Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-21
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
AT BALTIMORE.
rHIRD DAYS PRocEEDoNas.
BAITIMoRE, June ~.

BALTIMORE, June 10
The Theatre was densely packed this morning,
the boxes being filled with ladies' and the upper
I tiers crowded. .... -.
The Convention was called to order shortly AZ
/ ter 10 O'Clock.
/ Mr.. Ludlow asked u there was any information
In the possession Of the Convention rs 20 the prob
able time when the committee on credentials
would be prepared 10 report
The Predetermined at present
Mr. Ludlow moved 70 dispense with the reading
Of the journal. Agreed 70. tH.
Mr.. King, Of Missouri, rose 70 a question Of
privilege. In newspaper he held In his hand
ed TO him.
Mr., Hunter, ofAIissouri, on former day had
boasted that he had voted to turn Col. BENTON out
Of the Senate. This remark was In the paper he
held In his hand attributed TO him. Mr.. King de
sired 70 wear no such laurels. II they were then
on his brow, ne would tear them on and trample
them under his lSat He desired this explanation
70 be made In justice to him.
As 10 he attacks that had been made upon him
he desired 10 say that he never voted for any Pres
ident or Congressman who was not Democrat,
and all local quarrels In the State have long since
been laid al rest. But he did not recognize this
as a fitting place for these allusiOns.
Alr. CLARK. of Missouri, said the remarks attrib-
uted 20 Mr.. King had been made by his venerable
| friend Col. Hunter. He proceeded In Justice 10
the latter to attack the course Of Col Benton whS
he denounced as recreant to the Democratic
party and its principles
Mr.. Ludlow, of New York, rose to point Of
order No question Is before the Convention
and this discussion Is ont Of order
The Presdent-The gentleman from Missouri
can only proceed by unanimous consent lCTics
Of 60 on, and loud cries Of no.
During this time Mr.. King made some side re-
marks 70 Mr.. Clark, TO which Mr. Clark replied
in an excited manner Il am not TO be deferred
by your threats"
The convention refused consent and Mr.. Clark
took his seat.
The President presented letter from the Flor
ida delegation, correcting what appeared 70 be an
erroneous impression on part of the Convention.
The letter stated that no proceedings ofthe Flor
ida Convention had been officially communicated
to the President as the Florida delegates were
not accredited to this convention, but large dis
eretion was left with the delegates and they had
come here anxious to return 10 the convention, If
they saw any chance Of doing so with honor. As
they desired to unite the Democracy on a basis of
principles laid by the majority platform at
Charleston, they had as yet seen nothing to war
rant their return to the convention
The President explained that he had not in
tended, in making this statement, TO be under
81 ood as saying that any Official application had
been made to him by the Florida delegates
Mr. Ludlow, of New York said he had receiv-
ed ofhcial information from the committee on ere
dentinls that they would not be ready to report
till O'Clock, and moved that the convention
take recess TIL that hour.
The convention then adjourned till five O'Clock
Pm
EVENING SESSION
The convention met this pm and Immediately
adjourned till tomorrow morning the Commit
tee on Credentials not being ready to report