The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-14

CONVENTION
State Committees Announced.
General Edward Mcpherson, Ol
Pennsylvania, Permanent
Chairman.

The rain last night cooled the atmos.
phere, making the weather much more
pleasant for the Convention, but the po-
litical managers are still above fever
heat. Last night presented lively scenes
in all parts of the city, and the last,
long, 'just before the battle" struggle,
was made with every nerve stretched
and every hand to the work. There 10
now no probability that the nomination
can be made to-day, and as the hosts
gather at Exposition Hall it is with the
feeling that the battle just commencing
will last two or three days, and that
there will still be time for fixing and
figuring in the intervals Of the regular
business.
The policy of the Blaine men 10 to push
a vote at the earliest possible moment,
that Of all the other factions to delay it
as long as possible.
Exposition Hall never looked more in
viting, and never in all its history held a
more anxious, nervous, excited mass Of
human beings. The rush for seats was
never equaled before in this city on any
occasion. On the press platform, where
there were but one hundred and forty
two seats, nearly a thousand applica-
tions were filed and urged before the
committee with the greatest persistehcy.
OF course large proportion is disap-
pointed altogether, and most of the 9TH
ers have much less space than is
really necessary. But the disap-
pointment among citizens and visitors
is greater even than that to the press.
Not one in ten who have come to the Con-
vention will see the inside of the Hall.
The building is immense, is it true, but
the crowd 10 more than immense.
Long before the time advertised for
the opening OF exercises the vast hall
began filling up with visitors and dele
gates; the newspaper men came
dropping IN by twos and threes and
took the places assigned them; the ush-
ers kept fiuttcring from place to place,
seating the President makers and an
swering innumerable questions: the
band kept up an incessant mel
0dy, supplemented by the hum
of voices and the general buzz of prep
aration; the telegraph messengers,
dressed in neat and snowy uniform,
were standing round awaiting orders,
the click Of the telegraph instruments
was heard above the dim and tumuIt,
and all was excitement and eager ex-
pectancy.
Outside the building the streets were
thronged by crowds wishing to gain ad-
mittance, all OF whom were OF course
firmly but courteousiy refused.
At II O'CLOCK the Chairman OF the
National Executive Committee, En-
Governor Morgan. OF New York, brought
down the .vel. and announced that the
Convention would be opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Mueller, OF Coving-
ton, who In substance said:
That the OCCASION upon which we are
now entering was one Of the most i'm.
tory; that, God willing, he invoked a
blessing upon the deliberations of this
august assemblage; and that the busi-
ness TO be here transacted might re.
douiid to the best interests oil our whole
country.
At the close of the prayer Gov. Nor
gan said:
"Gentlemen OF the Republican Party
The day and hour has arrived for you
to assemble and nominate Candidates
for President and Vice President of the
United States. 1t was my priyi-
lege In 1856 at Philadelphia, in 1859 at
Chicago, and in 1854 at Baltimore, to call
the Republican Convention to order.
The duties of the present occasion, l
may say, are as important, il
not the most important OF them all
There is no special parliamentary rule
for remarks from the Chair. My excuse,
if excuse be needed, Is the custom OF the
past. In 1854 our country was engaged
in war for the preservation or the
Union. Our army when it achieved sue.
cess uid 30 at great cost, and not always
at all. Many OF our young men were
In Andersonyille and other prisons. All
that time / SUI gested that the Conven.
ton would not do its whole duty il it
did not declare in favor of an amend
mept to the Constitution prohibiting
A AIrioan slavery. That sUgges ion was
we'll received and embodied in your
platform. The amendment was passed
by Congress, ratified by the States, and
proclaimed by the great Lincoln, and
since that time there has not been a
bondsman in all America. Pardon me il
the Chair now makes another sugges-
ton. Your platform should declare In
lavor OF the resumption law aud against
any alteration That does not look to bet.
ter or more speedy resumption OF specie
payment. Stand by your resolutions,
aud you will pass from paper to a
specie currency so easily that it will
surprise you. II Is ut, gentlemen, that
this great city OF Cincinnati should be
the tneater Of this important event, rep
resenting, as it does, the enterprise and
sublimity OF our country's growth and
progress" e.T
He closed by nominating Hon. Thoo.
iore NJ. Pomeroy, of New York, Tempo
rary Chairman OF the Convention.
Mr.. Theodore Pomeroy then having
been unanimously selected Temporary
Chairman was conducted TO the stand
aud made long and eloquent speech
which was most astically re-
ceived and at the conclusion loudly ap
plauded from all parts Of the house.
j. M. Beard, Of Wisconsin, and Gen
Il. n. Bingham, OF Pennsylvania, were
CHOSEN Temporary Secretaries, and Gen
b. W. Hicks was appointed Sergeant-at'