Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-30
MAJORITY REPORT.
To the National Democratic Conuertion


dentials. Immediately after their appoini-
ment. entered upon The discharge of the du-
| ties assigned them, aud carefully examined
! the credentials OF the several delegates to
this Convention.
Your Committee fiRd that all the States of
the Union. except the States of Massachusetts,
| Maryland, Illinois and New Yo.k are repre-
sented IN this Convention by delegates duly
elected in the several States by State Ur
| District organizations Of the Democratic par
| ty, aud your Committee append to this re-
port, as part thereof, full lists OF the dele
| gates SO selected.
Your Committee further report that there
were coutesting claimants to the seats held
| by the delegations in the following cases, viz:
In the Fifth Congressional District of Mas
| sachusetts.
In the Fourth Congressional District of
Maryland.
In the State OF Illinois, and
In the State of New York.
The contestants IN these several cases had
q full and impartial hearing before your Com
mittee, and. after q full consideration of their
respective claims, your Committee are of
opinion that the sitting delegates in these
Districts and States are justly entitled to their
respective eeats.
All Of which Is respectively submitted.
JOHN NJ. KRUM, Chairman.
Rtsolped, That the sitting delegates to this
Convention from thu State of Illinois, OF
whom Col. w. A Richardson as Chairman,
are entitled TO their respective seats.
Resolved, That Cornelius Doherty aud r.
s. Cbappee, delegates representing the Fifth
Congressional District of Massachusetts, are
entitled to their respective seats
Rtsolred, That f. NJ. Landham and Robt.
]. Brent. Delegates representing the Fourth
Congressional District of Maryland, are
titled to their RESI- ectve seats.
ResoEred That the Delegates to this Con-
venIiou from the State OF New York, OF which
Dean Richmond is Chairman, are entitled as
such TO seats therein.
Adopted
MIR. Brooks. Of Ala, presented the follow
ing Minority Report aud Resolutions:
MINORITY REPORT.
To the Honorable President Of the NaiiOaal Demo-
erahe Contention:
The undersigned, members of the Commit
tee on Credentials, under imperious sense of
duty. are constrained TO dissent from the re-
po.i of the majority of this Committee, aud
respectfully recommend that the two Dele
CATIONS from the State of New York be au-
lhorized To select each thiTty-fiye Delegates.
and that the seventy Delegates thus selected
be admitted TO this Convention the Dele
gates of the New York Democracy. aud that
they be allowed tw o hours 10 report their
lrcIiou-the two Delegates tn vote separate
Iy. each to be emitted 10 seventeen votes.
The remaining vote of said State TO be- cast
alter nateiy by the two Delegations. the Sit
ting mrmbers casting it the iIst lime.
(signedl VILLAS NJ. BRnok-,
Delrgate firm Alabama.
JoHN $. DUDLEY.
Delegates fr1m California
T. GKEES,
Delegate from Texas.
Van a. MANNING.
Delegate frum Arkansas
JULIAN HAKTRiD6E,
Delegate from Georgia.
W. :. BAREV.
Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Brooks, OF Alabama, offered the follow
lug resolution:
Rssslrssl, That the tao Delegations from
New York b. authorized to relect each thirty
I'VE Delegates, aud that The seventy Dele
gatrs thus = leeiel, be admitted 10 this Con-
yention IS Delegates from ibe Mes York
Democracy, and that they lie allowed IL 0
hours to nport their sei,c,ioa. The two
Delegations TO vote separately, each "a DC
entitled to seventeen sutss, the r mainirg
vote 10 lie cast alternately by the two Dele
gatiOns-the sitting mensbers 10 east IL lhe
Hrst me.
Nos agreed to-yess IS; nays ll0l.
Nj Brooks moved the Adoption 81 the mi
aogiiy resolution
Mr.. Lawreaes. q; Loalsiana. and MI
Fisher. q Virginia, seconded the motion.
The President. The report is accepted by
The Cav eniion, but the question before tbs
conyentioa Is On the adoption Of ibe r-solu-
iioa accompanying the majority Frpost. The
resolution presented by the minority Can
only b. eateftainesi an amendment
Mr.. BROOKS. Thea offer il ss ameEd-
meat 10 the last fesolatioa IL the majority.
The President That viii be In order.
Amer considerable debate The previous
question Was called and ordered.
The President fh= Chair will nov report
the order sf sAe aae=tioa-
The Secretary Rad the seEiss Of rsselasIons
reported - ihs majority u sbs ceu.nisles.
The main qae-Iioa us< ordered.
1ne ssyrf.l ss=sI.tleaz sspeEsszI b. the