Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-18
.LATEsT By TELnaRXpHl
rhe Chiesse Oenvostisn.

CHroAa0, May 1T--sThe morning opens with
much excitement. The streets are crowded
and severed pfoeessions are formed, headed
by bands of musie, .p.usl 'l
The Convention was callsdto order at ten
o'clock. The wigwam was crowded as dense
ly as yesterday. The proceedings Opened
with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Patten, OF Chicago.
An invitation for trip to Davenport over
the Rock Island Road, was tabled, lai913 ~
A letter was read asking the President IL
he could not send some effective speakers 70
entertain the 20, 900 representatives and their
wives outside Of the building. .[lnughter
and cheera INu Ur Don iIf.N N.NnW N'iiAi.iN
Mr.. X. NJ. Corwine, of Ohio, from the Conn
mittee on Rules, reported rules for the Con-
vention! Among the rules are the following:
That four votes be cast by the delegetes At
large, and two for each Congressional District;
that 304 votes being q majority Of the whole
number Of votes when all the States Of the
Union are represented, or the above ratio be
required TO nominate candidates. Loud
cries of 'Nol nol"'with mingled cheers and
hsses.l l1 rsa H li ,h1in1itoJ 'Il
; Mr.. James, of New York, desired to say
only seventeen out Of twenty4seven States
were represented, when the rule requiring
304 votes was adopted by one majority. He
presented as the minority report a substitute
for the said rule requiring q majority Of all
the votes cast, to nominate. p ~ y I
Mr.. Carter, Of Ohio, called for the report of
the Committee on Credentials, and moved
that the report on Rules lay on the table for
the present. Carried. .'i1f iA-
Mr.. Benton, Of N. H., from the Committee
on Credentials, reported no contested seats
out of the twenty-four States represented.
| Mr.. Davis, Of Mass, moved to refer back 80
much of the report of the Committee on
| Credentials as referred TO Texas. oI
Mr.. Wilmot moved to amend by including
| Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, all the Terri
tories and District Columbia, saying that it
was not proper that States where there are
no party and no Republican organization. be
admitted on the same footing as where Re-
publicans are in great majority. lof ,olr.l 9
This ELECTED very warm remarks from
Messrs. Palmer, of Nd, Rlakely, of KY, and
others. t ,, t.....''' ,.,y, ..-..ae,f .,9
Mr.. Palmer of Maryland, said he stood be-
fore this free Convention as q Republican OF
the State of Maryland. He claimed to be as
good a Republican as any of the Peoples
party of Pennsylvania 10 ~ f5 eetl.H
Mr.. Blakely, of Kentucky, was surprised
to find a proposition to ba1ish Kentucky
been more surprised had q proposition been
made to Danish the ashes of Washington from
beyond the limits of the Union, or that the
sacred dust at Ashland should be banished
beyond the borders of that State, or thai
Cassius M, Clay should be sent into exile
[Cheers.] Who would dare to Danish th'
free sons Of Kentucky, or of Maryland, ol
Texas, or the District Of Columbia from thiI
Convention2 .. -..f.f rr+ .sy, .1la'
Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, said he stood here
as the representative from Territory which
would have been State to-day but from its
! fidelity to Rcpublicanism. He did not believe
that any man would desire to Danish Kansas
from the Convention. [Cheers and cries for
Wilmot.l g.-s..,.. .., s.tr.eer oi d.
Mr.. Wilmot said that he regretted that he
had been misunderstood. He made no pro-
position to exclude the gentlemenTrom the
Convention, He had simply moved to refer
back certain States to the Committee, TO de-
eide what vote the several States should bt
entitled. ~ ...,.- ,ros. l.s..s9 f.
There has been no vote indicating prefer
ences, but Mr.. Seward on the first ballot viii
probably have l60, or $50 votes of the ~
votes cast. ..t' ,U .lr.rua 81 .4t.r o.
The balloting is expected to commenc,
| this afternoon ID. td.,-. l.I I.If ia