M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-06-12
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION
FIRST pays PROCEEDINGS.

Atl2M., Monday, the delegates to the
National Democratic Convention assembled
in Smith & Nixons Hall. The body of the
hall was we'll filled, and the stand was
crowded with reporters and members OF the
nreas from various parts Of the Union.
Robert McLain ofMd., as Chairman OF the
National Executive Committee, called the
Convention to order.
w, A. Richardson of ILL.,, arose and pro-
posed that the Convention, tor temporary,
organization, should call Samuel Medary' oil
Ohio, as President Pro tenn Loud ap-
r + Hallet, of Mass, asked that before
this was done the call OF the Convention
rhould be read, which was done by the Sec
retary. 1t was follows:
: Voted That the next Democratic Ma
,;onal Convention be held at Cincinnati, in
the State of Ohio F..
Votsd. That in constituting the future
National Convention, the Democratic Com.
rnittee. In order to secure the respective
y;vhts Of the States, each State shall be eentI-
tlstl 10 twice the number oldelegHeslt has "
the Electoral College, and no more; and the
Democratic Committee, in making arrange
ments for the next Democratic convention,
provide such number OF seats, ana secure lhe
same to the delegates elect. ,.
Az the Secretary conluded the reading OIL
The call there was an uproar neat the door oi
the Convention, and number OF excited men
came rushing in, shouting "giye way to DE,
mocracy." There was much scuiiling' and
several men were seen in violent attitudes
and much noise and confusion ensued. Ihls
uproar was caused by the attempt OF the Ben
Inn Democrats from Missouri to force them
Eelyes into the Convention. They had sue
ceeded in knocking down or showing aside
the door keepers, and got within where the!
seated themselves amid much confusion.
AS soonas order was restored, MIR. McLail
said - r.u
have been requested by the Committee, o
Arrangements 10 place in the nahas oi tut
Temporary Chairman of this Convention
list Of the delegates elected. nave als'
been requested to state that two papers have
bsen presented to that Committee b.
two different delegations from the Stat
of New York. The gentlemen composing
the Committee of Arrangements desire to com
mnnicate to the Convention that they naV'
regarded all papers which on their face oea
nrima facie evidence of the regular election
Of the persons presenting them, as emitting
those persons to seats in this Hall. IheI
considered it their duty to issue tickets to al
delegates who presented themselves VIII
suc6 NINA facie evidence OF election by TN
neople. By this rule, when the State OF MIS-
sonri presented itself the committee issued
tickets to those who presented this prima ia
Gle evidence that they were delegates elect
Another set, also, claiming seats, presente
thems elves from the State oil Missouri; but
as in the opinion of the committee they dl
not present the necessary prima facle evl
dcnce Of election, tickes were refused t
them. The same rule governed i'll the cas-
of New York, as in that Of Others presenting
papers bearing prima facie evidence OF elet
tion. The New York delegations could nc
but be regarded as in the same position
the delegations from other States Whlc
presented the names of more than two dele
gates for each electoral vote. The sam
Thing was therefore required of New Yor
as was required Of the Mississippi delegatlo
that the delegation should select the prof.
er number to take seats on this floor. Mi
sissippi complied with that requirement.
lncfc dI6 IlOW uClO thS PiNPNA
delegates to occupy the seats assigned
Miss issippi, though there are in the city ov
sixty members elected delegates from tn
State.
A Member-Eighty.
1t was the pleasure Of the delegations iro
New York to intimate that such an arrang
ment would not be altogether satlstactor
although the committee does not unde
stand that the arrangement was peremptorl
declined. am requested by the commit
TO state that it would with great pleasu
have given tickets to the whole OF the Q
hundred and forty delegates presentll
themselves from the State Of New York III I
committee could in any way have select
seventy members to occupy the seats assign
TO New York. desire only to say in CO
clusion, from the Committee Of Arrane
ments, that both sets Of delegates from Ne
York are without and demand admiss
to this hail. lApplause.l
SamuehMedary was then escorted to
chair, amid much applause, and address
the Convention in the following terms
can only return thanks to the Conve
.tion 70, the temporary honor 1t has conierr
\ upon me by selecting me to preside over