The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-06
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TELE0HAPHIC NEws.
REPORTED FOR THH DTsPATcH
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Democratic National Convention
HARDs AND sOFTs ADMIrrED.
BALLoTINd COMMENCED.
&c. sc. &c.
(The telegraph wires west, were down yesterday
evening, and wo received no report Of the after
| noon session in consequence. Our report now be-
gins with that1
ArTER1ooE SESSION.
CrNcrEsAr1, June4 The Convention reasssm.
bied At 4 o'clock.
Mr. Hubbard moved to reconsider the vote adopt.
ing the resolutions in the norning and to lay the
motion to reconsider on the table. The motion
was carried.
The vote was then taken by States on the Ave
closing resolutions.
The Arst was carried by Oil ayes sol4e nays.
The second was carried by 23g ayes to % nays
might change her negative vote on tho first reso-
luton to An affirmative. Leave was granted, ma
king the vote stand-ayes 2s3; nays 81.
The third resolution was passed by 1879 ayes to
SO nays, Maryland and Rhode Island voting in the
The fourth resolution was passed By 221 ayes to
80 nays. Rhode Island, Delaware. Maryland
South Carolina and Kentucky voting In the mega
| tive.
The fifth was passed-ayes 225; nays 30
The vote was then taken on the supplementary
resolutions, reported by the committee follows :
Resolved, That the Democratic party recognises
point of view of the safe and speedy communication
BY military postal roads, between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts of the Union and it is the duty of the
Federal Government to exercise promptly all its con.
stutional power for the attainment OF that object
Mr.. Thompson, of Miss, moved to lay the reso-
luton On the table.
An objection was raised that the motion was OUT
of order
The chair decided the motion in order. and
vote being taken, the resolution was laid on the
table-ayes 139, nays 100.
Cheers and Kisses followed the announcement OF
the vote.
Mr.. Colouitt of Ga moved to reconsider all the
resolutions With reference to our foreign policy,
and recommit them to- the committee on resolu
tons.
Quits motion on the table, which was carried
ayes 179, noes 49,
Mr. Meade, of Virginia. presented from his dele
CATION the following resolution, which was taken
IN under q call for the previous question:
r. solved That the resolutions upon Foreign policy
are but tbs opinions of the convention and are not
to be considered of the articles of Democratic
faith.
MIR Peck, of Michigan, raised point of order,
that the resolution must, under the rules, 60
TO the committee of resolutions
Mr. Hubbard, of. Texas, moved to suspend the
rules for the purpose of voting on the resolution
Loud cries of mo-" mo-" answered the call. but
a demand was made for vote by States. Great
confusion prevailed
The President, after striving in vain to keep
ORDER declared that he would call the delegates by
name who were creating the disturbance. Loud
applause
The Convention refused to suspend the rule by
ia nays to 1873 ayes.
Mr.. Lowe, of Md, offered resolution for his
delegation expressing the incxpediency of the
adoption of the last five resolutions part of the
platform and directing the chairman of the MARY
land) delegation to vote against it.
MIR. Sandberg, of Del, declared bis concurrence
with the resolutions, but said that his State was
unwilling that any resolution should be introduced
into the platform which every Democrat could not
stand by. IGreat applause
The President called the Speaker to ORDER sta
ting that there was no question before the conven
ton. t't
The resolution was referred A committee to
appoint the National Democratic committee was
appointed.
A motion was made to adjourn and negatived
Calls were made for the report Of the committee
on credentials.
Dir. Petit, of Indiana, said that time enough
had been wasted. There was no occasion for
the committee credentials to report, and he
therefore moved that the Convention proceed ut
once to nominate for President Immense ap-
plause
Mr. Sandburg, of Del, thought It wrong to
make the nomination, during the absence of the
delegates from New York.
Mr.. Hubbard of Texas took the same ground
Mr.. Petit, of Ind. withdrew his motion.
Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, was willing New York
should have q chance in the Convention, but was
not willing to magnify the quarrels Of that State
into undue importance. Three days he thought
was long enough to enable the rival delegations to
settle, if they could settle at all 1t was now well
understood that though glad of her support the
Democratic party could do without New York
Immense applause and shouts from the Conven-
ton and galleries
After warm running debate, the Convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock.
MORNING SESSION.
CINCINNATI, June 5.-The Convention re.assem.
BLEED this morning at 10 o'clock.
Two reports were submitted by the committee
on credentials in the New York case. The ma
jority report of the credential committee, recog.
nized the Softs of New York as q regularly organ.
lied part Of the Democratic party, and the Hards
as distinct organized body, and resolved that the
two be consolidated and have pro rata represen.
tation-viz: Softs A, Hards 26.
The minority report takes the ground that the
Hards are the regular Democracy, and the Softs
are Neutrality-suspicious. acting with and some
times Independent of the party. 1t concludes with
the following resolution, in substance:
Resolved, That the two delegations be authorized
to select thiryfve delegates each, and each vote
separatelJ-the Softs casting the first vote.
The minority report was adopted-l27 ayes to
123 nays; Virginia voting aye s=sas.5
During the baloting, every affirmative vote was
greeted with loud applause. There was only
slight applause for the negative votes; the popu-
lar feeling evidently being with the Hards.
On the announcement of the vote the widest EN-
thusiasm prevailed; and it was greeted with loud
and prolonged cheers from the Convention and the
galleries.
motion to reconsider and lay the motion on
the table was carried by an immense majority.
The Convention then adjourned until o'clock,
P. N. t*e
AFTERNOON SESSION.
CINCINNATI, June SIS P. M.-The Convention
resssembled at 2 O'Clock, and commenced oaiios-
ing.
An informal ballot resulted as follows:
Franklin Pierce. ...................''
James Buchanan. .s.-....''.' -
The first formal ballot resulted
Buchanan. ....... 1890. ........Ioo
Pierce. ....s.ses.-.... '..sl<~
Douglas. ...ssss............ oo
CaSs. ...sssss..s y
SECOND BALLOT.
Buchanan. ss........ los
Pierce. ........................ ..ll9t