The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-05

Yesterdays Proceedings.
| CEicLdo, June i.-It was something after
! Il ocock when the convention WIS ca %
% order. Prayer WAS offered hy Rev, Dr..
/ John u, Barnes, OF the First PTes0vief an
church, In the course OF which 20 spaEe u
I The VAT moral gld pn.l,!c nh sug-s NL!ch
I tue ua,llu hal undergone, as Indicated by
1 'nG pre.ence o' nm, SnJ no R 30 woG,nl.y
presided over he convention, and hc ssEed
bless sing on the race and tue eomppE'
wealth snd the cause Wt!ch
that gentleman represented, lie PRAYED
thGt when the Convention hst as
solved IL would have presentsL 20 tao
suilragss Of the natinn, for the hPn'st
Oihca 10 the peoples II :, a caniiGaie vao,
| ia personal character. Ia devotion % duty
| loyalty To American institutions, in con'-
agr and experiences aud wisdom, should
wJrtnly succeed TO the chair Of WASH
ing;on and thus help tho nation 10 become
mt only more prosperous and iast gcd
oeNceiu., but also 10 be an inspiration and
y blessing TO the struggling people OF man
k!Gu.
MEMORIALS AND REVOLUTIONS.
james A. Gary. OF Maryland, presented
memorial aud asked ibs. II be read. lt
vAs rom the pr2sien, and secretary Of
the State Ten persuce alliance, OF that
state, embodying res !utions passed by
that oody Nay eta, last. appealing 10 the
conventions of the republican ard Ge,nr-
cratic parties to emOody n clause in lheir
platforms distinctly Recognizing prohini.
ton and TO nominate candidates in
accord herewith, and saying thatif neither
recognized the principle the memoT!sllss
would vote for neither, and taat IL one OF
them did 80 then the ballots NJ the alliance
would be cast for the candidate OF ;nst
party.
Nsssny, OF Delaware, offered q resolution
Ia. ~ a ~ - n n ragnlu "A
prop pJsiton t. enlarge the term C! tae Jres-
iiantisl ctiics TO 6iS years and 20 r. 1er an
iacum benz of ths office ineligible 20 Ie-
election. Rsiarret.
Plumb, OF Kansas offered resoia:ion
against the ownership OF lands in this coGn-
try by foreigners as systsm opposed iotne
ooc,r.re 0. tue fathers Referred.
AwARoF WORDS.
HaEkins, o Tennessee, offered a resolu-
liDn pledglug ali delegates 10 supOOrt the
nnm'ree of the convention, whoever he
may be.
Pierce Of Ma9pachuse'ts. opposed the
resolution, hoping that the convention
would not bad its C,DScif gc5 ia t.e fega-
ner proposed.
Winkler, OF Wiscouain. al opposed tire
resolution. Ii WAS declaration on 'be
part of every delegate that he would emp
port the nominee of he convention sod be
thougntthat M such declaration was recss-
sary.
Hawkins, OF Tennessee, said ne had Of
iered the resolution in good faith, ard be
trusted that no man would be found voting
against It. If any delegate WAS not wiling
to support the pom nee OF the convention
he should not participate in its de!ibera-
tons TCheersl. No harm could come OF
its adoption, aod he thought its adoption
WAS desired IL view OF certain whispers in
the air.
Knight, OF California, advocated the raso-
lutioo, and also alluded 10 certain hspeIs
IN the air, and particularly to the edi or!ai
declaration OF one OF the great metTopoii-
tan journals as reason why the reso!lt.On
should be gGnpted.
CurriS, OF New York, warmly opposed the
rceoutiyn, and referred in the course Of his
r3mQrks to the action of he convention
which nominated Mr.. Lincoln, twenty-four
years ago, where similsr reso-
luton was introduced and voted
down. He also reminded the convention
of What WAS said and done four years ago,
when Mr.. Campbell, of West Vlrginis, re-
marked that..ne was republican who
carried his sovereigns under his own hat,
and when under the lead Of Garfield the
gentleman who presented simll AZ n SOLO
tion was induced to withdraw 1t. Cheers !
H., therefore, asked this convention to
as ume that every delegate was an honest
and honorable mau. He character I'D the
reso ution as ore which was unworthy TO
be ratified by body Of ireemen. [i,opd
ca aers.
The cnair decided thai as tar as possible
rules of the house OF rep-esen-
't4tives would os followed, E low
ing alternate speeches Tor and against.
rnis rnling was made in response
to appeals tor recognition fiom two dele
gates ct once, the chair deciding in favor
of the man who wanted 70 speak ior the
resolution.
Senator Do'pb, OF Otegor, moved 0 lay
tie resolution ou the Jab.e.
Mr.. Hawkins said thst as his resolution
Rad developed so much opposition be TVulA
wthdra " it.
Ewing, OF Pennsylvania, m ADJ a partial
report from the committee on credentials
10 the etf,ct tha' he hoped o be &c.e 20
com Lls;e the iabors OF the Comnit.te ta.9
afternoon.
Ewing, OF Pennsylvania, offsged he fol.
lowing:
Resolved, That here after in the selection
OF district conventions toe basis OF repre-
sentation OF the several counties parts OF
counties, or wards, be the same as that
which at that time prevails in each district
respectively for the nomination OF repubIi-
can candidates for m>mbers of Cot gress,
and whenever majority of tho counties or
sub. divisions containing not less than one
halt the population OF the district shasl
regularly unite in the call and conduct OF
convention, the action thereof shall be
valid. Referred.
General George B. Williams, OF Indisra,
chairman of the committee on permanent
organization, reported that the com mnittes
had selected General John B. Henderson,
of Missouri, for permanent chairman, and
would request the secretary to read the list
OF vice.presidents and secretaries. Charles
w. Clisbee. of Michigan, was selected al
prin cipal secretary. Report agreed to.
The chair appointed Galusha A. Grow, of
,Penneylvania: George F. Hoar, of Nas.a-
chusetts, and George B. Williams, OF In
diana a committee to conduct the perms-
uent chairman to the platform. General.
II, nderson was received with cheers.
GENERAL HRNDERsoN's sPEBcH.
Following is the speech of General Hen
derson. OF Missouri, permanent chsirman.
Gentlemen Of the convention: We have
Assem- bled to survey the past history of the
party, to r. joice, as we may because of the
good it has done; to correct ita errors, if
errors there be; to discover if possible the
wants of the present, and with patriotic
frmpess to provide for the future. Our
past history is the Union preserved, slavery
abolished and its former victims equally
and honorably by our sides in this conveo-
tiop the republic maintained; unbounded
credit at home and abroad: q currency con-
vertible into coin, and the pulses of indus.
try throbbirg with renewed health and
vigor in ever, section of a prosperous and
peaceful country. These ere the fruits of
triu'pphs over adverse pollcies gained in
the m litary and civil conflicts of the last
.vaptp .foOr veefe On. of thesp cn- n eta