The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
should have his own way about it.

should have his own way about it
Applause.
MIR. Carroll proceeded to read his re.
port, interrupted with boisterous cries o.
Louder, louder. Let the clerk read it. .
The following is synopsis of the
majority and minority reports The ma
jority report of the committee on creden-
tials was read as follows: Massachusetts
two delegations are present from Mas.
sachusetts, one known as the Faneiul
Hall delegation, and the other as the
Mechanics Hall Convention. By joint
request made by the delegation to the
committee on credentials, we earnestly
recommend that both delegations be
admitted to seats in the Convention, the
united delegations to cast the vote to
which the State is entitled. Applause.
Pennsylvania-In the case of the con-
testing delegations from the Twenty-sixth
Congressional District of Pennsylvania,
we report that the sitting delegates are
entitled to retain their seats as members
of the Convention.
New York-The committee have care
fully examined all the evidence brought
before it bearing on the contested case
from the State of New York. 1t care
fully and patiently considered all the
facts in the contest, and weighed the
evidence presented by both sides, and by
a singularly unanimous vote it allows
the sitting members to retain their seats.
General applause, except from Tam
many benches. With these exceptions,
there was no contest before the commit
tee, and we herewith submit list Of
delegates duly entitled to seats.
The minority report was read by Mr..
Carroll of Kansas, one of the committee,
as follows:
"After hearing the contcsting delega-
tions from the State of New York, we
find that the State is divided into two
factions, each having all essentials of
perfect party organization, and each as
suming to represent regularly large
body Of Democratic voters of that State !;
that each of said party divisions has held
State Convention under regular call,
and has duly elected delegates to repre-
sent the State of New York in the Con-
vention; that the attitude Of these fac
tions is precisely analogous to that of the
Democrats of that State in 1856; that to
unite the party at that time, the National
Convention divided the delegations, al
lowing each to cast half the votes to
which the State was entitled in that Con-
vention; that such action united the party
in the State of New York, and eventuated
the election of a Democratic President.
We believe that similar course at this
time will result in a kindred success, and
we therefore recommend the adoption of
the following resolution:
"Resolved, That the Faulkner branch
of Democratic delegation from the State
If New York be allowed to cast fifty votes
in this Convention, and that the Shake
speare Hall Democracy be allowed to
cast twenty votes in said Convention, and
that each of said divisions shall deter
mine its methods of counting such
votes"
After the reports had been fully and
freely discussed, a vote was taken on the
substitution of the minority report, which
stood 205a for and 457 against. So the
minority report was rejected.
The question recurring on the adop-
tion of the majority report, it was adop-
ted by a viva voce vote amid great ap-
plause.
A resolution was adopted inviting the
contestants from New York to seats on
the floor of the Convention during its
session.
On motion of Martin, of Delaware, the
report and resolution from the committee
on permanent organization was then
adopted. The chair appointed COM
mittee to conduct the permanent presi-
dent to the chair, consisting of Senators
Mcdonald, of Indiana, Butler, of South
Carolina, and Thomas O'Conner, of Ten
nessee.
Mr.. Stevenson not being present, the
band entertained the audience while the
committee went after him. It was las
when Mr.. Stevenson arrived, and was
presented to the Convention as its presi-
dent. Judge Hoadley in handing him
the gavel as symbol of authority said
it could fall into no worthier hands. He
said he accepted the chair with high ap.
probation Of the honor and responsible
ty of the trust confded to him. He
knew that he was not indebted for this
compliment to any personal merit, but as
tribute to his grand old Commonwealth
and its devotion in sunshine and storm
to Democratic principles. In the name
of Kentucky, therefore, he presented his
thanks. He then welcomed representa-
tive men of the Democratic party to
Cincinnati. There was joy in their
coming. He saw in the faces before him
that the flag which they Put out would
be borne triumphantly to victory. APP
plause. He proceeded at some length
to extol the Democratic party, its history
and its mission, but as his face was turned
away from the reporters little of it could
be heard.
Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, moved
that as the committee on resolutions were
not ready to report, the Convention pro-
ceed to the business of nominations.
Mr.. Baughman moved recess, but the
motion failed.
On motion of Breckenridge, the nom
ination of candidates was then proceeded
with.
The roll of States was called accord.
ingly for nominations. When California
was called Mr.. McElrath, of its delega-
ton, took the platform, saying that it was
the high privilege of this Convention to
nominate the next President of the United
States. Applause. After some general
remarks as to the purposes and policy Of
the Democratic party, he said be desired
to present the name Of one Of her own
sons, born in New England, and devel.
oped in California, Stephen J.. Field
Appointed to the Supreme Bench, as a
Democrat, during the throes of civil war
he held the commission of Abraham
Lincoln as an evidence of his loyalty to
the Union. He was man without fear
and without reproach-the very embodi.
ment of Democratic faith.
Mr.. Brown, of Colorado, seconded the