The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-05-19

creased, and Mr.. Walker 81 Ala, came
forward, mounted tue clerk i table and
demanded that ne should BE heard.
Appealing from decision 81 tho Chair
The question was put oa appeal, mud
Chair sustained Immense cheering.
Fisher again offered 10 present the let
ter from the Wood delegation. H.
The President decided reception Of the
letter ont Of order.
Mr. Cook of Ohio, offered resolution
to appoint d committee on permanent Or.
bganizati0n. i.5.. ..,' HI; HI.
Mr. Barksdalc of Miss, offered All
amendment that the committee shall con,
isist only Of members Of States from which
+ there sno contest.
Mr.. Richardson Of Ili spoke iii favor
of harmony md urged gentlemen 10 keep
calm and preserve order.
Nh. Cochranc did mot desire anything
Int d fair hearing.
Afr. Gook, oF Ohio offered d resolution
Icxcluding only New York and Illinois
from participating in The organization,
L their delegates being contested
Mr. Clark, Of Missouri, protested that
the resolution WJts out of order; that no
State should be excluded whose delegates
have been admitted To tile floor Cheer.
ling and xcitefncllt
Mr.. Cook contclitIel that those who
were admitted to the floor had right to
participate III all the aets. 81. organization
texcCpt the committee on credentials.
IA long debate followed, participated ID
Ehy Richardson Judge Week, and Banks
i.tlalc. .s. $.9:
Mr. esna offered an amendment, that
two committees, one on organization and
ione on credentials, beapp ointed, New y ork
and Illinois to be excluded from tic lat
ter. u. 81. 5t.
is he previous question was chilled, and
the resolution adopted cs 254 nays AL.
The llbHne5s correspondence, 81 the
2Ist, says the delegates from New York,
and the Northwest have. com bined for
Dcuglas, thus transferring 70 him lOI
votes. 8 ID 81. i. III
The present count 81 the Douglas votes
IN the Northwest 6e, Missouri o. New
England Is, exclusive Of Massachusetts,
SsANk NtsAAA1 &ftet " - tsk S4Ast VI AWA
without New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
scattering s.
South Carolina viii probably vote fol
Davis. Kentucky stands III for Brecken
/ ridge To 8 for Douglas. .5 5 .=,.
The Convention will decide on d plat
form first. II. .. VI. b. 5s:
The Atabania delegation met this even
ling and resolved to submit their platform
land unless it is substantially adopted, t.
Withdraw without my other demonstra
Etioa The Mississippi delegation mas
follow. d: Ia: ,...s B:
Ii is now ascertainesl that Douglas vii
lgetonly votes from Missouri, and ]
from Maryland on the first ballot; per
Iliaps no others from the South. ,.. , 4.
The Massachusetts delegation met to
f day, and will give him & votes. T.
Resolutions were introduced requesting
the delegates from New York and Illinois
4 not to participate in the organization nm,
! til Che right to the seats Of the delegates
Is settled. 81.
/ A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was carried. Ayes 259, nays A.. :.
f: The States were called aud the Com
fmittee on organization and credentials
i were appointed by the delegations. = T..
+ A resolution was offered requesting the
credentials to he handed to tho Secretary.
II Fishers, of Va, demanded that Ferpan.
do Woods letter be read. Referred To
the Committee on credentials, -. & I. : -.
t Mr., Cochrane moved that it be referred
to the Committee without d reading. " &.
+ After much excitement it was adopted.
I A vote in excluding the New York and
I Illinois delegation, from Committee on
credentials, was adopted, with the follow,
!. ing negative votes Maryland, /; Virgin,
10, Is; Georgia, 10; Illinois, o; Louis,
Eana, 6; Mississippi, Ii; Texas, 4 T. Cali.
fornia, 2 Balance all in the affirmative
.,fs:-ayes. 2i4; nays, 81, ! ! ::
II 0nthe motion to request them not to
participate in the Organization, the vote
twas nearly the same, except that Virginia
7 voted in the affirmative aud Arkansas in
8 the negative, -: ;. f.. 49,
4 The credentials having been handed to
the Committee, on motion the Conren.
ttion adjourned Mt 0'elock=till to+Inor,
row. =: =. FL: s. ~
he:eomnlittee on credentials are now
lin session. =. -. !. - ~. x
I: # The following is a copy Of the protest
EE.preSclrted to tho Convention by the Hard
Fshell delegates: s 4. II: ..... ....:.
r. st. Andrews Hall, April %, lsGo- .
j To me cIlaIasiAS OF tine NATIoEAh coS'
/ FESTloS:. - 49,. H.
slR;-+1Ihe undersigned Chairman and Score
taFies Of the delegation from the State Of New
q, York. representing the Organization Of tht
Democratic party In said State, have been dI
1 retted by the delegation To present to the Con
4yantion over which you preside, that by thu
action Of Mr. snialley, Chairman Of the State
Nationaf Committee, they have been excludes
from the hall in which the Convention ha.
been assembled, and persons in no way entitled
have been allowed To occupy their places
therefore, in behalf Of the delegation from tht
State Of New York, we protest against THU