Weekly Minnesotian and times. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1859-1860, 1860-05-26

Cries of Texas" Texas" The Com
mittec have considered the question in regard
to the representation from the State of Texas,
they have given to the examination all that
care which they were able to- and which tie
time from the adjournment of the Convention
this forenoon would allow, and they instructed
me almost unanimously, with a solitary vote
as an exception, to report that Texas be al
lowed six votes in this Convention Tire
mendous applause, and cries of good,
good 1t was proved before the Commit
tee that the Convention which elected the del
cgatcS from TcXas-rcSident delegates who
are here in attendance, was Il mass Conven-
ton; that it was called upon petition signed
by some three hundred of the legal voters of
Texas: Applause. That that call was
published in some two of the .crman papers
published in the State; that written notices
and advertisements were posted up in various;
parts OF Texas, where there is any number of
people in favor of the principles of the Repub-
lican party, and the committee were almost
unanimously of the opinion that these dele
gates, elected under these circumstances, were
fairly entitled to act as the representatives of
the Republican party Of the State of Texas
Prolonged applause,
The question being on the adoption of the
report, it was adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Corwine, of Ohio, moved to take the
report Of the Committee on Rules and Ordc,
of Business from the table. Adopted Mr..
Corwine proceeded TO read the rules
LIST. That upon all subjects before the
Convention, the States and Territories shall
he called in the following order:
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont. Mas>a
| f.I,n hnt ISL l'nnnn,!i,.,t
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, OHIO, laIiana,
Missouri, Michigan, Illinois. Texas, Wisconsin,
Iowa, California, Minnesota. Oregon Ter
ritories-- Kansas, Nebraska. District OF Co
lumhia.
On motion, the rule was adopted.
.. -Four votes shall be cast by the dele
gales at large of each State, and each Con
gressonal District shall he entitled to two
votes, and the vote Of each delegation shall he
reported by its Chairman
Mr.. Goodrich, of Minnesota, moved II
amend that no delegation should cast great
er number of votes than there were delegates
in attendance
Mr.. Sargent, of California, moved to fur
Their amend by adding these words, "provile,l
that this rule shall not conflict with any rule
reported by the Committee on Credentials and
| adopted by the Convention"
The rule, as amended, was adopted
). The report of the Committee on Pat
form and Resolutions shall be acted upon be-
fore the Convention proceeded to ballot for
candidates for President and Vice President.
On motion, the rule was adopted.
4. Three hundred and four votes, being a
majority Of the whole number of votes when
all the States in the Union are represented in
Convention, according to the ratio of repre-
sentatlon prescribed in rule ., shall be re
qulrcd to nominate the candidate of this Con
vention for the office of President and Vice
President.
MINORITY REPORT.
.. That the majority of the whole number
of votes represented in t;is Convention, &C
cording to the ratio prescribed by the Indiana
rule, shall be required to nominate candidates
for President and Vice President.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania stated that the
committee first asked themselves who ap
pointed them to this Convention, and it was
answered the National Republican Convcn-
ton, and the candidates We're to he the can
di'iates of the Nationa! Republican party, and
consequently the number of votes necessary
to nominate should be ma iority OF the cleo
tOral college; thereby forever shutting ont the
charge OF scctiOnaSm. The call of the Con
vention invited the people Of the United States
and II any State Is absent, we count her as
present They had been told that Kansas,
Nebraska, and the District Of Columbia wc.r
to be represented, as they were constituted
States, and had an electoral power behind
and they supposed that these men would he
admitted with the full electoral yntrs of tbcir
States He took the ground that Kansas was
State, but the same ground conld not apply
to Nebraska, and the Committee saw that
unless the rule was adopted it might happen
the candidate would he nominated by less
than majority OF the Convention
Mr.. James, of New York, Chairman Of the
Minority Committee, SAID that as there were
l6S votes in the Convention, the majority re-
port is substantially a two thirds vote, IA rule
which has been adopted by the Democratic
party in their Conventions. No other party
ever adopted it. and that one only in 1885; and
lSit, when it became necessary that the
slavery minority should rule the majority
Mr.. Mann, Of Pennsylvania, came from a
land where they acquie,ccd in the will Of the
majority, and he knew nowhere in Rcpub-
lican Convention where men were entitled to
vote by proxy.
The Chair stated the motion. The roll vas
called with tha "a lo,,,,r