The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-14

was not q delegate, and be insisted that his
question OF order on allowing him TO speak
| should be settled. He did not know how
/ Willard had got into the Convention. He
understood that the Governor was a resident
of White county, and yet he was represent
ing Marion. Was the gentleman ubiquitous?
! (Great laughter.) Then Willard tried again
to speak, and again the yelling was tremen-
\ dous. No little words will describe the fuss.
Screams of "no," shear him." I" no dele
gate" go on" made up the widest scene
we have witnessed since the 9Th of January,
1858. LATE Develin, Secretary of the Central
COMMITTEE, explained how Willard had been
granted ticket as delegate. Tanner
asked by what authority Lieut.. Governor
Hammond came to be in the Hall. Some
one replied, "by authority of majority of
the county delegation" Tanner then said,
"why is d. W. VOORHEES, here He is no
delegate Chapman said "that is not the
question before the house" VOORHEES, arose
! in storm of cries, but he soon got a hear
ing. He said he was present as a member
of the Central Committee, and had a right
there, though be had no vote. He had yet
to learn that he had ever done anything to
make his presence in Democratic Conyen-
ton obnoxious.
DR.. Eddy, of st. Joseph now arose and
begged the Convention to let Governor Will
lard be heard. Respect for his Office, and
self respect, ought to secure him that right.
He proceeded at some length to make
conciliatory speech.
Some one then moved the previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Chapman decided that, as no
rules had been adopted, and the previous
question was not recognized by common
parliamentary law, the motion was out of
ord off Tod t..
Wallace interrupted, saying al Let me have
one word" Then the cries for t' Willard y
and e Wallace" became deafening. Wal
laee at last explained that he wanted to
state that he raised his point of order to
learn by what right Willard was present
Willard then got a hearing. He said +" he
had never seen so big tempest in so little
a teapot before in his life. (Great laughter.)
He had never dreamed that any question of
excluding him from the Convention would
be raised. He was there with as high and
legal title as anybody, and hes had
earned the title by as many hard fights
for the Democracy as any other man in
Indiana. - (Great APPLAUSE 1t was in
| very bad taste for gentlemen to assail him
who had assailed Democratic nominees in
times past. daughter and shouts Off good"
He had no ambition but to follow the party,
rose only to amend Mr.. Walkers motion
to make a temporary organization, by NOV
ing to make permanent organisation. As
an amendment he moved that Judge Per-
kins be the permanent President of the
Convention.
THE ORGANIZATION.
Buskirk opposed, the amendment very
warmly. Mr.. Robinson then modified his
motion SO as to elect Judge Perkins tempo
rary President. Great confusion, and cries
| of assent and dissent.) Mr.. Tanner said g if
Perkins was to be put up Tor temporary
President, it gave the Douglas men the right
to change their tactics" He moved to lay
Robinsols motion on the table. The Chair
man decided that that motion tabled the
whole affair. The motion was withdrawn.
| The Chairman then said the question was
on electing Perkins or Lowry temporary
President. Tanner said he wanted to move
an amendment to Robinson's modified prop
osition, and asked time to consult his friends.
| After brief consultation, he said he would
make no motion to amend, if the question
could be fairly taken between Robert Low
ry a supporter of Stephen A. Douglss (great
cheering, and Judge Samuel E. Perkins,
Administration man. Harry Vandegrift
said Perkins was the representative of the
| Charleston nominee. {Long applause. J
Some debate followed about putting the
question, and the way it should be put.
Harrington said Judge Perkins had told him
that he p. J did not want his name used to
make trouble Wallace said that Perkins
had said he hoped his friends would defeat
him. Develin said, by authority, that Per-
kins would serve cheerfully, and was not
| pledged to anybody for anything.
Ex-Gov. Dunning now arose and opened
with the admirable bull that +" the bii1dest
man in the Hall, who had ears to hear,
knew there were two parties present
Douglas and the Administration. Yethe hop
ed they were all Democrats. (Cheers.)
He spoke at some length and with great
earnestness in favor of harmony, and pledged
himself though a Douglas man - who
thought Douglas the greatest man that ever
| lived, except Gen. Jackson-to vote for the
| Charleston nominee, whoever he might be.
| Tremendous applause and shouting.) His
speech had quieting effect, and the froth
| being pretty we'll worked off, the Conven-
ton proceeded to vote for temporary Presi-
dent. The counties were called, emitting
the contested ones, and the vote resulted as
follows w hole vote 364. Lowry 1891
and Perkins rita majority of Is for
Douglas-very much less than was expected
q week ago.
A, sPEcK OF WAR.
Smith Miller moved that the rules of the
last Legislature be the rules of the Conven-
ton. Tanner said the delegates might not
know what these rules were, and he thought
a committee should be appointed TO prepare
rules. Develin said " the Convention was
composed of intelligent Democrats, and they
probably knew as well as Tanner what the
| rules were How did Mr.. Tanner know
that the delegates did not know CHEERS
and laughter.) Is he the great man of this
house? Does he know more than any
body else s" (Laughter.) Tanner said he
did not come to the Convention to cast in
suits, and he would not resent them there.
He wanted the Convention to be harmoni-
Gus. AS to himself be would treat insulters
as be deemed right in another place. =