My friends, the Republican party has no such miserable history. It tells you of rebellion subdued; of slaves freed; of great public ways constructed; of rivers and harbors opened to commerce; of homestead laws for the settlers; of treaties protecting the rights of our naturalized citizens abroad; of public credit re-established; of debt diminished; of sound currency restored; of a flag floating everywhere, honored and respected, over peaceful seas and welcomed everywhere in friendly ports. But not for these things alone does the Republican party challenge your respect or demand your confidence. National wealth may exist, manufactures may flourish, commerce may increase, in a nation whose people are degraded and enslaved. The keynote of every Republican platform, the principle of every Republican union, is found in its respect for the dignity of the individual man. Until that becomes the pervading principle of the Republic, from Canada to the Gulf, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, our mission is not ended. The Republic lives, the Republican party lives, but for this: That every man within our borders may dwell secure in a happy home, may cast and have counted his equal vote, and may send his child at the public charge to a free school. Until these things come to pass, the mission of our party is not accomplished, nor is its conflict with its ancient adversary ended. My friends, I thank you again for this distinguished mark of your confidence, which I will endeavor to merit by performing the duties of the Chair during the brief space in which I shall fill it, without respect of person or of desire among the delegates of this Convention. The National Executive Committee have instructed the Chair to propose to the Convention for its acceptance the following names for the offices of Temporary Secretaries, Reading Clerks, and Stenographer: JOHN H. ROBERTS, of Illinois, and L. MAGEE, of Pennsylvania, Temporary Secretaries; CHARLES W. CLISBEE, of Michigan, and JAMES C. BROADWELL, of Missouri, Reading Clerks; EUGENE DAVIS, of New York, Stenographer. These nominations were unanimously agreed to, and the gentlemen named took their seats upon the platform. The CHAIRMAN. What is the pleasure of the Convention? APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. Mr. HALE, of Maine. Mr. President: I offer the following resolution: Resolved, That the roll of the States and Territories be called, and the chairman of each delegation announce the names of the persons selected to serve on the Committees, as follows: "Permanent ""Rules and Order of Business,' "" Organization, Credentials, and Resolutions." The resolution was adopted. The CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will now call the roll of States and Territories, if no other direction be given by the Convention, in alphabetical order. The chairmen of the respective delegations are requested to announce the names of the persons proposed to serve on the several Committees, and then to send, in writing, to the Secretary the names which they announce. As the States were called the names were announced in their order, and upon the conclusion of the Roll Call the several Committees were announced, as follows; Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Isaac Heyman. | New Hampshire, W. E. Chandler. Ohio, B. K. Higginbotham. Tennessee, - J. S. Clarkson. Texas, - B. F. Simpson. Vermont, Richard B. Stoll. Virginia, J. M. Thornburgh. - Webster Flanagan. John W. Stewart. - C. C. Tompkins. Louisiana, [contested; no app't.] West Virginia, J. M. Hagans. Arizona, Richard C. McCormick. Columbia, S. J. Bowen. George L. Shoup. New Mexico, Missouri, Harrison E. Havens. Henry N. Blake. William Breeden. M. C. Brown. V. M. C. Silva. William Youngblood. | New Jersey, Wm. Walter Phelps. D. S. Payne. T. D. Edwards. Washington, New Hampshire, Chas. Holman. | Wyoming, Presley Denny. Thomas H. Brents. W. A. Cartee. Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Benjamin S. Turner. New Jersey, V. J. Shipman. Rhode Island, Rich'd. Whiting. Jacob J. Todd. Texas, Vermont, S. S. Benedict. Virginia, Morris C. Hutchins. West Virginia, L. G. Downes. Wisconsin, Maryland, Charles T. Westcott. Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Luther C. Slavens. James Gopsill. W. T. Cate. Dist. of Columbia, New Mexico, V. Bierbower. Utah, E. Strother. Washington, New Hampshire, Sam'l W. Hale. Wyoming, William E. Carter. J. H. Thomasson. | New Hampshire, James G. Sturgis. Kentucky, W. Godfrey Hunter. J. M. Cordell. William Chambers. - John B. Meade. - W. R. Watkins. Presley Denny. M. C. Brown. CORRECTION. At the conclusion of the roll-call, (the Territory of Utah having been omitted from the call): Mr. FRYE, of Maine. I notice that in the call the Territory of Utah was omitted. I know of no reason at all for its omission, and I therefore move that the Territory be called. The CHAIRMAN Let the Territory be called, as of course, unless some objection be made. Mr. CONKLING, of New York. There is objection, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIRMAN. It is moved by the gentleman from Maine that the Territory of Utah be called. Mr. CONKLING. I rise to a question of order. The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his question of order. Mr. CONKLING. It is this: the National Committee, through its proper organ, prepared and presented a roll on which, as I am informed, the State of Louisiana, for one, was omitted. The Territory of Utah, because of a contest, was omitted. The resolution under which the Convention has acted was based on that roll, and it has been called; and I submit that it is not in order, after the execution of that resolution, to move either that Utah or Louisiana, or any other State or Territory omitted, now be placed upon the roll. I have no right, Mr. Chairman, to speak of the merits, but, whenever a motion in respect to Utah is in order, I beg to be heard upon the merits of that controversy. