Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-06-29
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
FIFTH DAY

FIFTH DAY.
The convention YVES called to order by the
president at 1925 o'clock A. NJ.
= The resolutions Of the majority of the COM
mittee on credentials were read by the Sec
Rotary.
!! The resolutions of the minority report Of
Mr.. Stevens were read, as offered by that
gentleman as substitute for the resolutions
Of the majority Of the committee
The minority report was then rejected by
the following vote: Ayes 1909, nays $50.
The secretary read the resolutions of the
majority of the committee.
The vote was then taken on the first res
olution admitting the regular delegation
from Mississippi, and it was adopted by ayes
$50, nays p The nays were Pennsylva-
MIA, 2 Iowa, J.
The vote was then taken on the second
resolution, admitting the Louisiana contest
ants, and it was adopted by yeas 153, nays
9S.
The vote having been declared, the third
resolution was read as follows:
Resolved, That R. w. johnson, 7 G..
Hindmand J. P johnson, De Rosey Car
roll, J. Gould, F. W. Headly and John A.
Jordan be admitted to seats as delegates
from the State of Arkansas, with power to
cast two votes, and that Thomas H. Bradley,
NJ Hooper and D. G. Cross be also admit
ted to seats as delegates from the same State,
with power to cast one vote; and in case
either portion of said delegates shall refuse
or neglect to take their said seats or to cast
their said votes. the other portion of said
delegates taking seats in this convention
shall be entitled to cast the entire three votes
of said State
Mr.. SALISBURY, of Delaware, asked d.
vision Of the resolution, and, the chair ruled
that it was divisble +
An appeal was taken from the decision of
the chair, and on motion of Mr.. Stewart, of
Michigan, the appeal was laid on the table
The question was then taken on the first
part Of the resolution, admitting R. W.
johnson and five others. of Arkansas, to
seats in the convention, with power to cast
too votes, and it was adopted by yeas 1872,
nays g..
The second branch Of the third resolution
admitting Messrs. Bradley Hooper and Cross
of Arkansas, to seats. with power to cast one
, vote. was adopted by yeas $50, nays 1903
The remainder of the third resolution was
adopted without count.
The 4th resolution was read which is as
follows:
Resolved, That Guy M. Bryan, +. R
: Lubbock, f. S. Stockdale, E. Greer, H. r
Runnels, Thos P Ochiltree, NJ. w. Covie
VIM I'll Parsons, R. Ward. j. f. Crosby
B. Burrows and Van Fl Manning are emit
tied to seats as delegates from Texas
The resolution was agreed to-yeas $50
nays q
The 9th resolution was read as follows:
Resolved, That James A. Bayard ane
VIM G. Whitley are entitled to seats from
the county Of New Castle, Del
It was adopted
The 9th resolution was read as follows:
Resolved, That K L Chafee, who wa.
duly admitted at Charleston as delegate
from the 9Th Congressional district of Mas
: this convention, and that B T Hallet, who
, has assumed said seat, is not entitled there
to.
The question was taken and the resolu
ton was agreed to-ayes 1873. nays 112a
, The 7th resolution was read as follows
+ Resolved, That John O'Fallon Jr who
was duly admitted at Charleston as dele
gate from the 9Th congressional district o.
, Missouri, is still entitled to said seat in thi;
convention, and that Johnson b Gardee
who has assumed said seat is not entitled
, thereto
The resolution was adopted ayes 1881
, nays 112,
$ The 9Th resolution was read as follows:
0 Resolved, That R Barker, D G Hum.
: phrey, John Forsyth, VIM Garrett, J Sc
h bells. S G Posey, L E Parsons, Joseph
, Bradley Thomas B Cooper, James Williams
: 0 Fl Bynum, samuel W Wheatley, L Y L
: Marter, John W Womack W R r Wyatt
: BENZ. Harrison, Thomas NJ Mathews anc
: Normert Mcleod are entitled to seats in this
$ convention, as delegates from the State O.
Alabama.
The resolution was adopted by ayes 14S99
nays 1O1}
u The 9th resolution was reid as follows
v Resolved, That the delegates from the
State of Georgia, of which H L Bennine
}, is chairman, be admitted to seats in the con
vention, with power to cast one-haf Of the
. vote Of the said State, and that the delega
/. ton from said State, of which Col Gardne,
is chairman, be also admitted 20 the conven-
r ton. with power to cast one-half of the vote
= of the said State, and if either of said dele
= cations refuse or neglect to cast the vote as
? above indicated, that in such case the dele,
b gates present in the convention be authori-
= zed to cast the full vote of said State
Mr.. Jones' of Tennessee, insisted upon a
r division on the ground that he had previous.
e ly called for division upon every PROPOSE.
ton susceptible of a division.
The President decided that the resolution
b was divisible
t The resolution was again read and reiec.
: ted by ayes 1861, nays 145.
q The convention then, 10 P. NJ, ad.
iourned till 7 o'clock P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 4 O'Clock
P. NJ
Mr.. Russell, of Va, said he understood
that the action of this convention on the
/ questions arising out of the reports of the
committee on credentials had become final
and irrevocable. And it now became his
Fduty, on the part of a majority Of the Virgil
MIA delegation. to say that they could not