South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-06-30
By Yesterday's Mail.


The Demoer6ic Nanonal Conpeaiioa.
ST.. LOUIS, June 27.-The Convention
was called 20 order at IL liz by Augustus
Schell, Of New, York. Dir. wattersen
was unanimously elected Temporary
chairman. and Senator Barfium or Con.
nscticut and Senator Ransam Of North
Carolina, were appointed = committee
to conduct him TO the chair.
Mr.. Finch. Of Iowa, offered . resolu.
ton giving the territories representation
an the convention the same as StateA
A delegate nom Maryland, moved 10
amend tire report % an 10 give the Dis
trfct Of Columbia representation in the
convention without the right TO vote.
This was made to include the Territories
and the report was adopted.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 5 20
o'clock.
The Chairman-Thc first business be-
fore the Convention will be the report
OF the Committee on Credentials. The
gentleman from California (Mr. English)
has the floor.
Mr.. English, OF California; viii send
.
The Secretary read rs follows: Your
Committee on Credentials would respect.
fully report That there are NO contested
seats-(applause) that tho states are
fully represented, renewed applausc)
and that the delegates reported by the
chairmen OF the respective delegations
as delegates to the Convention are en-
titled TO seats in this Convention as
delegates from their respective States.
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. LAWRENCE ENGLISH,
Chairman Of Committee.
Mr.. Hanna, OF Maryland, from the
Committee on Permanent Organization,
made the following report:
Mr.. Ohairman-In behalf OF the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization,
have the honor to submit the following
report OF officers Of this Convention!
For Permanent President, Gen. John
A. McClernNnd, of Illinois, For Vice
Presidents and Secretaries, one from
each State. The temporary Secretaries.
with Mr.. Prince, Of Boston, rs chief,
were continued as the working Secreta-
rice, and Sergeat-at-arms Able was also
reappointed.
An effort was made by delegate from Indi-
ana TO have +. y. Perrine, OF New York, the
well-known residing Secretary Of Eve other Ma
tonal Conventions, added 10 the reading Secre-
taries.
The question WAS put and los, by decided
tnsjorty. This &ss A test between the Tilden
and anti.Tilden men. Mr.. Perrine WAS left of
by the Committee on Organization because Of
was stronger than the opposition to Tilden had
SUPPOSED would be the case.
The Committee on Organization also recon-
rhended TINT the rules and regulations Of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention Of 1872 be adop-
ted by this Convention for the government Of
the proceedings. This was agreed to and ,h"
report aadpab. .g,'R =.
The Chair-Hon. DaHiei W. Voor.
hccs. OF Indiana, (applaus J. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, OF Virginia, tapplausc) and
Governor VIM. Dorsheimer, OF New
York, will act as committee TO escort
Gen. McClethanu to tho chair After
waiting few moments II appeared
that the gentlemen named were not
present. The Chair said Gen. Lee
being out Of the hall tho Hon. Thos. S.
Bocock will please act in his place
The Chair would ask the New York del.
egation if Gov. Dorsheimer is in his
place.
n dcleEate-He ~ not here.
The Chair-rhe Chaif will ask Mr..
Manton Marble, OF New York, to take
the place Of Gov. Dorsheimer. applause
Gch. McClernand was THEN escorted 70
the platform amid loud applause.
On motion the convention then ad-
journed till morrow morning Mt l | o.
clock.
SECOND DAY OF TUY CONVENTIONS
ST.. LOUIS, June 28.-After several
Intellectual motions to amend tho report
of the committee on platform. the report
was adopted without arhendment-yeas.
65 nays, sc.
The platform demands the repeal Of
the specie resumption act, and opposes
Chinese immigration favors reform and
dcpounces the Republican party.
Nominations were then made for can.
didates for President, and the first vote
resulted as follows: Allen Sc; Tilden,
403l Phfket, 10; Hancock, 10 Bay.
ard, 81 Hendricks, 1891.
The second tote tesuitnd ne fellows !.
Tilden, $50 tlehdFltks 60; Allen, "a
Parker, 3 Hancock IS; Bayard, II;
Thurman, 2. Tilden was declared
dominated. and the convention adjourn.
ed Until 10 Tomorrow. 'rkere were
73S delegates in the convention, each
one being entitled TO halfvote, two
thirds OF all being necessary 10
choice. TIE. Cor. CuD1J. Ne,,s.
CoNGREss.-ln the Senate, on the
9th, House bill for the issue or silver
coin, and the Senate substitute therc