Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01

ct quarter past SIX lNe IONFCuklVH hu-
iourned until eight o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention assembled at eight o'clock.
The sergeant-ata arms and doorkeeper Of the
House having received instructions to admit
none but delegates, members Of the Leglsa-
ture and reporters, tremendous uproar pre-
vailed in the rotuuda. The crowd finally be-
came SO dense that they forced open the doors
and in five minutes the House was completely
jammed.
Mr. Rush Petrkcn was substituted in place
of Mr. BresD from Clinton county.
! G. b. Overton was substituted in place OF
Mr. Baskirk, of Potter county.
The pending question being on the resolu-
ton recommending General Cameron to the
! Chicago Convention, Gen John n. PurViance,
of Butler, suggested taking up the business
of national character before proceedinglto
the celection of a candidate for Governor
! He said that the gentleman from Allegheny
! had said that this was done for the purpose OF
holding a rod over the Gubernational question.
The contrary was the fact 1t was to clear
the track for Pennsylvania, so that we could
proceed to the nomination Of Governor unfet
| tered and untrammclled.
NtutIui NG5lC1y vi i iAloOhl SdlN iC hOh4b
/ have to vote against the resolution. He at
the same time paid high compliment to Gen.
Cameron, and said Allegheny county had good
reason to be proud of him.
Judge Hale, Of Center, would not enter in
to the merits or demerits of General Cameron.
1t was proper that this Convention should
give some expression of its sentiments on this
question. lie hoped the resolution would be
adopted.
The president put the question, whether the
resolution should be postponed, and it was
not agreed to-yeas 81, nays 81.
The question then recurred on the adoption
of the original resolution, which was read
Resolred That General Simon Cameron is
hereby declared the candidate of the Peoples
party Of Pennsylvania for President of the
United States.
The yeas and nays were ordered and the
resolution passed -@eas 50, nays 80.
The Chester and Delaware county deIega-
tion8 refused to vote, on the ground Of mex
pediency.
Mr.. Lowric then offered resolutions, call
ing for committee Of one from each Con
gressional district, to report the names of
eight delegates at large, and four from each
/. Congressional district, to the Chicago Con
yenti0n, to be submitted to this Convention
for approval, and the delegates thus selected
be- and they are hereby, instructed TO vote as
a unit In the National Conveution for the
nomination of Simon Cameron, and to adhere
to him unitedly as long as his name is before
that body.
Mr.. Mcclure offered the following resolu
ton as q substitute:
fiji, T0,vor-iOD will pOu,
proceed to the selection OF eight delegates al
large to the Chicago Convention that the
several Congressional districts of this State
shall at such times as they may respectively
determine upon, select four delegates in each
district to the said Convention, and that it i,
hereby recommended to the delegates to be
chosen by the several Congressional districts
as the sense of this Convention, that they
support the nomination of the Hon. Simon
Cameron for the Presidency
Pending the question, the Convention, a
haf.past o'clock, adjourned until O'Clock
tomorrow morning
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Convention reassemhled at go'clock-
The rush was not so great this morning AZ
yesterday, owing probably to the late hours
kept by the outside delegations, who were
pressing their favorite candidates, and testing
the merits Of Harrisburg whiskey at the sam,
time The President announced that smok
ing the hall was absolutely prohibited.
The President stated that the House o
Representatives would meet at 10 o'clock ant
adjourn, and it weuld therefore be necessary
for the Convention to adjourn before that hour
and meet again shortly after.
Judge Hale offered a resolution as a com
promise, allowing gentlemen from the different
Congressional districts to select their own de
legateS to the Chicago Convention, which wa.
accepted>by Mr. Lowry, the mover of the Ori
ginal resolution, as substitute for his own.
The reading of the resolution as modified
was called for and it was read, as follows:
ReSolrcd, That q committee of seven be ap
pointed by the Chair to appeare an addres;
and resolutions, and also to report the names
Of eight Senatorial delegates to the National
Convention, to be held in Chicago, in june
next and the names of two persons for Sena
torial electors and that the delegates from
the different Congressional districts report to
the Convention the names of four persons from
each Congressional district, who shall be the
Representative delegates to the National Con
ycntion, and one from each district as electors
The delegates from the State to the National
Convention are hereby instructed to cast the
vote of the State as a unit, and to vote for
General Cameron while his name remains be-
fore that body.
Mr. Darlington of Chester, said his people
did not entrust him with the responsibility Of
naming delegates to the Chicago Convention,
and he denied the right then of this Conyen-
tion to the dare to name delegates to that
Convention.
Mr.. Mcclure of Franklin said he had vot-
ed against the resolutions endorsing Simon
Cameron, and would do so again. on principle.
He would accept the proposition just made
| lie Welded to the will of the majority arainst