The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-17
PROCEEDINGS
or THg
,cyoCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
rHURSDAY-rsRsr DAr.


THURSDAY-FiRsr DAY.
49,. democratic State Convention. III con
,-.,,v 10 resolution passed BY the Demo
To-. ,,.r hers cf the 0eneSai Assembly o'
a,,h of December last assembled at IN
I'm Church, In this city, yesterday, tn
18Th inst. ..,oos IN, n,
.,...,,ck the country delegates began 70 weat
~ xay to the church in squads Of half
.. or more so that before the hour 70
ting arrived, the hall was literally crowd
Committee OF Arrangems nts, with tn
- a, securing the delegates from Intrusion .
hol. "a 10 them ;he main body OF the build
asst,S erected barricadee along the eAst ant
ias, ,r,nps 10 be used by spectators. They
Nes' Nes'rsnared convenient &C c:ummodations 10
az az rs,,orters connected with the press. Tn
tue t.a ,lioi Ted to the delegates would sea
~, four hundred persons, but before th'
aposSizs;ion. every available space seemed L
s,".e"g,upied. and some confusion was maniiest
s..syse of The want OF seats
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
A, ere minute before - O'Clock, Col. Hub
- Of Buckingham. called to order, and pro
isIe, ,a.t Cien. U. q. CLAr. OF Campbei!, be
p.s..s p.s.ss 10 me chair Before BE- could pnt the
qaespI%h Inhn A. Harman, of Augusta, spranl
IN his seat. and exclaiming Al tne Iop o.
sp.,cs uyon are too soon-it Is not YET ~
h's - :. N, motion Of Col. Hubbard, in behalf
stsn C,av was drowned amidst voiiey Of
boers from the speakers fTiends.
'roi UeTman. precisely at i2 o'clock; noml-
n,t.d AS temporary Chairman, Coi W. W..
PAINE. of Fauqnier, and putting s',e III in the
10 the house. decided tha' IL was
Affirmative. fCheefs. oro, ,,,
voice IN the crowd.-"lon nave no' put
the negative side. ,,,,sed wil! saw no. >,
about a dozen said "no." wnen Co.. "a. ue
.,isd he oues ton 10 be carried IN tne anlriha-
tive. ,, 3D.. S,.,A x... rraot
"A With burst of applause, which ntinaed
g., several seconds. When II subsided, ne
.t.r,ad the Convention for the honor con-
..rrei upon him. and announced MS readiness
50 hear any motion for business
81 u.rman-I move that Committee on
pns,o,ss composed Of one member from each
risc,orsi District, be appointed to nominate
p.rmanent officers for the Cenvenuon.
Mr " l.. Jackson.-The motion 10 out OF
o,der. and hope the gentleman will with
Sraw i, until The Secretaries are appointed.
So, Harmsn.-I withdraw the motion, and
ro,n,naie as Secretaries the editors of all the
democratic newspapers IN attendance. and
pr James Dove.
tn Harman-I move that one delegate from
..cb ELECTORAL District be app0in ted commit
,ee To recommend suitable persons as perna-
u.ot officers Of the Convention.
Mr. ! II Stoyail thought the first step ne
os.ssry was 20 ascertain if there was a Con-
Xenton in attendance. He did not desire q
aro,l CALI if any one present could say that
the democracy of the State was fully repre-
sen,ej.
MI. n. Tyler, of the Enquirer.-All the del
sra,es in attendance have not yet been enroll
I'd hut from the names and counties furnish.
ed NE am satisfied that the delegation is a
very large one, and that majority OF the De-
motracy Of the State is represented.
Mr.. Stoyall-The statement of the gentle
nan is entirely satisfactory.
The Chairman then put the question on
Col. Harman's motion, and the motion was
carried in the Affirmative.
Mr Daniel IL. London, of Richmond.-I de-
sire 10 offer series Of resolutions which !
hold in nv hand, and which wish to have
referred 10 The proper committee, or laid upon
The liable, il the Convention is not now ready
10 act upon them.
A mem ber-"They are ont of order!'
The Chairman.-Are the resolutions design
ed to facilitate the organization of the Con-
un,lon
g Mr London.-They are not, sir.
The Chairman.-Then they are out of order.
loud cheers from all parts Of the house.
"Mr. Chairman - "Mr. Chairman - was re-
iiersied from several members upon the floor,
ana some CONFUSION mdnIIeSteO liSe1I, III the
eagsrness OF members to obtain the floor.
Chairman.-Wilit the gen tlemen resume their
seats until l can announce the names Of the
Committee on Organization
lCries Of "sit down.. "order, order we
can't hear in this part of the house." came up
from various parts Of the house.l
The Chairman repeated, that no other busi-
ness was in order until the committee was an
nonnced and requested gentlemen in the aislfs
70 mad seats, if possible. He then announced
the following as the
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.