The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-18
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CHICAGO CONVENTION.

are lOfIn6d, neaueu Dy banUS OF music.
The Convention was called to order at 10
o'clock. The Wigwam was crowded az
densely as yesterday.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Patton, of Chicago.
An invitation for a trip to Davenport over
the Rock Island road, was tabled
A letter was read, asking the President if
he could not send some effective speakers to
entertain the 10000 Republicans and their
wives outside the building. daughter and
cheers.) .--.
Mr.. r. NJ Corwin, of Ohio, from commit
tee on Rules, reported rules for the Conven-
tiOn. Among the rules is one requiring
that four votes be cast by delegates at large,
and two for each congressional district, and
that 304 votes-being majority of the
whole number of votes, when all the States
in the Union are represented on the above
ratio--be required to nominate. Loud cries
of "no! +" "no' mingled with cheers and
Kisses. ....
Mr.. Carter of Ohio called for the report of
the committee oD credentials and moved
that the report on rules lay on the table for
the present. Carried.
Mr.. Benton of N, H. from the committee
on credentials reported no contested seats
out of the q -tates represented.
Mr.. Davis OF Miss. moved to refer back so
much of the report of the committee on Gre
deutials AS referred to Texas,
Mr.. Wilmot moved to amend by nclu-
ding Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, all the
territories and the District of Columbia, say
ing that it was not proper that states where
there is no party and no Republican orgaui-
zatiou be admitted on the same footing as
when the Republicans are in great majority.
This elected very warm remarks from
Messrs. Palmer of Maryland, Blakely and
others
Mr.. Palmer, OF Md, said he stood before
this free Convention as a Republican of
the State of Marylan and he claimed to be
as good a Republican as any of the Peoples
Party Of Penn.
Alr. Blakely was surprised to find the
proposition to Danish Kentucky from the
Convention. He should not have been more
surprised had propos ton been made to
Danish the ashes of Washington from be-
yond the limits Of The Union or, that the
sacred dust at Ashland should be banished
beyond the borders of that State, or that
Chssius NJ. Clay should he sent into exile
GCheers. Who would dare to Danish the
free sons of KY, or of Md, or of Texas, or
of the District of Columbia from this Con-
vention.
Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, said he stood
here AS the representative from territory
which wOuld have been q State to day.
but for It's fidelity TO Republicanism. lie
did not believe any man would design TO
b1nsh Kansas from the Convention. -
Cheers and cries for Wilmot
Mr. Wilmot said that he regretted that he
had been misunderstood. lie made propo-
sitons TO exclude the gentlemen from
the Convention lie had simply moved to
refer back certain States to the committee
to decide what vote the several States
should be cuttlpd to.
Mr. Wimot only desired that the COM
mittee should investigate whether in these
States there is a regular reported orgnnza-
| ton to cntitle them to votes here. If the
committee found that the States had regular
| organizations, and were entitled 10 votes, he
should willingly accept their report. 1t
was Tumored that delegates from Texas
were not residents there. II they came
here to control the result OF the nominal
ton, it was a dangerous proceeding. He
made no issue as 10 who dared OF suffered
the most in the Republican cause bat it this
is to bc the test, Kansas should control this
Convention, for she had poured out her
blood in the cause.
Mr.. Blair Of Md. endorsed all that had
been said hy the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania He was willing that every inquiry
into the regularity of delegations should be
made.
Gov. Cleveland of Conn. was not satisfied
with the remarks OF Mr.. Blair and regarded
this whole movement as pernicous. Mary
land was entitled to a full vote here for
without the aid of Henry Winter Davis the
Republicans would have had no opportunity
to investigate the frauds Of the democracy.
(Cheers).
He predicted that at the next National
Convention all the Slave States of tine Union
would be represented lie called on the
Convention to do no act that could look
like sectiOnaliSm.
Mr.. Oyler of Indiana said that the call of
the roll had invited all who desired to over
throw the corrupt Democracy, to act with
the Convention. If they were not the most
arrant knaves and hypocrites they could
not now deny the right of representation
to slave States. Loud cheers.
Mir. Eggeston of Ohio, thought the Com
mttce Sufficient to say who are and who
are not members, and entitled to vote. If
they have not let them make definite re-
port, and then the Convention can act upon
it.
The various motions TO re-commit were
lost by a large vote.
Mr.. Lowry, of Pa, moved to re-commit
the entire report, and called vote 10y
States
The President decided that under the
rules, the vote by States could not be call
ed, but for convenience, the States were
called, and the motion TO re-commit was
carried by vote Of 228I, against I72l.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled with the
largest number of spectators yet present,
every inch of room being filled.
The platform is further embellished with
large number of framed portraits of emil
nent statesmen. Under the portrait of
Broderick, draped in mourning, is the in
! scription, "They have killed me because /
was opposed to the extansion OF slavery, and
to a corrupt Administration.
At halt-past three the Convention was
called to order.
Mr. Benton of y. II. from the committee
! OD CREDENTIALS orr,ip ra-Orta1