The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
BY E. W. LINE.
Exclusively for the Journal.
CHICAGO CONVENTION.


The doors were opened at IL o'clock.
+ Long before the hour large concourse of
/ people assembled around the doors, number
/ ing many thousands more than could gain
admittance. AS soon as the doors were
/ opened the entire body of the Wigwam be-
i came solidIy packed, and the seats in the
! galleries were equally solidly filled with
/ ladies' The interior of the hall is hand
+ somely decorated and not less than 10, 900
/ persons are in the building.
/ At IL o'clock the Convention was called
! to order by Gov. Morgan, Of New York,
chairman of the national committee, who, in
an appropriate address, nominated the
Hon. David WilmOt of Penn, as temporary
chairman, which was received with great
applause.
Mr. Morgan addressed the Convention
He said the call issued blythe national o IL
mittee for a National Convention to be held
at Chicago on Wednesday the 10th of May,
for the nomination OF candidates to be sup
ported for President and Vice President,
. and said that usage had made it his duty to
take the preliminary steps towards organ
iZirg the Convention, upon which most
Inomentous results are depending. No body
of men of equal number was ever clothed
with greater responsibility than those be-
fore him.
He invoked them to act in a spirit 0 f
harmony that by the dignity, wisdom, aud
patriotism displayed they may be enabled
ID enlist the hearts of the people and
strengthen them in the faith that theirs is
the constitutional party Of the country,
and the only Constitutional party. He
urged them to stand by the principles of
the statesmen of the revolution and main
tanning like objects and doctrines.
than Tod IInr nayi1
WilmOt as temporary chairman, which was
carried unanimously.
Jndge Marshall, of Md, in conducting
Mr.. WimOt to the chair, introduced him as
a man who dared to do right regardless of
consequences. With such men there was
no such word as fail.
Mr. Wilmot briefly returned thank for
the honor conferred on him.
Mr.. Spencer, of Ohio moved the follow
ing as temporary Secretaries
Fred Hassaurek of Ohio; Theodore
Pomeroy of New York /; aud Henry F. Blow
of Mo.
Rev. Mr.. Humphrey of Illinois then de-
livered the opening prayer.
Judd of Illinois moved that committee
of one delegate from each State and territory
be appointed TO report officers for perma-
nent organization which was adopted. As
ed, loud cheers were given. The delegates
from the absent states were then called,
Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina,
being received with Kisses.
On motion committees on credentials and
on order OF business We're appointed.
The Rules of the House of Representatives
were adopted for the temporary govern
ment of the Convention.
Horace Greeley, delegate from Oregon,
moved that when the roll of states is call
ed, the chairman of each delegation present
their credentials, and if any contest, the
same be referred to the committee on ere
dentials.
Mr. Carter of Ohio moved to amend that
credentials he presented to the committee
Greeley accepted the amendment and the
motion was adopted.
The Chicago Board of Trade here invited
the delegates to an excursion on Lake
Michigan this afternoon at 5 o clock.
Judge Goodrich of Minnesota, in NOV
ing an acceptance of the invitation paid
compliment to the people of Chicago for
the libcrality, and enterprise displayed in
the the erection and decoration of .the fine
Hall for the meeting Of the Convention.
A motion for the appointment of a COM
mittee Of one from each state and terrific
ry on Platform was, after discussion, laid
on the IdOlc unLII OERdUlZaIlOn-
A loEg discussion took place on motion
that when the Convention adjourns it be till
5 o'clock p. NJ, which eventually passed.
Joshua Giddings, of Ohio, was received
with loud cheers He moved to reconsider
the vote accepting the invitation of the
! Board of Trade and called attention tC the
action of another Convention, which had
/ wearied the public mind by the length of
/ their discussions. The vote was re-consid-
/ cred and n committee appointed to confer
| with tue Board of Trade and fix future
/ time for the excursion.
EVENING SESSION.
The Wigwam was again crowded to over
/ flowing.
Lowry of Pa. reported that the Board of
! Trade had prepared a large feet FOR an ex-
cursion on the Lake and would wait until
o'clock for the Convention. lie moved
! that the Convention proceed tc attend the
Excursion AT 6 o'clock. The notion was
lost amid applause from the body of the
Hall.
Horton OF Ohio from the committee on
permanent organization reported the name
! of GEoRGE AsHMAN OF Mass. as President
/ loud appause).
Ashmun took the chair and was greeted
with immense applause, and T'ade a brief
speech
Mr.. Marsh, from the committee on per-
mauent organization, reported Vice Presi-
dents and Secretaries from each State rep
resented.
Judge lnders, on the part of c. e.
Thomas, a worthy Republican of Chicago,
presented the chair with IA handsome gavtI.
He said it was not the wood, ivory, or silver
alone which made it valuable it was pre-
cious in consequence of its associations, be-
ing Il piece of oak from the flag ship of the
gallant Lawrence (Cheers.) 1t was an
emblem OF the Republican party-strong g
and not noisy. The motto it bore was one
which need not be urged on the Republi-
cans, "don't give up the ship" He hoped
at the end of this conflict that the Republi-
cans would be able to say, with another
, great commander, 1--WE have mel the enc
my, and they are ours
The President accepted the present on
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