The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-06-11

Horatio Seymour Ia chair.osu. are emit.
tied, on the score of Numbers. 70 foftr.
four delegates, ard that portion Of the
democracy represented by the deIeea-
t1ons, OF which the Hon. Samuel Boards
ley Isl GbairmaB, 10 entitled oD tbe scoro
OF DumbeTs to tWsnty-six delegates in
said Convention, and that said delees-
ton be admitted IN proportion aforesaid
to seats IN the Convention, the persons
30 to be admitted to be designated bH
the respective delegations. aud that, IN
counting the vote Of the State OF New
York in the Convention, the minority
shall not be subject to the maioEibT
without their consent.
RESOLVED, That che delegation from.
Ne" York, when admitted, be permit
tea 10 record their votes upon the Yeso-
lutions adopted Yesterday by the Con-
Don. James A. Bayard. of Delaware
Mr.. President: As a meaber of the
Committee on Credentials and Chair
man of that Committee, ], in common
with other ofmy colleagues, dissent from
the report of the majority of the Com
mittee just read, and it becomes my du-
ty to submit a minority report, closing
with a recommendation which express
es the views we entertain. In order to
do entire justice to these offered BY me,
/ will say that there is but one differ.
ence between us. We are both anxious
to throw the curtain over the past. The
difference between us is, that the minor
ity consider that as these two rival Sec
tions of the Democratic party In New
Vnrk VpOro "a ha 80. IL L-I-Zs-
separate organizations almost exactly
equal in the popular vote. that we had.
10 right to treat either of them as SCI
ceders, but are bound to treat them both
ar organic sections and put them ON an
equality. [Great applause
We were just rs anxious - throw q
curtain over the past ne the majority
c,uld be, and if We nave been forced to
the necessity of giving our reasons for
dissenting to the report adopted by a
majority of the Committee, as wrong, I
think the fault rests not with us. I
proceed now to read the report, which
is as follows:
The report of the minority is so long
that it is impossible to publish it in this
edition. 1t concludes with the follow.
ing resolution:
ResoLUed, That the two delegations
from New York be authorized to select
each t~hirty-6ve delegates, and that tho
delegates thus selected be admitted as
the delegation of the two sections of the
New York Democracy to this Conxen-
tiou, and that they be allowedsone hour
to report their selections The two DEL
egations to vote separately, each to he
J o,,fiflod IN cauopfo.a
ing vote of this State to be cast alteD
uatcly by the Two delegations. the Softse
casting it the first ii ue.
4 vote by States Oh the adoption Of
the minority FesolHtioa resnsted-Ayes
1877; nays, 49,.
Mr.. Preston moved that a committee
of seven of the Convection be appointed
to wait upon the New York deleeatiops
and inform them of the deeisiou Of the
Convention.
The Chair announce the following as
the committee to wait onsthe New York,
delegation and acquaiut them with the
decision of the Conversation:
Preston, of Kentucky; Butler, Of
Massachusetts; Richardson, of Illinois;;
Gardner, of Gsargia Nuade, ef-Xir-
ginia; WicklifFe, of Kentucky; Pickeus,
Of Georgia.
George McCook, of Ohio, moved the
following resolution ::
RESOLVED, That at two O'Clock, p.
NJ this day, this Convention will pro-
coed, by a call of the StatesF.to noui--
tate q eardidaic for the Pres deney.
On motion he-Gonveutioa then adj
iouEDed.