Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-02

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meeting Of the National Democr ats favor.
vas held at the CITY Hall Saturday evening. T.
D. EAgsl. Esq was sppOinted chairman and Al
fred E lwards. Secretary.
On motion committee Of FIVE. consisting Of
Austin Corbin. G CO. v. Psrker.J W. Churchill,
J. j Burtis and F. ua er we're appointed to Re-
port resolutions expressive Of the sense Of the
meeting. and also plSn for action.
The committee repoeted the following reso
tions.
Resolved. That ve recognize the nomination
Of Ereck,nridgs and Lane at Baltimore as the
only true National Democratic tick ct. and thi-
as consistent Nstional democrats We cannot
support any other csndidate..
Resolved, That We consider it cur plain duty
to sec that clean electoral ticket tor Breckiu-
ridge aud Lane be q Hninst.d for the support I
of the people II lows.
Re-olv d Thst . Almmittee Of three be ap
POINTED by the chair 20 drav up . csll for the
signatures Of euch pessons are in favor Of the
election Of Breckinridge aud Lane. asking for
. state Conv +nt'on u nominate such ticket.
Rssclved, That said committee be al.o al
| thoriz-d to corresI ond with Democrats in 9TH
| er carts of the State. in order that time and
| place for such meeting may be agreed upon.
| aud that sch committee be invested with full
powers TO act for that purpose.
| Resoiued, That We do moe. cordially endorse
the pressnt Democratic Administration and its
principles. and that we heartily di.countenanc e
any snd all efforts to bring it into disrepute
Mr. Edwards offered an amendment to the
second resolution, that the National Democrats
while they refuse TO recognize Stephen A.
Douglas as the regular nominee OF the Demo !.
cratic party, would be willing to unite witt
h. friends upon joint electoral ticket each
party to select one half o: the State electors,
the two state Conventions or the two Execu.
tive Committees agreeing how the vote Of the
State .hall be given. II carried agains. the Re
publicans
Sir. Lindley offered the following proposi-
! tion:
His plan was thst the Brecki nridge and
Lsue Democrats and the Doug as Democrats OF
Iowa vote for the came electors, and the Bill
and Everett Wings Of the State vote for the
came electors, and il the electoral votes Of this
State added to the electoral votes It other
States which are toibe cast for B ,knrijg.
| ana Lanes Vii secuS09u0 electlon OI tnese &SL-
Gle, then the elsctor9 votes Of Iowa shali be
cast. for Bresktnsids g~Usd- -bans. Bot. il shs
election Of Mr.. Breckinridge cannot be thus sc.
cured. and that Of Mr. Douglas Gao. then the
electoral votes of the State shall be cast for
Mr. Douelss; and il neither Of said gentem en-
can be elected. and the preponderence Of the
| votes Of other Stats are in favor OF Bell and
| Everett, then the vote o. this State shall be
| cat for Bell and Everett.
After some discussion, Mess-s. Lindley and
Elwards consented to have their amendment
lie upon the table for the present
The resolutions as reported we're then
unaniHously adopted.
The chair appointed Messrs. Corbin. Parker
| and Pluner q commtte to correspond with
Democratic in other parts Of the State.
Tue n Getting adjourned for one week to meet
next Saturday night at ,h- came place.
| I'd EAGAL, Chairman.
! ALFRED EDWARDS, Secretary.
June 30th. 1860