The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1876-07-20

! management and the economy u our people,
/ aad IeRa IA federal legislation. for the future
! government of our country. have now tse
| honO-. in the name Of the national commit.
/ tee. TO propose for your temporary chairman
| Mr. Henry n. Watterson, Of Kentucky.
| [CheeTsl
Mr.. Watterson was unanimously elect
cd temporary chairman, and Senator Bar
mum, Of Connecticut, and Senator Ran
som, of North Carolina, were appointed
a committee 10 conduct him TO the chair.
| MI. Watterssn assumed the chair and
was received with cheers. Upon the
subsistence of the applause, Mr.. Waiter
son addressed the convention.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. WattersoR's
remarks, which were received with great
applause, Bishop Marvin made a prayer,
the asgemblage rising.
MISS PHGBE CozzINs ADDRESSES THE
CONVENTION.
At this point the chair announced
that delegates from the national wo-
mans rights organization were present
and desired to address the convention.
No objection being made, Miss Cozzins
then stepped forward and deliverd an
address.
ACCOMMODATING this address was the
following plank for the democratic plat
form, which was referred TO the commit
tee on resolutions:
WHEREAS, The democratic party was the
first 10 abolish the property qualification and
extend the right of suffrage to all white men
of the older states; and,
WHEREAS, IL was democratic legislature
that extended the right Of suffrage to the WO-
men Of Wyoming; therefore,
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to secure
the right of suffrage 70 the women OF the
APPOINTMENTS OF COMMITTEES
The secretary then proceeded with the
call of the roll fer the appointment of
committees on credentials and permanent
organization.
The secretary then called the roll for
the appointment of committee on resO-
lutions, with the following result:
Alabama, Leroy P. Walker; Arkansas, L.
V. MaBgum; California, John s. Hagar;
Colorado, +. J .ssMarshall; Connecticut, r. d.
Hubbard: Delaware, George Gray; FLORIDA,
John WescOtt; Georgia, G. P. Howell; I'LL
noip. John A. MCleFnand; Indiana, d. w.
Voorhees,; Iowa, II. II. IFimble; Kansas,
ThnE, l. Davis; Kentucky, Alvin Duvall;
T,Ouigians. r, II. Mann Maine, d. r. Hast
ingg; Maryland, George FreanoF; Massachu'
sets, Edward Avery; Michigan, William l.
Bancroft; Minnesota, Daniel Bucks; MISS.
gippi, A. N. Clayton; Missouri, G. II. Harden;
Nebraska. George L. Melien; Nevada, A. G.
Ellis; New Hampshire, Z. c. BTaley; New
Jersey, James w. Gates; New York, WI"
liam Dorshimer; North Carolina, Thomas L.
Clergyman; Ohio, General Thomas Ewing;
Oregon, NJ. V Brown; Pennsylvania, MalcOn
Hay; Rhode Island, William B. Bead; South
Carolina, Samuel MGowan; Tennessee,
John c. Brown Texas, Ashbel Smith Yer
mont, James III. Williams Virginia, John A.
Meredith; West Virginia, John J. Davis;
Wisconsin, Alexander Mitchell.
Resolutions were offered by s. s. Hayes,
of Ill, and Mr.. Miller, of Nebraska, and
referred to the committee.
The secretary then, upon request, re-
announced the times and places of meet
ing of the various committees, and the
convention took q recess until FIVE o'clock
in the evening.
REAsSEAIBLED.
The convention reassembled at twenty
minutes past FIVE o'clock.
The frst business before the cOnven-
ton being the report Of the committee
on credentials, tine secretary read as fol-
lows:
Your committee on credentials would re-
Epectfully report that there are no contested
seats lapplausel, that the states are fully rep.
resented renewed applsusel and that the
delegates reported by the ehairmen Of the re-
gpeetive dele cations as delegates 20 the con.
yentiOn are entitled to seats In this esnVen-
ton a. delegates from their respective states.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES LAWRENCE ENGLISH,
Chairman Of the Committee.
Mr.. Hanna, Of Missouri, from the
committee on permanent organization,
made the following report:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN--Ln behalf Of the commit
tee on permanent organization ] have the
homer to submit the following report Of Off.
GERS for this convention;
For permanent president, Gen. John A.
MCClernard, of Illinois.
For Independents aud secretaries, one
from each state.
The temporary secretaries, with Mr.. Prince,
Of Boston, as chief, were continued as the
working secretaries, and seFReantat-aEmG
Able was also FeaPpointed.
Gen. MCIernand was then escorted 10
the platform amid loud applause, and
spoke as follows:
. GEHTIRMER or THE NATIONAL DEMO
CRATIC CoNyHNTIoN---T thank you for the
distinguished honor which You have done
aus In directing me 70 preside ever your de-
alterations. You are the delegates Of the
democracy Of the whole union Of thirty.seven
states, once unnaturally estranged, but
now forever united in one indivislble Fepnb-
lic, brethren az one political family, with
- - s1lnv. al
laws, and heirs Of one aeEtiay. Shall we
nrnanrYe and tranRnit tInt great inheFitaRef