New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-02
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Resoirtd That two thirds Of the whole number o
votes given shall be necessary TO nomination OF cano
dates for President and vieePresdenf of the United
| States by this Convention.
RssSired, That In voting upon any question which
may arise in the proceedings OF this Convention the
vote shall be taken by States at the request OF any one
STATE each State to be entitled TO the number OF votes
which each State Is entitled In the next Electoral Col
ege, without regard 10 the number OF delegates IN az
tendance the In which the said vote Is 10 be
be decided by the delegation Of each Stats by
| iself
After the reading Of the report, all Of it. with the
exception of that portion relative to the two-third
rule was, on motion of Mr. AIbertson, concurred in.
Mr.. A. :. Pratt of Ohio, said that this rule was
adopted at the last Democratic Convention, and it
is now proposed to force it upon this Convention
in derogation of the right that the majority shall
rule. AS long, he said, as we have the two
thirds rule, minority can play round until they
force the majority into their views. For this reason
| made the motion to reject it.
A motion was made and carried to lay the mo-
ton of the gentleman from Ohio upon the table,
and the two-thirds rule was then adopted. This
was succeeded by long-continued applause and
deafening huzzes.
In pursuance of motion that a Committee be
appointed to wait upon the President Of the Con-
vention TO inform him of his election, the Chair
appointed the following gentlemen for that Pur-
pose, namely:
Messrs. Stephens of Kentucky Wise of Vir-
GINA and Thompson of Mississippi. They quickly
discharged their duty, and Hon. John w. Davis
having reached the platform, he was received with
demonstrations Of applause.
Mr.. DAVIS spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Conventisn-l return you my
sincere and cordial acknowledgements Tor the ho-
nor conferred by calling NE to preside over your
deliberations. Although not altogether unused
TO the duties of the Chair, | approach 1t on
this occasion with great doubts as TO my sue
cess in pre siding over so large an assembly, but
In NV attempt to discharge the arduOus duties, L
ask you to bear in mind that good old maxim;
"Order is Heavens first law" APPLAUSE l
shall call largely for your forbearance. May not
ask for the exercise Of a higher and purer Chris
tian virtue, called forgiyeness-not only toward
the Chair, but toward each other! l ask, also,
and conlure YOU, as Democrats, embarked
in the great cause Of Democracy, to remember the
obligations which rest upon you as party, to pro-
mote harmony and cancellation, and compromise
everything for principle, nothing for men. again
thank YOU gentlemen Renewed applause sue
ceedeCt his brief address,
The Presidential it is your pleasure, the same
Commit tee will wait upon the Nice-Presidents and
co4Cu, them TO their places.
Mr.. Jacob Thompson said, the Vice-Presidents
will please present themseyes--it is impossible to
find them out, there are many of them.
[Laughterl
Amid much confusion, the Nice-Presldents
wended their way through the dense crowd, and
at last got snugly seated upon the platform.
Mr.. f. Creighton moved a reconsideration on
the vote, by which the two-thirds rule was
adopted.
A motion was made to lay that motion upon the
table.
MIR. Elias Brown. in the name OF the State of
MARYLAND moved that the vote be taken by States,
and this proposition met warm reception.
The President, in reply to question, said that
those who voted aye would vote for the two-thirds
rule. The confusion broke out afresh amid
which the vote was taken. The States were
called. beginning with Maine and all of them unan-
imouslv responded, through a member OF each
DELEGATION ave. with the exception OF New ork,
which gave three votes in the negative, and ONO,
which cast ten. As the votes were announced
claiming of hands and stamping of feet succeeded,
shaking the building to its foundation. Much
merrimcnt was occasoned when General Com
mander we believe, cast his one vote in the aifrrn-
atye for South Carolina.
A Voice-Good for YOU.
The President stated the result-Neas 2S3,
Novsl3. There was renewed demonstrations OF
JOY.
A motion was made and carried that Commit
tee of FIVE be appointed to act in conjunction with
the Committee of Arrangements with view to
the better accommodation of Delegates, and in
pursuance of the resolution, the President ap-
rSirted Messrs. Halett, Nandyke, Sayles, Pratt
and Welch. Of Penn, said Committee.
The Convention at o'clock adjourned until
Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock.