Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14

The Convention met on Wednesday in hot
and angry mood. Father Brady made
the prayer and business began. The five
minute rule for speeches was adopted. a
motion by Georgia delegate to pass, under
suspension of the rules "a resolution commend
ing what the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives has done, was squelched by a rul-
ing of Gen. McC!ernand, whose imbecility as
chairman was painfully apparent, that it
was out of order to suspend the rules. John
Kelly, of New York, then made movement
which was without precedent in a National
Convention. Rising in his place he said he
desired to present document which would
show that the Democrats of New York do
not desire the nomination of Gov. Tilden.
and sent to the platform copy of a circular
to that effect The Chair ruled it out of
order, but Kelly gained his point in bringing
thus TO the notice of the Convention the fact
that there was a strong opposition to Tilden
in his own State. The feeling for and
against Tildea was made more manifest
than ever by the cheers and Kisses with
which Kellys declaration and the ruling Of
the Chair were received.
Judge Abbott, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution that the Convention proceed to
ballot for nominee, aud the vote of each
State as announced by the Chairman should
not be called in question. This last propo-
sition WAS received with derisive laughter,
and was laid on the table. In these and sim
liar proceedings the forenoon was wasted.
In the afternoon the first business was the
report of the Committee on Resolutions, and
thereupon the ponderous Dorsheimer pro-
ceeded to read the long document, which is
the Democratic Centennial declaration of
political faith, and the nub of which is the
declaration ave denounce the resumption
clause of the act of 1875, and We here
demand its repeal" The resolutions were
so prolx that delegates who were perhaps
not sober enough to understand anything,
demanded that the coolie and financial reso-
lutions be read again. This it was necessary
to do dozen times before the obfusticated
delegates could master them. The real
Democratic disquietude on the financial
resolution appeared when Gen. Ewing, who
was greeted with rousing cheers. went upon
the platform and read the minority report
which perhaps little more than that of tht
majority, but only little more, committed
the Democratic party to the nursing of the
rag baby. Ewing, having made his report
proceeded to make his speech in support o
f it. and very vehement speech 1t was
When his ten minutes had expired there wa
a scene of great and disgraceful confusion.
Dorsheimer got the floor, against the an
) gry protest OF Cox, and proceeded to CIV
the Convention the information that tn
5 majority report was compromise, and tha
E in accepting it the hard money men ha
f gone to the uttermost possible limit Whel
E Dorsheiner ended Dan voorhees, appeared o.
the platform, and again there was an uproa
commenced and mainly kept up by Co
finging points cf order at the irascibl
! Chair. Getting hearing at last, Voorhee
: made his appeal for the rag baby, and as
stepped down Watterson stepped up to tn
recognition OF the Chair, whereupOn ther
f was another angry scene between McClel
Q nand and Cox, the latter claimin
. he was entitled to the floor.
/ the end, after much turmoil and muc
shouting of al Mr.. President" by excite