Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-27
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coNvEN
TON.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

4 The convention rcassehbled NJ % CLOCK
resolution 10 appoint II national committee 10
I ac, for the next ionr war. was discussed. aud
inallY referred 10 n select committee To Inquire
INTO the T-ppricty If giving the national nuninit
tee power to nnme both the time aud place OF
/, holding the cenycntlAn
| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
| The committee on credentials reported that
| he sitting delegates from New York, Illinois.
Massachusetts and Maryland, (of the latter I.
! VI. l. lnahan and Robert j. Brent) arc entitled to
t their seats.
/ \ minority report was presented. sgnel by
! members Of the committee from Alabama, Cnlifor-
mia, Arkansas Texas Georgia md Mississippi,
recommending that onchalf Of each Of the New
York contestants b. admitted to the convention,
ench 10 east seventeen votes.
The debate on the report Of the committee on
credentials was continued till six O'clock when il
was clo-el by demand for the previous ques-
lion.
The vote was first taken on the Illinois ques-
tion, und the Douglas delegates admitted.
Next the vote was taken on the Maryland contest
ants and Messrs Brent aud Lannhan were nwar.
lied their seats
The vote was then taken by States on the mi
ror,ty report Of the committee to divide the votes
,f New York between the two delegations from
that state.
The only States that voted in the affirmative
were North Carolina, 5: Gcorgin, TO- Virginia 81;
Missouri. L. Alabama. Q; Mississippi, I; Texas, 4;
Tennessee, .; California, 81; Arkansas, 3. Totul.
ayes, s.; nays, 2lo!. So tho Dean Richmond
delegates were admitted and the Wood delegates
excluded.
The announcement Of the result Of the vote cx
Guiding the Wood delegates WAS received with
cheers, and great excitement prevailed.
y re- solution offered to admit the W God del
"catcs 10 honorable seats the foor which added
10 tn" excitement and il was finally laid over,
der tho rule, unit omorrow.
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'tumors ana spectators,
We subjoin, in addition 10 our regular report of
the proceedings of the convention, tho following
rum,r. and cancellations.
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Nh"f'S'on' nominate Jefferson DAVIS by the votes
| " every "'''S"'o r'P,'S'"'"g certain uemocratlc
P"''s ''''''' 'e'''"' - '"S''s I" o' noaihateP Nv
/ votes from ''o f'p""h'"h party o'n'es' II they
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! a dispatch to the Phadel phia Press says ::
Thc decision OF the convention ON the unit rule
| Will secure to Judge Douglas fifteen twenty
votes molc than he would have obtained if n dif,
| icrent policy had been adopted, rs he has warm
| friends in the delegation If several States which
have sent n majority Of their representatives hc,c
to oppose him.
The construction of the platform is now brcom-
| ing the absorbing topic. Tho Ultra Southern del
c.a'es are c,amoring loudly for the insertion Of II
slaNr-c"de plank in 1t; and Hon. VIM. l.. Yantry
| U Alabama. who il generally regarded rs their
ica.er, declares they will not be satisfied without
! the slavc-ccde. even II Southern candidate is
nominated,