New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-17
IN. Course of the MARYLAND Convention.

Correspondence ol The Tribune.
Bs-Trvosr May 10. i-is
HofAcr GUsELEI. Esq.-Dcor Sy The course
pursued by our recent state Convention reference
he Presidency De- rather difficult 20 understand by those
unacouaintcd with the fact. some time before the
Convention met 10 va. anticipated thar The Clay and
Tayior would be nearly equally divided although
bad el thc Delegate beer obcdcnt % tic naniies,
pi.hc. of their constituents as csrre -cd br them tine
majority for Mr. Clay womb have bccn very large Anne
Arundel County for instance sent sN Delegate. four
% ruOm were for Taylor Tx Gov Pratt Taylor leader
n The Con, cutOn being one Oi fheml Notwithstanding
me County meeting which elected them passed re- .ou-
tons strongly Do favor 0 NJ Clay Three Ol The Dele
gates from Kent County were guilty OF ne same nus
representation Of their constituents. Despite ihe-e de-
iecuons, however, upon counting noses, "as a-cef
tanned that Clay had majority Of from I'D 20 10 and
the rciOrc became necessary FOR thc friends OF the
available candidate 10 pursue .ysteIn OF tactics IN
accordance with the state oil affairs open warfare WIS
their certain deea-bushhght their only chance Tor
Thos g. Pra'tthe chief Taylor wire puAefl VINO
n bis last Message 10 the Legislature went out o us
way o. nominate old Rough and Beady,) introduced
two resolutions In addition % those proposed by Nh
Jcncr the fret declaring Henry Clay the nrt chocc OF
the State the second nstrucug the Deegatcs 70 the
National Convention vote for Gen Taylor A. the sec
oud choice BY this concession be hoped 20 Obtain the
votes of sufficient number Of Clay men 70 carry inc
second resolution, IN which hc was -ucce--i TOT many
Of the friends Of Mr. Clay were SO much surprised al e
ground conceded 20 them that out Of gratitude they
voted for 10. and after considerable opposition u wa
adopted by the neagre majority Of only four votes Ins
Will cxplnn tho anomaly of three Taylor Delegates be-
inc elected They not chosen 6y districts, as you
supposed but by the whole Convention, several Clay
men voting for them on the same grounds that they
voted for the second resolution. The hcs OF this
District were entirely dsrcsrded in the election % Nh
Richardson every one Of the City Delegates being IN
favor of Mr. Hughes
understand that the Taylorites assert that the rst
resolution does not bind the Delegate ~ vote for NJ
Clay NJ it reads thus if At any stage If me Pofeed
iug. they discover Mr. Clay cannot be nominated they
shall vote for Gen Taylor Sc. They affect TO believe
that Mr. Clays name viii be Withdrawn, or that those
who profess 10 be for him intend playing false. and
therefore that Gen Taylor friends have virtually gained
victory here OF course If their anticpafiOns prove
correct the vote the state according 20 instructions
will boz given for TAYLOR hut shall boz much mistaken
Mr. CLAWS friends In the Convention do not increase
rather than diminish There are some here indeed Who
think that both Clay and ray0 viii bc dropped and
come other person brought forward in which case, al.
ter having 70 the best of their ability obeycd their M
s'ructions. our Delegates can pitch upon thrd
choice In any event have too much confidence in
majority of the Delegation 20 have any fears a. 70 the
propriey Of the they viii pursue but doubt not
that they win i'm entire accordance with the wishes
of the people. Your. &C OBSERVED"