.
THE UNION NATIONAL VETERANS.
The Union national veteran commit
tee, appointed by the grand mass con.
ventiOn of soldiers and ssilOrs, held st
Pittsburg, in 1872, met in the psrlor of
the Gibson House this evening. In the
absence of General Burnside, who is i'll
In Washington, General Julius White,
of Chicago, presided, Colonel l.. E.
Dudley acted as usual as secretary. Sew
eTal admirable speeches were made by
men whose names were household words
in the old war, and who will be
heard from again ia the coming cam
paign. The committee was serenaded
by the band Of the Pittsburg club, under
command of General Negley, and Gen.
eral White briefly responded.
The committee adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the soldiers and sail.
0rs who served in the Union
army and navy during the late war are
requested to assemble in national con-
vention, at such time and place as the
executive committee may designate, in
September, 1876, for the purpose OF rati-
flying the Republican nominations
at Cincinnati. General Burnside,
being in ill.health and much oc-
cupied with his duties as senator, and
at home, asked to be relieved from the
active duties required of the chairman
Of the convention, and thereupon Major
General John A. Dix, of New York,
was elected permanent chairman Of the