Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-06-22


q pointed 10 examine the crcdcnllo ls Of per
sons presenting themselves rs delegates
' aud to report a list of those regularly
d constituting tho convention This was
adopted, aud committee OF one from
. each State was appointed 10 examine ere.
. dootlOls of mombors. Altor some uum
+, porant Business tho convention then ad.
. JourEod TO meet at 4 o'clock.
! Upon reOssombling, Gov. Hubbard, as
chairman Of the committee on credentials
reported that the delegates present were
qualified 10 act as such--eNcept one from
New Jersey, who had been selected by u
single township. -PicdyHHe.
Previous to any final action upon this
report, some suggestions were made in
reference 10 excluding persons not dele.
gates Except Hoporters) from the Hall
IN consequence Of want OF room. 1t was
finally so determined, and agreed upon
that The crowd be addressed from the
front Of the building by members Of
tie conyention--in obedience to which
arrangement Mr.. Nutall, OF Ky, Mr..
Frazier, Of Penn, and others made ad
dresses,l
1t appeared by the Report that the fol-
lowing were the numbers in attendance
from the several States, viz
Maine 8; New Hampshire s; Massa-
chusetts l2; Vermont s; Rhode island 4 E;
Connecticut 6; New York Sc; New Jer-
sey 7; Pennsylvania %; Delaware 9; Ma
ryland 8; Virginia So; Georgia 10; Ala
bama 5; Mississippi IA; Louisiana 2; Ten.
nessee Is; Kentucky 90; Ohio % Indiana
l2; Illinois 8; Michigan 5; Missouri 8;
Arkansas 8. The report was then unan,
lmously adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Breden, Of Penn, a
committee of one from each State was APP
pointed TO nominate officers Of the con-
vention.
The resolution submitted TO by MIR.
Saunders, of North Carolina. being then
before the convention, MIR. Butler rose
and made some explanations in reply to
the remarks o.! Mr.. Saunders, in which
he said that he was only anxious to await
the action Of the committee which had
been appointed TO select officers TO perfect
the organization of the convention.
Senator Walker, of Miss, was oppos-
ed to the further suspension of the reso'
luton. lie had but little TO say, but he
wished TO come TO the consideration OF
the question at once.
Mr.. Walker read from the record the
establishment of the rules in 1882 and in
1885; and he also referred 10 the adop.
ton of the rules in 1910. He contended
strongly for the adoption of the two-lhlrd
rule, as one which was identified with the
first formation of democratic conventions.
lie was in favor of that rule being ad.
hered TO now; and he contended very
warmly that, the idea given out ;hat that.
rule would be an invasion of the rights.
of the majority Of the democratic party
was an utter lallacy, it was on the contra,
ry absolutely necessary to secure the
rights of that majority. Aud he warned
gentlemen that if a mere majority rule
were to be adopted 1t would be giving 10 a
small minority in fact Of the great demo
cratic party the control, and would tend
to the utter Reorganization OF the party.
After some few very briefremarks from
two or three other members, MT. Jewett,
OF Maine, submitted a resolution for the
appointment of committee of one from
each State, to be appointed by their res
pective delegations, to retire and draft
rules for the Government of the conven-
tioc.
The resolution was seconded by MI.
Butler, Of New York.
MT. Saunders moved TO strike out all
after the word "Resolyed," and insert, in
the stead Of what was sticken out, the
resolution originally offered by himself
a short time before.
Mr.. Walker hoped that his friend from
North Carolina would withdraw the pro-
position, aud let the vote be taken upon
Mr.. Jewett's resolution as offered.
Mr.. Saunders was DESTROYS to obige his
friend from mississippi, and he might, per-
haPs, do so yet before he took his seat.
For the present, however, he wished to
say some few words upon the resolution.
Mr.. S. then gave the history of the rules
adopted by the conventions Of 1882 and
1885. The principles involved in them
we're three-one that each State should !
have the same number Of votes in the con-
vention, as she was entitled to IN the cleo c
toral college. The second was, that each
lei egation should give the vote of the a
State represented by it as the delegates
might determine among themselves. The /
third was, the rule requiring two-thlrds g
Of the convention to make choice OF /
candidates. Il
A considerable portion Of his remarks I
we're applied TO an article in the Globe, Il
n reference to these proceedings. |,
Mr.. Butler, of New York, submitted as 4
m amendment, an addition excepting sol s