The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-18


After this Tnnc tho reading of tho
resolutions of the German ihG9ting.
Firidf1cr4 yesterday, n:ld ar nd6:ess Of
:ho Now Nrk Reform Club was'reud by
George w. Curtis. There was great
Oesirc'to hear this we'll known gentle
men, and he had to go updSElc plat
form To read the document, which he
did most effectively. There W!pS, how
ever, more interest taken in tIlG man
than i'll the matter.
After the speaking waa over i,'e'Con.
vcntion adjourned until ten o'clock to-
morrow morning, when tho Committee
on Credentials will submit its report,
and the Alabama and Florida cases will
have 10 be disposed Of. Tkth Wit
come lho report Of the Cop,tnittce
on Resolutions, and then tho business
Of the Convention will begin ih'tarhest.
SECOND DAY.
CINcISSATI, Juno 10.
Delegates began 10 assemble Iiu the
hall before 10 O'Clock, but the Ccnvcn-
ton WAS not promptly called to Older,
because II was known TINT tho CJmilIit-
tee on Rules was unprcpared &c report,
in consequence of the debate on tho
proposal 10 RECONSIDER the rule adopted
yesterday against the changing Of votes
pending tho announcement of any re-
corded bnllot. --latest ndviccs .nrc That
tho rule will be considered and defeated.
AT lO:lO the delegates were. generally
i'll their seats. President 3icfhdrson
called the Convention 10 Urtlcr, and
presented Rev. Geo. HccchGr, who
opened tho proceedings with prayer.
Geo. L. llOar. Of Massachusetts, pre-
Sentcd u memorial Of the SdliOnal Eb-
mans suffrage Association. As this pa
per must so To the Committee on Rcso-
luIions, uUnr moved that Mrs. Sayler
hnd j. Spencer DC heard by the Convcn-
ton Tor ten minutes; aDrced.
Mrs. Spencer cnnic furwhrtl and bro
cecded to present, in concise form, the
clnilns Of woinrn-citiZcns to II practical
recognition and criticised thu.fniiurc of
tho speakers yesterday to plead for
them. The conclusion Of her brief
speech was received S'ith applause.
Tho rule against changing n vote on
my ballot after ans. rec or,lctl, unless TO
correct numerical errors, was muintain-
cal i'll the report. I'D.
Following is the report SI fac Com
mitteo OH Rules:
To The Honorable. tie TrrShicnI anil H.ltJers IT
Tie RcpnLiic1H -NdfiUHdt CUHreHii0M: Your COM
nttrc, to whom WAS referred tho matter Of rules
ANT urlrr of business. beg leave Ia submit the
rules. Including the Or,ler of business, for tho
government OF tho Convention, as follows: Up
shall DO Iulled iu alphabetical order and next
Hhe Territories AMI District Of Columbia. Each
Stutc shall u entitled to double the number Oi
lbs Senators AID Rrpr, Eeutativcs IN Congress
accorI'insto tho late superintendent. and cIrh
Territory aud the district OF Columbia to tive
Nutes The vote of Zach delegation shall be re-
corded BY Its Chairman. 4 s rep IT UI the
COnIrIiltceon Credentials shall IL disposed OF
before the ruport Of tho Committee on PztforTl
and Resolutions IL acted upon. Rid the report Of
the Cc.nmittro Platform aud u seIuIiOrs
shall br dIspuArd OF before this Convention pro.
cccds to The nomination Of candidates for Prrsi-
dent aud Tire'rre=idcit. II mixing such
sI:Ii:s Il lie rel BE dispensed with. When j;
shal appear that any c:n siIlitc has received the
majority Of the votes cast. tie r-rsid:nt u II:
Convention shall ANNOUNCE the q 'cs.i II 20 -,
'Shtll tho nomination q. the cauulllle be made
unAaInvIls;" but II 10 Candidate shall have IT,
rrivcd IusjUr;y Of the VOTES. tile ChIiriian
-hall drrCctn yCSu to lie again taken. which Will
DC repeated u:itE sore candidate shall have r.
