Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-06-07
r.,,, the st. Louis Union Telegraphic Dispatches.
Proceedings Of the Baltimore
Convention.
BALr1moE, May %, P.

BALrrMoE, May %, P. NJ.
The Democratic Convention assembled
about noon to-day in the Universalist
Church.
Chair. and SAMUEL Treat, Of Mo-. app
pointed Secretary.
PRAYER was offered up by the Rev.
THropHILus FISK.
M s. WHEELER of n. c.. offered a
resolution to appoint a committee to ex-
anime the credentials ofthe different dele
gates. - e., ,,,hs,;t,to
.nno;n,ing on said Committee one delegate
from each State except New York.
Mr.. HASsEoAS moved to lay the subs
finite on the table but afterwards with
drew his motion, and offered an amend
ment requiring each and every delegation
to pledge itself in advance to the support
Of the nominees.
Mr.. CoLr opposed this amendment, OBJ
;ecting to the practice, and contendlng that
+ ouobt first to be settled who had right
to vote on the preliminary qnestlons.--
During his remarks he was frequently
interrupted and cheered.)
Mn. HANsEsAN then withdrew his
amendment, and the Convention adopted
the resolution. of Mr.. STEPHENS as modi-
fed by Mr.. Cole.
BALTIMORE. May 23d.
The Convention assembled this morn
ing at 9 o'clock, Judge BR1cE, temporary
Chairman, presiding; SAMUEL Treat, Of
Missouri, acting as Secretary.
The Committee on Credentials reported
all States full excepting New York. The
question as to the representation from that
State postponed for future deliberatlo,n.
MIR. COMMANDER, of South Caroilna'
was authorized to vote for that State.
After considerable debate, AMIR"
STEPHENSON, of Virginia, was elected
President Of the Convention; and one Vice
President and one Secretary were chosen
from each State.
From Missouri. as Vice President and
Secretary, were GusrAvus NJ. BowERs
and SAMUEL TREAT, Esqs.
On motion Of Mr.. SANDERS, the Con-
vention adjourned. ... .....
BALTIMORE, Nav %.
On taking the Chair this morning Mr.
ANDREW STEVENSON addressed the Con-
vention in very pertinent speech.
Prayer was offered up by Rev. Mr..
PLuMMFR.
Mr.. Morton, Of Mass, then moved the
adoption of the rules which governed the
Convention in 1914, with the execution
of that one which required two-thirds
vote of the Convention to make nomina-
tons of President and Vice President of
the Z. States.
This motion was warmly discussed by
Mr.. Yancy, of Ala, who advocated the
adoption Of the two-thirds rule. He de-
clared that the party could do without
New York, if that State chose to abandon
the Democracy.
Mr.. Morse, of La, opposed the adop-
ton of the two thirds rule. He said that
it had before disappointed the Democracy
and it might now spring some outsider
upon the people, and then farewell to De-
mocracy. MIR. Morse, in explanation,
said that in his remarks he meant no dis
respect to President Polk.
Here great alarm arose in consequence
Of an apprehension that the gallery of the
church which contained a mass of peo-
pie, was giving away. A terrific scene
followed. Numbers of persons jumped
from the windows, to make their escape.
Many of them were hurt-some of them
badly-but, most fortunately, none of them
mortally.
The Convention took a recess Of half
an hour to give time to quiet the alarm
which this incident had created. 1t was
afterwards found out, that the alarm pro-
ceeded from the cracking of the benches.
On resuming the proceedings, the Con-
vention after further debate, determined
upon the adoption Of the tro-thirds rule
by vote of l75 to 70. Among the nays
were, Ohio %; Indiana 9; Missouri 6;
Mississippi 8.
The Convention adjourned until 5
o'clock, P. NJ, without acting upon the
report Of the Committee.
.Note.-Another Telegraphic despatch
says that this committee on credentials had
reported merely against the Barnburners,
and that the Convention had resolved, be-
fore taking action on the matter, to hear
two of each delegation on the next day.
Still another despatch represents the
final vote on the two-thirds rule thus:
affirmative Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
North Corolina, South Carolina, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan
and Iowa. Negative Vermont, Pennsyl.
vania, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and Wis
consin.
BALTIMORE, May "a.
The Convention met. The motion to |
admit members Of Congress to seats on the |
floor,was laid on the table, on the ground
that it would be making invidious distinc-
tons. IL '4..
Senator CAMERON offered resolution,
which was adopted, admitting the soldiers
who were present, to seat on the floor. |
Mr.. BoGGs, of N. C.. offered resolu- |
ton admitting both sets Of Deleg ties from
New York, which motion was laid on the |
table, and the order of the day, viz: the |