The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-16


i. renresent ourselves we have no redress
ior any wrong; no voice even to ask ior
any right. We ask you to open this new
century with n declaration that Wlu place
the Republican party higher in the scroll
oi fame that all its deeds OF the past; that
viii Give new force and meaning 10 all
your former pledges; that will win to
your side a. co.workers the wives,
mothers and daughters Of this fair Re-
The Chair1The first business In order
is the report OF the Committee on Rules
and Order Of Business
Eugene Hale, Of Maine-I ask the
reading Of rule 8.
The secretary read the rule AZ request
ed when Mr.. Hale continued. ! move TO
strike from rule 8 that part Of it which
postpones the nomination Of candidates
until after the platform Is settled. Cries
Of MOI no, and applause.
Mr.. CesSna-I arise to point Of order
When read this report / made motion
to recommit for the very purpose Of aSeer.
tanning whether there were objections to
any particular section, and therefore the
motion Of the gentleman at this point Is
not in order. / pledge myself to that gen
tleman however, as well as 10 others, that
| II il Is desired to have discussion on any
subject, will Withdraw the motion to re-
commit. But will move for division
Of the report 50 that an opportunity will
be had for the discussion OF every rule.
Mr.. Hale-That will be perfectly salts
factory. Ihad no indication Of what was
the intention OF the gentleman, and | only
suggested this motion because l believed
il 10 be unusual in bodies OF this kind to
postpone the balloting until after The
platform Is settled. But I do not pro.
pose now to take up further time Of the
Convention on suggestion to the gentle.
man from Pennsylvania (the Chairman oi
the committee) as to his course.
Mr.. Cessna-Then l understand from
my friend that he desires division on
that question, which will call for my
self at the proper time, II there be no
objection. l ask that this report be di.
yided into two divisions, the first 10 EN-.
brace the whole Of 1t except rule 3, and
the second TO embrace rule 3. Is that
satisfactory TO my friend?
Mr.. Dusseldorf, OF New York; beg
leave, before the question is put on the
adoption OF the report, to suggest an
amendment in the shape Of an additional
rule, in these words: After each ballot,
and until some candidate shall receive a
majority OF the votes cast, this conven.
ton shall take recess for the space Of
half an hour. Cries OF "Noi no ~
This ia to'giye the delegates an oppor.
tunity TO confer with one another and
come to decision regarding their bal.
lots.
Mr.. Cessna-Mr. Chairman, | desire 10
state to the convention that in my judg.
ment the desirability, il not the necessity
Of having some rules will very soon ap'
pear, and now | say to my friend from
New York, that II he will allow the vote
to be taken on the first division, will
not object TO the new rule which would
be embodied in the report.
Mr.. Dusseldorf-Certainly.
Mr.. Cessna-I move the previous ques.
tion on the second division. Cries oi
question, question.
The reading Of the section was again
called for, and the section was read by the
clerk.
The President-The question upon the
adoption OF the rules Is received and the
pending question is the adoption OF the
remaining rules. All in favor Of the re-
naming rules rs reported by the com.
mittee will please say aye.
The question was put and the remain
ing rules were agreed to.
Mr.. Cessna-I move to recOmmit and
lay on the table.
The President-That will DO done by
unanimous consent.
Mr.. IIale-I move to strike out
that portion Of the rule which postpones
the balloting for candidates until after
the platform Is settled. do not object
and can conceive Of no one objecting to
the first part OF the rule OF the report
that the Committee on Credentials shall
be first settled, and therefore | do moi
desire to antagonize the entire rule, but
move to strike out the last portion OF it
Section 8 was again called for and read
The President The petition is to
strike from the rule the word "read." SC
that the rule shall stand, "The report oi
the Committee on Credentials shall be
disposed OF before the report OF the Com.
mittee on Platform and Resolutions is
acted upon"
Mr.. Ceasna-Does my friend from
Maine wish to discuss his amendment
Mr.. Hale-The whole point, Mr.. Pres
ident, presented by motion must be set
clear. / do not desire TO take up the
time OF this body Of men, and l will only
say that. so far as my knowledge goes, in
either the local, state or national con-
ventions which have attended before
in no case has the platform, the resolu'
tions OF the party, been presented before
the nomination and selection OF candi'
dates. l believe, sir, that the gentle
men OF the convention will see that
unless this motion Of mine be
carried this convention may remain here
for hours tossing as great body Of men
will, with nothing essential to do, while
the Committee on Resolutions may be
waiting aud debating to report to the
house.
Mr.. Van Zant, Of Rhode Island-Will
the gentleman allow me a question: Was
il not done in 1850, when President Lin.
coin was nominated? [Cries Of no.1
Mr.. Hale-I am informed by gentlemen
about me that II was not. The gentleman
is an older man than and was present
perhaps, at that convention.
Mr.. Van Zant-0nc word more. Iun.
derstand the Committee on Platform will
be ready to report in FIVE minutes
[Cheers.
Mr.. Hale-I believe that the feeling o.
the men see before me is that when the
organization OF this convention ia com
pleted We should proceed at once to the
selection Of its candidates.
George W. Hotchkiss, OF New York
Mr.. Chairman, in 1860 we made plat
form before we placed our candidate up
on It. [Applause.l Practically 1t may
make no difference here to-day, but the
oretically II would be an absurdity to
place man on horseback before you get
your horse. [Applause.l II there ever
was time in the history OF the Republi'
can party when we needed deliberation
in our proceedings, II Ia to-day. In behalf
OF New York l ask this convention that
they make no forced marches. Let us
know what the platform demands OF the
candidate, Nbu NAV make a platform