Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-29

were the following from California:
Colonel Jack Hayes, Vice President;
Geo. M. Cornwall, Secretary; Nevada,
John G. Fall and r.. E. Kelly; Col
orado, Samuel Mcbride and j.. u.
Marston; Kansas, Wilson, Shannon
and Donaldson; Nebraska, Alex Beer
and Charles McDonald; Oregon, X. X.
Thompson and Fl. Ii. Gilfoy.
A delegate from Nevada moved to
add to the reading secretaries +. D.
Perrin, of New York. Rejected. The
significance of this motion lies in the
fact that Perrin, who had been a read
ing clerk for the last convention. bad
been dropped for his opposition 10 Til
den.
General Fitzhugh Lee. of Virginia.
and DOrsheimer, of New York, we're
appointed a committee to conduct Mr..
McClernand to the chair, but 10Th be-
ing absent, Manton Marble. of New
York, and Batcock. of Virginia, were
subs tituted. Mr.. McClernand, OF be-
ing conducted to the platform, adj
dressed the conventions; after which
August Belmont arose to read a series
OF resolutions, which he preceded with
sOIne remarks.
1t being announced tina: the Platform
Committee would not be ready to re
port earlier, the convention adjourned
till IL o'clock to. morrow.
Second Days Proceedings.
ST. Louis, June %.
The Committee IN Platform sat till |
O'Clock this morning, then adjourned
without coming To any conclusion.
There is a serious difference relating IN
tirely to The, financial plank. While
nothing is officially known. the current
ruInor, well defined, is that a majority
favor the plank fabricated by Dor
sheimer, of New York. which is ear
nestly opposed hy western members,
especially Ewing, of Ohio. Some
members doubt their ability to report
at the morning session, If at al. to day.
The committee were to ensemble at
10 o'clock this morning. but had not
organized at l0:40. The platform is
substantially agreed upon. except on
the financial question, butlhas not been
put in form. No reliable synopsis at it
can be had because of the danger Of
changes in the final draft.
President McCieriiand called the
.rter ela,.en ntr,duc;ns, Rather Rradw
~ 81. I.nni. wbo offa,a,i !. nr.ver
~ ~ NJ, VI nrpd mn
mortal of the Workinginen's Central
Union, expressing their views, and
asked that it be made a part OF the pro.
cee.iings of the convention. Eaton, of
Kansas. moved that it he printed IN the
proceedings and referred to the Plat.
EaJIw ~ ~, VT ~ Tho .oo,o,
~ ,rn,o,t 1o,tarn NJ, III
Stafa n-.."an,e'i namar shnu;na tha
c,,aranrar oftba ill., .bna ono
u@ns;".,ha n"n,iS.,;"n 81 riidan A.
rpi.nse and ,,;",ss ~ or
-. IL - 49,; ch;,n. .,,
ton "a nrnm,,iv accs,,ad az Jas;S
ortha Jo,.I. a,i,non ,,o,nt H., -
to be materially changed in order to be
IN Keeping with the genera character
OF the platform, which il q declaration
OF principles and policy, and not a Sc
RE OF roSoiutions.
The convention was II addressed
by Doollttle, of WISCONSIN,. Brecken-
rldge I kentucky, u GratZ Brown,
OF Missouri.
Afternoon Session.
SIP I,or,s .Iupe %
The c~onvention MAS ,.II.d M order
at 2.Ih.
.Jndue Meredith. of Virginia. chair.
man OF the Committee on Resolutions,
presented the report, aud stated that a
great many resolutions were presented.
al! of which had been carefully exam
ined and discussed before coming to an
agreement. He requested Dorsheimer,
IN tho -conven,io,
Anar Iha ra..iinv or the roso,,,,;ors
Col Williams nf Indi.n, n~n,,.,.d
HandrickS of indian, what va. ra
c,.ived wifh nrolonoad ,.nsar. ua ia
nov sne,kiry in r..nr ~ uand H.
n Enl,sr of I,I;no;s sacondsd
the nomination. of u.n,iricks
ST.. LOUIS, June 28-4:45 r. NJ.
The Chair announced that The roll OF
States would he called for nominating
candidates Tor President. The calls
have been commenced.
Whitley, of Delaware nominaies
Bayard, of Delaware, aud is backing it
up with a ten minutes speech.
$500 r. M.-CoI. Campbell, of Ten.
nessee, is speaking in favor of Hem