Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-06-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Wing National Convention
Hall OF the American Institute.
BALTIMORE, June 1910 a. N

| hall. There are indications Of an excited debate
on the platform and the credentials. Public
speaking and caucusing continued until after
Twelve o'clock last night. Mr.. Webster's friends
are now very sanguine, and Gen. Scotts doubly
sanguine 1t is impossible to say whose change
Is best The Southern platform will undoubt-
eddy be adopted All parties arc disposed to
harmonize and approve it,
| Second Despotch.l
l24 P. m.-President Chapman called the Con.
vention to order at 10 O'clock
| Prayer was addressed to the Throne Of Croce
by Rev. DR., Hammer.
The journal of yesterday was read and an
proved.
| The first business in order was the resolution
of Mr.. Duncan, of Louisiana, as amended by
Gen. Jessup, of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Jessup took the floor, and, for concession
and compromise, withdrew his amendment
The original resolution, to appoint committee
of one from each State to report resolutions EN-
bracing the Wing platform, was then adopted
The resolution passed as originally submitted
by Mr.. Duncan.
The Convention then proceeded to appoint the
committee, as follows
Maine, Fessenden; New Hampshire, Edwards
Vermont, Coolidge; Massachusetts, Ashmun ;
Rhode Island Harris; Connecticut, Hazard ;
New York, Dickinson; New Jersey, Dayton !;
Pennsylvania, Johnson; Delaware, Clayton ;
Maryland, Clarke Virginia, Scott North Car
DINA, Boyden South Carolina, Badyan; Geor-
gia, Dawson; Alabama, Lungdon Mississippi,
Bradford; Louisiana, Duncan; Ohio, Harris
Kentucky, Brown; Tennessee, Zilliechof1er; In
DIANA. Newman; Illinois, Baker; Missouri,
Chambers Arkansas, Gaines Michigan, Pom
roy; Florida, Davis Texas, Ash Iowa, Bal
lard; Wisconsin, Smallding: California, Stewart.
Third DESPATCH.
124 p. MA member from Tennessee submit
/ ted platform as agreed to by Southern delega-
tons, and moved its reference to the aforesaid
committee which motion was adopted.
| gentleman from Illinois, and also one from
Arkansas submitted resolutions; which, without
being read, were referred to this committee
| On motion, all resolutions upon platforms were
| ordered to 60 to the Committee on the Platform
| Mr.. Davis, of Florida, submitted Il resolution
|
date whose public acts on record leave anything
for explanation upon the Compromise measures
Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia, substitute, submit
| ted resolution that the Convention pledge its
support to the nominee
Mr.. Davis withdrew his resolution, on leave
and Mr.. Bolts also.
The Committee on Resolutions got leave to sit
| II +ba &c
! Several gentlemen submitted resolutions on tic
platform; which. without reading went to the
committee.
Gen Watts, of Virginia, chairman Of the Com
mttee on Credentials, submitted portion of the
report which allows twenty-one delegates from
Washington city to seats upon the platform. The
committee report that Beetman, Grinnell, Ben
ncdict, Rascell, and Bennett are entitled to seats
from the contested districts of New York Also
that Hamburger aud Smith be both admitted tt
seats from the thirty first district of New York
and that only one vote be cast between them.
Mr.. Baxter was admitted from the contested geat
| in Vermont
Fourth Despatch.
p. nt.-All the gentlemen admitted to the
contested seats from New York arc Webster and
Fillmore men.
Delaware submitted minority report Sev-
eral minority reports were also submitted.
Mr.. Cabell, of Florida, demanded the previous
question upon the adoption Of the majority re-
port The vote was taken by Ststes--yeas, I64 :;
nays, III.
The question was then put, and the report
adopted decisively.
Mr.. Bolts, of Virginia, moved an adjournment
until o'clock. Several members moved to 60 at
once into a nomination.
The last motion was with irawn, and motion
to adjourn was taken by States, and decided IL
the negatvc-yeas l32, nr.ys 157.
motion to dioun un Ill FIVE o'clock was tber
carried.
There is probability that the Convention will
proceed to ballot for n candidate for President
this afternoon. There is nothing to do but tc
adopt platform, rvhich will be the first thing
reported after reassembling The previous ques-
ton will probably be called on it, and it will be
Immediately ADOPTED /; and then the Convention
ton will proceed to ballot,
The adjournm ent was Mt l24 o'clock
TF3h Depatch.
- D. MI is understood that the Committee
on the Platfor m have almost unanimously adopted
that already published and approved by the
South
Arrival or the City OF Glasgow.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1874 p M.
The steamer City Of Glasgow has arrived with
three hundred and eighteen passengers, and
twelve hundred tons of freight She brings no
l,tcr neos