Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-06-12

York represented in the Convention 10y Del
egates duly elected in the several States, by
State or District organization of the Democratic
party, aud they append to this report part
thereof full lists of Delegates so elected.
There were contesting claimants Of the seats
held by the delegation from Missouri. who
claimed to be admitted either in part or in
whole rs delegates from the same State.
The following gentlemen claiming to be the
regular delegation from the Democracy Of Mis-
souri, had on the prina laeis evidence been as
signed seats in the Convention by the Commit
tee Of Arrangements, viz:
VIM. A. Harris, f.. ID. Bevitt, James s. Green,
N. ". Lamb. 7. II. Mcbride, VIM. Shields. r.
III. Stephens, s. r. Shrader, John 8. McCrack-
en-, Thomas B. English, Joseph Coffman, Thorn
as b. Hudson, d. ID. Berry, Ford Kennett, DR..
W. Watson, James Craig, John S. Phelps.
They were represented before the committee
by Messrs. Green and Phelps.
The -ccntesting parties who obtained seats
were Ii. Graty Brown, Barton Able, +. j.
McSheuy, Stephen Rice, S. j. Lowe, Jacob
Hall. Logan Clarke John NJ. Richardson. A.
Mccoy, John n Stevenson. Th0nas L. Price
John G. Walker, Patrick II Davis, Madison
Mullen and Samuel simmons were represented
before the committee by Messrs. Price and
Brown.
The committee deem it unnecessary to reca-
pitulate the argument or statement Of facts of
either side, and confine themselves to the con-
clusion to which they arrived.
After hearing fully tie representatives Of
each cOntcsting delegation, tho following reso-
luton was unanimously adopted
RssOived, That the Democratic delegates from
the State of Missouri, Represented before the
Committee 10y Messrs Green and Phelps, hre
the duly elected delegates of the Democracy Of
Missouri. and are entitled ia their seats in the
National Convention to the exclusion Of the
cOuiestng claimants represented by Messrs
Price and Brown.
The length of time occupied in hearing the
parties to the contested seats in Missouri has
prevented any hearing of the two sets of dele
gates from New York, who claim respectively
to represent the Democracy of New York but
that hearing has been commenced this mcrning,
and will be concluded as speedily as Justice TO
the parties will permit, and he made the subject
of further report
All of which is respectfully submitted
J. a. RAYARD, Ch'mn.
JuSE ?, 1856.
On motion of Mr.. C. V. Mcfarland the
report of the committee was concurred in
and adopted by the Convention.
Mr.. Bayard asked, in behalf Of the Com
mittee on Credentials, that they be allowed
to sit during the session of the Convention,
which was granted.
A delegate from Alabama moved resOlu-
ton to admit the delegates from the District
of Columbia from the Convention to partici
pate in the deliberations and action of the
Convention.
A delegate from Virginia moved to lay this
resolution on tho table.
A rumbling debate, or rather an attempt at
debate, followed this resolution.
Mr.. Thomas l.. Harris, of Illinois, endeav-
ored 10 address the Convention on this ques-
ton, but the Chair decided that he was not
I in order
Mr.. Harris said that he did not wish to
discnss the question hc merely wished 20
read telesraphic dispatch which he held in
his hand, announcing that the Democracy of
the District Of Columbia had carried the
election in Washington by n handsome ma
jority. Great applause and hurrahs.
! Several attempts were made 10 address
the Convention, bat the Chair vigorously
ruled them down, remarking that he presided
over an assemhlage of gentlemen as well as
! Democrats, and sheald iRsist-iipon the rules
of Parliamentary propriety being observed.
[Great applause.
The motion to lay upon the table the res
olution, admitting the delegates from the
/ District Of Columbia, was then put and adop-
ted by large majority.
/ Mr.. Brown, OF Mississippi, offered the fol-
lowing resolution :
! RESOLVED, That the seats in the galleries o
this hall be declared vacant, and that the Ma
I tional Democratic Convention divide them, pro
rata, among the States and Territories, and is
sue tickets accordingly, and deliver them TO
delegations from the several States Provided,
tn at no more persons be admitted than can be
conveniently and safely accommodated.
He said that q large number Of delegates
and alternates were enabled To obtain admis-
sion to the hall, and, therefore, he hoped the
resolution would be adopted.
Mr. McMullen, Of Virginia, hoped that the
gentleman would accept an amendment to
admit the gentlemen from the District Of CO.
lumbia, who were entitled to the considera-
ton Of the committee as much as if they
were from one Of the States.
Mr.. Brown had high respect for the De.
mocracy Of the District, who had Just won Q
glorious victory. lie accepted the amend.
ment.
Mr.. Mickle, Of Now Jersey, moved al
amendment-that the gallery on the right o
the President be exclusively appropriated fol
the use of ladies and gentlemen accompany
ing them.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, desied to cal
the attention of the gentlemen from Misis
sippi to the fact that if the resolution prevailed
the delegates from the territories ought Il
be admitted.
Mr.. Brown--OG course, they are included
Judge Borden, of Indiana said that il b,
understood the resolution, the committe,
might, il il was adopted, give admission 4
one hundred gentlemen from the District o
! Columbia. Ii one delegate and one alternat
are TO be admitted from that District, which
: was all it was entitled to, he had no objection
The object Of removing the Convention from
= = Baltimore was to get it away from Congress
J ional influence. lie had been instrumental
J in having it done, and he was prepared &
: : stand by the policy then adopted.
" MIR. Petit of Indiana, spoke against tn
> resolution, and moved to lay it upon the ia
: BILE. He said that il was impracticable &
: clear the galleries, in which there were gen
= tlemen who had received tickets from th
= committee. Two hundred gentlemen of IN
:. press, he had understood, were seated there
- !, Now some of them had assa;led him an
- others, but he was in favor OF reporters, eve
=" the meanest X. N and Black Republican re
~ porters in the country, retaining the seal
they had obtained With regard TO reser,
le ing half of the seats in the galleries for tn
Of ladies, he would say that he was in favor
u, having any one that wore pantaloons presei
here. rather than any one in pettcoats. II
N withdrew the motion to lay the resoluto
OF on the table, in order to hear Mr. McLane,
ID the Committee of Arrangements, on the sui
Y, ject.
VI Mr.. McLane of MISUNDERSTANDING
~ the Convention, | desire to say, on behalf
the Committee of Arrangements, that in tn
a hall it is absolutely impossible to seat nun
~ Der of persons greater than the number tn
- has been provided for. / will state furthe
VI that it was not the design of the Committc
" originally to apply the galleries to the use
j., the press 1t was designed to seat the repor
u u ers for the various newspapers on the pla
<, form on each side Of the President IN
~ was the arrangement made for the press.
ho gentlemen will look at the platform and co
ay slider that in the plan Of organization no
=! adopted, room must be made for three vi