Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-07
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE KNOW NOTHING
STATE CONVENTIONS.

PROCEEDINGS OF TIE KNOW NOTHING
STATE CONVENTION.
The Star announced yesterday, per tele-
graph, the nomination of Daniel Ullman, ESQ.
as the Know Nothing candidate for Governor
of New ycrk. The following synopsis of their
proceedings in nominating him We End in the
New York Times (Whigl
THE Know NOTHING CoNvKNrIoN-PRo.
oEEDINGs OF THE SECOND DAYS Session
POLITICAL NoAISArIoS.-The Grand Council
composed of delegates from the various lodge.
of the Know Nothing order in this State, con.
tinued its labors throughout the day yester-
day.
Several hours were spent in a very heated
discussion of the right to a seat Of delegate
from Albany, which was contested on the
ground that he was not a resident, but OF
Peeks ill, in the county of Westchester The
decision of the council was adverse to his
claim, although the committee had reported
in his favor.
The next business related to the nomin alton
of State ticket. A resolution was offered
that the Order would make no nomi nations
on the ground thai there was no necessity for
them to take action in reference to the State
officers, and that it would be almost impossi-
ole to do SO with that harmony and unity of
action which the good of the Order required
The resolution was lost.
A resolution was then offered and adopted
that the CIR nd Council would proceed to nom
mate candidates for State Officers, and that no
person now in nomination by any Political
party, should be placed upon the ticket
The Council then proceeded to ballot for a
candidate for Governor, with the following
result:
Daniel Ullman ....................... 257
Joseph W. Savage ia
Thomas h. Whiting. Observation-Disclosures. so
Scattering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
1Otdi ....sss. 4SZ
Mr.. Ullman was declared nominated lie
was on hand, accepted the preferred honor,
and pledged himself, if elected to carry out
the principles of the Order.
4 number of votes given for Myron H. Clark
were refused by the President, who professed
in doing so, to be acting under the rule adopted
by the Council. But 4S2 votes polled, when
the Council opened its session with 953 men,
bers in attendance.
The session of this Council must have been
more boisterous than any other that has ever
been assembled in this City. The groans, the
cheers, the Kisses, the calls to order, could be
distinctly heard in the halls and lobbies-ard
many of the speeches could have been repor
rcd Uerbatima. AS the vote was being taken
one delegate was heard to declare that HE
should now vote as he should vote at the polls,
for Myron III. Clark" The President do.
clared the vote out of order, and instructed
the Sergeant-at Arms to put out the offending
delegate-but must have afterwards retracted
as there was no immediate addition to the
members outside.
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general break up, and a rush down stairs
They re-assemble this morning at O'Clock
to complete the nominations.
They have recently hold a State Conyen.
ton in Philadelphia, wherein James Pollock
the Wing candidate for Governor was nomi.
mated by them. The Pennsylvania contains
a detailed report Of their proceedings. Its
publication created great exc. tement and sen.
sation throughout the city of Philadelphia, the
street being crowded for hours with persons
going into the door to purchase copies of the
report Professor Tiffany of Carlisle College
presided, and declared his purpose and that OF
his friends, to withdraw from tho order if their
proceedings got ihto the newspapers, as the
public knowledge that he, professor al
Carlisle was member Of the order would
ruin him. and " that already had the people
become alarmed at the dangerous tendency of
e secret organization like this, and it was all
important that we should throw more binding
guards around our secrets-not only for the
purpose of making sure the election of oul
candidates. but to protect ourselves from any
odium which NIGH. attach to us, if our name:
should be exposed. He said that he, for one
was unwilling to incur the risk of such expo
cures"
"a statement was then made as regards thu
number Of Lodges in the State. 1t appear,
| that there are 635, containing 10000 mem
oerS-o0,600 In good standing. That most of
the members were Wings, and that such Dem
ocrats as were in the Order, were fast becom
ing alarmed, and either leaving or being ex
PEELED That within the last two weeks, there
| have been 30 900 designations and explosions
| That there were at present $4,000 Democr at
| in the Order in the entire State, many O
whom it was feared would resign or be ex
PEELED before the day of the election
The whole number of the Order in the cit,
| of Phlladelphla was stated to be Is, 600
''It was stated that 4, 600 members have lief
| or been expelled from the Order in this cit,
| within the last ten days.
I'm York county, the Order had numbered
| as high as 200; but disturbance had take,
place in the Lodge, and the constitution
| burnt-2,O00 members had left which reduce,
| the Lodge to 700"
The returns of the balloting in the Lodge
| of the State are as follows:
| For James Pollock, Wing, over Bradford
81, 900 majority.
For Henry 5. Mott, Dem, over Spicer, 600
majority.