Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-08
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SAN FRANcIsco. May 7th.
Ahe Pony Express arrived at Carson CITY
TINS morning, bringing dates from st. Louis
to April 2Sth:
Ihe National Democratic Convention met
at Charleston on Monday, the 23d April,
at noon. The Convention was called to or
der by Judge Smaller, chairman Of the Com
mittes. I. B. Flourney, of Arkansas, was
elected temporary chairman After prayer
by the Rev. DR.. Kendel. Of Charleston. w.
T. Nlehle' Of Va, was appointed temporary
secretary.
Fisher of Virginia offered letter from
the Wood delegation of n Y, who were ex
eluded from the Convention To the read
ing of this document, Cochrane objected
and much excitement ensued; finally, the
Convention determined that the letter should
be read. Cochrone moved the adoption of
the rules OF the last National Convention.
Fisher claimed the floor amidst great excite
ment and cries of order. The floor was
awarded to Cochrane. Fisher said that he
would not be trampled upon. Clark of Ala.
bama protested against the ruling of the
Chair, and Walker of Alabama mounted the
Clerks table and appealed from the Chair
mans decision; the Chair, however, was
sustained amidst immense cheering. Fisher
again tried to present the letter with res
olution to appoint a committee on permanent
organization. Barksdale offered an amend
ment that it should consist of members from
States not contested. Cook modified his res
olution so rs to exclude New York and Hi.
nois the entire delegation of those States
being contested, amid cheers and excitement
Clark of Missouri protested against excluding
a delegation which had been admitted on
the floor. After long debate the amend
ment was offered by Mr.. Cessna of Pa, pro-
vidlng for the appointment Of a committee
on organization, and one on credentials, (Ini-
nois ard New York to be excluded from the
latter,) was adopted by ayes 269, noes Al.
The States were called and names of a COM
mittee were suggested. A resolution was
offered requiring credentials to be handed to
the Secretary, when Fisher demanded that
the Wood letter be read, but on motion it
was referred without reading. resolu-
tion was then adopted requesting New York
and Illinois delegations not to participate in
the organization. The credentials were then
handed in and the Convention adjourned un
til the following day at 10 A. NJ.
The Convention accordingly met next
morning, when the committee on organiza-
tion reported the name Of Caleb Cushing as
President Of the Convention. After half an
hour spent in arranging the other officers, q
warm debate arose upon the adoption of the
additional rule reported. 1t was approved
by several Southern delegates, aa well as by
Josiah Randall of Penn, who declared that
certain refractory members on that delega-
ton propose to violate and misrepresent their
constituents in voting for Douglas, whose
nomination, in his opinion, would lead to
certain defeat and reverse the action of the
Democratic Convention on this subject
Richardson, in reply, asked Randall who
made him an expositer of Democratic princ
pies and precedeuts; how long had he been
in the Democratic ranks. The committee
also reported a permanent President, with
one Vice President and Secretary from each
State in the Union; also. one additional rule,
that where a State committee has not pre-
scribed how the vote shall be given, the
committee will recognize the right of each
individual to cast his own vote. Wright of
Pa, made a strong appeal for harmony; he
hoped that every delegate would be allowed
to cast his vote according to his own conyic
tions; he moved the previous question. That
portion of the report relating to presiding
officers was then adopted.
The Charleston Convention has been in
session four days In the Convention the
Douglas members have thus far carried every
point the test vote of strength was on the
rule allowing individual members, where, not
instructed to vote separately. On motion to
lay on the table the vote stood Mass Penn.
Ii, Delaware II, Maryland 81, Virginia l5
North Carolina T. South Carolina 8, Georgia
10, Florida 3, Alabama 9, Louisiana g. Misss-
sippi 7, Texas 4. Arkansas Wisconsin q
California 81 Oregon 8, total l0l; all the
rest 1922 1t was also determined to settle
the platform before balloting for candidates.
Upon this an intense excitement arose. The
Committe on Platform by one majority, re-
ported strohg anti Donglas platform, while
two minority reports had been made 1t is
upon the point the fight is now going on and
the latest dispatch says the principal minori-
ty report will receive 1870 votes and be adop-
ted. Incidental to this it is announced that
the delegations from five southern States will
withdraw and nominate Davis or Lane and
Fernando Wood for Vice President. The
session would remove any remaining doubt
of Douglas nomination with perhaps Stevens
Of Georgia or johnson Of Tenn. for Vice
President. The excitement yesterday at
Charleston was intense. A large crowd as
sembled in front of the hotel listening to
disunion speeches, rushed into the hotel OF
the New York delegation and were driven
out by the police Douglas friends predict
hss nomination to-day He has % of the
New York delegation and they calculate on
his gaining some 20 votos 10y the adoption of
the Individual voting rule. On the 2Sth the
Committee on credentials reported that the
sitting delegates from New York, Ill. and
Mass. and R. R. Brent and L. NJ. Lancham OF