The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-09
THE NEW YORK BRECKINRIDGEsT STATE
CONVENTION,

SYRACUSE, Aug. THE Breckenridge State Con
vention assembled at noon to-day, and was callet
to order by Mr.. John A. Green. Hon. Augusta
| Schell is present, together with a member of tht
| Convention called by him.
Robert Dunlap, of Niagara, was appointed TEN
| porary chairman.
Patrick Grattan contested Mr.. Wendell's seat. say
| ing that he was the regular candidate, and didn'
suppose Black Republican, like Wendell, woulc
have the "cheek to come here and contest his seat
| [Cheers.
After considerable debate on this and other cases
Committee on Credentials appointed.
A motion for the appointment of Committee OF
Permanent Organization was decided out of o rde
| by the Chair.
| A recess was then taken till o'clock.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
SYRACUSE, Aug. THE Breckenridge and Ian,
| Democratic State Convention re-assembled at Cor
| inthian Hall at O'Clock this Afternoon.
Hon. Henry S. Randall was chosen permanen
| President together with a numerous list of Vice
| Presidents and Secretaries.
The President made an eloquent address on taking
| the chair.
A resolution, endorsing the administration o
| President Buchanan, offered, and referred t.
| the Committee on Resolutions
| debate ensued on the question of admitting thu
| delegates who came with credentials from the vol
unteer Democratic organization of New York. They
| were finally admitted.
| A motion was made to proceed to the nomination
| of State officers.
| debate ensued on amendments to the motion
| giving various powers to the State Committee.
| After considerable debate, the subject was re-
| ferred to the Committee on Resolutions.
recess was then taken.
| On reassembling the Convention nominated eec
| tors from twenty eight districts.
| The nomination of Jacob Westervelt from the
fifth district was discussed at length, but was finally
| agreed to.
| Mr.. Mott moved that the Convention proceed
| to nominate candidate for Governor: carried
Mntt RraAr Esr for t1,at
office. Cheers were given for Mr.. Brady
The names of Chas. OiConner, Esq, and John A.
Dix, were then presented as candidates.
The subject was temporarily laid on the table, in
| order to receive the report of the Committee on
Resolutions.
A series of resolutions was then read. They re,
affirm the position of the old line Democracy. re-
cOgnZing in all the opposition to that party (in-
cluding anti-LecOmptonism,) the simple question
whether the Union shall be preserved for white men
or destroyed on account of negroes
They oppose the position both Of Lincoln and
Douglas on territorial questions, endorse the plat
form of the Maryland Institute Convention, en-
dorse the administration of President Buchanan,
and ratify the nomination of Breckinrdge and
Lane, regarding them as the only regular Demo
cratic candidates.
The sixth resolution charges the New York del
egation as causing, by their action at Baltimore,
the present disruption of the Democratic party.
The seventh resolution characteristics the nomna-
ton of Douglas and johnson as irregular, and not
binding on Dem ocrats.
The eighth urges the concentration of the vote of
all the Democrats of the State on the Breckenridge
ticket, believing that the vote o his State will de-
eide the election. They predicate such belief on
the assumption that the Southern and Pacific
States will go for the said ticket
The remaining resolutions of the ser les relate to
the internal State policy,
The nomination of Governor was then post
poned till to morrow, and the Convention ad-
journed till morning.
New YORK, August S.-The Breckenridge Demo
cratic Convention atSyracuse has nominated ames
4. Brady for Governor.
The Convention adopted a resolution empower.
ing the State Committee to hold conference with
the other Conventions which meet here ON the 18th