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

The Baltimore Convention.
! We publish as much of the proceedings Of
this body as we can find room for. What is Sc.
leeted is fair specimen of the doings of encb
day. There never was the like of it before, and
there never will be again. The harmonious
democracy must take for themselves some othe,
name Fighting democrats would be more
appropriate.
June 19.
The forenoon session of the third day
amounted TO nothing in the way of bust
ness, the Committee on Credentials is being
ready to report. After question of priv
ilege made Mr.. King of Missouri, and
some exciting remarks between him and
Mr.. Clark, of the same State, the Conven,
tion adjourned to P. NJ.
Rows and fights seem to be the order oI
the night as well as day. Tuesday nigh!
two Virginia delegates had a flare up
which resulted in an agreed pistol meeting
Mr.. Pryor was sent for as friend of one
of the parties. Blood letting will do both
good.
While the Arkansas contested delegates
case was under discussion before the Com
mittee on Credentials, difficulty occurred
between Mr.. Hindman of that State, and
MIR. Hooper. enc of contestants. Blows
were exchanged and pistols drawn, but
nothing but honor wounded.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Whitley, a
Seeding Delaware delegate, and Mr.. Town
send, Douglas contestant from the same
State, had pretty rough set-to at then
hotel fighting fercely until separated by
the landlord. A pistol was droped in the
melee, but none discharded.
The Keystone Club from Philadelphia,
champions of Douglas, had fracas Wed.
nesday morning with some of the Balti-
more bulies.
The Ohio delegation, under the lead of
Mr.. Pugh, threaten to secede if New York
should give its casting vote for the uncon-
ditional admission of the seeding delega-
tions. The Northwest would join in the
bolt.
Tuesday evening there were two mass
meetings in Monument Square. The Doug
las speakers denounced Yancey as being
bad as Wendell Phillips, and the Rich,
mond Convention as quite as inimical to
Douglas as the Chicago, the Southern
speakers denounced Douglas as an arch
disorganizer, and foe to the Democratic
party, which he would sacrifice to his own
personal ambition. The meetings were so
near each other that hostile speeches and
hostile cries mingled.
1t is stated that in case the Douglas del
egates from Louisiana are admitted, the
following are pledged to go out: % from
Virginia, 2 from North Carolina, from
Tennessee, 10 from New York, 10 from
Pennsylvania, under the lead of Mr.. Bigler,
and from Massachusetts,, including Pres
ident Gushing.
Wednesdays evening session amounted
to nothing the COMMITTEES on Credentials
not being ready to report. Adjourned.
1t was rumored that the delay of the
Committee was intended to embarrass the
Seceders who adjourned to meet on the
2lst in Richmond. 1t is also stated that
the repored threatened withdrawal of tie
Douglas delegates is incorrect.
Some of the Southern Seceders have
proposed to Dean Richmond, Chairman of
the New York delegation, to drop all the
candidates voted for at Charleston, but it
was thought the overture would not be ac-
cepted.
1t is stated that the will be two reports
from the Credential Committee. The vote
on the case of the Mississippi delegation
stood nine for exclusion and fifteen for ad-
mission. There are no contestants from
Mississippi, the delegates being accredited
both to Richmond and Baltimore. This
was the point at issue.
A majority of the Committee is claim
ed by the Douglisites. They also claim
that all the contesting Southern delegates
on their side will be admitted, and coucede
that in the cases of Florida, Mississippi and
Texas, where there are no contestatants,
the Seceders must come in.
The Seceders on the other hand, are
quite as certain, that through the aid of
New York they will ultimately get into
the Convention and defeat Douglas. His
defeat or break up, seems to be regard
ed as certain at Baltimore.
EVENING SESSION.
Baltimore, June %.