The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-02-26
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| the New. York Statesman, dated Washington. "
O'Clock Saturday evening. i+.h February
1924.
"It 10 doDs--rhe long sgony ia over"-I
Lsve this moment returned from the Capitol.
The Caucus has been held his evening. A,
half past six O'clock, took my seat IS osusl,
o. q reporter. The doors were fung open
| All persons wore sdmitlsd, who arc snlnled
| 10 en,er, when the bouse 10 in ssssion. The
| galleries were thronged with On immense
| eoncourse Of spectators, and the hall was bril-
| iisntIy ilium,osted. By the polite assistance
Of friend, am sble TO send you tho follow
| ing foil and accurate report.
| AT o'clock, Gov. Barbour, Of Virgins
rose, stated the object and importance Of the
| meeting, and moved that the Hon Benjamin
] RuggIes, OF Ohio, . member Of the Senate,
I take the ehsif which motion was una o imous-
| Iy sdopted. On motion OF Mr.. Bar bouf, Mr..
Collins, OF Yotk, was appointed Secretary.
On taking his seat tho chairman stated tbs,
Tho object OF the meeting wbs 10 nominate
1 candidates for the Offices Of PfeIident end
Vice President OF the United States.
Gov. Dicksrson, of New-Jersey, moved
that the meeting proceed i'm me edisteIy 10 bal.
lot for candidate for President.
Col. A. Stevenson Of Virgins, suggested
whether il would not be advisable in the 6'st
place to call over ths roll Of members, and see
Who were present.
Mr.. Msrclsy, of Pennsylvania, made q pro.
\ position to s6journ to the 2oth Of March,
New York, and carried 10 the negative, by o
large msjority.
Mr.. Ven Buren, then ain rose and observ.
ed, that with the gentleman from Virgins,
Me-. Stevenson, no thought it highly proper,
Indeed oecesssry that the names OF those gen.
temsn who have susnded here 10 nigh,
should be koown-bul that he did not con-
ceive u necessary to consume so much time
useiessly, ss would be required 10 calling over
the list Of all the me nbsss of both Houses Of
CongreN--that The names OF those who were
prescott could ss well be sscensined BY the
members themselves coming forward TO the
Secrciary's table when their bailots were cal.
led tor, and as they de posied them in the box
10 have their names recorded.
This course WAS agreed to mem CON.
Nj. Archer of Virginia, inquired whether
The President and Vice President were to be
bsllo,ted for in the same ballot, and at the same
time, or were they 10 be bslloted for seps.
tsteiyl
the chairman sn,uersd, separately, end at
two JifTerenI ballots.
Mr.. D,ckerson then renewed The motion to
60 into bsllot, which was carried without
opposition; aud the Chsi' man sppoin ed Col
Bu'wsli Basser, OF Virgins and Mf. Cam.
breling, OF New York, tsllefs to Count the BAL
lots.
The Chai'man then called upon the I" Re-
PUBLICAN MEMBERs from Maine 10 come for.
ward snd pu, IN their ballo,s"--snd wen,
through with the same for rmali,y with the sew
ersi S,atesj wheteupon the following mem
bers presented themselves st the table of the
Secretary, aud eseh Tor himself placed his bal.
lot in the box
Maine ns.-John Chandler, sad Joba Holmes,
both OF the Senate-2
Rhode. Island -SAMuEL EDDY, of tho
Hou,e--f
COrneeaeuf James Lsnmsn, Of the Sen.
Of the House-s
Ntsv YORK MARTIN Van Buren, Of the Sen.
sis Churchill &. Csmbr cling, Lot CLARK,
Ella CoIiios, Rowland Dsy, Justin Dwineil,
Lew, Eaton, Chsries A. Foote, Joel Frost,
Joo. He,kimer. James l.. Hogeboone, Samu.
ell Jenkins, Elisha Lheh6eid, John Richards,
Egbert Ten Eyek, and Jacob Tyson, Of the
House-i6.
Aev Jeysey,--Mahlon Dickcrson, Of the
Senate-l.
PennsyivanIa Low'ie, Of the Sem
ate Walter Forward, aod Philip s. MarkIsy,
Of the Houses.
Maryland - Edward Lloyd, Samuel Smith,
Of the Senate Wilhsm Hayward, Jr. Of the
Houses.
Yirginia.-James Barbour, OF the Senate
MAJ. Alexander, Wiilism 5. Archer, Philip
p. Barbour, Burwell B..set, John Floyd, Js.
beg Lsftwich, William M'COy, William c.
REEVES, Arthur Smith, William Smith, Alex.
snder Smyth, Andrew Stevenson, Geo. Tuck.
or, and Jared Williams, Of tho House-l5.
North Caroina.-HutcbiosG G. Burton, We'll
don N Edwards, Alfred NJ. Gatlin, Thos. H.
Hall, Charles Hooks, John Long, Rsmulus
NJ. Saunders, Ricbs'd d. Spsigh,, s'>d Lewis
Williams, OF the House,.
Souih. Carolina Joseph Cis,, aud John
Wilson, of The House-2.