The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-26
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Wood in the chair The resolution of the previous
meeting having made the quor twenty one ins tead
Of thirty hve there delay in waiting for quo
rum, and the convention process ded at bust.
Tn. minutes of the last meeting having read
and the Chair having announced that the COMMITTEES
on Organization before them by resolution adopt
ed AT their last meeting,
Mr. HALsrsp moved that the report of the Commits
on Organization be referred to the General Com.
mites 10 bs elected under the resolution Of the
venton also that the 10th day OF August be the day
OF saio election
Captain R'SprKs advocated the resolution. The
port was too voluminous and IL would take up
much lime 10 get through with it. section by section.
For instance there would he amendment to section
sixth. OF the fret article. which orders that the
voting for Delegates al the primary meeting shall In
DO event be continued beyond the expiration
hour from the time OF the organization vt the
ing" If they acted on the report now, the only
course was to pass upon it as a whole
Mr KssstD' said ,be experience of that convention
wac. thai they could ct through very important
documents rapidly enough The resolution was Lnly
mode OF giving the go by to he report.
Mr Melville contend.d for immt date action upon
the report and expressed his hostility to the election
Of any committee now, when 30 many Of the leading
members ofthe party were out of town
Mr. PETiK PAtKs was Of opinion that General Com
mittee ought to be elected at once If they putt Of
till he hour arrived all would be confusion
This was the first printed plan of organization
submitted to the democratic party H. was better to
refer II to the General Committee who could select the
best portions Of IL and reject the worst The SYRIA
Cobve nton and the fall cleo lions would BE- upon
them before The time proposed in the report to elect
General Committee.
MrCAFKE,-I think we ought to pass upon the
matter at once 1t not by slow scson that Bona
pArte his battles He crossed he Alps in the win
ter and took the enemy by surprise. The music
stimulated him and he went ahead (Roars Of laugh
tr)
ing and the resolutions then passed, the pro-
ersmDs OF the preceding to night. He thought it
the election Of General Committee This sonvsntion
was tupn oned here In virtue Of resolution OF the
Sachems ter. organize the democratic party and the
mode OF proceeding now proposed WAS oby follo~ing
the irregulsrity OF the COMMITTEES ut the head OF
which war Mr. Western, and which they wanted dssov-
ed II they to have an irregular com mitee they
might we'll have that nsr. Was anything
ever 70 absurd, as that body would not accept the
r.port Of its own c. mmittee but refer il to another
body over whit h they have control and in which
thsy may not have single sest! platform OF prin
cipits wss adopted and now they going 70 stop
short without the organization which they we're
monsd here to devise and ADOPT Judging from
tons he mpescbed the motives 0f the gentlemen who
had brought forward these resolutions They wanted
to have The party just it vas ut the beginning or
even worse without any organization AT all They
left thu open TO iuputatons OF which, If they
we're guilty they would bring down on their heads
the Indignation Of the people
CArrAis RyNprSs-I dor I know whether tho gen
tlm~ns with father TO the thought but certain It Ia
that bad motives are imputed night after night I,
however believe that every the who comes here
with honest motives and good intentions 1 cannot
The point Of the gebtemnn's argument that II
rset mntrd he election Of General sommttee, this
will be body growing out Of itself self elected
This ~ not tn. for don't elect the committee
We only recommend the people to elect it. He says
sent here for reorganization. Why. that is
ut the very thing that IL proposed There we're two
con- mit~es that had not The pldence of the whole
people In this particular the democracy IL disor-
gained sBdihs business OF the committee to re-
oryaI,ze 1t. don know anything about the fore
sbs dos ing Of which the gentlsms has spoken. I
have Hsp nothing Of the shadow Of the ghost that
bsustt his imagination.
Mr. CoeHsAs- The knoekings Captain. laugh
tel
CArrAIS RykprEs-I lave been visited with knock
ivCs n m eft o.
did not vol. Tor General Care IS ought
MIR ArsrIn aid he hoped they would proceed with
the report.
Mr. JrsKi.s called for the previous question.
The rIsyi,u, question vac then put. and carried.
