Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-28

the ladies were invited to occupy the va
cant seats on the floor.
The Chair then requested the several
delegations to hand up list of the men,
bers.
The roll was then called and the follow
ing States responded:
Vermont l delegate. Massachusetts 10,
New York responded, Pennsylvania re-
sponded, Delaware and Maryland respond
ed, Virginia "a delegates; Texas ditto, Mis-
sissippi IA, Arkansas responded, Missouri
2, Tennessee 19, Kentucky 10, Iowa was
responded to by that State. Minnesota re-
sponded, California responded by her cleo
toral vote Oregon all the delegates.
Mr.. Walker, from the committee on or
ganization, reported the Hon. Caleb Cush-
ing for permanent President of the Couven-
ton.
This announcement was received with
immense cheering.
The committee also reported Vice Pres
idents from each State represented. The
committee also recommended that the rules
and regulations of the Democratic Conven-
tions Of 1852 and 1856, be adopted with
the qualification that in making the nomi-
nations for President, and Vice President,
two-thirds of the votes of all the States
represented shall be necessary, that each
delegate in the convention shall cast the
vote to which be is entitled; and that each
State shall enly cast the number of votes
to which it may be entitled by actual rep
resentation in this Convention.
This was adopted unanimously.
Livering moved the appointment Of
Committee on Credentials, to whom the
credentials of delegates should be submit
ted, but he accepted the amendment Of
johnson of Maryland, that the credentials
be referred to those members of the said
committee, who seeded from the regular
convention.
Henry, of Pennsylvania, moved that
committee be appointed to inform Cush-
ing of his election as President, and re-
auested him to resume his seat.
The motion was greeted with loud ap-
plause.
The committee presently appeared con-
Quoting Gushing throug b the densly pack
ed hall. His appearance was greeted with
immense cheering, the whole body rising
in mass to their feet and giving cheer af-
ter cheer.
When quietness had been somewhat re-
stored Russall kindly introduced Gushing,
and handed him to the platform, when the
cheering was again renewed. As soon as
silence was again restored, Russell said,
pointing to Cushing:
Gentlemen of the Convention: Your
chosen President needs no introduction
from me, for you have already acknowl-
edged him as one who is now as he
has been heretofore, the President of
the National Democratic Convention
Tremendous cheering.
Cushing, on taking the chair, said;
Gentlemen, we are re- re-assembled here as
delegates to the National Democratic
Convention, duly accredited from more
than twenty States, for the purpose Of
enunciating the principles of the party,
and for the purpose of continuing and re-
establishing the principles of the party, of
upholding the Constitution and Uuion, and
the coequal sights of the several States.
Loud cheering.
The Chair then announced that the Con-
vention would proceed to their business.
The Committee on Credentials reported
that no person was present from South
Carolina or authorized to say whether they
were prepared to act with them or not
They reported that 11s delegates were
present, including two from New York
Messrs Bartlett and Schell; one from Yer
mont and two from Missouri
The report of the Committee on Gre
dentials was then adopted.
Hunter of La, offered resolution
which was adopted, inviting the delegates
from South Carolina and Florida, accred-
tied to Richmond, TO unite with their breth-
ren of the National Democratic Conven-
tion assembled at Maryland Institute Hall,
upon the same platform and principles
with themselves, provided they authorized
to do so.
H. H. Heath of Iowa, presented pa
per signed by himself and another, stating
that no election had been made BY the Ma
tional State Rights Democracy of Iowa,
but knowing the sentiments and wishes of
the Democracy of that State, they came
here to consult in the deliberations of this
Convention.
Objection was made to the reception of
the paper, and it was subsequently refer
red to the Committee on Credentials.
Sewell moved that the Iowa delegates
be invited to retain their seats until the
Committee on Credentials reported wheth-
er they were entitled to them.
Adopted.
j. D. G. Atkinson of Tenn, moved that
the Chairman of each delegation on the
floor at once report to the Chairman of
the Committee on Credentials, the names
of the delegates entitled TO vote, so that
the Convention can at once proceed to
make nominations. He thanked God that
he was at length on floor where he could
speak without being hissed at.
Russell proposed the appointment of
Committee to report the names of candi-
dates for President and Vice President to
the Convention, but subsequently withdrew
it.
Butler of Mass, member of the Com
nnittea on Resolutions in the Charlaston