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&, - sss5sinr 81 ,he whix NaIiaaaf cenwen-
tias is scacs candidates 81 ihe Wing Party I1f
President ahd Vice President u The UAited States,
~ Delegates comp posing ne Convention and rep
ssnlEn fsrfefy Stale ia De EEion. ~began Is as
lie aTthe Great Hall of ihe Maryland Institute
r. Or more before the time ann9inted tsf epsn-
eE0nvenlion 50 that hy nsoa almost every L
~ APPEARED u bc In lis seat
afs1-acSed about 6yr minntes 81 twelve o.
fisxe2syA argc u. Morgan. of Maryland. and 4
s..ifeTn Ger of Neg York rose sisnolsane-'
ssrriyed pc ~ : Z W.
s n,.ss e il. hour ofswslse hasing
Thso s1als ,.... sc ,hai TX Hon Gkeaos
M soma ynegaiiye - 80 tss 81.
w ses.s AZ Exams. asceal wa Fsriiaiebesrs
fsoasedieaf u y. .aa oeea res asn.iss ioad ap
bsfssnns f1FeeiDgsF. pro fss. th4ns ADDRESSED The
-keT = g be performed wodlJ ~ I
yenifan Is ,ss,eai SeefetsIy and int me hrst
m Vheaeupob.ua'e some person TO perrin IN.
b , ~. +1eas q Alabama, nominated NJ da-
waiSh ssssl. ...atsiana. As temporary sse,e,,
1ss apmina.tQn was nnanimetisir eor 81 80 I
49,. Molons Mr.. JAtgs w Bav 49,. ~
AZ fh ~ ected Assistant seere,sr, - -NoFll
Iftiee ofoae from each meyed that com
Srp2se q reporting permanent oesys s lor
RradSsaa aes'ion was taken % The rodtio.. -.
ncs, g appoint committee "a $50 ci Ar.
IN etefEs, and il was agreed Il eject perma-
~ a ss States were thefeipon res,,.
salnlll1ee named ,sss "a " c2lled
aeemmiitee efene frou' each STATE he appointed ~
recftve and examine the credentials Of members al
5the Convention Wien Il shall assemble said COM
missee g BE sppoiniedin The same manner as the
kacommueel lnsi chosen This moJion he regarded
- aeeessaf5s He desired 10 know who. were ensi-
ue4 70 seats and who.weTe not TIE. Convention
Gould never arrive al any conclusion unless Com
znit.ee 90 Credentials was formed, and hence he
81 The noEion was agreed TO- and the committee
ss chosen.
Mr.. cabell, Of Florida, nfoved hiatt committee
10 Nominate permanent officers be allowed 10 retire
The motion was agreed TO, and the committee ac.
SAscordingiy retired
F. .Mr~Talcottt q New York, rose 10 say that all
81 The members or The New York delegation had not
their credentials in the hall, some Of them Ok .ing
been eft al The hotels; so that itwoud be impossi-
BILE 70 presentthein aithat Instant. He therefore
F sssfa ma 'a' Convention 'dj''f' up'il 7oel'eA
& Several voices. 'eoA no, Ave oelockl' eFive;
ave and p six s1 r.
Mr. Talbot accepted the amendment and sug-
gesied whether i would net be most convenient for
The Convention 10 pursue The ordinary course and
permit the Chairman<M the Delegation Of each |
Safe represent The Credentials of the members from
such State to the Comm ee op Credeptialsl /
- r.Jones, of Tennessee, suggested that The Com
mjtee on credentials should meet on the platform +
AMER the Adjournment, aud fix time and place for
baaIhe suggestion was adopted, and at halfpast +
1tyeiFsaeclock The Convention adjourned to meet
again at SIX o'clock il the evening.
