Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-07-04
The Baltimore Conventions.

the 18th of June mainly for the purpose of giving
time to certain States for supplying vacancies in
their delegations, the first question which came up
at Baltimore was as to the qualifications Of men,
bers of the body. The whole matter was referred
to committee, chosen by the delegations from the
different States, and, on the fourth day. after long
and patient investigation the committee made two
reports. -..
The majority report recommended the admission
of the delegates from Mississippi, who had been re-
appointed without opposition to 60 to Baltimore
They were admitted-yeas 250 nays %; but on
account of the rejection of certain delegates from
other Southern States they declined to take their
seats. -..
The majority also recommended the rejection Of
the Yancey delegates from Alabama, because they
had been instructed to repair to Richmond and take
part in hostile Convention, though accredited"
to Baltimore. They were rejected, and the new
delegation from Alabama admitted by yeas 14sa,
nays 1014.
The majority also recommended the rejection of
the old delegation from Louisiana because they had
been reappointed by the old State Convention which
had adjourned sine die. They regarded the pro-
ceedings of the old Convention as possessing Vi
taty and gave the preference to the delegates ap-
pointed by new Convention held at Donaldson
vile, fresh from the people. The Donadsonville
Convention composed Of delegates from twenty
one parishes out of thirty-nine, including New Or
leans The old delegation was rejected and the new
admitted-yeas 1853, nays 9s
The majority also recommended that both sets Of
delegates from Georgia be admitted, on the ground
that the regularity of both was involved in doubt
and because both were regarded representing the
opinions and sentiments of,the Democracy of Geor-
gia. The resolution recommending their admission
was rejected-yeas 1861, nays 145. After which,
on motion of Mr. Church, of New York. the dele
cation of which H. L. Bennng was chairman, were
admitted to seats. This in accordance with the
report of the minority the resolution of the maori-
ty having been rejected; but the Georgia delega.
ton, account of the rejection of certain delegates
from other Southern States, declined to take their
seats.
The majority also recommended that all the claim
ants from Arkansas be admitted to seats. The mi
nority report, recommending the admission Of those
headed by R. w. johnson, was adopted-yeas, 1872,
nays CO. and the second branch of the resolution of
the majority, admitting Messrs. Bradley Hooper
and Cross, was rejected-yeas $50, nays 1909.
\ The majority also recommended the admission Of
the Texas delegates, and the resolution passed-ycas
25Q, nays d but they refused to come in on the
same grounds on which Mississippi and Georgia re-
mained out.
| The majority made no provision for admitting
Florida, because the delegates appointed to the
Richmond Convention, and not expressly accredited
to Baltimore.
The majority recommended the admission of
Messrs Bayard and Whitley of Del, who seeded at
Charleston. This recommendation was based on
the fact that they had been regularly appointed to
| Baltimore.
The majority also recommended that Il. S. Chat
fee, alternate delegate from Massachusetts, be al
lowed 70 hold his seat against B. F. Hallett the
principal delegate, who did not attend as Mr.. Chat
fee did at Charleston and that John c. Faon, of
Missouri an alternate who attended at Charleston,
should have the seat instead of johnson B. Gardy,
the principal delegate. The resolution excluding
Messrs. Hallet and Gardy, and admitting Messrs.
Chaffee and Fallon, was adopted, years 1884, nays
| 49,
Soon after this action by the Convention con-
siderable number of delegates from the States Of
Virginia North-Carolina, California, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Oregon, Minnesota Tennessee, Mas
sachusetts Kentucky, and Missouri seeded from
the Convention, and, with delegates from Texas,
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida Louisiana, Mississippi,
and Georgia, proceeded to organize new Conven-
ton in Maryland Institute Hall. MrsGushlng, who
had left the chair of the old Convention was elected
President of the new Convention, and on taking the
chair said he "resumed" his seat as President Of
the Democratic National Convention!
We find in the Washington Constitution the
names of the delegates in the new Convention
tain COG members, being two for each Electoral vote
We have no means Of calculating the number o.
those who remained in the senior old Convention
except by doubling the vote cast in that body. Thai
would make at least 3s8. But as that with 23O in
the new Convention, would make 12 more than the
whole number, 6O6, we assume that there were ST
delegates in the old Convention.
The Front Street or old Convention, it is wei
known, nominated Stephen A. Douglas for President
and Benjamin Fitzpatrick for Vice President; ant
the Maryland Institute or new Convention nominal
ed John G: Breckinridge for President, and Gen
Joseph Lane for Vice President On the secont
ballot the vote for Douglas was as follows: Maine Z
New Hampshire 5, Vermont 5, Massachusetts, 10
Rhode Island A. Connecticut 81, New York 35, New
Jersey 2A, Pennsylvania 10, Maryland d, Virgin'
8, North Carolina l, Alabama 9, Louisiana G, Ar
kansas II, Missouri ~, Tennessee 8, Kentucky 8
Ohio 49, Indiana 10, Illinois II, Michigan 6, Wis
consin 5, Iowa 4, Minnesota Total 1871. Thir
teen votes were cast for Guthrie and Breckenridge
making the whole vote 1874. The nomination wa
afterwards made unanimous. showing, as claimed
by the Washington States, 2I2s votes for Douglas
being 10b more than two-thrds of the whole Col
lege.- The vote for Breckinridge and Lane in tn