Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The DEMocEArIc NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Editorial Correspondence Of The Star

The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Editorial Correspondence Of The StaT
BALTIMORE, June 20.
| have lust left the Convention hall, where, at
the afternoon IS p. m session, nothing more was
done than at the 40 a. m J morning session. That
is. they met, were informed that the Credentials
Committee were not yet ready to report and ad-
journed So we are to have no report from that
really most unimportant committee, as matters
now stand until 10 a m. tomorrow, certainly; If
not until tomorrow afternoon This is vexatious
to all here, to extent the committee themselves
can hardly be aware of; for they do not compre-
bend, 1t is evident, that not member Of the Con-
vention except themselves dream that their report,
be that as it may, will weigh feather in deter
mining the final action of the Convention upon
the questions they Qhe committee) are so elabo-
rately discussing with closed doors, just now.
Enough has already leaked out (of their doings)
to create very general impression that they (the
majority will recommend the resdmission of the
seceders from Mississippi and Texas, from whence
there are no bogus delegations contesting for their
seats; that the Democracy Of Arkansas, Louisiana
and Alabama be DISTINGUISHED by the admission
Of the bogus contestants from those States and
that the regular seceding) and bogus delee atoms
from Georgia shall both be admitted. The mi
nority will Of course report recommending the
readmisson ofthe entire body of seceders Every
thing, TO cut the matter short depends the vote
Of New York, whose delegation is forced to elect
whether to dissolve the connection between the
Democratic party and the squatter sOyere gnty
party Of the Northwest, on the one hand, or to
drive out Of the Convention the whole South.
except perhaps the representatives Of eleven electo
raj votes in all; IS TO 20 New York Delegates 16H
electoral votes from Pennsylvania 4 majority Of
New Jersey electoral votes from Ohio; 2% or 3
electoral votes from Indiana; Z electoral votes
from Minnesota and probably a majority of New
England constituting, with the seceders who
have not taken their seats from 40 to la electoral
votes as represented in the original Charleston
Convention.
The fact that with the certainty that the votes
l indicate above will retire in case the seceders
one or all be refused admission, the Douglasite
majority of the Committee on Credentials are
still striving to exclude the seceders only proves
the correctness Of my anticipation so often ex-
pressed in the star, that The purpose of Douglas
has all along been to run a stump against the
nominee of the Democratic party, whoever he
may be; for the nominee of 17O to ia electoral
votes of the original Charleston Convention will
he The nominee of clear and conclusive ma
jority of that body
The South and the Constitutional Democrats
from the North, have fully made up their mi nds
to act, here ao | explain above, il d majority of
the New York delegation play into the hands of
the squatter sovereigntyites upon the question of
the adoption of the expected report of the ma
Jority Of the Credentials Committee
And the fact that such determination has been
resolved upon, renders the delay of the committee
to report simply matter of vexaton TO all of all
parties in the Convention
There will be elaborate spouting tonight from
the porticocs of the squatter sovereignty rancho
aud the Gilmor House, unless rain may prevent
the assembling, as usual o. nights this week, of
four or five thousand gaping wondering. listen
ing souls in Monument Square.
As for who will be the nominees of the majority
Of the original Charleston Convention if the con-
tngency happens which explain above, | am
sure no one can tell. Those who compose that
majority have ceased to care the snap of a finger
Tor men. They contend but for the integrity of
the principles Of the Democratic party, and will
select sound representative man (of those prln
ciples) who on consultation may be regarded as
being best calculated to concentrate most votes in
every State in the Union; for they will run an
electoral ticket in every State of the Confederacy.
so as to make assurance doubly sure that Douglas
shall not poll single electoral vote in November
next. w m w