New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-13
BY THE MIDNIGHT SOTTHERN NAIL
Maryland whix snre CONVENIENTLY

MARYLAND Wing smre Couvenrion-Ciay tri-
umphaor.
Cores5oodence q Tie rrsuoe.
RAIruz1EE May u. lsi'
oar STATE Convention adjourned a. midnight a.
ter bssing alzost unanimously declared hEShi
CLar the t-st ck0ics of he Ways Of Maryland
snd iastrscting ocr whole delegation 70 exert toen
selves in behalf Of be nomination.
A second resolution, after mach discussion and
msnsaveriDg on the part Of * Gov. Pratt and
other MISUNDERSTANDING Taylor the second
choice Of tbe Convention. vas fnsliy passed By 81
70 49, Clay men voting for it.
An election for Delegates Tor the State a. large
wss then hel5-resu'ting 10 the election OF Col
john c. Groome Of Ceci. County, mos' De
cided and influential Clay msn, who received .
votes. and Thos g. Pratt. OF Annapolis, Taylor
I'D Crit-eaden man. Who received SO votes 10 ~
.or John Lee Of Frederick, who vas defeated by
gone ascertaned eror 10 the ballet and oy the 40
ssnce Of Two Cisy men from the Convention Ire
Convention then proceeded rira rocsto the election
OF the District Delegates, one 81 time, which re-
..lted In the election Of Hon. DAsIEL JESiFER, ex-
Minister % Austria and X Representative IN Congress
from the first District q firm Wing and talented
Cav man OF the first water; Schley Of asnington
County for the second District another Clay man :
lanes C. Coale Of the third District another Gay
man. George X. Richardson Of Baltimore City
fourth District. a TAYLOR man, elected by votes
over Hon. c. Hughes, IN direct opposition 70 the
entire Wing party OF Baltimore BY the Convention
At large-s most astonishing and unaccountAoie re-
sult Lloyd Tushm %, OF the nth District. Clay
man. and s Hambieton. Jr. IN the sixth District
Taylor man
Thus you will perceive that the vote Of old Mary
land IL pledged la every form for Clay, by ustruc-
ZION the most binding ard by the firm devotion Of
five oct Of The eisht Delegates for Mr.. Clay.
This is & glorious result / have no time Tor com
mspt-it needs none in fact for all my assurances to
vou from time 20 time are m1re than verified. The
be.t spirits animated the Convention and Gay
stock has advanced so per cent today r.
The following are the preamble sod resolution
referred to above, as offered b. Ex Gov. PaATr'
Igbersa, u appears by the irdoaons - tbs present
C.ry-efton that tls fs- cn0lcs OF Tbs Nhifs OF mary
-rs r. HasEY CLsY of Ky that their Second cnoIse u
Cen Z.eH.Ry TaYLoE Of Ia therefore, ~
Pesousd That the D--gatss WIN sh.l be appointed IN
this res-rg b. snd tn-Y are hereby irsf11.ea " uso
t1sir best q secure tbs ~ uinson Of LAY
b. The National Wig Convention snd II thsJ sha D' Al
anv slsgs ~ the procssdngs o sad ConVencn 'onNl-
80 has the OF HENRY CLAY cauno BE- elect
ed oy them then that the ssid Deiessss b. ana llry are
heebv Instructed 10 vote IN sad Convention for the
nn,ion OF General TaYLoa and their best EFFORT
% lecu-e tie sane
Tae firss ause Of the resolution, expressing the
fret choice CT Maryland as toe candidate for the
Presidency 10 be HssRY CLAY, vas adopted.
After some discussion, IN which Messrs Jeniier,
Pratt Mudd snd others participated, Mr.. Jeniier
offered the following substitute for the second
clause Of the above resolution.
opini Of this Convention, General Z,caARY
T,yLoS 81 hs ecoLd choice u the Whiss Of Maryland
The aleudmsntvss r,j ice 'st-fes 81. hsys Sd
The question then recurring ca the second clause
OF the Resolution offered by Mr.. Pratt. VIZ that
Gen. Taylor is the second choice Of Mary and u
vas decided in the sfhrmstive-Yeas 81, Nays 49,
The Delegates and Electors were then chosen
ss iOllONs:
TsSg1t1. Eleci9rs
Atiirge..T G. lKATT, A. Arun, WV. l. GAiIHEA Mtfy'
JOHN G.. GEoosE, Acii, j. :. CoLraAN som sell
Did
I..DANL JENITEE, Jr. Charles. j. y. CAUsiN
IT. a., -cHLEy Washington. j. z ROMAs
III Wv = Co.LE baltimore ANDsEw EGE
IVC z RlcaARDsoN Balls City. j. VI. HAkkIs
LINN rucuNAs Annes b. e.. WIcKfs
vr..S.ut II,NgLrros. Talbot. J. c. DnucKsoS.