Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
TILDEN NOMINATED
FOR PRESIDENT.
Tilden's Money Buys up
the Democracy.
A Hard Money Platform
The Rag Baby IncOnti.
nently Slaughtered.
Fall i'm Now You Rag
Money Men and Sup
port the Nominee.

ST.. LOUIS, June 27.-Upon reas-
sembling at s :25 p. m, the chairman
stated that the first business before
the Convention would be the report
of the Committee on Credentials.
Mr.. English (Cal.) sent the report to
the Secretary's desk, who read as fol-
lows:
Your Committee on Credentials
would respectfully report that there
are no contested seats. [Applause.
That the States respective dclega-
tions, as delegates to- the Convention,
tion as delegates from their respect
i've States.
Respectfully submitted,
JAS. LAWRENCE ENGLISH,
Chairman of Committee.
Mr.. Finch Qowa) offered resolu-
ton to give Territories representa-
ton in the Convention as States.
A delegate from Maryland moved
to amend the report so as to give the
District of Columbia representation
in the Convention, with the right to
vote. This was made to include the
Territories, and the report was then
aQOpted.
PERMANENT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NC
CLERNARD FOR CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Hanna, (Mo.) from the commit
tee on permanent organization, made
the following report:
Mr.. Chairman I'm behalf of the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton, have the honor to submit the
following report Of officers for this
convention
For permanent President Mr.
John A. McClernard, of Illinois.
For Vice Presidents and Sccrcta-
ries-One from each State.
The temporary secretaries, with
Mr.. Prince, of Boston, as chief, were
continued as the working secretaries,
and Scrgeant-of- Arms Able is also
re-appointed.
A TEST VOTE IN FAVOR OF TILDEN.
An effort was made by delegate
from Indiana to have Mr.. Perrin. of
New York, the well-known reading
secretary Of five other National Con-
ventions, added to the reading secre-
taries. The question was put and lost
by 2 decided majority. This was
test between the Tilden and anti-Til-
den men, Mr.. Perrin having been left
off by the committee on organization
because of his opposition to Tilden.
The vote and lead of Indiana was
stronger than the opposition to Tilden
had supposed would be the case.
THE RULES.
The committee on organization rec
commended that the rules and regula-
tions of the National Democratic
Convention of 1872 be adopted by this
Convention for the government of the
proceedings. This was agreed to and
the report was adopted.
The chairman then appointed Hon.
Daniel w. Voorhees,, of Indiana:
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia VIM.
Dorsheimcr, of New York, to conduct
Mr.. McClernard to the Chair. Gen.
Lee and Governor Dorsheimer being
out of the hall at the time, Hon. Thos.
;. BocOck and Mr.. MantOn Marble
were requested to take their place.
When Mr.. McClernard took his seat
as President of the Convention, he
made long rambling speech, insist
ing upon honesty, ETC., after which
August Belmont, the New York bank
er and agent of Rothchilds, addressed
the Convention in stupid speech,
and bored it with stupider resolu-
tions, which was consigned to the
Committee OH Resolutions, when the
Convention adjourned until IL a. m.
to-day.