The New York Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1876, Page 3

Y THE GREAT UNTERRIFIDD. First Day's Session of the Democratic Convention. FULL OF FIGHT AND ENTHUSIASM Augustus Schell Blows the Open- ing Bugle Blast. GENERAL WCLERNAND PERMANENT PRESIDENT. August Belmont Arraigns the Republican Party. THE BATTLE TO-DAY. Wirepulling, Working, Trading, Betting and Bragging. TILDEN GAINING GROUN Hendricks and the Fight for “A Western Man.” HANCOCK STILL POSSIBLE. The Uphill Task of Senator Bay- ard’s Chevaliers. RUMORED COMBINATIONS Hancock and Hendricks, Tilden and Payne, * ‘Thurman and Parker. THE FUN OF THE DAY. How Sunset Cox Was Made to Praise Uncle Samuel. WHO IS IT? _ 52 Louis, Mo,, June 27, 1876, ‘There is ne-reason to believe that the political situ- ation is changed to-day in any manner that can affect the probable result, Of course the rumors of change srow in number as the time for balloting approaches, It was the cry of the anti-Tilden New Yorkers this morning that they had the Governor beaten, or, in Tammany language, ‘‘coppered,’’ at last, Traced to its source, the hope seems to have been based on a report that a combination had been made between the Hendricks and Hancock men, the former, as the story gees, having consented to take the second place on the ticket with Hanoook as President, Upon this slender ground of hope the Tammany braves plucked up cour- age and began to assume the offensive airs which bad been somewhat abandoned yesterday evening. They went so far as to assert that a letter from Hendricks was in the hands of the chairman of the Indiana delegation, in which the writer declared he would not wilder any circumstances run on the same teket with Samuel J, Tilden; though if tho Convention should think proper to nominate Hancock, and should believe that Hendricks’ name for the second place,| would give strength to the ticket, he would accept the Vice Presidential nomination. It is, of course, alto- gether unlikely that Hendricks has written or would write such a letter, A more probable rumor tssociates Mr, Hendricks’ with Mr. Tilden’s nomina- tom. There is no doubt the Tilden men would be glad to make s combination with Hendricks if he would tonsent to accept the Vice Presidency. They do not shink they need bis votes in the Convention to secure wuccess, but they think his name on the ticket would give it. strength tn Indiana in October. If Hendricks. should really be ready to run for tlie second . office common sense teaches that he would be much more likey to make a combination with Tilden, who is strong enough to render success certain, than.a candidate who has not yet shown any @trength among the delegations; but Mr. Voorhees’ speech at the hall to-day, after tho adjournment, makes it certain that his friends have not yet abandoned their attempt to secure for him the first place on the ticket whatever they may do at a later stage of the canvass, The opposition to Tilden, which seoms eonfined to a majority in the Ohio delegation, and avery meagro minority of the New York delega- tion, is divided as to the choice of acandidate. The Ohio men want Hancock. Mr. Belmont and a portion of the New, Yorkers outside the city are eager tor Bayard, and Kelly and his followers have staked all they possess on Hendricks. The Tammany candidate is Hendricks first; Hendricks last, and Hendricks all the time The nomination of Hancock, Bayard, Varker, or any outside man would be al- most as signal a defeat of John Keliy as the nomination of Tilden. Jt is true that the personal malignity of John Kelly follows Tilden as it foliowed Hackett, and the saccess of the Governor would be as galling on that account to the autocratic “Boss” as was the triumph of the Recorder; but, outside this consideration, the other candidates would be Politically as offensive as Tilden to the Tam- Jeader. Neither Bayard, Hancock, Parker, nt, except Hendricks, would be likely to place-the federal patronage in New York in Kelly’s bands, and that is the Keynote to the Tammany action. “Give them Hendricks or give them a republican Presiden." The fight they make against Tilden they would make against any other candidate who might ve strong euough to threaten Hendricks’ success. The defeat of Hendricks is, therefore, the defeat of Tammany, + Tho Tiluen programme has not yet reached the point of the Vie eP residency, as it has been said they would be teady to combine with Hendricks, but failing him they have Payne, of Ohio, Broadhead, of Missouri, and oth- ts to fall back upon who would give them strength for the October elections in the West. THM CONVENTION TO-DAY. St. Louis and the democraty far surpass Cincimnati And “the republicans in the mise en scene. The bail is far Oner; the distribution of the space, the arrangement sor delegates and reporters, the public, and the cuatr- man are superior. The decorations are in such good taste that the whole piciure is splendid and brilliaut. The bali is about two hundred feet long by eighty wide; the light to the room is cighty feet wide, tne height About sixty feet; thus there was @ splendid space, with } } ampie room for delegates and perhaps two thou- sand spectators, and so distributed that if there was any person present who could not hear it was some of the spectators. Every delegate could hear every word spoken. The rostrum was at one side of the room, and in the mid- die of its length was a platform four or five feet high and twenty long. The chairman’s place was in the middle, ani he was flanked and sur- rounded by secretaries, stenographers and other privileged persons, Behind the chairman was a sort of gallery, which was occupied by a brass band. In front of the chairman were three long parallel tables for cor- respondents, at which about 250 of these youthful and handsome men were seated. The seats of delegates were arranged in about twelve semi-circies, running completely around from the chairman’s right to his left, At the extreme right and left of the chairman more platforms were erected, and these were occupied by distinguished visitors, At each of the extreme ends of the hall were the public. Nearly the whole wall of the hall on every side is glass, as there are seventy-two grand windows. These are draped, with heavy crimson cartains. Tho ceilings in the three grand panels are magnificently frescoed, and a glance upward indicates that the acoustic capabilities of the hall have received atten- tion. Wires bad been drawn across the hall at the height of the gallery, at about two feet apurt, the whgle length of the hall The gallery was decorated with the escutcheons of the States; the places uf the delegations