The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-13

mans rights organization were present
and desired TO address the convention
No objection being made, Miss CoH2ns
then stepped forward and delivcrd an
address
Accompanying this address was the
following plank for the democratic plat
form, which was referred to the commit
tee on resolutions;
WHEREAS. Tho tewoyr,tJ party was the
first 10 NbnliSh TIE property qualification and
oslthd the right Of suffrage to all white men
| Of the older states; and
WHEREAS, IT wpg u dr"og,a,ic legislature
| that rs'nnded the right Of suffrage to the wo'
! men of Wyoming; therefore,
RcSolccd, That we pledge ourselves to secure
| the right of suffrage TO the women of the
| United States ON equal terms with men.
APPOINTMENTS OF COMMITTEES,
The secretary then proceeded with the
call of the roll for the appointment Of
committees on credentials and PERMANENT
| organization.
The secretary then called the roll for
the appointment of committee on rcSo-
lutons, with the following result;
Alahama,, Leroy p. Walker; rkanSas l..
V. Manguin, California, John s. lIagar,
| Colorado, r.. Marshall Connecticut r. d.
| Iubbprd Delaware, George Gray flonda!,
! 'ohh Wescott Georgia, {. ,. Howell ~
nois, John A. MCIernand; Indiana, y. W..
Voorhees, Iowa, II, II. TrnbIe; Kansas,
| Thos, l.. Davis; Kentucky Alvin 'uYalI
Louisiana, Il. II. Mann Maine, d. Il, Hast
| nI tI.
sctts Edward Avery; Michigan, william J."
Bancroft Minnesota, Daniel Bucks; MISS
sippi, A. NJ. Clayton; Missouri, {, II. Harden !
| Nrbraskn, george l.. MelIcn; Nevada, A. G..
! Ellis; New Hampshire, +. {, Braley; New
Jersey, James W. Gates; New York, WIZ
liam Dorshimer, North Carolina, Thomas j..
Cleyman; Ohio, Gcncial Thomas Ewing;
Ovrgon, II. \ Brown Pennsylvania, Malcon
Hay; Rhode Island William B. Bead; South
Carolina, Samuel M'GOwan; Tennessee,
John C. Brown; Texas, AShhcl smith; Yer
mont, James II. Williams Virginia, John A,
| Meredith West Virginia, John j. Davis
Wisconsin, Alexander Mitchell
Resolutions wereofcrcd by 5, 5 Hayes,
of Ill.,, and Mr. Miller, of Nebraska, and
referred to the committee.
The secretary then, upon request, re-
announced the times and places OF meet
ing of the various committees, and the
convention took 4 recess until hive o'clock
in the evening,
REAsSEMBIED.
The convention rcasscmbIcd at twenty
minutes past five o'clock.
The first business before the conycn'
tion being the report of the committee
on credentials, the secretary read AS lol
lows:
Your committee on credentials would re
spectrulIy report that there are no contested
seats Iappa,lscl, that the states are Iullyrrp
resented renewed appIauseb and that th'
delegates reported by the chalrmen OF the re
spectivc dele cations as delegates to the con
yention are entitled to seats in tins cenVcn
ion AS delegates from respective states
Respectfully submitted, ~
JAMES LAWRENCE ENGLISH,
Chairman of the Committee.
Mr.. Hanna, of Missouri, from The
i, committee on permanent organization
made the following report: .,
MFR. CIIAIRMAN-In behalf OF the commit
tee on permanent organization nave tn'
homer to submit the following report OF ON
GERS for this convention:
> For permanent president, Gen. John a
McClCrnard, Of Illinois.
: For vice-presidcnts and secretaries, ON
: from each state.
, The temporary secretaries, with Mr.. FrInCc
| of Boston, as chief, were continued as IN
/ working secretaries, and scrgeant-at'arm
{ Able was also reappolnted.
y Gen, MClcrnand was then escorted t
t, the platform amid loud applause, an
! spoke as follows:
d GENTLEMEN OF THE NATIONAL DEM'
y CRATIC CONvENTION-l thank you lor u
D. DISTINGUISHED honor which you have doI
p. me in directing me 10 preside over your I
It libcratIons You are the delegates OF II
n democracy of the whole union OF thlrty.Sev'
'e states, once unnaturally cstranged, h
1. now forever united in one indivsib!c rcpu
s. lie brethren OF one political family, VII
n the same heritage of liberty, under equ
$. laws and heirs of one destiny. Shall "
Ie preserve and transmit that great inherltagt
c. Shall we make that destiny the most g
le rious in the history Of free peoples?
ID vourdeliberations, felow.democrats, toda
&c Shall he wise; if your perception OF II
lC necessities Of our time our country ana OF
n. politics shall he just and sagaclo!ns Nj,
ic your sympathy shall be quick with u
he hearts Of a great people, then, beyond a
p peradventure, we will transmit to our en-
il drcn and our children's, children, unll
It, paired, this priceless heritage. Yours WI
II. be u better renown than the reenown mo
ty priced by the Romans-the cond!torS 'mP'
10 rjoron--for greater than the founders
to empires are the preservers OF rcpupli'
ms There are no enemies OF the union on tf
ur continent except that administrative re
I'll tralism which is congestlng at the capl'ai
mt vital currents which ought to How throni
lr- every part, giving life to the lartheSt Z
W tremities of the body polite, and energy.
aC | all its members, cXCeUt that cOrrupu