Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-15
hon. Edward M'PhersOn, Of PennsyIEa.
mia, Permanent President-The Day
Spent in SPeech.Making.
Nothing Definite as TO Who will Stand
at the Helm when the Rotten Old
Hulk Goes to Pieces.
Blalne's Star Waning, and All the Other
Satellites in Mete0ric Confusion
Side.Shows, Etc.

CINCINNATt, June iL,-The sixth Ma
tlonsl convention of the Republican
party met at noon to day, in the Expo
sltion building The attendance was
greater than that of any previous gath
ertng OF the party, and embrsce the
most noted men in its ranks, who either
sat upon the floor ss delegates or as
guests Of hohof upon the faibed platform
In the rear OF the presiding officer To
these who had not attended the conven-
ton hsld four years ago in PhiIadelphis,
the number Of cclofea eelegatr5 caused
some suIprisa Among them were con-
gresstcen or ex congr~ smen from
South Carolina, Alabama and other
southern States. The delegations were
admirably grouped upon the foor, facing
the stage. The solid rnCss of New York
men OecHpied the left center; on
theit tight were the New England
States, formed in single file,
Maine at the head and Rhode
Island at the rear, with Iowa imme-
distGl ly behind her. To the left of New
York, and fronting the stage was In
diana, and behihd her the Morton men
of Tenneesee, Mississippi, Texes and
Georgia. To the left sgain came New
York and the Carolinas, with Virginia
bringing up the rear. The extreme
left flank wa allotted to the whitehall
ted Penusylvanians, who came to fight
for Hartranft; the right flank fell to the
lot Of Ohio, behind which were placed,
in order of merit, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin, the Territorial delegates, and
those from some of the petty States were
tucked away In the rear, wherever they
could be used to utilize some waste plat
Of ground. The hall in which the con-
ventiOn assembled this morning is an
immense frame structure, with seating
capacity for at leest seven thousand.
The building was erected in the spring
Of 1870, for the SEngerfest held in this
city during the following GUNNER. The
hail, the same year, witnessed the inau-
gUratioD of the Cincinnati exposition,
which has since been held yearly in the
building. In 1872 the hall w s formally
dedicated to political purposes by the
Gretley convention, and has since been
used for various political demonstrations,
the last of which was the Democratic
State convention OF Ohio three or four
weeks ago. The interior arrangements
have apparently been made with a view
to the accommodation of the hu-
man voice. The platform is located
near the center of the hall and raised
about six feet above the level OF the floor.
The chairman's desk Is decorated with
q muslin wrapper, and is ornamentef
on the eastern face with glory in red,
white and blue muslin. In the rear OF
the platform, rising by easy stages to the
level of the balconies, are sests for some
seven or eight hundred invited guests,
among whom are a number Of ladies. A
space OF fifteen feet in width, extending
along the face of the platform, has been
set apart for the nee of the press. In
front OF this the delegations are placed
in an inclc2ure separated by rail from
the body of the hal; the position Of
each delegation is indicated by 8 card
fixed on q pole and bearing the name of
the State. To the east of the Enclosure
the remainder of the hall is given up to
the alternate delegates and the general
crowd who have possessed sufficient in
fuence or assurance to procure ticket
OF admission. The pressure for tickets
of admission hiss been fearful, and the
dissatisfaction general, especially among
the newspaper men, whose proper
claims have been steadily ignored
by the local committee. Am
pie as the building is, it could
be filled thrice over il all the applicants
for entrance had been gratified. AS the
hour for beginning proceedings ap.
preached, the rush grew more and
more intense, and at a few minutes to
twelve the aisles were jsmmed, and the
rush and bus.le of the crowd could be
heard even above the Changing brasses Of
the band. The balconies upon either
side and at the rear Of the hall are Occu-
pied by q miscellaneous crowd, among
whom appears the face of Con Mcguire,
who become known to fame a few
months ago in connection with whisky
m alters in st. Louis. The posts and
arches supporting the roof are decorated
with national colors, which also hang
in festooDs in the intervening spaces.
In order to improve upon the Liberal
held here in 1872, which had
q fountain in the rear of the hall, the
local committee in charge Of the az
secured the services Of q
brass band, whose playing wiled away
the time during which the early dele
gates were waiting for the calling to or
der Of the convention. The music also
came ia conveniently at later hour to
fill the awkward psusss. At few min
utes after twelve O'Clock the convention
was called TO order by Governor E. d.
Morgan, chairman of the Republican
National committee, who introduced
Rev. DR.. Muller, OF Covington, Ken
lucky, who made a prayer, after which
Governor Morgan said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
The day and the hour have arrived for
which the representatives of the Re-
publican party were invited to assemble
to nominate candidates for President
and. .Vice-President Of the United States,
and in obedience TO the authority Of the
Republican National com mittee. l now
respectfully ask that you maintain or
der. In 1855, st Philadelphia; in 1850,
at Chicago, aud in 1864, at Baltimore,
acting under the same general author
ity, il hes been my privilege to call Re-
publican conventions to order. II eX-
cept the action of the convention of
1854, the duties which this intelligent
body has to perform in comparison with
former ones are the most important of
all. There is no special or parliament
sry authority for any remarks from the
chair; in the nature OF things there can
uOk Dc al Su5tOu OulJ 10 Lly OACueSf
if excuse is needed, for even a few
words In June, 1884, we were IN the
midst of the war for the preservation Of
the Union. We had great armies
in the field, but they had
not achieved only partial successes, and
when successful, always at a very great
cost Of life. The bravest aud best Of our
young men had fallen in battle by tens
and hundreds OF thousands, or were in
prison at Andersonv. lie and Libby.
President Lincoln, seventeen months
prior to this, had, by PROCLAMATION, but
only as q war measure, declared the
slaves free, while their masters kept
them within their lines and held full do
minion over them. 1t was then modest.
~ suggested by your chairman of the
National committee that the convention
would not discharge its whole duty un-
less, among its other resolves, it snould
declare for such an amendment Of the