The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-29
BY TELEGRA
WHEELING REGISTER.
Annotated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, otace Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th BIS.
ST. LOUIS.
Solid Sam. Successful.
Tilden, Reform, and Victory.
A Ringing Platform Unani-
mously Agreed To.
A Vice President To-day.
Solid Sam. Successful
Tilden, Reform, and Victory
A Ringing Platform Unani'
mously Agreed To.
A Vice President To-day
SECOND DAY.
Morning Session.

ST. LOUIS, June 28.-The President
called the Convention ts order at eleven
o'clock and five minutes, in the following
words:
The Convention will please come tc
order. We must have order If We
would proceed with our business in
telligeLtly and satisfactorily. l say we
must have order, and l will employ al
means and energies with which l am in.
vested to secure it. Applause.
Father Brady will open the proceedings
of the day with prayer.
The Rev. Father Brady offered the
following prayer:
In the name OF the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Ghost; may the
one, the only and the true God, the spirit
of wisdom and harmony, the spirit OF
good will among men, descend upon this
Convention, SO that their deliberations
may be conducted in harmony and wis
dom, and may the peace and the blessing
of Almighty God descend upon you, the
members Of the delegations, descend
upon those whom they represent, and
descend upon the entire country and re.
main with them forever. And this We
ask in the name OF Him who has taught
US to pray.
Father Brady concluded with the
Lords prayer.
On motion of GeReral Hammondton
the reading ofthe minutes OF yesterday's
proceedings of the Convention was dis.
pensed with.
A delegate from Georgia. desire to
offer resolution. and ask that the rules
be suspended and that 1t be placed upon
Us passage.
We President-Let me iIquire OF the
.g.t.,..an !, his resolution relates to the
Jlstform. Ii !. does, under the rules
.dopted for the government of this Con
yention, it must 60 to the Committee
on resolutions without debate
LIE, the resolution be read, and then the
Convention can judge OF its merits.
The Secretary read as follows:
Resolped, That this Convention en-
dorse the work of reform and economy
in the management Of the government
being inaugurated by the House OF Rep,
resentatives of the United States, in their
effort to cut down the expenses of the
government, and we cannot too firmly
express our qualification at the efforts oil
the House of Representative to discover
and bring to light the frauds long and SC
outrageously practiced upon the people
by the present administration. We con.
gratulate our country that the time
has arrived when we may stop at least
some of the criminals who have brought
the country into Disgrace at home and
direpute abroad; that they are 10 meet
with the punishment due TO their crimes
Mr.. Young, Of Georgia. move to
suspend the rules and pass the resolu'
tions.
The Presiden,-Under the rules adop'.
ed the resolution must 90 to the Com.
m,t,ee on Resolutions. The Chair so de.
cides.
Mr.. Cox, of New York; propose the
following resolution, sir, for reference:
The President-The resolution offered
by the gentleman from New York, will
20 to the Committee on Resolutions
under the rules already adopted.
Mr.. Cox-I ask TO have it read, BIZ, II
it be in order.
The Secretary read the resolution, as
follows:
Resolve, That, in the opinion of this
Convention, the wish of the people for
retrenchment, as expressed In the ap'
pristion bills passed by the Democratic
House Of Representatives, and now
before the Senate, should that
be thwarted, and that we will sustain the
Congress, who are faithful 70 their trust
in diminishing extravaganza, and repel'
ling Senatorial dictatlon on no money
bills.
The President-The resolution goes "a
the Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. Villas, OF Wisconsin, ask leave
to offer the following resolution, and
move its adoption:
Resoired, That in speaking on any
question no delegate be allowed over i've
minutes, and that in presenting candi
dates no delegate be allowed over ten
minutes.
The resolution was carried unani'
mously.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York; have TO pre-
sent to this Convention on behalf oi
Workingmen's Central Union Of the
State of New York, 8 memorial eI'
pressing their views. They are mer
who have votes, intelligence, strength
and unity. / would not ask TO have
their memorial read for We have moi
time. / ask that it may be part OF oul
proceedings here today, and / send 1t Y
the clerks desk for that purpose.
The memorial was not read, but re
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions
II has already been published.
Mr.. Kelley, Of New York; have
been requested by some Of my colleague
in the New York delegation 70 presen
| 70 the Convention the names Of SOM
gentlemen in New York who are Opposes
n the nomination Of Governor Tide,
for the Presidency, misses and cries o
sit down, and I ask that 1t be read, q
tba, the Convention vii nnde, t'nd ID
character of the men a. .nat 5 - vh'
are opposed TO Govern. cilde"s noni
nation. (Applause and $780,
The Chair decided tue moti,n out
order.
Mr.. Mclean, Of lndians-I ask th
chair 10 entertain Q motion that the Con
yention now proceed ballot, TO Cheers
vhich 10 q motion Of privilege. subml
this motion q . matter OF privilege
which is always in order. and l woul'
.ubmit il TO the Chair and Convention