The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-24
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION- TROUBLE
AMONG TIE UEMOCRACY-A SPLIT

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION-T TROUBLE
AMONG THE DEMOCRACY-A SPLIT.
Last evening the delegates of the twelve upper
wards, constituting the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict of Maryland met at Rechabite Hall, to elect
delegates to represent the Democracy of the Dis
trict in the Charleston Convention. A few min
utes before the hour designated for the meeting of
the Convention, a motion was made that Mr.. I.
Joseph Rogers, of the 18th ward, take the chair
and j. w. McElroy act Secretary, which
put to the house by member, and pronounced to
be carried. This understood to be move of
the Douglas party, and earnestly protested
against by the Administration wing of the COnven-
ton, who asserted that the hour appointed for the
meeting of the Convention had not arrived, and
that the delegates from several of the wards were
eventually Mr.. John s. Wright, of the l1th ward
succeeded in getting the floor, and continued to
address the Convention in favor of harmony and
fair play for ten minutes, at the end of which
time the Administration party concluded that the
hour for organizing had arrived, and Wilson
n. Cary, ESQ.,, nominated Col. John Hoffman, of
the 18th ward, as President of the Convention, and
j. A. l.. Mcclure nominated John A. Bowen, of
the 18th ward, as Secretary. These nominations
put to the house and pronounced carried, and
the Convention became double headed, being bless
ed with two presidents. As the Admins
tration men had pronounced Col. Hoffman elected,
Mr.. Mcclure moved that committee on creden-
tals and permanent organization be appointed by
the Chair, who accordingly appointed Messrs.
Mcclure, Markland, of the 10th ward, and j. A.
Bruce, of the 18th, ,on said committee. Mr.. Mcclure
then moved that the Convention adjourn until to-
day at eleven O'clock put the motion to the house,
decided it carried amidst the greatest confusion,
and the Administration part of the body consisting
of the delegates from the 18th, 18th, l6th 18th and
Goth wards, left the room, amid cries of "go,"
"Col. Hoffman is delegate,'' ''He had bust
ness here" "1ou can't come that game" &c.
AS soon as the remaining portion of the Conven-
tion queted down, Joseph T. Pierson, of the 10th
ward, moved that committee of three be appointed
to examine credentials and report upon the same,
which was carried, whereupon the Chair appointed
the following Committee Joseph Il. Pierson, of
the 10th ward, William Brown, of the 18th ward,
and Joseph E. Wilson, of the goth ward. While
the Committee were examining the credentials, M.
T. Gosnell, of the 18th ward, presented protest,
signed and sworn to by hundred and twenty
two voters of the nth ward, stating that there
but 233 votes polled in that ward and that l22
in number had voted for the Douglas delegates,
while the Judges allow that ticket but 100 votes,
and certified to 1873 Buchanan votes. This paper
was handed to the Committee. Mr.. John S. Wright
then addressed the Convention, deprecating the ac
ton of the seeding delegates and urging the Con
yeption to proceed with ia business He was followed
bv Jas. Stockdale of the 18th ward, in speech to
the same effect.
The Committee Credentials reported that
delegates were present from the 9th, 10th, llth,
18th, l4th, 18th, 18th and 10Th wards.
NJ T. Gosnell moved that the Convention pro-
ceed to nominate delegates to represent the district
in the Charleston Convention.
Joseph T. Pierson nominated Robert j. Brent,
and Martin Hedian nominated Thos. M. Lanahan.
Mr. John S. Wright moved that the nominations
be closed The nominations then put and
unanimously carried.
Mr.. John S. Wright offered the following resolu-
ton:
RESOLVED by the Democratic Fourth Congressional Con-
vention in Rechabite Hail. Thursday evening"
2d February 1s6O the delegates elect to the Charles
Convention instructed to for the most available
man presented to that Convention the Democratic
nominee the President of the United States and whilst
we endorse the of the Hon. Stephen A Douglas
we still wish delegates to go there unpledged.