The main question or rssolutioh of Mr. Hsisted. was
then put. and ost-l4 voting In the Affirmative and
IA in III. n,vstiv-.
Captain R,nD.ks moved that the report be laid
tn. table
point Of order was here raised as to whether re-
port could be lad the table when IL not before
III. meeting The rs'oluiion 10 refer having been
The CHArsrAN decided that the report WAS nov bs-
fore The meeting, and he had 50 announced 1t vt the
Mr. MrlvLLE, OF the Seventeenth ward, here asked
the gentleman OF the second to give way y moment,
and allow him to ak fer information OF the Chair
Dir Rypdsrs giving way. Mr. Melville enquired OF the
moving his resolutions dissolvipg all general COM
nitte,s which we're adopted At the last meeting to
sbolrh that patriotic body Of young democrat known
late occasion, When the Two organizations composed
OF members elected To the general com mittee.
vited cur Stat. Senator to rammany Hall
The PkIsplnr tim. in answer stated that IL GER
tanly vas not his intention in the resolutions offered
by him Mt the last meeting TO dissolve the Young
hsnt General CtmU,ttee; and that the COMMITTEES
fur.d 10 by MIR M-vilis, w~s not dissolved.
Mr. melville 1 am informed that several inteili-
nlem' Of IN. decided opinion that the
Western c'mm'tt.. did not join In the call made by
tb. Wood mitee fer the ass.m bling Of this con
veption. aud be latter committee having be, dis
solved on the motion OF their Chairman Ia person.
Who cur pr.id.ot r,o e by resolutions pass-d by
h. lx hat ha hus At.-
putsd possession OF the n-ld aud IL the General Com
miu.. Of tn. dsmocraiic party On the other hand,
u. Young Mrns &C mmitts~ not having been dissolved
10 In full fierce. and may also claim that all other
general committees having been dissolved by the
ton 81 tbis convention that they the only existing
general orrsrizstiop Of the party such bring the
state Of th,prs members should b. careful how they
yot'd TO stop all scton ON the part Of this body 20
brrg shout "A null and complete organization, which
would be to,,sinsd by all good democrats
The motion TO lay on the tab. WAS then put and
lott IA voting In the Affirmative, and IL In the
DR. Isos.n.n--I nov that we take up the re-
port by articles not ny sec ions
Mr. hsLvfiLG r'ce Ddsd the motion
Mr. Pass moved that IT be- taken mp by sections.
The smo ndm' ut uss adopted
IL We the proposed that every delegate be limited
to r-. minutes IL his speech. and that delegate
speak t~io. ou tie ssm. question.
Captain HNu,Es vas entirely opposed tn thus
limiiinr epoch such a plain man ~ h. could not
ssplsn HE ideas In so short period and he really
man al the Eth. tMr Cochran-j Who vas brought up
at h et Ct Gsm@liel and made perfect In the Law
Usuyttsrl
Nr' Musntr moved. a AN amendment, that Ave
mir ut.s he Nh. limit
The sn'ram-nt ~ss adopted.
The fret section 81 FIRST Article then taken M,
ana r,su - fcllovs:-
sc. III. primary mestioss for the selection Of
Standing Committees shalt be- held In the several
blseticn Bhtrcts on tho third Thur,dsy Ia December
81 each year at hsli psst clock In the
ing
PIX Alderman Pusoy aid he opposed to this
section Night mertings we're highly objectionable
Mr uA,s1Ip moved a. an amrndmsnt that 'sl-ctisn
distr,tsi We struck cut. ard ~ar1s' substi' u'rd
ara hat this hour oi holding ID. citing b. also struck
upt
pr,vsut tee men running about from ward to ward
tna IN hcsucrg the el' ctors.
MIR MttvuIE sHid the election districts we're the
gt.st rtineipis of the report " those struck
out " could w. going to the root Of tae proposed
form Hsd q. stroyirr a.
Ir Isttkhss ssid el.etien districts we're the main
fsiuf, 81 Va, Ttpoft sbd they brous ht the orgaoiz
ton 81 tt-psrty into ciosr harmony vita thu demo-
crse pun.ipe Ifthey leu ut the election districts
thsre would 10 us. In proceeding With the report