Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-25
From the Boston Journal.
Chicago Convention.

vas closely packed LOT d iuii hOui
he Convention assembled. The interest
n the proceedings appears to be on the
increase as the time for balloting ap-
proaches.
A crowd, numbered by thousands, has
been outside since nine o'clock, anxlously
awaiting intelligence from the inside.
Arrangements have been made for
passing the result of the ballots up from
the platform and through the skylight.
A large procession was formed by the
various delegations to march to the Hail.
preceded by band of music, the New
York delegation being by far the most
numerous.
AS the delegates entered on the plat
form the several distinguished men were
greeted with rounds of applause by the
audience.
The opening prayer was made by Rev.
Mr.. Green of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church.
Three or four meetings were held at
a distance outside, and during the silence
of prayer in the Convention, the roars
and shouts of these meetings could be
distinctly heard in the wigwam.
The President, in opening the pro-
ceedings, begged the audience to refrain
from noise as much as possible, and pre-
serve, as far as consistent, the decorum
and dignity of the meeting. He an
nounced an invitation for an excursion
over the Chicago and Galena Railroad
also, communication from the working
men of Brooklyn, Williamsburgh and
Greenpoint, N. Y, in favor of bestowing
the government lands on actual settlers,
and for arresting the further sale of the
public lands. Both communications were
put on record.
The President announced the motion
pending to be to take ballot for a can
didate for President of the United
States.
Mr.. Blair of Maryland announced
that, in consequence of the adoption by
the Convention of a rule restricting the
vote of Maryland to the number of dele
gates present, that the delegation had
last evening filed up its number, and
asked leave to present the credentials o.
five new delegates.
Mr.. Sergeant of California enquired
whether the FIVE additional votes now
added would increase the vote to 16 Of
leave it at IL, which was the number o
votes assigned to that State by the re
port of the Committee on Credentials. l
it is designed to increase the vote abov,
IL; he was opposed to it.
W. F. Cole of Maryland, said Mary
land had been entitled to IL votes only
because the necessary number of dele
gates for 16 votes were not present.
The delegation had the power, by tn
action of the State Convention, to fill va
cancies. They had now done SO, an
claimed to cast full vote.
The President understood the rul
adopted to have restricted Maryland t
IL votes. The additional delegate
would not entitle them to a greater vote
Mr.. Blair of Maryland wished to col
rect an error of the Chair, as he undel
stood the number was only limited b.
cause the delegates were not present.
The delegation had right to fill vacal
]. cies, and had done so, in consequence
| the rule adopted yesterday by the Coz
= vention.
e Mr.. Armour of Maryland proteste
r against the reception of the credentials
the new delegates. Eleven represent
tives only were present from his State
b The delegation had met without b
i knowledge, and without the knowled;
y of at least more than one delegate, al
a filled up their numbers with men wi
lived, God only knows where. A re;
q dent Of the State had been refused a
mission to the delegation, and what 0
q ject bis colleagues had in filling Il
4 delegation with non-residents he did n
! know.
i The motion to admit the extra de-
&c gates was lost amidst applause.
,, The Convention then voted to proce
= to ballot for candidate for President.
- William NJ. Evarts did not rise for t
"a purpose of making speech, but only
70 ask if, at this time, it is in order to ?
candidates in nomination
The President-The chair considers
in order to name candidates without
bate.
a. A delegate from Pennsylvania dr.
~ attention to the fact that the seats of I
i delegates were occupied by outsiders.
X A voiee-The same here in Ohio.