crlyeI i majority at the votes r1sh, all WIZ
any State has auuuuIlaed H:s Vote. L tlIAIl 80
stand until the vote Is anlI.ulIcel uIlr% III CT
Of numerical Crrur, When. II = nIsj niiS Of tEe
deirsatrs ui any two states sn1n ueuILLII that =
vote br recorded, tile > rliAll &c tIErn 10y
States AMI the District III COLUMBIA. tie S.sCrv-
t1ry calling; the roll VI States AID Territories iu
tile urcr heretofore stIte'i, Aud tie District OF
Columbia. In the secor1 VI the yUtcS b. Safes
the vote OF Cach StI 4, Territory and District OF
Columbia shall Lc announced " lie ChsiEunlu;
and ia cAse the votes U! z.y STATE, Territory or
DktTrt Of tDlnubiI shall IL diVIIJ-I. the uDs r.
tIEl shall sEnUunc'S tie EhIiEceE " votes cat
for CIcu c7ndii7te, or f''r * against ATTY frJlSO
Eiti'iI. When tie psCNipuS IeSiiUu bh-tI Ue dc.
inanacd by the delegates trurn any State. AMI
SIC Jpdr,l toy two ct ruLrc States, and thr rIiI
sustained by minority "f the Convention, the
question shall be pru-I:v,ltd with aud disposed
UI according to the rules UT the House Of NrlI.
rcscntItive, M siis;lIr Tile rules Uf the
iluuf. Of Representatives shall be the rules ~
this Conyrriiun, 80 far Us They are applicable
apd moi iif~Oaststrnt with th= foregoing rules.
SiisrubIcan SatIOnal Committee shIII l.. APP
pointed TO consist a o=Tr t'.rIuIirr from rIcil
State, TrITTtory aud the District Of Columbia
rrpTrrcntcd la this Convention. The ruil ShSii
Dc called. a'rd tire delegation from clch state,
Territory and tho District Of CuiunbiA thaAI
name. through it, ClLr-taiI, i''TsoL - net ~
a ia, mO~r vi such cc:nnitIrC-
JomS CEsSA, Chairman.
Il. i. DAwAoS. Secretary.
Stilimai., u New York, gave nOtirac of
Il proposed amendment, providing Cor
Il hall hUur fcccss after each ballot.
Hale moved to strike out that portion
Of the rules providing that there shall
be no nominations until after the IIat-
form il Disposed Of. lie briefly SUE
lnined mis- amendment nrgit16 That when
the organization Of the EctvenliOn is
completed, IL proceed ut once TO make
nominations. uotchkiss, Of New York,
said. WIN IS(;O fhC Rpnulli,.np fam
Sehliuh made its platform before nam
ing candidate, md it would bo absurd
to put - man Oh horseback before SDI
get u horse. We may make platform
that will reduce the number of candid
atcs." N6ycs, Uf Ohio, said thaL in
1860 the platform was reported before
u candidate WIS nominated, and c6h.
cGrfe1 in the rlsurtlity Of making u
candidate before tho platform. II might
Turn out thai he was not fitted to it,
Cessna said. "lf wo hortiuato candidates
before Masking platform, half Tho del
cg0tcs will l'u -. their why home before
the platform is presented, and there
will be no proper dclibcrhiiou."
John +. EGsofe. Chairman of Tho
Committee OF Credentials, reported iuil
delegations present, except from North
Carolina md Nevada, which were cacll
one short.
The tnbling Of Stillmnm's I'tUi,dsai for
a half hour recess after each lief
frciual ballot was Bluinc'g triunpl,
Following is the Chinese plank:
ait Is the Immediate duty Of Congress 10 fpiiy
prfiaI!,u of Mungolians upon the moral ami
mat, rial Interests Of the country"