The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-02

raised the point of order that discus
sion of tie merits Of candidates wns not
IN order, and the Chair decided that the
point was well taken. Kelly WAX both
Missed and cheer@d.
Mclean. of Maryland, moved that the
Convention proceed TO ballot for Prcsi-
Gent before receiving tie report of the
Committee OH Resolutions, sud spoke
st somc length. lie was followed by
Governor WoodsuM, rho suLtitutcd IL.
resolutio" ;hnt the Cony.S;;on will not
ballot for President and yice-presidc1,t
until after the report Of the Committee
on iicSolutions has been received and.
acted upon. Abbott, of Mississippi,
moved TO hmehd the substitute by res
"lotlon providing for the call Of Stutes;,
each Sinte to present the Iinne of its
candidate, and that in casting the vote
Ut the State for President aud Vice
PRESIDENT, that east by The chairman be
received rs the vote Of the State. Wal
lace ofPennsylvnnia, moved that the
amendment to the original resolution
be laid on the table, and that the votes
by Statcs'b called, which, hitter somc
discussion, was proceeded with. Before
the vote had proceeded far, tho Com
lhlttee Oh Resolutions sent word that il
would bc;ready TO report ut o'clock;
whereupon Herman, of New York, mov-
ed that the Convention adjourn until .
O'Clock y. H.; carried.
After adjournment ex-senator Doc
little was called for and spokeat length.
4 The speaker dwclt principally OH what
he termed the usurpations of the Re-
publican party. He knew that party
well, for he had worked with it and
ngHinst 1t. 1t was powerful party,
and because it had relieved it's old
leaders and placed Hayes and Wheeler,
comparatively unknown men, in the
front, the Democracy must not think it
had lost its spirit or Gbated one jot OF
title Of it's unscrNpulousness. The
party that had prescribed Trunbuli,
ScllnrZ, Henderson and even Charles
Sumner, when he refused to obey or
ders, would take Hayes and Wheeler to
its bosom and they would be but wax in
its hnnds.
Col. breckenridge, of Kentucky, fol-
lowed, advising harmony in the Demo
cratic party, saying that if it goes into
the fight under one leader, tho party
will be certain Of victory.
ID. Gratz Brown, in response TO re-
peated cnlls. took the stand and spoke
at scme length, pledging the support Of
the liberals to the nominees If the
Convention.
Senator Wallace, OF PENNSYLVANIA,
followed, in n brief speech, in the ar
raignment Of the Republican party, and
recommending harmony.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assemblcd Mt 2:l5
| p. IN.
| The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported the platform, of which the fol
lowing is II synopsis:
| II declares that the administration of
| the Federal Government IL in need OF
Immediate reform; rG-nlllrInS the conf
dellce Of the Democratic party in the
pGrmanGnc0 OF the Union, nnd devotion
to the Constitutions; declares for the
supremacy of the civil over the military
powcrJ the perfect separation Of church
and St"tci charBes the Republican par
! ~ with fraud and corruption; tho iinun-
cinl plank charges the Republican party
with preventing II return to specie pay
mcnt, and declares for the repeal of the
resumption act Of 1875, and asks, in
| Substance, Tor more effective law: the
next resolution declares in favur OF re-
form III federal taxation, and lcnOunccs
! tie present tnriif rs II masterpiece OF
false economy md fRlse pretcnacs, and
| charges that II has paTalyZCd the indus
tries Of Tho country for the benefit Of
the few; the next Is Il declaration in IA
Hor Of economy and reform, md charges
that since the declaration Of peace the
people have pgid moro than thrice the
amount OF the pnl,lic debts the next
charges the Republican party with hay
ing thrown away public lands, and de-
mnndG tho reserve Of such lands FOR the
Use OF actual settlers; the next de-
nounccs the course Of the Republican
party in making treaties that do not
protect adopted citizens ia the exercise
"i their rights in foreign countries; the
next dcnouuccs Monaghan Immigration.
declaring that the women nre imported
for immoral purposes, and the men mrc
but little better thnn slayesi the ueyt
declares in fnyOr of civil service reform;
the next nrraigns Blaine, IiUhcson, De
lnnn, williams, Schcnck, RnLcock md
bclknnp for corruption i'm Office, and
charges TINT corruption IL The Legitimate
Omigrowth Of the policy Of the Ropubli-
can pnrty, and that the Government cnn
only be purified by n change in admin.
tstrhtiro measures nnd men.
General Ewing, of Ohio, presented n
minority report, in which the uncondi-
tional rcpcnl Of tho resumption net is
demanded. This was signed by Thos.
Ewing, Of Ohioi VOORHEES,, Of Indiana;
brown, Of TcnncssvcE Hayes, If Penn.
sylvaiiin; Tumble, OF Town; Davis, Of
West virginia.; Davis, Of Knnans, md
Hardin, Of Missouri.
Ewing moved the amendment, and
was seconded by Eaton, Of Kansas, who
spoke III favor Of il. lie gnyc us rcus-
ons for supporting il that the minority
repor. only dcmrndcd the rcpcal of that