on the floor were indicated by bannors of bluo silk, decorated with gold. SIX HUNDRED NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS, It was a fine day, and the people turned out in crowds. At elght o'clock a surging mass of bumanity obstructed the entrances to the hall on Third, Fourth, Pine and Chestuut strocts. Men, women and children were eager to see the main ball in which the Cen- tenuial Democratic National Convention was to be held, The National Committee had designated Mr, F. 0. Prince to take carge of issuing the tickets for the press, and that gentleman cither had too much other business to attend to or else he was unequal to tho task and left this work until the last moment. The result was that by nine o'clock this morning about 600 journalists clamored for their tickets and received but indifferent encouragement, An extra force of policemen had to be called in to regulate the turbulent mass of correspon- dents, The police arrangements were admirable. Chief McDonough was in the bailding superintending his men and every policeman looked as neat and clean as holi- day attire could make him. UP AND DOWN THE STREET. Tt was an exciting day in St, Louls, The wholetown seemed to blossom with flags, and grave houses of business, unaccust>med to join in popular demonstra- tion, betrayed their feelings by covering themselves all over with the national colors, The democratic Con- ‘vention was evidently welcome. St, Louis is a strong democratic city, and on all hands it was apparent that the great gathering had a deep significance for the people of this city. The leading thoroughfares were thronged, and on the shady side locomotion was slow. It was a good natured crowd. Hot words were interchanged in casual groups at the Lindell and Southern hotels, but the universal sontament—that of anybody to beat the republican party—was #0 deep and strong that nothing like a quarrel oocurred. Fourth ts the leading bus!*.css street of the city. It contains several hotels, at which quite a number of delegates to the Convention reside. Tt was the most brilliantly decorated strect im the city, and from the City Hall, which ig on the alignment, 100 guns were fired during the day. It was quite clear that the citizens of St, Louis were for Tilden, however that result was brought about. JOUN MORBISSEY'S SERIOUS OPINION. Jobn Morrissey, with a palm leaf fan in his hand, rested against a lamp post, utterly tatigued from. the incessant interviewing to which he had been subjected. In truth, John was sought out as though he werea manager. The Southern and Western delegates looked for him as a curiosity, but in this way he heard many opinions, and in a talk with him this morning he said, in all seriousness, that Tilden was sure of having a two- third vote, Later on, in the course of his rambles, your correspondent found Hancock mentioned with emphasis that attracted attention. ‘Hancock,’ said one enthusiastic person, “the grandson of the most conspicuous name on the Declaration of Independence and the centennial year.” This was very plausible and it took a strong hold with a good many of the delegates, the only argument ageinst Hancock being that he was a military man. * e THR DELEGATION PROM“NEW YORK. The New York delegation did not proceed to the Con- vention in a body, but made their way in groups. August Belmont walked from the Lindell House at half-past eleven, sandwiched between John Fox on one side and Mayor Wickham on the other, as if at the last mement he hoped to make converts for Bayard among those regarded as shaky on Tilden’s side. John Kelly emerged from the hotel, arm-in-arm with bis defeated e-. ert; Recorder, Fred Smyth, and ac- compan! Gée,.24 Donnelly, Jeflerson M. Levy, Peter B. Olgey, Tom Dunlap, and other Tammany courtiers, carrying his fan, umbrella, papers, &c., and crowding eagerly. on his heeis, indifferent to the heat of the sun as long as they could bask in the rays of the great Tammany orb. Licutenant Governor Dorsheimer ‘was accompanied by Manton Marble, Senator Kernan, Congressman Hewitt and others. For some hours pre- vious to the time fixed for the assembling of the Con- vention a number of delegates, comprising Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, Manton Marble, Joseph Warren, Senator Kernan and leading delegates from Massachu- setts, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio avd other States were in session at the Tilden headquarters, mak_ ing a preliminary caavass of views in relation to the platform, it being regarded as desirable that the views of leading men not on the Committee on Resolutions should be ascertained to aid and lighten the labors of that committee. Between eleven aod twelve there ‘was an hour of contusion, as delegates and correspond- ents and all others came in and sifted and sorted themselves, each in his place, It was an hour of hum and murmur and movement, except when the brass band filled the air with car-smashing vibrations. Viewed as a whole, the Convention is calculated to in- spire the observer with respect, despite what is so commonly said of the failure of democratic institu- tions to operate well in the production of representa- tive bodies of a high order. The fact as presented here ts that it would be difficult to get togetber anywhere a body of equal size whose appearance would indicate so high an average of vigorous intelligence. THR CONVENTION CALLED TO ONDER, When the hour of twelve was pointed by the elock opposite the platiorm Augustus Schell appeared at the speaker's desk, and, bringing down the ‘el with a sharp rap, brought immediate silence in the hall, The orderly character of the meeting is in strong contrast to the Cincinnati powwow, as was im- mediately seen, and when the Chairman ot the National Committee commenced his opening address, although his voico was at first somewhat low, he could be toler- ably weil beard in all parts of the hall Mr, Schell was dressed in black coat and pants, whito vest, black neck- tie and spectacles, and his mlid countenance, high, bala forehead, modest side whiskers and gentle speech did not give evidence of any disposition to carry on a very gavage warfare against Governor Tilden or any other man. As Mr, Schell warmed to his subject his speech ‘was less hesitating and its tone clearer and loud than at starting On the first reference to re- form, and the corruption of the repubiican ad ministration, it was evident that the keynote of the campaign had been struck. Loud and long continued applause, interspersed with tne inimitable Western seini-Indiat yell, greeted the allusivn im like manner when the venerable speaker touched upon the