Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-19
Last Nights Report.
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AT RAITInlORE.
BA1rInonr, June Is.

~ a y NANNA AAAN 4 NNalNNlA NAAiNu tue ANNNNks
ton to order, and The proceedings were opened
with prayer by Rev, Jno, A. Coon, an Episcopal
minister OF Baltimore,
On calling the Convention to order, Cushing
stated that the hour Of adjournment had passed
but as he understood, Misunderstanding had oo
CURED as 70 the hour of meeting some suppOslng
the adjournment to have been TN II O'Clock He
would direct the roll Of States % be called Ia or
der 20 ascertain ~ all were present
The roll was then called, and all the delegates
entitled 10 seats were proved present except \
portion Of the delegations Of Conntotieut and
Lanesburg, Of Tenn. stated that some Of the
delegates from that State were present, but had
no tickets Of cdmission delivered 70 them, and
were waiting outside for admission.
The Chair stated that tickets bad been deliver
ed 10 the Sergcent-at Arms, 10 hand 70 the Chair
man Of the delegation he supposed this had
been done In every instance since all delegations
resented at Charleston at the time Of adjourn
nent
Lanesburg moved that all the members Of the
Charleston Convention be admitted 20 The floor
by the President
The President-The Convention has not been
regularly called to order, and no motion Is yet in
order.
Pennington, Of Del, said the motion Of his
I colleague was not properly understood. He de
sired the admission OF those delegates who were
| present at the adjournment of the Charleston
McCook, Of Ohio, asked # the Chairman of the
| Delegation had arrived at the number Of tickets
/ 20 which he WIS entitled.
Salisbury slid q majority of the Delegation
had remained IN the Charleston Convention and
resolved 20 stay there 70 long
| The Chair after an address 20 the Convention,
presented the fact that new delegates were ap
! plying for admission, he had not Undertaken to
decide on these claims, but left It to the Conyen
ton.
Howard, OF Tenn, moved TO admit all the
/ Delegates that attended the Charleston Conven-
Kavanaugh, Of Mimi, moved to lay the resolu.
ton on the table. (Applause)
Church asked that the motion be withdrawn,
that he might offer an amendment which he would
read for the Information of the Convention. It
was 10 refer all the claims Of new delegates to
the Committee on Credentials with Instructions
70 report as speedily as possible the names OF
those entitled to seats but with the provision that
ali who accept seats are bound in honor to abide
BY the action of the Convention, and support the
nominee
This was greeted with immense applause which
was peremptorily checked by the Chair.
KRvanaugh withdrew his motion TO lay on the
table, and moved the previous question.
After long debate on points of order, the
amendment of Church was entertained, and the
previous question demanded
Randall, Of Pa, rose 10 make an amendment,
but was called 10 order, the previous question
having been demRnced. He then called for q di-
vision Of the question.
Montgomery, Of Pa, raised the point of order
that 40 division could be called until the ques
ton on a second to a previous question had been
The President decided that this was so.
Hewlett, Of Tenn, raised the point Of order
that no Committee on Credentials, excepting the
one which had been raised to decide on the regu-
lariy Of the original delegates, and that was now
defunot.
The President said that was question of fact
and not of order If the Committee was defunct
It could be revived by such a motion IS that now
before the house.
Russell, of Va, begged the gentleman from
New York 10 withdraw his motion, or the latter
portion Of Il at all events If he dssred the har-
mony Of the Convention.
Montgcmery, of Pa, called Russell 10 order, the
previous question being pending
Russell-Ihen If Virginia is constrained TO 81
lence, theSilence may be Omlnous
A long discussion ensued on various points Of
order, when salisbury moved TO adjourn till
O'Clock.
The motion to adjourn was lost-734 to I7s&
On the vote being taken, long discussion arose
on a question between the Minnesota delegatesa
20 the right Of q substitute 70 cast vote,
Howard of Tenn, on questson of Privilege,
desired to present TO the Chair a communication
from q State represented now on this fioOr-the
State Of Mississippi.
Cries Of mol no not In order'
The President-The communication can only
be read by unanimous consent
Cavanaugh--I object.
