Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-06-22
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION. 8t
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| THE sixth National Convention of the Re-
publican party met in the Exposition build
| ing Ill Cincinnati atnoon on the 18th, and was
called to order by ex-Gov. E. D. Morgan, of
! New York, Chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. The attendance was great
er than that at any previous similar gather
ing of the party.
After prayer by the Rev. Or. Miller, of Gov
ington, KY, ex-Gov. Morgan made a speech
and nominated Hon. Theodore NJ. Pomeroy,
of New York, as temporary Chairman, which
nomination was concurred in, and Mr.. Pom
| erov was escorted to the chair, and returned
| thanks to the Convention for the honor con-
ferred upon him. He delivered a somewhat
lengthy address, after which j. NJ. Bean, Of
! Wisconsin, and Gen. III. Fl. Bingham were
| chosen temporary Secretaries, and Gen E.
w. Hickes of Michigan, Sergeant-at-Arm
The roll was then called for the presenta-
ton from State and Territorial delegates of
| the names of members of the different com
mittees. fIe
Several resolutions were offered and re-
ferred, including those adopted by the recent
German Republican National Convention
held in Cincinnati. a.nIa
| W
mitted the address of the Republican Reform
Party of New York City, and moved that it
be read to the Convention. Objection being
made, the motion Was put and carried. Mr.
| Curtis then passed to the platform amid great
| applause, and read the address, portions of
which were received with cheers. -.
| In response to loud calls for the following
named gentlemen the Convention was adj
dressed by them in the order in which they
are named, their speeches being generally
heartily applauded: Gen. Logan, of Illinois;
Gen. Hawley, of Connecticut; ex-Gov. Hayes,
of Ohio; Rev. Highland Garnett (colored), of
New York; ex-Gov. Howard, of Michigan;
and Frederick Douglass, Of New York.
The Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton then made their report, which was as
follows:
President-Edward Mcpherson, Of Pennsylva-
| mia.
| observation-disclosures, NJ. w. Gibbs; Cali
fornia, George S. Evans; Colorado, Henry Nc
| Allster; Connecticut, Martin J. Sheldon; Della
ware, David W. Moore; Georgia, r. L. Mott; Hi
| nos, John Rinaker; Indiana, James S. Fraser;
| Iowa. w. T. Shaw; Kansas, VIM. Martindale;
Kentucky, E. R. Weir; Louisiana George Y.
Kelso; Maine, j. B. Brown; Maryland, James
| A. Gary; Massachusetts, P. A. Chadbourne;
| Michigan, Henry P. Baldwin; Minnesota,
! l.. Bogcn; Mississippi, NJ. Shannessee;
| Missouri, G. A. Finkeburg; Nebraska, II.
| S. Haley; Nevada, Thomas Wren; New Hamp-
shire, E. A. Straw; New Jersey, VIM A. Newell;
New York, Marshall o. Roberts; North Carolina,
| James HI. Harris; Ohio Benjamin F. Wade; Ore
. gon, j. H. Foster Pennsylvania. j. Smith Futhey;
Rhode Island, Henry Howard; South Carolina,
/ R. FL. Gleaves: Tennessee, Horace HI. Harrison;
| Texas A. B Norton; Vermont, George Howe; Vir-
| GINA r. III. Carter; West Virginia, w. E. Steven
| son; Wisconsin, James Binkliff; Arizona, De
| Forest Porter; Dakota, Alexander Hughes; Ida
| no. Austin Savage; Montana, Benjamin II. Ia
tenn; New Mexico, Samuel B. Axtell; Utah,
| James B. McKean; Washington, Elwood Evans;
Wyoming, William Hinton.
Principal Secretary-J. NJ. Bean, of Wiscon-
| sin one assistant for each State.
The committee further reported that they
had submitted no names of Vice-Presldents
| or Secretaries from States where there was a
| contest. After the report of the Committee
| on Credentials those vacancies could easily
be filled.
| After brief discussion the report was
| adopted, and Mr. Mcpherson was escorted to
the chair. He was received with cheers, and
returned his thanks to the Convention for the
honor conferred upon him.
| The Convention soon after adjourned until
ten O'Clock on the morning of the 18th.
SECOND DAY.
| The Convention was called to order little
| after eleven o'clock, and the proceedings
were opened with prayer.
The memorial of the National Woman's
Suffrage Association was presented and re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions, and
Mrs. Sayler j. Spencer was, on motion,
granted a brief hearing in behalfof the claims
of women citizens to practical recognition
of their political rights.
The Committee on Rules made their report
One of the rules, providing that the nomina-
! lions should not be made until after the
adoption of the platform, elected some OBJ
jecti on and debate, but was finally adopted
together with the remainder of the report
By the rules, as adopted, If was provided that
in making nominations for President and Vice
President, in no case should the calling of
the roll be dispensed with; and that when
any State had announced its vote, it should
so stand until the ballot was announced, un-
| less in the case Of a numerical error.
The Committee on Credentials reported no
| contested delegations except from Alabama.
Florida and the District of Columbia In the
Alabama case the committee recommended
the admission of the anti Spencer delegates:
| in the Florida case they recommended to
| admit the Conover delegates: and they rec
commended the admission of Bowen and
| Green from the District Of Columbia.