The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28

the two-thirds rule was included in these rules and
was informed that II and made no objection. This
suspicion that the resolution was an attempt surrep
titiousy get rid OF the two-thrds rule excited some
merrment The first little tempest a teapot arose
on an immateriaI POINT A motion to call the roll IN
order that the chairmen OF the several delegations
might hand tho credentials the secretaries having
been adopted delegate from Pennsylvania with .
very positive voice and an air OF not to be put
downishness which at impressed itself
on the Convsntion to reconsider the vote, and
giving notice that he entitled to hold the floor for
an hour. proceeded to denounce this encroachmsnt
tho sacred practice OF democratic conventions. His
point that the Committee ON Credentials should be
named and credentials handed TO that committee, and
as he drew forth two or three thick volumes, which
proved to be proceedings Of former conventions, II
began to be feared that hc might occupy the hour hc
claimed to be his right Mr.. Smith NJ. Weed, of New
York. ana other delegates endeavored to convince the
positive Pennsylvania that II matter Of form,
that the credentials handed to tho secretaries
would be turned over by them to tho
Committee Credentials. The gentleman from the
Keystone State knew his rights. and knowing them
dared to maintain them. However the Convention
swallowed tho outrage It's rights refused to
slider the vote and handed up its credentials TO tho
Chair Before the proceedings of the Convention had
first fight against the regular programme by suggesting
that 4. O PERRIN the Clerk of the New York Court Of
Appeals who had served in the last four Democratic
National Conventions reading secretary, should BIO
appointed to tho same position In this. I'VE have an
excellent secretary" said Mr. Doolittle but he has
not got excellent voice for being heard in this part
OF the hall His voice fails to reach US" Cries OF
NO. sNo showed that Mr. Perrin despite hts lungs
was not acceptable to the Convention, account Of
his political standing. Nevertheless tho OF Mr.
Perrin was upheld by several delegates until men,
ber from Wisconsin suggested that Mr. Perrin had not
right to the succession clerk of democratic ma
tiona convention, and the National Executive Com
mi.tee had already made temporary organization,
and appointed secretaries 1t was not in order to up
set their work at this time. The Chair promptly de-
cided tho point OF order we'll taken, and Mr. rcrrns
name disappeared Immediately
CALLING rHE ROLL STATES
This little inserude was then concluded, deputy
clerk appeared at the desk, and commenced
the calling OF tho roll Of States, which
then IN order. A. soon as the word Alabama
came from his mouth, like an explosion from a $50
FOUNDER and rang around the hall Of the
Convention reaching to and echoed back by the
rafters shouts Of laughter arose. and It at
that the accomplished Clerk OF the Court of APP
peals not monopolist Of Convention lungs The
laughter repeated the other States called.
and the Convention settled down to the enjoyment OF
sonorous voice at tho reading desk.
THE PRETTY rEMALR LAWYER
Then came the inevitable womens rights nonsense
Leave asked aud granted that representative of
the womans Rights ASSOCIATION should NJ, tea min
utes, and MISS Phoebe Cozzens, lawyer OF ST. Louis,
mounted the platform. Some confusion made in
the hall, and the Chair ruled that . lady had tho
floor and that no proposition was In order
until the lady had fulfilled her mission. An
attempt made to RAISE . point Of order,
but the Chair chivarously stood by the
lady. MISS Cozzens Is a lady Of graceful mcn and
charming presence. and was lastly arrayed in sober
and decorous brown. She captured Tho democracy
with the observation that this not only the great
centennial year but the great centennial leap year. and
that the ladies' right to DO heard this occasion was
founded on good tradition Miss Cozzcns spoke grace
fully for Avo minutes and that great incident was over
KELLY OUT OF ORDER AGAIN
1t was not to be expected that Mr. John Kelly would
play the part OF silent delegate for entire
He rose TO his fcet announced his name and made .
motion in relation TO the business OF the Convention;
but tho midst OF the consideration he
ruled out OF order and resumed his and his fan,
with grim smile and dim consciousness that he was
not in Tammany Hall.
IIrrLrJoHx's HIT.
When the motion made to adopt the rules OF the
last Democratic National Convention for the govern
mcnt OF tho Convention until otherwise ordered Mr..
Lttlejohn of Oswego whose anti TildeDism has been
violent made point by the query whether those rules
required two-thirds vote 10 nominate President
Being answered in the Affirmative, he said, s'Tncn
have no objection their adoption He shouted this
out as though he regarded hit against the anti
TiIden men But the proposition to adopt the rules
camo from the Tilden side, and Il Is known tnat they
AAvor two-thrds rule, and would not desire Mr. TIL
denis nomination by majority vote only. the hit was
not . hard one. The Convention in session two
hours and took q recess until five T. n. During the
recess the crowds surgcd again into the corridors Of
the hotels, and as II heated BY the session recon-
menced their worthy discussions to the candidate.
THE NEW YORK HEELERs.
Tho Tammauy men appear to have become
reasonable, and more violent every hour as they find
the tide OF public sentiment setting in moro strongly
against them. AZ tho Southern Hotel somo Of these
worthless having declared in the hall. loud toEcs,
that II Tilden was nominated they would SEQ
him in - before they would vote for him;
q bystander denounced the statement as Infamous in
men pretending to DO democrats This, Of course,
called forth the muscular demonstration OF the Tam
many braves and for few minutes, II seemed as II
fight might take place, but IL resulted only IN snndry
baTks without biting Tor dangerous customers were
around and the crowd in the hall was evidently not
In sympathy with the New Yorg heeers, SO the row
evaporated in words.
ArrER RECESS.
when the Convention rcassembled tho hall
well filled as At the morning session, and presented
gay aud animated appearance. Tho weather was in
tenscIy hot and the waving Of fans madc OF mo-
tion all the hall II was reported by the Com
mttee on Credentials that there were no contested
seats and that all the delegates whose had been
handed in entitled to votes On motion to adopt
this It was amended by the admission Of delegates from
the District Of Columbia, and Of all the Territories
without votes. 1t adopted as amended.
Mr.. williams, OF Indiana, was seen on the platform,
in the dull Of the proceedings and was hailed with
shout from the crowd, whereupon a bewidered dele
gate from Kansas sprang TO his feet and demanded for
Mr. Williams OF Indiana, three hearty cheers No one
seconded his motion The Chair ruled HIM out Of order