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is of the opinion that the roll referred to in the resolve which has been adopted by the Convention is the roll prepared by the National Committee, and that the order of the Convention embraced in that resolution has been executed; but the Chair cannot hold as a matter of order that it is out of order to now move to call another Territory, Mr. CONKLING. Will the Chair allow me to say a word? I inquire of the Chair whether it is in order for me to amend the motion by adding as well, the State of Louisiana? The CHAIRMAN. Undoubtedly. Mr. CONKLING. I do not make that motion, nor do I appeal from the decision of the Chair, but, with great respect to the Chair, I beg to say that, like many delegates around me, we understood, in voting for the resolution of the gentleman from Maine, that the Convention and all concerned were to stand to and abide by the agreed-on roll. The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the resolution. Mr. FRYE, of Maine. Being a member of the National Committee, and having taken part in all of the proceedings of that committee since we have been in session in this city, I desire to say to the Convention and to the gentleman from New York, that it was agreed by that committee that Utah should be put on the roll; and, Mr. Chairman, I desire to say further, that the Secretary of the National Committee, standing right by me here, says that he left Utah off by mistake. Now, sir, I take it that a convention of Republicans are willing to rectify a mistake made by the Secretary of the National Committee. Mr. CONKLING. I regret that the honorable gentleman from Maine, who is so able to make us all hear, should have made a motion so utterly misleading-if what he now says is true, and I do not doubt that it is. Had that gentleman stated that there was a mistake in making up the roll, he would have heard no objection from me. And, Mr. Chairman, in that event, the Convention would have heard no motion from him, because all that was necessary to obtain unanimous consent in this Convention was to say that an error had been committed, and everybody would be for the rectification of that error. Now, I beg to say, upon the simple statement of the gentleman from Maine, that an error has been committed, if he does not have unanimous consent, without a motion, to correct it, it shall not be because I object. Mr. FRYE. In reply to the gentleman from New York, I desire to say that, when I made my motion I had just been informed that Utah had been left off. I knew it was the agreement that it should go on. The secretary was not near me, so that I might inquire. He came to me after my motion was made. The CHAIRMAN. Is there further objection to the resolution? The Chair hears none, and it is adopted. The Territory of Utah was then called. CONTESTING DELEGATIONS. Mr. McCORMICK, of Arizona. I offer the following resolution, which I send to the Secretary to be read. The CHAIRMAN. The resolution will be read. The Secretary read as follows: Resolved, That the roll of the States and Territories be called for the presentation of credentials and for notice of contest, and that all such papers be referred without statement or debate, to the Committee on Credentials. The resolution was adopted. The roll of States was then called, and such credentials as had not already been submitted to the Committee on Credentials were handed to the Secretary of the Convention. During the roll-call. On the call of the State of Alabama. Mr. PARSONS, of Alabama. I desire to give notice that James T. Rapier claims to be a delegate elected from the Fourth Congressional district of Alabama. The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is informed that in the case of most of the States and Territories, the credentials have already been given to the member of the Committee on Credentials from that State; and, if no objection is made, the announcement that that has been done from any State will be regarded as a compliance with the order of the Convention. Wherever notice is given of a contest, such notice will be received by the Convention. The gentleman from Alabama, [Mr. Parsons,] gives notice of a contest from his State. Mr. PARSONS. I also give notice of a contest on the part of William H. Smith and Willard Warner, who claim to have been elected from the Seventh district of the State to the seats now claimed by A. Bingham and R. A. Mosely, of that district. Mr. HENDERSON, of Iowa. I hold in my hand The CHAIRMAN. For what purpose does the gentleman rise? The CHAIRMAN. Mr. HENDERSON. The CHAIRMAN. now to be called. From what State? Illinois. That is not in order at this time. Arkansas is |