subject of finance, The cheers and counter cheers as ho re- ferred to the democratic doctrine of hard money, or spoke a word in approval of the repeal of the Resump- tion act, indicated the sentiments of the different dele- gations, Mr. Schell made a favorable impression on the Convention when he named Mr. Watte son, of Ken- tucky as temporary President of the Convention. The cheers of the delegates indicated their satisfaction at the selection. SPEECH OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT. Mr. Watterson’s address was a vigorous and effective piece of oratory, which glanced happily at the condition of the country, indicated that the hope of civil liverty depended upon this Convention and upon its capacity to direct its energy avarmst the enemy rather than against democrats of different opinions, His address did not coptaim so many catch phrases about inflation and kindred topics as Mr. Scheli’s, and did not stir the Western yell, but its simple eloquence moved the Con- vention to general applause. The Convention stood while the seaston was opened with prayer. The prayer was not a happy effort, and was criticised as more like an anDaal message than an appeal for divine guidance. The first shot of the day was on the resolation that the rales of the last National Convention govern the proceedings until farther orders. Mr. Littleyohn asked if the two-thirds rule was included in these rules and was informed that it was and made no objection, This Suspicion that the resolution was an attempt to surrep- titiously got rid of the two-thirds ruleexcited some merriment, The first little tempest in a teapot arose on an immaterial point’ A motion to call the roll im order that the chairmen of the several delegations might hand the credentials to the secretaries having been adopted, a delegate from Peunsylvauia, with a very positive voice and an air of not to be put downishness which at once impressed itself on the Conv-ation, moved to reconsider the vote, and Siving notice that he was entitled to hold the floor for an hour, proceeded to denounce this encroachment ou the sacred practice of democratic conventions. His Polnt was that the Committee on Credentials should be named and credentials banded: to that committee, and as he drew forth two or three thick yolumes, which Proved to be proceedings of former conventions, it ‘began to be feared that ho might occupy the hour he claimed to be his right. Mr, Smith M. Weed, of New York, ana othor delegates endeavored to convince the positive Pennsylvauian that it was a matter of form, that the credentials handed to tho secretaries would be turned over by them to the Committee on Crodentials, The gentleman from the Keystono State knew his mghts, and knowing them dared to muintain them. However, the Convention swallowed tho outrage on its rights, refused to recon- sider the vote and handed up its credentials to the Chair. Before the proceodings of the Convention had progressed far Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, opened the first fight against the regular programme by suggesting that E. 0. Perrin, tne Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals, who had served in the last tour Democratic National Conventions as reading secretary, should bo appointed to tho same position in this. ‘We have an excellent secretary,” said Mr. Doolittle, ‘bat he has not got an excellent voice for being heard in this part of the hall, His voice fails to reach us.” Cries of “No,” “‘No,’? showed that Mr. Perrin, despite his lunge, ‘was not acceptable to the Convention, on account of his political standing. Nevertheless the case of Mr. Perrin was upheld by several delegates, until a mem- ber from Wisconsin suggested that Mr. Perrin had not aright to the succession as clerk of a democratic na- tional convention, and as the National Executive Com- mittee had already made a temporary organization, and appointed secretaries, it was not inorder to up- set their work at this time. The Chair promptly de- cided the point of order well taken, and Mr. Verrin’s name disappeared immediately, CALLING THR ROLL OF STATES, This little interlude was then concluded, a deputy clerk appeared at the desk, and commenced the calling of the roll of States, which was then im order, As soon as the word Alabama came from his mouth, like an explosion from a 150 pounder and rang around the hall of the Convention reaching to and echoed back by the rafters, shouts of laughter arose, and it was at once seen that the aceomplisned Clerk of the Court of Ap- Peals was not a monopolist of Convention lungs. The laughter was repeated as tho otlier States were called, and the Convention settled down to the enjoyment of a sonorous voice at the reading desk, TUE PRETTY FEMALE LAWYER. ‘Then came the inevitable women’s rights nonsense. Leave was asked and granted that a representative of the Woman’s Rights Association should are teu .oin- utes, and Miss Phobe Cozzens, a lawyer of St. Louis, mounted the platform, Some confusion was made in the hall, and the Chair ruled that a lady had the floor and that no proposition was in order until the lady had fultilled her mission. An attempt was made to raise a point of order, but the Chair chivalrously stood by the Jady. Miss Cozzens is a lady of graceful mien and charming presence, and was tastily arrayed in sober and‘decorous brown. She captured the democracy with the observation that this was not only the great centennial year but the great centennial leap year, and that the ladies’ right to be heard on this occasion was founded on good tradition, Miss Cozzons spoke grace- fully for five minutes and that great incident was over. JOHN KELLY OUT OF ORDER AGAIN, It was not to be expectod that Mr, Jobn Kelly would play the part of lent delegate for an entire session. He rose to his feet, announced his name and madea motion in relation to the business of the Convention; but as it was in the midst of the consideration he was ruled out of order, and resumed his seat and his fan, with a grim smile and a dim consciousness that he was not in Tammany Hall. LITTLEJOBN'S MIT, When the motion was made to adopt the rales of the last Democratic National Convention for the govern- ment of the Convention until otherwise ordered, Mr. Littlejohn, of Oswego, whose anti-Tildenism has been violent, made a point by the query whether those rules required a two-thirds vote to nominate a President Being answered in the affirmative, he said, “Then I have no objection to their adoption.” He shouted this out as though be regarded it as ‘a hit againgt the anti. Tilden men. But as the proposition to adopt the rules camo from the Tilden