The true Democrat., 1856-05-20
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 o'clock F. M
 Wednesday, nao,m,nq. The convention met, and was called to order at 10 o'clock, on Wednesday morning.
 On motion of Mir. Marvin the secretary c,I- presented.
 The president in short address urged bar. mony and concert
 The majority of the committee appointed on yesterday, made their report as follows:
 "The undersigned, majority of the com. mittee appointed to draft rules for the govern. ment ot thls convention and report the num- Der of delegates to which each county shall he entitled, report the following resolutions and ask their adoption:
 l. ResoIvel, That the rules of the House of Representatives of this State, so far as they are applicable be the rules by which this con- vention shall be governed.
 "2. That the several counties in this con- gresslonal district have the same number of votes Tn this convention, that they have mem- bers in the lower branch of the Legislature under the apportionment act passed at the last session of the Legislature
 3 That the nominee of this convention for Congress shall have two- thirds of all the votes cast before he shall be declared nominated. 4. That the secretary call the counties al- phabetically and that the voting delegate of each county shall rise and announce his vote.
 "The undersigned also report the subioiued list of counties and the names of the delegates and proxies respectively of each county except ing lzard, concerning which they have no sulfi- cient information or data.
 J. NJ. TIBBETTS,
 o. BASHAM, w. w. LEWIS,
 JESSE MOONEY"
 The list referred to in the above report was as follows:
 Jackson-J. A. Payne, vote. Kan Buren, $. B. Lewis, T. s. Morrison, l vote. Grsea- A. L. Stuart, l vote. Poinsett-Col. John Miller, proxy, vote. Laaorence-W. B. Mar shall, John Il. Townsend, A. c. Childress 3 votes. PhiHips-A. c. Robertson, l vote.- Sency-Harrison Horne, l vote Lldependence "A J. Gather, J. S. Trimble, w. w. Lewis, James w. Butler, 3 votes. Jobnsm--H G. Butts and Oliver Basham, 2 votes. Mississippi John C. Smith, proxy, l vote. s. Francis George B. Michis George W. Seaboru, ? votes. IVashingtoa-J. NJ. Tibbetts, 3 votes l J. M. Tibbetts, proxy, ? votes. Beaton-R. Chastine, votes. Gon,ooy-J. Q. Venable, vote. CarroH-W. w. Watkins, ? votes. = Fulton--A. c. ChIdress, vote Fanklia- J. V. Cross vote. NeVt0a-President, proxy, l vote, Vhite-John Critz, l vote Ciltten. den-James A. Payne, vote. Cralgforl- President, proxy,2 votes Marion-J esse Moo. ney, l vote. PQpe-Pres't, proxy, votes Mr. Marvin moved to reject the majority report MT. Basham, of Johnson, opposed the motion. Mr. Marvin rejoined MT. Cross ad. vocated the adoption of the majority report Mr. Trimble opposed it and was followed on same side by Messrs. Smith and Marvin. Mr. Basham replied. Mr. Lewis, of Van Buren, moved the previous question, which was sus. tained. And on a vote of the convention the | majority report Was rejected.
 Mr. Tbbetts moved that this convention ad journ.
 Mr. Marvin called for the ayes and noes.- Mr. Tlbbetts amended his motion so as to make the adjournment till ? o'clock.
 Mir. Tibbetts withdrew his motion to adjourn.
 The minority report of the committee on credentials, rules, etc, was read as follows:
 M'. Preside1H:-The undersigned, of the committee on Mir. Marvn'S third resolution. respectfully report these rules to govern this convention.
 l. The rules of the last House of Represep- tatives of this State, so far as they are appH- cable and do not conflict with the following. are hereby adopted as the rules of this couven. ton. 1 Z. In voting for nominee for Congress, the vote shall be Uira Uoce and by counties, each county to have the number of votes which each county Is entitled to in the lower house ot the next General Assembly of this State, according to the apportionmeut act now in | force.
 5. Before any county shall be entitled to vote, by delegates or proxy, in this convention, the proceedings of the democracy of such county, appointing delegates to this convention. shall be produced credentials.
 4 The county of Pope (from which no ere. \ dentlalS for delegates are shown, and where no proceedings appointing delegates were ha l. so ' lar as Is publicly known,) shall not be entitled 10 vote Tn thls convention, until the above (3d) rule is complied with. 9. The county of Izard, where a meeting was held and delegates appointed, but no jn' Structons given, and whose delegates are absent | pear, It being impossible to cast the vote of il sad county according to the wish of the de- mocracy thereof in the absence of delegates and instructions. -6. The votes of counties where meetiugs were held and instructions given, but whose representatives are absent shall be cast by the president, as proxy for such counties
 {. Whefe the vote of any county is cast by | US proxy for person not instructed for, (ad the person or persons instructed for Aaye not ds. ctnea 6etn9 roted tor as canlidutes) the secreta- rles shall not receive nor record such vote. | 5. here any county has instructed for a particular person, the vote of such county shall continue to be recorded for such person accord Ing to instructions, until changed by majority or the delegates from such county. ;. lnaSmuch as the two-third rule has here toiore prevailed Tn the congressional conveu. 'IoiIs ol thlS distrct, as well as in the demo. \ ci"'lc hatlonal convention, and Is in this dstrc, \ an eStaoiished custom of the democratic party \ It Is declared hereby that two-tbirls of the whole number of votes given shal! be necessary \ to nomnaton, and no person shall be declar \ ed the nominee of this convention uptil he has Fl received twothirds of the whole number of | votes given.
 1 IO Iwo-thlrds of the whole number of votes gwen shall be necessary to amend, suspend, or repeal any ot the foregoing rules. or any par: of them.
 The counties entitled to representation, and the persons representing them are the same s stated Tn the list filed by the majority of ths committee, emitting Pope county.
 J. c. MARVIN, H
 JAS. A. PAINE, GEO. w. SEABORN.
 Mir. Basham moved that the convention ad Journ till o'clock, which was lost. Mir. Basham moved that the minority re. port be laid on the table till the year 32o0 which was not seconded.
 Mr. TibbettS opposed the. minority reTo:t and made personal explanation.