Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-07-12
How they Love and Treat Each
Others

democratic Slat6 COuV6utlOu at OOluInDuS
on the 4th inst. The details, as reported
in the Cincinnati Times, are rich and vii
bear reproducing. The Hon. L. w. Hall
ex-member of Congress from the Crawford
district, attempted to offer the following
resolution, which, after some parleying, he
obtained the privilege of reading:
Resolved, That inasmuch as the Nationa
Democratic Convention, recently held at Balti
more, divided, and made two nominations fol
President and Vice President. we declare it il
the opinion of this Convention, that every Dem
ocrat in Ohio is at perfect liberty to vote fol
John c. Breckenridge for President, and Gen
Joseph Lane for Vice President or Stephen A
Donglas for President, and Herschell V. John
son for Vice President, as shall best accord witt
his views on the fundamental doctrines of the
Democratic party.
The resolution made storm-almost s
tornado. 1t was received with terrific
volley of Kisses and some groans. The
writer says:
Judge Hall still retained the floor, and
as soon as order was restored moved that
the Committee be instructed to report that
resolution to the Convention.
"On motion" he continued, 81 have few
words to say.
He was called to order by dozen OIL
two of members, and great confusion pre-
vailed for a few minutes. Order could not
be restored until the Chair decided that
the resolution could not be debated, and
that Judge Hall was out of order. That
was received with cheers. The Judge took
issue with the Chair; was about speaking
on that point when he was again called to
order by delegate. This was repeated
several times.
"Well, then," said the Judge, al rise to
question of privilege. The Convention
cannot deny me the right to speak on
that"
Here his voice was drowned by shouts
and cheers. He stopped, and calmly sur
veyed the scene of confusion until quiet
was restored.
81 shall give way no more" he continued
81 speak, now, to a personal explana-
tion, and''-
Called to order again, and forced to stop.
Among those who protested against his
speech was Hon. H. B. Payne. A consid-
erable squabble ensued, which ended in the
Chair again ruling the Judge out of order
"If l am not allowed to make person
al explanation" he said, "then I have nc
business here"
"Get out" ""Get out" was cried on all
sides.
81 make one more appeal to the Conven-
tion. l ask only to make personal ex-
PLANTATION. Can I be heard!
Here several delegates backed his ap-
peal, and the Convention agreed to hear
what the Jud dge had to say. He proceed
ed:
"For sixteen years have been Dem.
ocrat, and been fully recognized as such in
these Conventions. I have acted with
you and others for the success of the Dem
ocratic part, and am now l think, entitled
to hearing. My object in presenting
that resolution was this. There are fifty
delegates to this Convention who disagree
with the majority as tom men. As to meas
ures we do not disagree, it is only as to men.
These men want to know if they can vote
for Breckenridge and Lane, and remain
within the pale of the party"
This was responded to by a universal
shout of 'No, no." followed by cheers.
Judge Hall proceeded to speak, when
Councilman johnson, of the Fourth Ward,
jumped up, declared he wasn't going to
stand any such talk, and demanded that
Judge Hall stop speaking.
In the confusion which followed We could
not understand Judge Halls remarks,
farther than that he said something about
disorganization.
A FAT MAN ADDS TO THE FURY OF TAE
STORM.
An elderly, corpulent gentleman, who
looked something like cross between a
conutry judge and a postmaster, arose in
one corner, and using his stentorian tones,
demanded that a stop be put to Judge
Halls speech. He said that Hail needn't
talk about Democracy. There was no
true democracy in him. He came there
the representative of seceders, and his only
object was disorganization. This denun-
citation was received with tremendous
cheers, in which many of the outsiders
participated. That encouragement ami
mated the gentleman, and raising his vioce
still higher, and gesticulating most vigor-
ously, he proceeded to portray the awful
character of the dissenters. As he spoke
he became greatly excited. His face grew
pale and his lips quiverd, his eyes flashed
fire and his stupendous stamacbe trembled
under the pressure of his angered feelings.
The portly old gentlemen settled the
case of the Breckenridge men. Gen. Lahm
saw that the time had come for decisive
action, and he pronounced Judge Hall de-
cidedly out of order, and demanded that
he take his seat. The Judge, who had
the chair, and faced the discor-
1ant music around him with heroic cour-
age, made one or two more efforts to be
heard, but it was no use.
THE BRECKENRIDGE MEN KICKED OUT.
At last the voice of Congressman Val
was heard above the roar.
81 insist" he screamed, con the reports
If Committees in their order.
"The Chair decides that to be the next
business" responded General Lahm, ia
King his cue fom Little Vail. "Will
he gentlemen addressing Judge HalD
axe his seat?" "If the Chair and the
Convention insist l shall not conclude my
personal explanation of course l will. l