Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-05-03
CONVENTION NEWS.

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CONVENTION NEWS.
TUEsDAY.-On Tuesday, the second day of the
Session, committee of one from each State, Sc
lected by the respective State delegstions, was
appointed to draft resolutions for the platform
of the Democratic party. 1t was resolved that
all resolutions, relative to the PLATFORM be refer
red to this committee on presentation without
debate Hon. j. s. PRESTON is the South Caro-
lima member of tie committee. Mr.. BURROWS,
of Arkansas offered resolution, which was
agreed to, that the Convention do not proceed to
ballot for candidate for the Presidency until
a platform shall have been adopted. Mr..
BISHOP moved that delegates be limited to one
speech, and to fifteen minutes time. His resolu
ton was laid on the table. A resolution was
adopted, authorizing the presiding officer, Hon.
CALEB CUSHING, of Massachusetts,, to invite the
ministers of the city TO open the Convention each
morning with prayer.
WEDNEsDAI.-Rev. A. BAcHMAN, Lutheran,
opened with prayer on the morning of Wednes-
day, the third day. Mr.. BISHOPS resolution to
limit speakers in debate came up and after dis
cussion, was adopted with an amendment by Mr..
WALKER, of Alabama, to except the platform
from the effect of the resolution. The friends of
Limitation said that every body had their minds
made up on all matters that would be brought
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it, seemed to think it was gag movement to
foist upon the party and the country an ill-ma.
tured, equivocal and double-faced platform
Mr.. WALKERS resolution is compromise be.
tween the two extremes.-Mr CRAIG, of Mis-
souri,, moved that score or more of ladies hang
ing to the stairway at the entrance, who could
not get seats in the ladies' gallery, be admitted
to seats in the aisle of the Hall under the ladies'
gallery. His motion was greeted with loud ap-
plause. Mr.. CooHRANE, q bachelor delegate
from New York, enquired of his friend from Mis-
souri,, 'by sentence of what tribunal are our fe.
male friends subjected to capital execution ?"-
Roars of laughter. Ladies were admitted to
seats in the aisle Boquets from the gallery
were showered upon Mr.. CRAIG, and delegate
rose for the ladies, and thanked him for his gal.
lautry. Mr.. CooARANE rising, said "The dele
gates on this side of the house wish to inform
the ladies that there is ample room here for those
who cannot get seats elsewhere!" Roars of
laughter. I'm the afternoon Mr. Lowry, of In
diana, offered the following resolution Re
solued That Committee of one from each
State be appointed by the delegates thereof to
report the names Of one person from each State
to constitute the Democratic National Committee,
to continue in Office until their successors are sp
pointed, whose duty it shall be, in addition to
other things, to fix the time and place for holding
the next National Convention and said Commit.
tee shall also consider and report to the Conven-
ton the proper mode Of constituting the next
Convention. Mr.. BURNETT, of Alabama, moved
to amend the resolution, by adding the follow
ing: "Aud said Committee shall not issue tick
cts of admission to the floor of the Convention to
any delegates whose seats may be contested"-
Mr.. Lowry said that such an amendment might
so result, that no Democratic National Conven'
ton could ever assemble, because the seats Of
the majority of the delegates from the States
might be contested; members might meet with
their fingers in their mouths, and quorum
might not be obtained for the transaction of bust.
ness. Mr.. BURNETT contended that New York
and other States were accustomed to come up
there with double delegations, each contesting
for seats in that body, and voting upon many of
the most important questions before they were
declared delegates by the Convention. He was
opposed to such proceedings If democrats
could not waive minor points of difference at
home, and come up in solid phalanx to the Con-
vention, let them wait until the Convention de-
cided who were the true representatives of the
Democracy. The resolution and amendments
together with another amendment empowering
the National Committee to fill any vacancy oc-
curing in said committee, were referred to
committee of thirty three members, one from
each State.--In the present Convention there
are contesting delegations from the 9th Congress
Maryland and from the entire States of Illinois
and New York. The Committee on credentials
readily settled the claims of the rival delegates
in all these cases except the latter. The majori-
ty of them recognized the Cagger delegates then
in the Convention as the true representatives of
the New York Democracy; the minority offered
resolution to embrace IS delegates from each
wing in the folds of the Convention, giving II
votes to the Caggsrs and II to the Woods alter
ma ting the remaining vote-for N. Y. is entitled
to 35-between the two wings of the delegation.
After protracted discussion, the minority reso.
luton was lost, and Cagger delegates were re-
tanned in the Convention. announce
ment was made that ex- Governor j. s. ROBINSON,
chairman, of the Vermont delegation, died very
suddenly on Wednesday morning of apoplexy.-I
In accordance with resolutions passed, the Con-
vention adjourned until 10 o'clock on Thursday
morning, out of respect for the dead; proceeded
to the Mills House, and attended the funeral to