The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-01
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CONVENTION
PLATFORM ADOPTED!
EXCITING SCENEl
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
South Carolina, Florida, Texas,
and Portions of Arkansas
and Delaware Ceeede
Democratic Party Split wide Open !

! for the harsh language used by him during
| the disorder on Saturday evening. He, how
! ever, considered it his duty to speak plainly
/ and positively. The President announced
] that the first business in order was taking a
! vote on the question, which was on the sub
! stitute offered.
/ Mr.. Butler, in behalfof Massachusetts, Min
/ nesota, Indiana, and New jersey, present
ed the Cincinnati platform, with a resolution
! for the protection of citizens of foreign
! birth. A vote being taken, the Butler plat
| form was rejected by nearly two-thirds-ayes
/ lO5, nays 100. When New Jersey was call
i ed delegate stated that the Convention ap-
pointing them as delegates had recommend
ed them to vote as unit.
The President decided that the word
" recommended was equivalent to an in
struction.
The decision of the Chair was appealed
from. A motion to lay the appeal on the ta-
BILE was lost-aycs $50, noes l46.
The question then recurred on sustaining
the appeal.
This result is gain of two votes in New
Jersey, and Georgia will also claim its
right TO vote by districts.
The next vote will be on the adoption of
the minority report, when Alabama, Ar
kansas, and Mississippi, in body, and a
portion of Louisiana and other States, will
present their protest, and withdraw from
she Convention.
BUFFALO, April 30.-The vote in the
noon report should be, on the Butler plat
form-ayes I05 noes 1913. On laying tho
appeal on the table-ayes $50 noes 1913.
On sustaining the appeal-ayes l45, noes
not given, thus reversing the decision of
the Chair.
CHARLESTON, April 3Oth.-After nearly
! All hour spent in discussing points of order
and various parliamentary movements, to
prevent the reaching of the main question,
Mr.. Butler moved to lay the whole sub
ject on the table, and proceed to vote for
President. =
Cries of "agreed, fno, no." &c.
Mr.. Winthrop, OF Ala, contended that
the motion of NJ. Butler was out of or
der, and that vote on the platform must
now be taken.
Mr. Clark of No, was unwilling to reach
"A result hy sHbteriuge That We cannot reach
hy plain dealing.
Mr.. Gcttugs of Nd, attempted to adj
dress the chair, but was called to order.
Mr.. Butler Withdrew his motion to lay OH
the table and proceed to balloting.
The President was about stating the ques-
| ton, when voice cried out, p" Mr.. Presi-
tent, + mistake. did not second that
nan motion down there.
Mr.. Gettings rose to demand an explant-
ton. He would like to know who it was
that spoke so disrespectfully to him. lie
claimed to be n deegate from Mary land.
| Mr.. Hooper arose. He did not intend
anything disrespectful 20 the gentleman,
hut bis name was Tom Hooper, of Alabama
Mr.. Gettings said if no insult was intend
ell the gentleman wil call at my room aud
take il drink.
The question was then taken on the mi
nority report, us a substitute for the majority
platform, which was adopted-ayes lG5,
noes 1873.
Mr.. Flournoy of Ark. asked permissio to
make a personal explanation, declaring him
self for Douglas and unwilling to obey the
Instructions to leaye the Convention in case
the minority report was adopted.
The question .hen recurrel on the adop-
tion of the majority platform.
/ Mr.. Ashe of n. g. stated that if these mi
nority resolutions were adopted he wonld
be compelled to abandon the Convention,
and disconnect himself from the Democratic
party. (Checrs from the Southl
MF. Salisbury of Delaware, conteuded
that the preamble to the minority resolu-
tions controverted the Cincinnati Platform
Cries OF 'sorder," but the gentleman coutin-
ued talking at the top OF his voice until
drowned in the uproar.
Mr.. Butter demanded that the question be
first taken on the first part of the resolution
affirming the Cincinnati Platform, separately,
and it was adopted-ayes 233, noes 7t.
When Mississippi WAS called, Mr.. Glenn
arose and voted no, declaring that Missis-
sippi believed the Cincinnati Platform, as
explained at the North and South, an un-
qualified swindle
His voice was drowned in cries of
"Or,ler"
The last half hour, up to 10 O'Clock, was
spent in discussing the right of the Georgia
delegates to vote by districts-the President
having repeated mis- decision, that the word
"requeSt in the case of Georgia is equiva-
lent to a provision or intimation 10 vote as
a unit.
MIR. Seward appealed, but whilst the vote
was being taken Withdrew his appeal.
Mr.. Briggs OF u Y, HOW that the Ciu-
cinnati Platform was adopted, moved that
the balance of the resolutions be laid on the
table.
Mr. Gottines of Md rose To know whether
he had beeB ruled out of order simply be-
cause he came from slave State
Cries of " order and great confusion.
Mr.. Gettings continued to proclaim him
self from border State, and succeeded in
getting himself laughed at, which seemed to
be his object.
The Chair stated that he had not to his
knowledge called the gentleman to order
except when he was clearly ont of order.
Mr.. Gettngs replied: Perhaps So He
had not had the honor of meeting the Pres-
dent since 1910 when he made tue most
violent Wing speech he ever heard. Cries
of " order"
Mr.. Stuart raised the point of order that
a motion TO lay on the table would carry
the whole subject with it,
The President decided that it would not
carry 10 the liable the Cincinnati Platform
just adopted