The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-26

State Convention of the National
Democracy.
The Tleket-Stato Committee, and Delega.
tlen to the National Convention,
&c. DC, DC.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
FRIDAY, August -, 1855.
Tho Convs ntion assembled at 81 O'Clock, AM
Mr. CrrrixG of Ellie, took the floor. He thought that
the introduction, last night of Mr. Haskns resolution
condcmaOry Of the administration inexpedicnt and
ill advised In view of the fact that they had already
repudated the administration in the most emphatic
ner he thought this too much in the nature OF
kicking dead dog. (ILughter) They had had long and
esultory speeches yesterday but he hoped woal
be to-day and he moved that the consideration
Mr. Haskin's resolution be indefinitely postponed He
did not want to be bothered with resolutions introduced
10 crafty the spleen Of this or that gentleman.
Mr.. HYDE, Of steuben, mvvcd, amendment that
1he resolution of the gentleman from New York be referred
to the Committee Resolutions lie did want this
convention to go out of their way to pass resolutions
against the administration; but II there any doubts
of their sentiments that ground let them tina
doubt. Hear, hear.)
The question was put on Mr.. Cuttings notion AMI ii
was adopted.
So Mr.. Haskins resolution indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Cutting moved that further debate all questions
DC limited to FIVE minutes and that person shall speak
twice the subject without consent of the House.
The question was put, and the motion adopted
MIR. DANIEL B. TAYLOR made short explanation cor
fectng the vote which he was understood to have given
yesterday against the resolutions.
delegate moved that the Committee on Resolutions he
directed to retire and report officers for nomination.
The motion afterwards withdrawn.
Mr.. CUTTING. of Erie, hld endeavored TO get at the
opinion OF members Of the convention in respect to
solution which he had prepared and he found that the
general sentiment was In favor oft II Is proper that NJ
TAR as we act, our action should be unanimous We
should have at the next National Democ ratio Convention
an undivided front. We should not have one member
there whom We cannot trust He had therefore drawn
APP the following resolutiOn:-
Resolved That committee OF three from each judicial
district be appointed by the Chair to report to this
yenton for It's consideration the Of four delegates
at large and the of two delegates from each of the
aong,essoha qstrc.s, 70 represent hs S'a,e IN inc
next National Democratic Convention TO be held at Gin
Cinnati.
This resolution, said Mr.. Cutting, contempates that
This convention should nominate four delegates for the
State at large and two for the Congressional districts
He did not wish that election to go to the districts He
wished the delegates to the National Convention and
ALL to represent the sentiment of this convention and
he could not be Of their doing So il left to the dis
1ricts TO elect them.
MIR. ROSTER Of schoharie rose to move an amend
anent TO the resolution. II appeared to him that the
choice Of delegates TO the National Convention should
made by delegates here from the Congressional districts
and not by delegates from the Judicial districts. He
therefore proposed to amend by substituting the word
congressional for the word judicial"
The amendment afterwards altered and accepted
that committee be appointed o. from each Judicial
district to report the names Of four delegates at large
and that the nomination of the Congressional delegates
be referred to the delegations from Congressional dis
tricts.
Mr.. HAsKy was opposed to this Convention taking the
back track in the mode Of appointing delegates to the
National Convention. They not elected for this
purpose. In the Albany Convention Of 1915 the ap
pontnent Of delegates referred 10 the Conge sona
districts and such has since been the custom He read
portion of the address issued by the Albany convention
in 1913. In his judgment, this Convention could not
this occasion properly select the delegates to the next
National Convention. lie proposed the following resolu
1ion:-
Resolved That it is nexpedient and unauthorized to So
ec delegates by this Convention to the next National De
mocratc Convention at Cincinnati and that the state Com
littee be and are hereby requested to call state Conven
ton Of the national democracy the Sh day Of Jauary
next at Albany to consider the mode and adopt plan
for the selection Of delegation from this state to the
Cincinnati Convention.
