The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-17
Wing National Convention.
HALL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
BALTIMORE, June 1910 A. NJ.
FIRST DESPATCH,

FIRST DESPATCH.
The city throughout is thronged and great
excitement prevails. Three caucuses are now
in session, and the Webster men seem most
coni1dent-the outside pressure being greatly
IN his favor. The Scott men are firm. The
Fillmore men say they prefer Webster to Scott
the friends OF Scott say Webster to Fillmore
and Fimore's friends prefer Webster to Scott
The South will stand firm by Fillmore as long
as there is chance.
Several meetings of the friends of Webster
and Fillmore are now holding in Carroll har
The incorporating friends of Webster met in
the upper saloon, Carol hall. Charles Torey
OF Boston, opened the meeting, and was follow
ed by Mathew Hale Smith, in an eloquent
speech, affirming Daniel Webster to be his first,
last, and only choice. They have, he said, yield
ed heretofore to the South--accepted and given
their electoral vote to the Southern nominee,
and now asks them as matter of right that they
give them to Daniel Webster.
In the meeting of the Southern delegates
held last evening at Carroll hall. every Southern
State was representative G. Chapman pre-
sided. A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, whereupon the meeting adjourned until
this morning.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The meeting re-assembled this morning. The
committee OH resolutions reported series in
favor of protection, the tariff, the river and har
Dor improvements, and strongly affirming the
linaiity OF the compromise, were all unanimous
ly ad opted
On motion of Mr.. ZoLLIcoFFER, of Tennessee
the resolutions were referred to the committee
on resolutions of the National Convention. and
their adoption was respectfully and earnestly
recommended
A committee WIS appointed to solicit the CO.
operation of the Webster delegates who re-
ported that the resolutions were all favorablv
received by them. The meeting then adjourned
THIRD DESPATCH
III A. M.-The members of the Whip Ma.
tional Nominating Convention are now assem-
bling in the large and magnificent hall of the
Maryland Institute. The hall is beautifully
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT more so than when the late
democratic Convention met. The platform has
been constructed in the entire of the hall. and is
covered with carpetng The remainder of the
hall on the north and ,ouh ends is appropriated
to spectators, and, while write, more than five
thousand are already inside the walls. The
galleries are filled with ladies' and those gentle
men only who accompany them. All parts of
the room are carpeted, so as to prevent anything
like noise from walking or stirring about In
auoltioh 10 other matters Tor the general COM
Tort, tan bark has been spread on all the ada
cent streets, so as to prevent the noise arising
from the passage of vehicles, &c. The arrange
ment for the officers, reporters, &c, are excel.
lent Better they could not be.
FOURTH DESPATCH.
AT IL o'clock the convention went into pre-
hminary organization by selecting Hon. Geo
Evans, OF Maine, chairman, and Messrs Upton,
of Louisiana, and Bryan, of North Carolina sec.
rctaries.
A motion was made to appoint committee
OF one from cash State to select permanent off
GERS for the Convention.
Mr.. Sever of Louisiana, here rose, and pro.
tested against all the previous action of the
Convention, on the ground that the time for the
meeting of the Convention had not arrived
Several of the delegations had not yet arrived
and it was not IL o'clock by the national obser
yatory clock, at Washington. The speaker
was the only delegate from his State present.
FIFTH DESPATCH
l2f P.M.-The motion to appoint committee
was adopted, each delegation to name it's mem
Der of the committee. The following are the
names of the committee: Maine. Pleasanton :.
New Hampshire, Goodwin; Vermont. Bradley
Massachusetts, Choafe; Rhode Island. Ives
Connecticut Tyler; New York, Granger New
Jersey, Dayton; Pennsylvania, Jessup Della
are, Clayton; Maryland, Clark Virginia, Jan
re; North Carolina, Miller South Carolina