side, and it is known that they 4,vor a two-thirds rule, and would not desire Mr, Til- den’s nomination by a majority vote only, the hit was not ahard one. The Convention was in session two hours, and took a recess until five P.M. During the recess the crowds surged again into the corridors of the hotels, and as if heated by the session recom- menced their worthy discussions as to the candidate, THR NEW YORK HEELERS. The Tammany men appear to have become more un- reasonablé, and more violent every hout, as they find the tide of public sentiment setting in more strongly against them. At the Southern Hotel somo of these worthies baving declared in the hall, im loud tores, that if Tilden was nominated they would seo bim in —— before they would vote for him; a bystander denounced the statement as infamous in men pretending to be democrats, This, of course, called forth the muscular demonstration of the Tam- many braves, and, for a few minutes, it seemed as if a fight might take place, but it resulted only in sundry barks, without biting, for dangerous customers were around, and as the crowd in the hall was evidently not in sympathy with the New Yor heelers, so the row evaporated in words, APTER RECESS. When the Convention reassembled the hall was as well filled as at the morning sessiov, and presented a gay aud animated appearance. The weather was in- tensely hot, and the waving of fans mado a sea of mo- tion all over the hall. It was reported by the Com- mittee on Credentials that there were no contestet seats and that all the delegates whuso names bad been handed in were entitled to votes, On motion to adopt this it was amended by the admission of delegates from the District of Columbia, and of all the Territories, ‘without votes, It was adopted as amended, Mr. Williame, of Indiana, was seen on the platform, in the dull of the proceedings and was hailed witha shout from the crowd, whereupon a bewildered dele- gate from Kansas sprang to his fect and demanded for Mr. Williams, of Indiana, three hearty cheers. No one seconded his motion, The Chair ruled him out of order, and ho withdrew from the public by # no cheers were given, By the thoughtfulness of the Jocal commit- toe of arrangements two or three bands ‘e employed to march through the streets near tothe hall, which added to the entertainment, but rather interfered with the power of the delegates to hear what was said. ¥ THE PRESIDENT AND HIS BERECH. General McClernand on taking his seat announced that what be should say would be merely extempo- raneous, but after a dozen sentences he drew out a ponderous roll of foolscap and read tho remainder. General McClernand’s delivery was not in his favor, and he would scarcely have made his voice distinctly heard even if the lusty trumpeters and drummers of the parading bands had not been blowing and beating with such a hearty good will outside. It ja sin- gular that the Convention, with a vast number of able end competent men among its mombers, should select a slow, and not very well posted prosid- ing officer to conduct the business of the Convention, The business of the body hangs and drags slowly along for the sake of having a name that will go out to the world as creditable to the party. Mr. Watterson would have made a much more prompt and elficient perma- nent presiding officer than General McCiernand. Gen- eral McClernand is a small mao, with an angular, peca- hharly shaped bead, black hair, close cut black whiskers and a manner that does not promise the prompt and resolute determination of difficult points which was given by Mr. Watterson,” MR. BELMONT’® SPEECH. The only speech in the Convention prior to the ad- journment was made by Mr. August Belmont, of New York, in imtroducing @ resolution, which, under the rule, was referred to the Committeo on Resolutions, Mr. Beimont spoke well, and made a fevorsble impression NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 28, 1876—TRIPLE SHEET. . onthe Convention. The session was a very brief one. > LOUD CRIES FOR SPEECHES. Aftor the adjournment, which 1s until ten o'clock to- morrow morning, the crowd in the hall, who had had a dull and warm time, called loudly for some more a@imusement ; they wanted speeches. The name that rose ‘above all others in the cry was that of Voorhees, and the favorite orator of Indiana was not slow in taking the platform. Daniel W. Voorhees is atail, stoutly built. solid man, with a rough bead of hair and heavy, long beard, without side whiskers or mustache. He is aslow but emphatic and forcible speaker, and as he warms with his subject and his clear, trumpet+ toned voice rings, he is able to carry his audience with him. Mis speech had an object It was made for Hendricks; it appealed to the East to do justice to the West; urged harmony and an abandonment of personal preference for public god, and called upon the Convention not to cripple and tie the hands of tho West in the October elections. “Give us Hendricks and the rag baby,” was its plain English and ‘‘we willearry the West in the October elections ;’’ but as he said nothing about losing all the Eastern States and New York in November his argu- ment did not seem to muke great impression on the au, dicnce. Mr. Voorhees’ speech was an interesting one, and was a reliefatter the humdrum official proceed- ings of the Convention, In the course of his speech Mr. Voorhees made ap eloqnent appeal to the South, and backed it up by a delicate reference to the warm friendship and sympathy he had felt for them during their Strugglo tor the Confederacy. As soon as Voorhcee had ceased there were cries for a dozen names. MOW COX BLIPPRD TILDEN, In this number was “Cox,” and “the little Congresa- man’? mounted the platform, and harangued the crowd with some humor, He madea good speech, but the charaeteristic foature of it was an effort to go over the list ofdemocratic candidates, and not mention the name ofTilden, He was dragged into an allusion by interrup- tions of the crowd but slipped quickly away to Han- cock and Hendricks and slipped away to general topics, and a reference to the great conflict impending; he said, who shall be your standard bearer, and the crowd shouted “Tilden!” “Tilden!” Then hegot started again and dragged in the words of the psalmist, “Who shall stand in your chief places?” and again tho crowd shouted, “Tilden!” “Tilden !’” In short he was followea very thoroughly from point to point, and at every phrase that might be twisted their way tho crowd yelled *‘Tilden!”’ at the slippery orator. In the course of his remarks Mr. Cox alluded to his. action in the committee on the repeal of the Kesump- tion act of 1879, and stated he had voted for the repeal, He essayed a sop to the ‘‘rag baby’? men and received his return in applause from them, but when he stated that wo would pot resume in 1879, under apy circumstances, he went a_ step too far and lost ground, with some audible hisses. The democratic principle which will probably prevail in the Convention is that under a democratic administration the country will be enabled, through economy and honesty in the public service, to resume specie payments more speedily tham under a republi- can admmistration, and in favor of such resumption when the business of the country warrants it, whether m 1879 or any other other year, This portion of Mr. Cox's speech was so evident a tickling of Indiana and ~Yhjo that it lost its intended effect. Several other speakers Were. called for, but as none responded the audience gradually filed.out of the hall, ST. LOUIS AY-MIDNIGHT, ‘The streets to-night arc thronged and’o!l the popula- tion of St. Louis seems to be abroad. The ding hotels are surrounded by enthusiastic gatherings, and I hear them now calling for Morrissey. In the vestibule Ican see John Bigelow, Jobn Kelly, Augustus Schell, August Belmont and a bost of Tammany men, who are either for Tilden or against him, The buzz of controversy is perfectly earsplitting, but Tilden is clearly the coming man, according to present advices. The republican Convention at Cincinnati was a tame affair compared to this, In the matter of physique, this Convention 1s certainly ahead of its predecessor at Cincinnati, All the blue blood of Keptucky and Tennessee is here and solid for Tilden, s TUR BT, LOUIS FIRE DEPARTMENT paraded this evening in connection with the police force, turning out in solid numbers, Most of the ap- Pparatus aro drawn by four full-fed, prancing steed: and the engines—of the most approved pattern—wei burnished up like looking glasses and with banting and flowers. There were eighteen fire engines and a3 many bose carriages, drawn by two horses each, and six lad- der trucks comprised the strength of the depart- ment in line, The policemen, every mano measuring 81x fees and over in height, marched four abreast, carrying Springfield rifles, and nambered about 200 men, Their neat, bine uniforms and manly bearing and steady march- tng elicited considerable applause, They filed by headed ba the St. Lonis brass band. The parade was arranged in honor of the Convention, but as that body was in session at the timo of the parade; the object of the display was entirely lost. ‘THR POOL SELLING. Tho pool sellers are doing-a very lively busi- ness, not only every hotel has its cr! but sev- eral stores are occupled by these gentlemen who offer every inducement to the venturesome to increase his worldly possessions by a remote chance of luck. THE GOSSIP AT MIDNIGHT. Tammany and her influence upon the Convention goes betore the people tor what they are worth. Dis- patches nave been received from different parts of the country to the effect that if any other man than Tilden is nominated here now, his nomination will be regarded as a triumph of Tammany, and willirreparably injnre the democratic party in the canvass, and that Tilden must imperativoly be nominated, if fos no other reason than tv prove, once forall, that the democracy of the country is not subject to the Tam- many dictation, Inthe gossip to-night Tilden men express their gratification that Voorhees responded to the call of his name after adjournment to-day, and harangued the multitade. Voorhees is to nominate Hendricks to-morrow, and the specch to-day drew his fire for to-morrow. Itis said he will repeat it. Tho delegates will remember that they bave heerd that before, and thus the speech will fail, ifthe offect it is expected to produce, AN ASSAULT OW A TAMMANY JUDGE. Mr. Redmayer, who has been spoken of as anxious to bet on the result; distinguishod bimself by a rumanly demonstration. Hoe had heard that Judge Ackert had spoken on the train as bringing 250 Tammany thieves to assist in the Anti-Tilden ballot, and taking the atate- ment personally pulled the Judge's nose. Ackert smaji mao, and Kearney is a large, heavy man. Parlor No.3 atthe Southern Hotel isthe branch headquarters of Governor Tilden’s friends, and under the special charge of Mr. Charles H, Swan, of New York city. In this room may be found Hon. Emanuel B. Hart, Chairman of tho anti-Tammany Executive Committee; Hon. jamin Wood, J. Rdward Ireland, Assemblyman James Daly, Commissioner H. H. Porter, Fordyce, Lafflin and other promiment friends of Mr. Tilden, THR HERALD SELLING FOR FIFTY CENTS 4 COPY. Tho most active demand for yesterday's Heratps existed in this city. The large supply was exhausted aimost on its arrival, and ia numeroug instances as high as half a doliar was offered for a copy. 4 THR SRRENADES. Serenades took place at the Lindell, southern and other hotels ‘to-night. The main streets of St. Louis are impassable with throngs of spectators. Bands are playing and several houses are ittuminated—in fact, the whole sceno presents more the appearance of gigantic carnival in @ European capital than the assemblage of an important political Conven- vention, Several of the stores have Mlaminated th windows. Fourth street, Fiith street ana the o thor leading thorvughfares tor blocks adjacent to the vrin- cipal hotels arc massed with thousands of peop! who canvass the political situation with intense excit ment, Anxious inquiries are made as to the probable result of to-morrow’s balloting; while cheer upon cheer goes up for Tilden some enthusiasm is also ex- hibited for Hancock, The indications of Tilden’s great strength remain as clear ond unshaken as on Iast night. Around the boadquarters of the reformers a large throng move excitedly, ind out, carrying tidings of tho contestants, as it 1s urged on the one side or the other, Tammany men whisper mysteriously of a successtul combination with Hendricks and Hancock, but there seems to be little probability of success iu that direcuon. POOLS sOUD. ‘Tho pool that was opened at the Turf Exchange, in Woat Twenty-cighth street, was kept open iast evening. It will be closed at noom to-day. The pools stood at midpight as follows:—Tilden, 142; Hendricks, 20; Parker, 26; Davis, 5; Hancock, 23; Bayard, 15; Thur- man, 23; Seymour, 5; field, 20. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. Sr. Lovrs, June 27, 1876, The Convention was called to order at tweive noon by Hon. Aucustvs Scuxtt, of New York, in the follow- ing words GestLem“n—As Chairman of tho National Demo- cratic Committee, the duty has been assigned to me to call this Convention to order, According to the usagos of the democratic party this large body of representa. tives, coming from every section of the Union, have assembled for the purpose of nominating for the demo- cratic party candidates for a President and Vice Presi- dent of the United States whose election will make a change in tho administration of the government and stay the corruption which is now destroy- ing it, (Applause.) Tho momentous issue belore the country is outlined and clear trom a distance, and tts proportions cannot be overlooked, underestimated or avoided. Administrative reform is demanded by the American people of every ciass—(uppiause)—and of al) parties which now exist under the goverument, which 1 suffering from lack of it, ‘The admiuistrauon must be perfected and elevated, and the question ix, To whose bands shall be committed the duty of clearing and raising 1? Shall it be committed to those whose unclean hands have stained it? No! In this hour, when the national honor, public virtue and moral sen_ timent of mankind demands reform, the duty must and shall be assigned to the party. (Great applause.) Tho people will not support this idea, that the thing to be reformed con be reformed vy itself, This Convention shali auswer, Yea, it 1s necessary in the case of an indi- vidual who 1s answerable to his conscience and to his Goa for his sins. But what ts to become of the official integrity 1f men to whom is assigned the per- formance of public trusts shali abuse their power, vio- late their obligations apa their oaths’ The people are genorous and confiding and are honest; they may be slow, but in the end they are inteilgent and saga- clous. The people will comprehend their rights and their interests, aud these rights have been so fear fully ‘Violated and these interests so shame- fully neglected that they will never again trust the administration of their govern- ment to tho republican party. (Great applause.) There is also another issue which commands the con- sideration of the country, and that 1s the currency issue, The democratic party has, from its origin, and through all of the time of its existence, been what is known asthe bard money party of the country (ap- plause); and the sabtle and adroit effort on the part of the republican party to charge upon the democratic party the present condition of affuirs, and to insist that that party is now the soft money party, is entirely incorrect; for, let mo ask on what page of the statutes, on what uct of public authority in which democrats have hadthe power and the control, is there written one word, one line, one law which his caused the present condition of things? All the acts of this government recognizing the issue of puper money, authorizing its use as a legal ten- der, the action of the Supreme Court in declaring the law constitutional nuder which these acts were au- thorized, were all done and performed during the ex- istonce and power of the republican party. What has been the effect of it? Commerce is puralyzed. The manofacturing interest is almost destroyed in the country, Prosperity has disappeared and want bas taken its place, How is it to be remedied? The demo- cratic party, with its interests, will see that the rem- edy is applied of frugal and economical government and a dimunition of taxation. It cannot be brought about by forced contraction, (Applause) It should not be by additional = inflation; but wo take the country ag it stands, (Applause, We aro called upon to apply the remedy, and one remedy which commends itself to every honest man and to every reasonable democrat is to demand the repeal of the Resumption act. qlause.) Repeal that act,” put the government in power of the democratic party, and let them pursue the course which they will p2~ue of an economical administra- tion of that government, and | assure you thatthe time is not far distant when specie payments will be resumed, the prosperity of the country be restored ‘and tho American people be happy onco more, (Applause.) Gentlemen, the tide is auspicious and the occasion is @ suggestive one. Ono hundred years ago the first democratic assemblage met in Philadelphia, the representatives of the colonies of the Atlantic shore of this country. (Applause) They were under the guide of that sage, that patriot, that name ever to be revered, Thomas Jefferson—(applause)—and laid the foundation of that civil and religious liberty which our fathers built and which we now enjoy. Un this oecasion, this centen- nial year, the democratic party has assembled in con- Yention once more tu do that w our fathers did, that 18 to say, proclaim the course and adopt the means which shall be necessary to restore'to us our ancient prosperity. (Applause.) During all the time th: power of the government las been-in the hand: democratic purty, during all of that time prosperity has governed our country; but, whenever that flag nus been dropped by tho ordnance of republican power, sorrow and shame have ever been our condition. (Ap- plauso,) May we not hope now, after sxteen years of Tepublican rule, that the democratic party may assume its rightful position betore the country? (Applause. ) T shall not attempt to forecast the action of this Con- vention in the performance of the duties which full to its lot, either in the nomination of a President and Vice President of the United States or in the adoption of a piatiorm. The rules by which this Uunven- tion is governed are such as to insure the nomination of some gentleman whose character and position asa statesman and individual is ripe in the experience of the one and pure and stamlesa in his character in the other. You will see that none other is nominated tor euher of these offices. As to the platform, this Con- veution will act wisely and in accordance with tho principle that those are best governed who are least joverned. (Applause.) I doubt not that much will bo jeft to the energy, the managemeat aud the economy of our people and Jess to feueral legislation for the future government of our country. 