Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-06-26

1OIh was GdliGug W1lCAl uu L. OOlin
Kelly arose. It appeared after
wards that his purpose, in rising,
was to claim that New York should
take no part in filling the commit
tees until the committee on creden-
tials had decided upon some con-
tested seats. This course was after
wards adopted at the instance of the
New York delegation itself, but the
convention not knowing the pur-
pose of his rising, and apprehend-
ing some disorganizing action was
intended, refused very vociferously
to hear him, and yelled and stamp
ed him down. Had it been known
that he rose for that purpose, it is
believed he would have been lis
tened to and carried his point. The
committees were all appointed by
p. M, when the convention adj
jOurned till 10a. m. on Wednesday.
The proceedings of Importance,
outside the convention, on Tuesday,
were chiefly in the
NEW YORK DELEGATION.
Here the question seems to have
been whether the delegation should
be placed solidly at the disposal of
Mr.. Tilden's friends, or the indi-
vidual members express their pre-
ferences. The Brooklyn delegates
seem to have been the most indie
pendent, but finally it resolved to
cast the vote solid for Payne of Ohio.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE %.
The report of the Committee on
Credentials was the engrossing bus
mess of Wednesday, and occupied
the greater part of the day. At
first it was anticipated that there
would be contest as to the dele
cation from Massachusetts,, but the
delegates from that state had set
tied their difficulties in their own
quarters, and the only controversy
on hand was that brought in by the
TAMMANY CONTESTANTS.
The least said the soonest mend
ed, and, as the differences between
the conflicting sections of the New
York democracy are now amicably
settled, we will give but brief mem
ton of what was at the time a very
warm controversy.
The committee on credentials
brought in majority and minority
repOrt-the majority, that the Tam
many contestants were not entitled
to a seat at all and the minority,
that they ought to divide the vote
with the Robinson section, in the
proportion of twenty votes for the
Tammany to fifty for the Robin
son delegation. The minority
report was voted down, the
majority report accepted, and
thus the Tammany claimants
were not not admitted as dele
gates, but, by unanimous consent,
were invited to take a place upon
the floor of the house.
In the evening nominations were
in order, and were made as follows,
the states being called in their
alphabetical order:
No nomination was made till
California was called, when Mr..
McElrath took the platform and
nominated Judge Field. We omit
all the nominating speeches.
Colorado seconded Judge Fields
nomination.
From Delaware Mr.. George Gray
nomidated Senator T. F. Bayard,
amid VOciferOus cheering.
From Illinois Mr.. Sam S. Mar
shall nominated the Hon. VIM. r.
Morrison.
Massachusetts simply seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Bayard.
Nevada, no nomination,
New York, none at present.
From Ohio Mr.. John McSweeny
nominated the Hon. Allen G.. Thur
man.
From Pennsylvania Mr.. Dougher-
ty nominated the soldier statesman,
Winfield Scott Hancock. The loud
est cheers of the day were elected
hy 4hiS nomination
Senator Wade Hampton, for
South Carolina, joined with Massa-
chusetts in seconding the nominal
ton of Bayard.
Other states seconded the various
nominations.
Mr.. Breckenridge then moved
that ballOting be commenced with
out waiting for the platform, which
was not ready.
Judge Hoadley moved an adj
jOurnment till ten o'clock to.mor-
row Thursday, which motion was
negatived by a vote of 395 to 3OS.
The call of states was then order
ed for the
FIRST BALLOT,