Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-18
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TEL EG RAPHIC.
THE REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.
SECOND DAY

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letter was received asking the president IL he
could send some effective speaker to entertain
some twenty thousand republicans on the outside
OK the building. loud cheers
Among the rules reported was one that four
votes be cast by the delegates at large and two
rom each congressors al district; that three hun
dfed and four votes being majority Of the whole
NUMBER OF votes, when al! the States Of the Union
should be represented in the above ratio, be re-
CURED TO nominate candidates. loud cries OF
No; No. with mingled cheers and Kisses
Mn. James, OF n. Y, desired 70 say that only
seventeen States were represented when the rule
requiring three hundred and four VOTES was
adopted by one majority He presented minori-
" report as substitute for said rule requiring
Kisses ~
Mr.. Carter, of o., called for the reports on ere
qentlals, and moved TO lay the report on the rules
on tne table Tor the present This motion was
Mr.. Barton, of N. H., chairman Of the COM
Hltee on credentials, reported that there were no
contested seats Twenty-four States were repre-
sented. Pennsylvania and New Jersey he'd sent
four delegates for each congressional district and
Iowa had sent eight
Mr.. Davis of Mass, moved to refer back the
Texas delegates 10 the committee
Mr.. WilInot moved also 10 refer hack Nav
land, Kentucky and Virginia. This was repre-
sentative body, and men who represented no con
sttuencies should not have full yote sinh
practices would demoralize and break nm the
party. In Maryland thirty persons had gathered
al Baltimore and sent delegates here. There was
and wOuld he
till the republicans had wrested the government
from the hands of its possessors IL the precedent
was established. there would soon be DELEGATES in
the republican convention from every State Ia the
Union, only sent there TO demOralize aud break
up the party, and in favor of some northern in
trigue. One mischievous rule had been adopted
Were these states had been admitted and the
other Objectionable rule, requiring majority Of
all the States in the Union to nominate grew out
OF this. He denied the right of these men re-
spectacle as they were TO pretend TO represent re-
publican constituents
This motion produced quite a stir Very warn,
remarks were made from cir Farmer of Md
Clark, of Ky, and others.
MIR. Wilmot replied in defense of his motion to
refer back Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia TO
the committee on credentials He maintained
that the committee ought to report what districts
were entitled to vote 1t was rumored that there
was not Texan in the Texas delegation They
ought not TO vote if no State convention was held
| in Texas. viii MIR. Seward or Mr. CaIneron;s
| friends submit TO be overslaughed by delegates
sent here wrongly to control the result IShouts
| OF d" Well 20 home and run ticket =" That's
| the talk" Cheers. Such a rule would break
| down the party He made no charges of corrup-
| tion, though questionable inducements were held
| oat by various candidates.
Mr.. Blair said that Maryland wishes for no
| larger representation than she was entitled to
| We don't wish 10 dictate
Mr.. Cleveland, of Conn. said but for Henry
Winter Davis our hopes Of victory in the STRUGGLE
| 10 organize the House of Representatives would
have been dashed 10 pieces. Yet we hag gle about
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have delegates from all the slave States il we treat
| them justly. We viii then have the united voice
of the American people. We are national MON
4 party.
| An Indiana delegate here read the call 10, the
| national convention, in which all the opponents
| Of Mr. Buchanan administration were invited
[GTeat applause He thought our Southern
| brethren had rights here.
Mr.. Robb vndicated the gallant State of Mary
| land.
Mr.. James Wise, of the District of Columbia
spoke In favor OF tdat DISTINGUISHED portion of the
country: IApPlause
Mr.. Blakely, OF Kentucky made an indignant
speech Had he been told that the bones of Wash
4 ington and the ashes of Henry Claw had been no
| moved from the confederacy he would not have
| been more astonished. They might as well Danish
Cassius Clay Tremendous cheers
| MI. Blakely alluded to the WilmOt proviso. In
| 1886, at the Philadelphia convention, be said
Kentucky voted for Wilmot mingled Kisses
and applause for Wilmotl
Nj. Phillip., Of Kansas, enlogized the republi-
canism of that blood -stsi ned Territory
| Mr.. Wilmot replied, amid signs of disapproba-
| ton. He said he regretted that he was mfsInder
stood by the southerners. He made no proposition
to exclude them, but wanted the sIave-State dele
cations referred back TO the committee to deter
| mine their proPortionate representation
Mr.. Robb, Of Md, replied that party organI-
| zation did exist in Msryland Every Congress
sional district was represented in the State Con
| venton; the hall where the convention met was
| full Of republicans, and many towns in MARYLAND
| were half republican.
| Finally, the entire report of the committee on
| credentials was recomnitted-yeas 275K, nays
Arecess was then taken till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| Upon reasSembling, Mr.. Benton, of n H from
| the committee on credentials, again reported
giving Virginia % votes, Kentucky %, Oregon S,
| Maryland II, Texas 6
Regarding the party organization in Texas the
committee reported that delegates were elected al
| mass meeting called by notice in all papers favor
able to republican principles, and that the deIepa-
ton were entitled 20 their seats
The report was adopted with applause
The vote In these States, twill be observed
was cut down below their full double electoral
vote.
The report of the committee on rnles of orde,
was taken up.
The second rule. giving the delegates at large
four votes, aud each Congressional Representation
two votes, except as modified Dy the committee
on credentials, was amended by providinr that
no more votes shall be cast than there are dele
gates resent and, as thus amended was adoptrd
On the Iourth rule being read, which provides
that three hundred and four votes, being maior-
ity of the whole double electoral vote shall ne
necessary to nominate candidates the minority
report 10 nominate by majority Of the votes cast
was moved as an amendment.
Finally, after some debate the minority report
was adopted as d substitute for the fourth rule
thus requiring only majority OF all the votes
cast tn nominate.
TIE committee on the platform reported a series
of resolutions similar to those adopted bv the
Philadelphia convention, aud after lively dis
morning.
The PLATFORM.
The platform, as reported, resolves as follows:
That the history Of the last four years has es-
taeiished the propriety of perpetuation Of the
republican party.
That the causes which called it into existence
demand its peaceful and constitutional triumph
That the maintenance Of the principles of the
constitution is essential to the preservation of re-
publican institutions and the union of the states
Congratulates the country that no republican
cong ressman has countenanced threats of disun-
Ion and denounces these threats as an avowal of
contemplated treason
Declares that each State has right to order its
institutions in its own way, and denouncing law
less invasions by an armed force from any State
or Territory, no matter under what pretext as
amongst the greatest of crimes.
Thatthe present administration has far exceeded
the worst apprehensions by its measureless SUBJ
serviency to the exactions Of sectional Interests as
evinced by its exertions TO force the Infamous
Lecompton constitution on the protesting people
of Kansas.
That the people with alarm view the reckless
extravagance pervading every department OF the
government, while recent startli ng developments
of fraud and corruption at the federal metropolis