1 havo now the honor, in the name of the National Committee, to pro- pose for your temporary chairman Mr. Henry M. Wat- terson, of Kentucky. (Cheers) Mr. Watterson was auanimously elected temporary chairman, and Seustor Burnum, of Connecticut, and Senator Rausom, of North Caroiiua, were appointed a committee to conduct him to the chair, Mr. fon assumed the chair and was received with cheers, \d, upon the subsidence of the applause, addressed the Convention. ‘Mr. Watterson’s remarks were received with great applause, ‘THE PRAYER, Bishop Marvin made the foliowing prayer, the assem- lage rising :- God! we worship Thee. Thou art the sovereign of nations and of worlas; Thy name is above every place aud Thy authority; rule Thoa over all; with Thee na- ticas aro a very little thing; Thou takest up the isle as the dust of the earth, but Thou condescendert indnite goodness to charge thyself with the snterests and aflaira ofalimen, Thou art not unconcerned with re- gard to the happiness of Thy creatures whom Thou hast made, We give Thee praise for Thy mercies to us. Thou didst preserve the American colonies in their in- cipiency in the presence of hostile savages, and Thou hast raised them into the power of a vast aod great government und bast been werciful to us in all t history of our lives. have sinned betore , private crimé and vice have run riotin our country and public corraptiun has brought dishouor and reproach ‘on our name, and yet Thou bast been merciful to us im the midst of ail and notwithstanding ail; an imple agri- culture, the basis of all prosperity, hus ied all, sustained all, enriched all; mineral wealth is embowelled in our mounciuns, opening amplo resources for the pres- ent and the future. Labor is in constant demand at reasonable reward; our factories, our workshops, are crowded with intelligent, industrivus and ekiltul artisans, and supply var home demand of ctvilized life. Our commerce governs We whole earth,-and our arthas touched our civilization with its retinement, iw elegance ; and Lord, we give Thee praise that schoois and colleges wbound and religion hallows all by the purity of Ks doctrine, the elevation of its spirit and the prevalence of its rights Biessed be Thy name, 0 Lord! for Thy mercy; for Thou bast distinguished us with Thy goodness. Thou hast mado us conspicuous among the nutions of the earth, Thou hast nourished usin peace and hast been our panoply in war. Tho mawilestations of Thy displeasure have been few and ovcasionai, Our history bus been a history of develop- ment and growth; our national boundaries encompass a vast domuin that lies upon two oceans and touches upon tropical and Arctic extremes. 0 God! Thou hast brought us through the first ceutury ot our imdepen- dent existence and lookest down to-day apon the fes- tivities and rejoicings of a mighty people. The tutare ww with God, Visit not our sins apon ae, but grant us Thy blessing on ali our borders Gracious: Lord! look «pon this Convention; guide it it im its deiberations and put Thy blessing on its deliberations and put Thy bless'ng on all the re- ulte of ite labors, May these contribute to national harmony and to restore the cordial good fel owship that must be the basis of all right government and per. manent prosperity im our nation; may the results of this Convention tend to public purity and nation tegrity in every department of tne admi to all tim od govern institations, faithfully ous commerce and the yrowin land, and may public viriae rf terial resources distinguish, us amoug ‘hen the last catastrophe time sail sound, may this nation be found prosperous and happy; and all these mercies we ask through Jesus Christ our Creator aud Redeemer. Amen! TRMPORARY SXCRETARIEA The Caamwax—The Chair is directed by the Demo- cratic National Committee to announce as temporary Mmafetary of the Couvention, Mr, oO. democratic | of Massachusetts, and temporary assistant secretaries, Mr. T. O. Walker, of Iowa, and Mr. H. K. Dow of Ohie. Betore the Couvention proceeds to business the Chair would state, as a matter of convenience ta the reporters and Convention, the gentlemen who are recognized by the Chair will call their rame and State. The Convention is now ready for business and the Chair desires to know its pleasure. The Chair announced that Mr, Dan Able, of Missouri, selected as Sergeant-at-Arms. Mr, Anuory, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution that the rules’ of the last National Democratic Conven- tion govern this body. After some discussion the resolution was adopted. ANEW READER. Mr. Swanzey, of Verinont, offer call of States for the annow a resolution for a t of the Committee ou Permanent Orgavization and Credentuls. Agi to 11 was proceeded with, but before the Secre- took place, when woved to reeonsider the vote by which th mittees, in order to give the Conveation an opportunity tounderstand clearly the business. Mr. Wallace said;— 1 now read, in answer to the gentieman from New York, the resolutions adopted im the Convention of 1868 It is it these word ‘That there snatl be now two committees appointed, each cowmittee to consist of one delegate trom euch State, to be relected hy the respective delegates thereaf—one committee to act as 4 Committee on Permanent Organization, the other as a Committee on Credentials. I therefore submit that it Is in order to call on each State for x report of its Committee on Credentials and its winittee on Organizauon. It belongs to the States to name them, The Cuaim—Tho Chair will state that the Secretary of the Convention has been directed to call the roll by the Convention. The gentleman from Pennsylvania moves that the vote by which the resolution was adopted be reconsidered, Mr. Doo.irtex, of Wisconsin—Mr. President, 1 be lieve what the gentieman from Pennsylvania desires and suggests, it will expedite all this bueimess and prob: ably prevent apy recurrence of it in the fature, is that we have a reading secretary temporarily appointed, so that the resolutions read trom the chair may be heard all over this house. Our excellent Secretary tails in the respect to be heard in all parts of the chamber, 1 have beard the pame of Mr. Harrington suggested, The Cuam—The gentleman is out of order. The election of a secretary is uot ju order. A secretary hag been elected and the gentleman is not in order. Mr. Doonitrin—By leave of the gentieman from Pennsylvania | wade the suggestion. ‘The question is on the motion of the gentleman from Pennsylvania to reconsider the vote just passed, The motion was lost. The Coam—The Secretary will call the roll. The Seeretary then proceeded with the callof the roll for the appointment of the Committees on Cred tals and Permanent Organ on. Mr. CARROLL, of Tenuessee—| lowing resolation:— esolved, That the committee J rt ut five o'clock this evening, ion adjaurn it be te that hour. ‘The resolution was adopted. Mr. Surtu, of Uhnois—I offer the following resolu- ton :— ‘ Resolved, That a committee of one delegate from each Stute, to be selected by the delegates thereof, be appointed to report resolutions, and that ail resolutions, In relatiog tw the platform of the demoerutic party be referred to suid committee without debate. Adopted. : Mr. Wkev, of New York—Mr. Chairman, 1 move that this Couvention do now adjourn to five o'clock. ‘The CiatkMax-—The gentleman irom New York will be good enough to withdraw his mouon until the kos an announcement, b—I will, sir, The Cain —The Chair desires to state that heis re quested by delegates {rom the Woman’s Rights National Convention to state that representatives from that or- ganization are here and desire about ten minutes to make a statement to the Convention, (Cries of “Hear them! Hear them !’