Mr.. CiJRKE, Of 0tsego, reminded the gentleman from
NewSoik that IN ls4S the main reason alleged asans
the admission Of the delegates at the Baltimore Conven
ton was that they had not the prestige Of State Con
Mr. BAnR, Of New York saw no reason why the resoIu
tion Of the gentleman from Erie OR CUTTING should not
be adopted, They sent here to make nominations
and transact such other business may come before
the Convention lie did not intend that they should be
deceived at the next National Convention as they hal
and the democrats Of New York should be stabbed in the
Lack again. by delegates protesting 70 be Dickinson men
but who were really not So
Mr.. mowS, Of Jefferson, rose to say that he heartily
concurred in the original resolution and he hopes the
amendment would be voted down. 1t was generally de
sired that this committee should nominate delegates 10
the national convention.
Cries of Question" question
Mr.. ScEIn called for the reading Of the resolution.
II again read
Mr. slcKisa reminded the convention that the national
democracy Of this State had established the method Of
sending delegates to the national convent by election
by districts There attempt at Capitalization in
The resolution and he therefore opposed 70 IT, But
III there not, thought they committed
by usage and custom TO leave the election Of delegates
The people would be highly ineSpedient for this
venson TO be the first to upset that system which they
themselves had initiated. II would put them in false
position before the National Convention Il IL possible
he said that select thirty trustworthy and
honest men of the democratic party In Gods II
cannot, what sort Of party have got He repud
atcd the mpuntion which that Of procedure
calculated 10 throw upon the party.
Mr.. Bf1aH, of Orange did not feel authorized IN the
face Of precedents to take out OF the hands Of the people
the right to delegates 10 the National Convention
bad, and
know whom they might wish to send there. The demo
cracy OF this State should not be drusted and this
lion would lie practically evincing disrust He hoped II
would not lie carried out.
Mr. BARR asked what chance the free democracy would
have in the election against Custom House buliesy
Mr.. ATKES, Of Kings county not afraid 70 leave
The matter 10 his constituents but he knew how these
elections were nterfcrel with in the city Of New York
by Custom House bulles and therefore he would sup
port the resolution.
Mr. BERcES, Of Kings, had no such instructions from
Mr.. MCINTYRE Of Ulster county satisfied that the
resolution would pass but preferred that the resolution
should be adopted as it was originally drawn up
The question being on the amendment OF Mr.. Haskin,
Mr. Bergen, 81 Kings, called for the yeas and nays
The list was called, and there were yeas q, nays o.
go the amendment was not adopted.
The question then REQUIRED on the original resolution
which the yeas and nays were asked, but we're not
ordered, and IL was adopted
The following persons we're appointed by the Chair as
such committee TO nominate four delegates and alter
mates from The STATE a. large 70 the National Convention
sth dist.-H. :. Cutting of Erie, chairman.
lst dist.-Ihomas J. Barr, Of New York
% dist--D. G. Birdsall, OF Westchester.
81 Dist. L. Van vakenburgh, Of Rensselaer,
4th di-t.-Thomas Bacon. 81. Lawrence
9TH dist.-O. II. Whitney, Of 0swcgo.
eth dist.-S. 7. Williams Of fompkins.
7th Dist. II. Hoyey, Of Monroe.
Mr. HAsKrS inquired what had been done with the re
solution condemnatory OF the amendment which he had
introduced last night.
The CHAIR replied that II had been indefinitely post
poned.
Mr. HAsyrN-Then TO take that resolution of
7he table and proceed to its consideration.
, DuKGArE remarked that Il not on the table. II
indefinitely postponed
Mr. HAsKfN--Tben, as the record now stands, we are
actually endorsing the action of the administration.
The matter dropped here, and the convention took a
recess for fifteen minutes.
After the recess,
The names Of persons selected by the delegations q
Congressional districts delegates to the National Con-
yention, were reported as ioIowss-
DIT. Lsiagots. Aheradfet
IL. G. Capers G.. $. Adams
John Vanderbilt 4. Barrett.
2-fienry {. Murphy George Taylor.
James II. HutchiDs John Rice