New-York tribune., 1876-06-28

40 PLATFORM EEronTtD-THE COMMITTEE DELAYED
WITH PRupOSInOSs - GEN. MCLEESANDs
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Sr. LOUIS. juno 27.-Ihe failure Of the Platform
Committee 20 agree on platform III time 10 report
nj the afternoon session not due 70 any division
within the Coami.l tee bat to the pressure of pre-
limin1ry details which absorbed the Tece>-. The
Committee met immediately after the adjournment
OF the Conyentoa. and organized by the election OF
Judge John 4. Meredith Of Virginia ~ Chairman
Hs ramc was proposed by Lieu,.-tiov. DcISht im,r
Of New-Yora Malcolm Hay Of Pennsyl' 'snia
was made Secretary. great number %!
resolutions wero received from delegates,
there being one ior nearly every State IN the tnicn
Two entire platforms were submitted hy the Penn
eylvauia delegation and by Licut.-tOv. Dosshcimcr
respectively. Tho Pennsylvania platform -trIddlod
the finance qgcsticn b.t q ID not to have made
any marked impression. Gen. Thomas Ewing Of
ONO endcayOred 10 have the preparation Of the
ula:f..:n IutI,stoi 20 subcommittee OF Ave, but
his p:opos.ton was voted down by moro than q
two-thi.ls vote. ijy tins time II was fo'r o'clock.
The Committee seeing that It would he impossible
to complete thoir work in tire for the Ave o'clock
session adjourned Un;Il evening.
The Tildcn men Lave q majority in the committee,
as they have in ali the committees. tie organization
of the Convention being wholly IA thelr hands and
they are confident of getting platiora on which
platform will be administrative reform. - 20 the
financial question, prominent Ilid"n men oh the
Committee say they have 40 intention of fayoring
a demand for the absolute repeal of the Re
sumption act, and they deny that Augustus
Schclps declaration in his opening speech this
morning for such n demand represented their
opnious in any way. They favor positive ex-
preston in behalf of specie payments, but propose
10 take the offensive by deuGuECing tho Republican
party roundiy for falling To achieve resumption IN
eleven years OF peace. There viii also he clyi!-
service reform resolution, and one on the tarlh
which is expected to 60 far toward free trade as
the resolution at Cincinnati went toward protection,
il not further The resolution on the Chinese qurs-
ton is also expected to bc radical than that
adopted at Cincinnati. IL seems to be the general
opinion that the demand for an investigation VIII
not be repeated. but that Chinese emigration VIII be
deprecaed. on the ground that the Mongoans are
AN alien race and belong to an unrrogressive ciyi-
zation. The Committee resumed its iabois innle-
dIatey after tho adjournment this evening, and viii
probably be in session a largo part Of the night.
The presence of Gen. Ewing on the Committee
probably means contest of bitterness over the
financial plank which is likely TO be transferred TO
the Convention if the soft-money men are defeated
in the Committee; but the hnId-money men have 4
solid majority and anticipate serious trouble.
The afternoon session unneresting and un-
important. The Committee on Credentials reported
that there were cOntesting delegates. After a
memorial signed by Columbus Alexander and
another delegate asking admission to the Convention
from the District of Columbia had been read,
delegates were admitted from all the Territories and
the District of Columbia, but without the right TO
vote The Committee on Permanent Organization
presented its report, and the attempt was renewed
which had been made several times before during
the day, to place +. o. Perrin of New-York on the
list of reading secretaries notwithstanding his de-
feat in the National Committee yesterday. Ii was
again unsuccessful.
The announcement Of Gen. John A. McClernand,
who il a strong Tden man, as permanent President,
was received with good deal Of enthusiasm. Dan
iel W. Voorhees, and Fitzhugh Lee were appointed
ON the committee to escort him to the chair. lho
announcement # their names was cordially ap-
plauded Gen. McClernands speech did not eAcite
much enthusiasm It's sentiments may nave Deeh
strikipp. but the Convention had no chance 10 hnd
out what they were. The speakers voice mien.
have proved itself equal to the demands upon IL IL
had not been for an IdiOtic brass band outside
which kept marching around tho building ana
drowning the sounds inside. When tho band had
been suppressed, Gen. McClernand sup
pressed the audience with the written residue
of hi. remarks. Few heard what no said'
.d stll fewer needed it. The incident was charac'
teristic of the day. There was at no time such
d,splay of enthusiasm ~ might be expected oi .