* 4 ‘The CuaikmaN—Without objection they will now be enrd, ‘The Cnain—The Chair will appoint Mr. Weed, of New York, and Mr. Smalley, of Verimont, a committee to escort tho ladies to the platform. (Applause and laughter.) A DeLeGatr—Mr. President— Tne Cuarn. motion is in order; a lady has the floor. (Laughter.) Several Voicos—Mr. President—— The Cuarm—Gentiemen will take their seats, The Chair has stated that a lady hus the floor The Chair has the bonor to present to the Convention Miss Phebe Cozzens, of St. Louis. (Applause, ) A DgLkcaTk—I rise to a poiat of order. The Cuain—The genileman 1s out of order and will take his seat immediately, The same DsixGatke—Can’t I make a point ot order? Yhe Cuain—No, sir; a lady has the floor and no point of order min order, (Cries of ‘Hurrah for the Chair!”’) SPRECL OF M188 COZZEN, ‘Miss Cozzexs then stepped forward and addressed the Convention :—- Mx. Pausinest AND GENTLEMEN OF THE National DEM- @oxatic CoxvestTion—The centennial versal our national birthday is also haypily a centcnnial leap Ie ts in order pot only to receive proposals from lair women, but to accept them. Taking advantage of thas right and your courtesy, I, ava delegsted authority from the fair sex, do not only reaffirm for them the principles of beet, and equality, but sue for the hand cf those bere assem! in National Convention, and the hand, Mr. President, must be neither sarger nor emaller than a man’s hand. In the good ol: days of our ap- cestors it was deemed an unpardonuble offence if the leap year privileges act to women were not ac. quiesced in, ‘who did not joyfully say “yes” to swoet maid woy wooing Was Fegarded with supreme contempt, and, in the sohtade of single miscrablen died “ere yet his race was rap,” “anwept, unhono! and unsung” of women. So, then, if, a8 « purty, you desire to offer the fole med be instracted nd that when this would like long to be and happy, give hee¢ To the warning frou out of the gates of Paradise “It is not good for mai be 77? And accept fo tie companion in the political houselold she whe lends all discord inio the divine harmoby of swee nature’s better bal’, Jamcs Madison sald:—‘Let t be remembered that 1t has ever been the | a Americans that the rights for which they nded were rightscf human nature;” and, [age wm ask this recognition, not as women, as bomen beings. Our Magna Charta is equaiiy of apd to-day we sue for this, not by force of ‘and power, but by the more potent voice of truth 1 Uce, speaking to every thinking man in tones persuasive than those which appealed to Ki the fleid of Runnymede. We cannot assert this to by a resort tu the sword; we conless our ‘sabia on thunder jorth our ciaim from the cannon, or ba | a shot that can be heard around the world; im this grand centennial year, when all others are iree, and when our souls, too, are responding to the tousic of the utterances of Jeflerson and Hancovk, of Adains and Patrick Henry, with minds expanding tos realization of their grandeur, with bearts pulsati for the freedom they proclaimed, we would fam pii a live coal trom the altar of our liberties that shall kindle m your souls a sense of the rights of the indi. vidual ego; the auiversal humanity, such as our f.thers had when they thrilled the hearts of the people with the ery, ‘Taxation without representation is tyranny,’? and with the burning thoughts and noble utterrances they wrote by the camp fires of the Revolution, and wi thus immortal truth, “AM hamanity is created tr dequal.’’ We appeal to your sense of right and Justice, using but the grand old truths of our fathers to support our claims, and here we rest our case, com- mending to you, im closing, the truth that a sense of justice in the sovereign power of the homaa mind the most unyielding of any—rewards with a higher function, punishes with a deeper ugony, than ap) It nev jumbers, never dies. Iq the eternal rule of right, truth and equity, this eternal foundation stone of right, truth and equity we stand, THE ADDRESS OF THE WOMEN SUPFRAGISTS. ‘The address which Miss Cozzons presented is as fob Paitapecrnta, Pa., June .0, 1876, Rs OF THE NATIONAL Dem RATIO CONVENTION, ASKENLAD at St. Louis, JUNE ¢ your Convention the on were gratified to find but cordialiy “ ing! sociation, make ing for them in your proceegings and ako « plank in your platfrm declaring the pei Women are only # class tisens To THe Paresipent any Mx cal rights of women. still whoily unrepre powwsess every quail Dine Wome ico S.ato constitutions jack bus une qui name y, sex—which is an insarmountable qualification, jore equivalent to ® bill of attainder against une-balt wer no State nor Congress cnn in article 1, sections 9 und 10 of rulers muy hi Gr out @ direct violation of Al the constitution of the and our children forever, wi ti tien franchisement ot t1 appeal to you not position to convide party first to extend saffrage by qualification from all white men, this tn status of the richest and poorest citizens that net of justice to the laboring your power with but tew interruptions till the District of Columbia Suffrage Dil was in 180 1s was a democratic Benator, Mi the women that lasted Je wane We uow ask yuu in the National ¢ demucratic party to extend thie throughout the nation, and thus call to your vlitieut force that’ will resture and perpetan' aichantsin iuele plastores oC 16tl, poe: can party gave vs a plank in thelt, pla Ing thenvecives ta & resvecttu! consideration of our deaiundst but by thetr con-itutionnl interpretations, leistative en ments and judicial decisions, to Yor’ fers eceowing teste buried our petitions po ce under ition to thelr high ng promised wud professions; amd now, in 1870. they give, ov anuthes plans in their piastorm, approving the sul tial mivanes made toward the extablishment of rigats to women, ningly reminding us that the privileges and i we enjoy are due to republican legistation, Altbou: & jrevabligan dynasty elect been arrested ing the votes of women, tense perance women have been arrested and ing in the streets; Jands, ore ave been seined and sold tor to we have cits tasiowa repnbiean worn, wo hed oy ean party throughout the ant ed PO get oe ge yd voung the ted ‘ouvenmed edt, Sarees sau the right af stipe, cured by recent .