Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-07


We briefly noticed yesterday the flare up
and secession which occurred in the Demo
cratic State Convention at Columbus on the
.itll,inst. The details, as reported IN the Gin
cinnati Times, are rich and will bear repro
ducing. The Hon. L. W. Hall, ex-memoer
of Congress from the Crawford district, at
tempted to offer the following resolution,
which, after some parlsying, he obtained the
privilege Of reading lissA
ResoFrea. That inasmueh as tho National Demo
cratic 19nyenton recently held at Baltimore, diyi.
ded. and mndo two nominations for President and
Vice President declare Il Is the opinion OF this
feci liberty to vote Tor John o. breckenridge ios
President, and Gen. Joseph Lane for Vice President
OF stephen A. Douglas for President, and Herschell
" Johnson for Vice President, as shall best accord
with his views the fundamental doctrines Of the
Democratic party
The resolution raised storm-almost a
tornado. It was received with a terrific vol
icy OF hisses and some grOans. The writer
says
Judge Hall still retained the floor, and as
soon as order was restored moved that the
Committee be instructed to report that res
olution to the Convention.
'On that motor" he continued 81 have
a few words 10 say
He was called 10 order by dozen or two
/ Of members, and great confusion prevailed
for afeW minutes. Order could not be res
tored until the Chair decided that the resolu-
ton could not be debated, and that Judge
Hail was out Of order. That was received
with cheers. The Judge took issue with the
the Chair; was about speaking on that point
when be was again called to order by del
egate. This was repeated several times.
"Weu, then, said the Judge, ~ rise to q
question Of privilege. The Convention can
not deny me the right to speak on that"
Here his voice was drowned by shouts and
cheers. He stopped, and calmly surveyed
the scene of confusion until quiet was res
tored. ..-.. ..-..-.-.
a shall give way no more" LIE continued.
II speak, now, to a personal explanation,
and i---- .-a-l 81.
Called to order again, and forced to stop.
Among those who protested against his
speech was Hon. h. B. Payne. A considera-
bic sqnabble ensued, which ended in the Chair
again ruling the Judge out Of order.
'If am not allowed to make a personal
explanation, he said, ''then have no busi-
ness here"
Get out" 'Get out was cried on all
sides.
''I make one more appeal to the Conven-
ton. l ask only to make personal expla-
nation. Can be heard p
Here several delegates backed his appeal,
Hr,h hao F1,a
Judge had to say He proceeded:
s.FOr sixteen years have been Democrat,
and been fully recognized as such in these
Conventions. l have acted with you and
others for. the success OF the Democratic party,
and am now, think, entitled to hearing
Ny object in presenting that resolution was
this. There are fifty delegates to this Con-
vention who disagree with the majority as to
men. As to measures we do not disagree, il
is only as to men. These men want to know
if they can vote for Breckenridge and Lane,
and remain within the pale Of the party
This was responded to by universal shout
Of No, no followed by cheers. f.n1
Judge Hall proceeded to speak, when
Councilman johnson, Of the Fourth Ward,
jumped up declared he wasn't going 70 stand
any such talk, and demanded that Judge Hall
stop speaking.
In the confusion which followed we could
not understand Judge HalTs remarks, farther
than that he said something about disorgani-
zation. (.
A FAT MAN ADDS TO THE FURY OF THE STORM.
An elderly, oorpulent gentleman, who
looked something like a cross between a
eOuntry. Judge and a postmaster, arose in one
corner, and using his stentorian tones,
demanded that stop be put to Judge Halls
speech. He said that Hail need mt talk about
Democracy. There was no true democracy
in him. He came there the represeA tatiTe of
seceders, and his only object was disorganiza-
ton. This denunciatiOn was received with
tremendous cheers, in which many Of the
outsiders participated. That eneOurag CEMENT
animated the gentleman, and raising his voice
still higher, and gestieulating most vigorously,
he proceeded to portray the awful character
ofthe dissenters. As he spoke he became
greatly excited. His face grew pale and his
lips quiFered, his eyes flashed fire and his
stupendous stomach trembled under the pres
sure 0fhis angefed feelings.
The pOrtly old gentleman settled the case
ofthe Breckenridge men. Gen. Lahm saw
that the time had come for decisive action,
and he pronounced Judge Hall decidedly and
positively out of order, and demanded that he
take his seat The Judge, who had mounted
the chair, and faced the discordant music
around him with heroic courage, made one or
two more efforts to be heard, but it was no
use. 5 a.str.... ~. ~a +r