The question was then taken on the seconding
the motion for the previous question, on the
amendmentof Church Of n. Y, to the motion Of
Howard of Tenn.
The Convention refused to second the previous
questson, BY ayes 1917, nays l4O%-New YORK
casting IS votes
Gilmore, Of Pa. moved to amend the amend
ment Of Church instruetng the President to ad-
NIT the delegation where there were no contest
ants from the States of Texas, Florida and Mis-
sissippi
After Mr.. Salisbury said majority Of the Della
ware delegation had Eonainsd In ths conFsH'tgn -
follows, and intended 70 remain as long as honor
and good faith controlled the action OF the Conven-
ton. (Applause)
He said be had no sympathy with the quarrels
Of his delegation, but be desired 70 know Where
his colleagues were to apply for admission. He
had only arrived in town carly this morning, and
found difficulty in raising information Inc
President said the difficulty appeared to be simply
in the fact that the delegation had not arrived
until late to-day, and were ignorant Of the fact
that notice had been given yesterday where the
chairman of delegations were to receive tickets
OF admission. An entitled TO seats would be
supplied with tickets by the Sergeant-at- Arms.
Howard, of Tenn, desired 10 offer a a resOlu !
ton which would settle the question as 10 all the
Ludlow, of n. Y, raised point of order, that |
the convention had not yet been regularly con |
yened.
when Il was asceTtained what delegations were /
present. The convention would be formally con !
vened and the motion would then be sustained. 4
The roll call being completed and the absent /
delegates having appeared and taken their seats, /
the convention was formally called TO order, and /
the opening prayer delivered.
VIM. Howard, Of Tenn, offered the following /
Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms be in
structed 10 issue tickets Of admission TO the Con
veutiOn, as originally established at Charleston
Applause and Kisses from the Conventional
The following amendment was then offered by
Mr. Church:
Resolved, That the credentials Of all persons
claiming seats in this Convention made vacant by
the secession Of the delegates at Charleston, be
referred TO the Committee on Credentials, and
said committee Is hereby instructed as soon as
practicable to examine the same and report the
names Of persons entitled to such seats with the
distinct understanding, however, that every per
son accepting a seat In this Convention Is bound
iu honor and good faith to abide by the action of
this Convention and support its nomination
srE. cusHlxo's SPEECH.
The Chair said-Gentlemen Of the Convention,
permit me IN the drst place to congratulate you
sing Of your important duties, in the interest of
the Democratic party Of the United States, and I
beg leave, in the second place, to communicate
to the convention the state Of the various branch
es Of It's business, as they now come up for con-
sideration before you.
Prior to the adjournment Of the convention,
two principal subjects Of action were before it
one the adoption Of doctrinal resolution, eonsti
tufiur the platform Of the convention; the other
voting upon the QuetsiOn Of the nomination of
candidate for the Presidency. In the course Of
convention adopted vote, the eject Of which
was TO answer the report Of the majority of the
on platforms, BY substituting the re-
port Of the minority of that committee and after
II minority for the majority report, q division
vas called for upon the several resolutions con-
tituting that platform, being I've IN number.
The first, third, fourth, and afth Of these reso-
utions were adopted by the Committee, and the
econd was rejected, after the vote on the adOp-
ion Of the first, third, fourth and nth Of these
esolutiOns a motion was made in each case TO re-
consider the vote and to lay that motion on re
consideration on the table, but neither Of these
notion to reconsider or to table was put.
The passing Of these motions having been per
nitted BY the introduction OF questions Of priv
lege, and the ultimate vote competent in such |
ase, viz: On the adoption Of the report Of the
majority as amended by the report Of the minori
y, and the ultimate question has not fbeen voted
lpon by the Convention, 50 that at the time the i
Convention adjourned, these remained pending /
lefOre it.
These motions viz: the reconsideration 10 ad. /
pt the resolutions constituting the platform and
he Interior question Of adopting the majority re-
,ori as amended by the substitution Of the minor
~ report.
Those question and those only as the Chair un-
erstood the motions before the Convention were .
ot acted upOn prior to the adjournment. Z
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