The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-05
AMERICAN CITY CONVENTION


Last evening adjourned meeting of the Amer
can Nominating Convention met in Reban Hall
Louis H. Sutton, President, called the Convention
to order.
H. S. Eckels moved that all persons not members
of the Convention, excepting the reporters, be re
quested to leave the room. Adopted
The delegates were called BY wards and took
their seats on the front benches.
The credentials of the delegates from the Tweu.
tieth ward were presented, and they were admit
ted to seats.
A communication was presented from about thir-
ty voters in the 9th ward, stating that the delegates
admitted to the Convention from that ward did
not represent the sentiment of the American party
residing in the ward.
A motion was made to lay it on the table
Adopted
nomination for States Attorney. Adopted
B. F. Gould nominated Milton Whitney. Asa
Williams nominated Sheppard A. Leakin. Michael
Conner nominated C. l.. Craft.
The nominations were then closed.
Maj. D. H. McPhail moved that the vote be taken
by wards. Adopted.
The first ballot resulted as follows Whitney,
"a; Leakin, IA; Craft, 10; and blank.
Mr.. Whitney nomination was greeted by cheers
inside the room, and by the crowd on Fayette
street.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate for
the Sheritfalty, and the following gentlemen were
I, +.
s. Turner, VIM. II. Hayward, G. W. Peacock G.
ii. Councilman, - Pindle, and - Gees The
nominations were then closed.
The first ballot resulted as follows :-Dutton 80:
Stewart, "a; Peacock, 8; Councilman, s; Turner s:
HAYWARD, 6; Gees, 2; and blank.
A resolution was adopted to drop the lowest man
after each ballot until a nomination was made
Three ballots were then taken without making a
nomination. On the fifth ballot, the following was
the vote, which resulted in the nomination of Geo
II. Dutton :-Dutton, so; Stewart, %; Councilman,
6; Turner 5; Hayward, 6; blank, l.
Cheers greeted this nomination.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate for
Clerk of the Circuit Court and the following pen-
tlemen were placed in nomination: Thos B. Gath
er, j. h. Audoun, j. T. Adams, William H. Thomp-
son, and VIM. Il. Schley.
The first ballot taken and resulted as follows:
Gather 33; Audoun 20; Thompson 80; Adams II;
Schley s.
No nomination being made resolution drop
ping the lowest man after each ballot was adopted
Two ballots were taken without nomination
being made. On the fourth ballot Mr. Gather was
Thompson, 49,
This nomination was hailed with cheers both
inside the room and by large crowd on Fayette
street.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
three candidates for Judges of the Orphans Court
Messrs. Mace, Suppee, Hines, Griffith, Audoun
Spicer, kennard, Kemp, Harrington, Gordon
Hartman, VIM. McPhail, Helen and Addison, were
placed IN nomination.
On the first ballot Edward d. Kemp received Sc
votes and was declared nominated.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot a sec
oDd time, which resulted in no selection. The
third ballot taken, when it was found that
Joseph H. Audoun received 81 votes and was de-
clared nominated.
The fourth ballot taken without selection
when the fifth ballot was taken, and resulted as fol
lows, (all the names being dropped except Messrs
Spicer, Supplee and Mace:) Supplee, IS; Mace, 81;
Spicer, q.
Messrs. Jos. II. Audoun Edward d. Kemp and
Franklin Supplee were declared the nominees for
Judges of the Orphans Court.
The Convention then proceeded TO nominate for
City Surveyor
Gilbert Bryson and Augustus Bouldn were placed
in nomination, and on the first ballot Bryson re
ceived 81, and Bouldin 80 votes.
Between each of the ballots considerable confu
sion prevailed, and at times during the casting o.
the vote the conversation between the delegates was
so loud that it was impossible for the Secretary tC
hear the response to the call of the wards. No i'll
feeling, however, was exhibited and the confusion
was occasiOned by the canvaSsing Of the different
aspirants' claims.
Persons filled the gallery, and they were request
ed each time to leave, which they did, but re-
turned. The only demonstration which they made
was to cheer when the nominations were an
nOunced.
resolution was offered declaring the nomina
tons unanimous, which was adopted without a dis
senting voice.
The Convention then adjourned sine die