The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-29

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H. Williams; Virginia, Jno. A. Meredith
West Virginia, John }, Davis; Wiscon-
sin, Alex, Mitchell.
EVENING SESSION.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
The convention re-assembled at 500
The Chair stated that the first business
before the convention would be the re-
port of the Committee on Credentials
The gentleman from California, Mr.. Eng
lish, has the floor.
Mr.. English, of California; will send
the report to the Secretary's desk.
The Secretary read as follows:
Your Committee on Credentials would
respectfully report that there are no con-
tested Seats (Applause.) That the States
are fully represented renewed applause),
and that the delegates reported by the
chairmen of the respective delegations
as delegates to convention, are entitled
to seats in this convention as delegates
from their respective States. Respect
fully submitted.
]. L. ENGLISH.
Mr.. Finch, of Iowa, offered resolution
to give the Territories representation in
the convention as States A delegate
from Maryland moved to amend the re-
port so as to give the District Of Colum-
bia representation in the convention
without the right to vote. This was
made to include the Territories, and the
report was then adopted.
THE PERMANENT oRGANIZATIoN-M'CL 'CLER-
NAND FOR PERMANENT PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Hanna, of Missouri, from the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization, made
the following report;
Mr.. Chairman-In behalf of the Com
mittee on Permanent Organization,
have the honor to report the following
gentlemen as officers for this convention.
For Permanent President, General John
A. McClernand, of Illinois; for Vice Pres
idents and Secretaries one from each
State. The Temporary Secretaries, with
Mr.. Prince, of Boston, as chief, continued
as the working Secretaries, and Sergeant
at Arms Able was also reaprointed
An effort was made by an Indiana del
egate to have E. o. Perrine, of New York
the well known reading secretary of FIVE
other national conventions, added to the
reading secretaries. The question was
put and lost by decided majority. This
was test between the Tilden and anti
Tilden forces. Mr.. Perrine having been
left off by the Committee on Organiza-
ton because of his opposition to Tilden.
The vote, under the lead of Indiana, was
stronger than the opposition to Nlden
had supposed would be the case.
The Committee on Organization also
recommended that the rules and regula-
tions of the National Democratic Conven-
ton of 1872 be adopted by this conven-
ton for the government of the proceed
ings. This was agreed to apd the report
adopted.
The Chairman-The chairman will ap-
point the Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees,, of
Indiana, (applause) Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
of Virginia, (applause) and Governor
VIM. Dorsheimer, of New York, to escort
General McClernand to the chair. After
waiting few moments it appeared that
the gentlemen named were not present.
The chairman said Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
being out of the hall, the Hon. Thomas
S. Bocock will please act in his place.
The chair would ask the New York dele
cation if Governor Dorsheimer is in his
place? A delegate-He is not here. The
Chairrnan-The chair will ask Mr.. Man
ton Marble, of New York, to take the
place of Governor Dorsheimer. (Ap-
plause.)
Mr.. BELMONT ON sECTIoNALIsM.
Mr.. Williams, of Indiana-I under.
stand the Committee on Resolutions are
not ready to report, that they have only
informally organized, and have not yet
taken any action upon their doings. l
therefore move that we adjourn until to.
morrow at II o'clock. At the request of
my friends about here I make it ten
o'clock. At the request of Mr. Belmont
l withdraw the motion and yield the
floor to him.
August Belmont, of New York-Mr,
Chairman-I hold in my hands resolu-
ton for which / claim the consideration
of the convention. Mr.. Belmont plefa-
ced the resolution by spirited speech,
attacking the Republican party for keep
ing up the spirit Of sectional hate and di-
vision between the North and the South.
The resolution is as follows:
We appeal to the honor and manhood
of the American people to begin this Sec
ond century of American union and inde-
pendence by trampling under foot and
extinguishing forever the smoldering
ashes of distrust, rancor and animosity
between the two great sections of our
common country. We denounce with
indignation the calculated malignity with
which the leaders of the Republican par
ty have labored TO keep alive through
eleven years of peace the worst passions
of civil war. The Machiavelian motto OF
the Republican party has been and is,
"Divide the people and we shall rule
them" For the Democratic party we
reply, "Unite the people and make them
Free" We denounCe the Republican |
party on this great issue as a party of
false pretenses. 1t is false pretense to
assume the character of a national party |
and at the same time to exist only by |
sectional divisions. 1t is false pretense |
to assume the name of the Union party
and at the same time to be an obstacle |
to national unity. 1t is false pretense
to claim the title of progressive party |
and at the same time to turn the people |
back from peace and the future, to war
and the past,
Mr.. Williams, of indiana suppose,
under the order adopted this morning,
these resolutions of Mr.. Belmont will 60 |
to the Committee on Resolutions.
The Chair-0f course.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE CONVENTION.
On motion the convention adjourned |
until Wednesday morning II o'clock.
ST.. LOUIS, June %, 1875.
At least seven thousand people crowd
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