The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-07-25
BALTIMORE CONVENTION.
Reports of the Committee on Gre
dentiaIs.
MAJORITY REPORT.

10 Me FTeStdent of the National Denlocdtac G01
vention, 9c.
Thd Committee on Credentials respectful
report:
That prior to the adjournment of this Cor
vention at Charleston, on the Sd of May las
the following Resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That when this Convention adjour
to day, it be adjourned to re-assemble at Bal
timore, Nd, on Monday, the 18th day OF Jun
next, and that it be respectfully recommends,
to the Democratic Party of the several State
to make provision for supplying all vacancies il
their respective delegations to this convention
when it shall assemble. III
On the re assembling of this convention a
Baltimore the following resolution was adop
ted:
Resolped, That the credentials of all person,
claiming seats in this convention, nude vacan
by the secession of delegates at Charleston, bt
referred to the Committee on Credentials; ana
said committee is hereby instructed, as soon a;
practicable, to examine the same and report the
names Of persons entitled to such seats By
vhe further order Of the convention the claims
Of all other persons claiming seats were also
referred to your committee.
Your committee thus instructed have pro
ceeded to examine the claims of all persons
WEIGH have been brought before them.
Your committee found that the delegations
Of the several States of Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, and Florida, had become Who'll
ly vacant by reason of the secession of the en-
tire original delegatio from this Convention
The delegations of the States of Georgia, Ar.
kansas and Delaware have become vBcant in
part only from the same cause. .,
In no other State had their been any seces-
sion, but individual seats were contested in the
Delegations from the States of Massachusetts
and Missouri e.s+a<t
Aside from the above no question touching
the seats Of delegates was brought to the no
tce of your Committee.
After patient and full investigation, your
Committee are of opinion that the persons
hereinafter named in the resolutions which are
herewith submitted as part OF this report are
severally entitled to seats as delegates in this
conventions; and they are respectfully recon-
mend that they be SO received by this conven-
tion. 45E
From the State of Florida no credentials
OF any delegates were presented to your com
mittee.
From the States of Mississippi and Texas no
contestng claimants appeared.
From Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia and Ar
kansas, there appeared coutesting claimants for
the vacant seats. st.e
Of the four votes to which the State Of Ar
kansas is entitled the now sitting delegate rep
resents QUE vote. The seats representing the
other three votes had become vacant by the Sc
cession of the original delegates.
These seats were all contested; one set OF con-
testants consisting of six persons and the 9TH
er set consisting of three persons.
Your Committee are of the opinion that all
OF these contestants should be admitted to sea is
as delegates, with the power of voting as here
matter declared in the resolution hereinafter
reported in that behalf
In the Fifth Congressional District in Massa-
chusetts it appeared that B. F. Hallett and an,
other person were appointed Delegates to this
Convention, and R. 7. Chalfee and another per.
son as substitutes; that MIR. Hallett, not being
able to attend at Charleston, notified Mr.. Chat
fee Of that fact who thereupon proceeded to
Charleston, presented his credentials and was
duly admitted to his seat, which he continued
to fill at the time of the adjournment of this
Convaption fo Raltimora
At the re-asssmbling of the convention at
Baltimore, Mr.. Halett appeared, claimed the
seat which had been awarded to Mr.. Chaffee,
and receiving the entrance ticket from the chair
man OF the Massachusetts delegation, actually
took possession of his seat.
Your committee are of the opinion that when
Mr., Hallett had notified Mr.. Chaffee that he
could not fulfill his duties as delegate, and Mr..
Chaffse repaired to Charleston, and had been
duly accredited to this convention, his rgiht to
his seat became absolute, was not subject to
be superseded at the pleasure Of Mr.. Hallett
and that Mr.. Chafee is now the rightful dele
gate to this convention.
In the Eighth Electoral District of Missouri
the facts are precisely parallel to the above
Massachusetts case. The only difference is in
terms: Johason B. Gardy having been elected
delegate" ard John 0'Fallow having been
elected ALTERNATE Yoar Committee, for the
reasons above stated, are OF the opinion that
Mr.. O'Fallow is now the rightful deles ate.
In regard to the contesting claimants from
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Georgia, your Committee have to report that
the evidence adduced before your Committee
by the respective parties presented great va
riety of novel as well as complex facts and
questions toaching the right Of either party to
seats.
Your committee, in attempting to solve these
dif6cultles, encountered embarrassments on ev-
cry hand. After most patient consideration
of the whole matter it seemed to your commit
tee that the only way of reaching satisfactory
adjustment is to admit to seats both deleea-
tions to cast one half Of the vote of the State
in the manner expressed in tho resolutions
herewith submitted.
JOHN M. KRUM, Chairman.
Tho following are the resolutions:
lst Resoloed, That George FL. Gordon. e.
Barksdale, w. F. Barry, II. G. Gamblers Jos
r. Davis, Beverly Matthews, Charles Clarke,
w. L. Avaunt and L. J .Huctson are entitled to
seats in this Convention as delegates from the
State OF Mississippi. f
I'd That Pierre Soule, f. Cotterman, r. C
Wicklife, Michael Ryan, Maunrell Whit, Chas.
Bienyenela, Custer Leroy, J. G. NorIe. II. s.
Heron, N. D. Colburn, j. N. Il. Richardson