The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-10
The Liberty Party C.,v.n,,.r

NOMINATION or A WHITE Man FOR rak PRESIDENCY
AND BLACK Man Foa THR vICE-PREsDsscY on
osvsso. N. Y, Oct . 1850
kyENING SESSION.
The hall In which the Corventisn met turing the
day proved to be an inconvenisnt one and ssu-
mittes vas appointed 20 procure more acceptable
place At late hour the mmIttee reported thu,
the pastor and trustees Of the Methodist Church had
preferred their house, condition that the gon,sn.
ton would pay the sexton for his trouble at tbs con
clusion Of the proceedings The offer vas accepted
church
The exercises opened With prayer By Mr.
Pruyn, sfer which, the ConveutioB proceeded TO :As
confederation Of the rrsnlu ions whch we're Adopted
after snsther. when the Gth resolution a.
Ing the members OF Congress who vooed for the Yuri
tive slsve bill. came up, the members sho~st o
deposition TO approve the eoniuct OF seward. They
said they could not en- iorse him but inasnuch he
hsd done vel % far ~ he had gore th-r- hopes
Of him and II vas thought that he ought 20 b. s,-
nation ofabolitiousm But slth 0ugh tue Convsntlop
thus squin.ed towards an approval u seward they
eight Of the resolution. the Conveaton ourr "a Tor
the evening" FIRST ho-.yer, listening 10 a liberty
song, by three Of the Hutchinson family
SECOND DAy
Monrtsg Session.
The Convention assembled a, half past eixh. o'sook
thismornisg and vas according TO tbs terms IL the
Pssm and the 10Th chapter OF Isaiah stag vhch
,isp ,yst , ssrs made; and nnns,r Of eoavets&-
pointed In various terms 20 tn. doctrines % the liberty
party and we're interpreted with anecdotes CT heipg
slaves, nc. Alta quarter before eleven o'clock the
Convention proceeded Go the consideration Of the
naming resolutions.
The Convention suspended the discussion Of the
resolutions s twelve O'Clock and proceeded to ballot
for candidates for the ocs Of President q the Untsd
States. There vas one ballot regularly east; upss
which was written
PoR PpsstDtsr,
LUCIFER
The women voted as well as the men
Mr. Smith declined the nomination; but. after 30 me
debate the Convention refused 10 receive tbs sscas
ton. ana Mr.. smith declared the candidate for
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention opened vfth prsyer by the Rev. AR
fa~yer, Of So Lawrence county after which the
eerr proceeded 20 nominate candidate for the Wee
rns promip-nt candIdst.. we're
Charlie Durkee, (vhitea Of Wisconsin
Samuel ward. (bisch) OF Boston.
James n Collins, Of Miehissn.
George Boardman. Of Massachusetts,
The Whole number Of votes cast vas 40 of these,
esmuei n. ward, (blsok) ofBo-ton, received 40.
The remaining votes were given ss follows
For Mr. Durhse. SO ror Mr.. Cross. ....... 4
brsosurns 80 ~ Ming ........ a
q collins. I . T r1,@. .n,;i
Samuel Ward vas then declared unsniniouslv nomI-
mated A. the candidate Of the hbsrty party for tn.
once Of Vice President 81 the United sts'es
The last business THE APPOINTING Of q Central
named persons John Thomas Thsmss white, aud
Joseph X. johnson, Of syracuse Geo w. johnson.
Of - Gee. Bradburn aud Samuel Y. Ward, of
hsssschusetts Elishim Roberts, Of Ohio Jas. n.
solomon W. Palmer, Indians
The convention vas closed With prayer, By Samuel
n Wrd tNisck) and dismissed With bspe dietion BIZ
the Chairman