= Credentials were not ready 10 report, but promised
+ -aareport the next morning
The COMMITTEES on Organization submitted re-
k.pon nominaiing permanent officers for the Con
vequon, which alter some debate was unanimous
" adopted. The following are the officers.
f efe ss5s PRESIDENT
80 &c Chapman, Maryland.
shaa s9a VICE. PRESIDENTS
ksns NJ p. Appleton, Maine
q. w, herdcth, NewIamnshirc
~ ColcIlgc Vermont
e5sa S. Spfasuc, Massachusetts K
s IL X 81 Cranson, Rhode Island.
vs s. D. Hubbard, Connecticut
faa z. P. CowlessNew York
49, James SirEart, New Jersey.
G. g. Layton, Delaware.
~ 8. p Phelps Maryland.
#1 William Il Goggin, Virginia %n
A. II. Sheppard, N. Carolina.
W. Whaley, South Carolina,
Is - =, GraHtIaBd. Georgia s
y--wJ u FhnSsni h. lsearsisna
$. viatpa, Ohio.
q -, i $. Williams Kentucky
W. H. Speed Tennessee
Milton Slapp, Indiana.
~ benjamin Edwards, Illinois,
80 J. g. Miller Missouri.
SerSit W. H.fsAncs Arkansas.
J. NJ. Edward. Mich gam
az. I'M. Hernandez, Florida.
~ i. T. Arnold, Wisconsin
Richard Heath, caliorni|
SECRETARIES.
.-s + 4 (: 1 gg,ssS Z ses cs,siis..
4aaa y NJ. Ballard Iowa.
" =, s.sysrt, California,
eal sc, Kulkel.. Penn
1 VIC. Worthington. Va
n. Z. Perksn, Connecticut.
III g. w Meaker Illinois,
fgs " srhemp.o9, Michigan
e, w Dnnl9es Kentucky.
e J.AIorrc Vermont
es0sP. Fisher Delaware.
gsf Gen. Chapman, on taking the chair addressed
: few remarks to Ia Convention urging upon lis
aiRrs n nj
~and Cancellation!
Prayer was ihen offered by the Rev 7. II.
sstsckson.
And, athalfpasi seven o'clock the convention
adjournedt 10 - o'clock on Thursday
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS, JrxE IL
ii The Convention was calledio order precisely at
ISM BY Hon.J q cHApMas, President, and o
aIened With prayer BY the Rev. Dr. Atkinson, Of ST.
Peters Episcopal Church. T.
The journal Of the previous days proceedings
was rad. NJ
i, Mo cabeil, Of Florida, Offered resolution that
The. rules Of the House OF Representatives Of The
Unitrd States 80 far as they are applicable, be a.
dopsed Tor the government Of the Convention.
HI AIR. Welsh, OF 0ho, moved 10 take up the reso-
! lati0n offered BY himself yesterday which was the
same as that Of Mi cabell, with the addition that
ii prescribed the mode Of voting and that no Stale
should havg larger vote in the Convention than il
was entitled TO in The Electoral College.
= Nj. Rfanstord, 81 Kentucky, offered series Of
rules prescribing The mode of voting.
- Mr. Cabell eheEed bis resolution as substitute,
an ufSc4 the nfceS>Hl OF adopting IuieS before
they attempted 10 define the mode 10 which The
States Should vote.
Mr. Davis. Of Florida. called for division Of
| the question
f, debate was kept up for some time on the sub
ject ID which number Of Delegates participated.
Whilst l. was going on Mr.. Watts. OF Va, Chair
+ man OF the Committee on Credentials, asked leave
so report progress and the consent of The House Cor
ne Committee 10 sis whilst the Convention was in
session Granied.
VI MIR Bots, of Virginia, offered resolution pre-
fka 0f al
theStales BY the representation 10 which each will
be entitled Ia the next Electoral College vote by
States 70 Be taken whenever division was called
f5fs he rules OF tie House of Representatives as
far e being adopted for the government
! The Convention.
This resolution was accepted BY the movers Of
The oder sesolelions and adopted unanimously
| resolutions:
Kalpei That s5niittec. 70 consist Il one member
from ssrh Stats n The Union il this Coaven-