Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-23
NUMB Ess &c
THE SECOND Drun"p,vrr r,-r..,.
CONVENTION


The Democratic .r, ,..... ., .,,,;f'a,s g... ,,.,
National elections ui 1885 very early IN fIr d a..
lh- Convention 10 select names tn- tho p -t.r v
and Fics Presidency nSs"ma'ri NJ Baifirnfgo, ~. =
nesday, May 2Orh. lSJ5--nbnu; a wear and o. . :
prior 10 the election. Ths was the a,s r..,,. ....
i've body Of this description whIr had .ur. . a
luty Of making Presii!cntG! nurigatiDi. aI: :. r.
,reat interest attached TO Us prrc,C ucA arG 90. q
he regarded really The first Introduction ~ l- y
'itlcal machinery whirl las iecn Jeif r. 20 81. z
election Of tn ti:s; uilirers Of the RvgUn.n. =
Convcntion of 1872 ncm.mafr': "1iye Vie p
'h an not Represent a. many State IL he ur- N
under cuns!erl,inu
Mr.. hrem"r of Pennsylvania. cs'sa th- Cgav %.
ton To order. and ou his moiur, !!or. Amir. -...
rens"n OF Virginia. WIS appointed P-.str.r. Z
wee Ir"s:ccnts tnpp"ut,G t,- following ~. v-
James F-nner o! RI"dr I-nn! EG,ga.! Cos. .. {
New jersey. Upton 5. Hra'G oi Maryland, Il .... /.
Strange Of North Car"lna. JDar B Nev.i; 80. .. .-.
sssIpp, and Franklin Calnoa oG Missouri. T. -
retar:rs wcr- Charles q. Athr.lou OF " y l!..r. -
John Cotton Smith, Jf., OF Connecticut, Co. |.
Flood of Ohio, and Thomas II. Brown q; iudn -
Gen. Saunders of North Caruna, wa ch.iIua. n
tue committee of one delegate from ceCl } 49,. ~
rules aud regulations, aud made repor ou ;l. ,r -
| Ing OF the second day. Among the rules r-.rl g;
there were none Of special Importance wrr' y,if
ed discussion except the tc0 M.rdS RUE whiCU s..-
d-d shat t'co thirds Of Tie Ich0s irm.'y y -0sr. :
| 6r required for n nomination, AEp Ali aL.s.....
| CONNECTED rHEREw.rH"
Mr.. Allen of Massachusetts, moved 70 s',.s o.:
| Tue words 'tWD-ItIiEus, an. Insert .!lalB-
after discussion 5Y Mr. Allen in favor. RI c..
Saunders AMI Judge Daniel uf Virginia, ,a.,,.t o.,
in"'Ion, II prevailed by vote o. 23i dycs 4a..sc
-iU noes, AMI the mGy0rHy yEf. WAS adopted.
On the third day ot the Crnvrutioa ur,.g a-.
made {" reconsider the vote adopting iis 3u.i . =
rule, and after long and earnest appeal !tu.t H.
Strange of North Carolina, in favor oi a rec"u,. .,,
ton, and OF the twoihITis rule, calculated g. .
more harmony aud weight to the action Of ih- Cr.-
venlon, reconsideration. and also the twp.lI. 4.
rule, were carried uudcr the operation q rs To, :,
v,ous question.
At the outset Of the proceedings, aou,'y a,-.-
in respect to the Pennsylvania -lesarinn Iv'n 49,:
of delegate, appeared from that State. The coal,.
tee on credentials simply Reported this ir -'' 'ag.
mittsd the question 20 the Convention. rniv.
era resolution adopted by tn" Couven'i1u. ..r- %
the delegates from th" several States who's. wr.n
had been reported be permitted tu take srEf-, .
after an a'ncndMent excepting the ".!-sh's- n lee
pennsylvania and referring their "2'' 20 -" - -
ha! been discussed AT length. ani vO;ui dvNr, n...
sets from ;hst State took seats. On tUH U@!in,: =
candidate for President both Delegations Yu.a- 1,
the same candidate and motion tn ..ar f'. 'g'J
as cast 10y one OF the delegations was rp.ci-J, H"t
one declaring ii cast by the united delcgaoUr ~. -
ed.
The Convention did not reach ba0' f,5 ? -
dent until Friday nf,"rmonu. when Mr. Van :@- .,
received the unanimous vote cf thu COIr"G..s.- -
2G5. There We're two canG.atcs ior Vice t!,2 .is
Col. K. NJ. johnson uf Kentucky, rni ". {. RNg- -.
Virginia. The focm.r received Us To- = fyr 'Ha n.-
ter the first ballot, and WIS declared nurrrnf:i :i
One ot the mark-. incidents o thu Cun".Hpr., 7s
that the Virginia delegation refused ~ XciUi":. !,
| the nomination Of Co" Johnson. 1h so .'.'
refused To vote for him a Tie Ella nu in rhp {; ..
1885, aud the electoral vote ut Virginia, altturg cast
| fu- Mr. Van Buren, ;or President, was ;arcn'. '' j.
upon William Smith Of SOl h Car"'iuH. !gr N.s = 90
| sdent. The consequence wns that th"rc wH' no s b..
ton Of Wee President by The Electoral Cc!.r-@.. s"G
the question went - the Senate wE her. the C1-
| Ing between Col. johnson aud FG:u,s Gran. p. n :
former chosen, receiving tho votes .: ! = r-
| mia Senators, one OF whom wa. Mr. Rive "h| 'Ht
been his opponent before the nominating tnrv ''.'s
A committee WAS appointed {" TTellrs GU a :
| to the People of the United Sia-s ol wt,G
Wright, Jr.. was Chairman, hut nn his rnr'io E",
Stevenson, President vi The Convention, wa ~ 1
| To the committee and made Chairman. tie -
tre had leave - prrpnre an s-ue tic uH5s.-- Do :
furure day, aud Il will be- r.r"'i.'af 'lH' :. n'-F
put f".tA Que ot marked nhity AMI n1ivrI s"r -
! The hla al, ,urnncnt took place IL .-;y LyG. -
! FRIDAY EVENING" AltGa. t,gnS.