Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-26
DAVENPORT IOWA. TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 2e $780,
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The sseettess' Csavsntlea.
The ssssdss met in the Maryland Inssisats
which vas crowded to exessA
The Conv~ntioo vss called = order By Nr.
Ewing OF Tssnes.es.
sry Chsirmsn and made On able spsteh char
.ets, iziog THE Convention - the rsgslsr Con-
ventior. First business 10 order b oaiA, you
be 70 rsorgsniss on the psiseiplsa, usae spirit
Of the States rights Democracy Of Old VIZ
g,nis.
Nr. Jot nson Of Maryland and NJ. Cratsby Of
Oregon we're elected S<erseasi.a
A committee on permanent organization was
then sproi0t.d when the Convsation cd
journed ill s o'clock
The following Slatss were represeuted In the
Convsntion. whole. or in part: Virginia, N.
Carolina. Ais.ouri. California. Oregon. Florida.
Louisiana. Aiss ssippi. Texas, Tsnn~ssee, Ken
tueky and Arkansas.
EvEsINo sEaaIoN.
The Convention rssssembled at p n. The
Hail vas densely cro~ ded in every part There
we're fully 5000 persons present and the great.
est enthusiasn. wss manifested.
The Chair then requeetsd the several de- e.
stions to hand Up the list Of msmbers. The
olrl ~ss called and the following states r.
rponded: Vermont. one delegate; Massschus-
ss.ts, IL; Ns~ York responded; Pennsylvana
rsspo nded Delsws and Mar, land respond.
I'd Virgins, "a delegstes; North C-ro Ina,
= l-2; Georgia. 2s; FLORIDA responded tha. eli
the delegates from that state are not here, but
all will be soon Alsbsms. ~ Lou,sisns, all
the delegates; Texas. al the d.leg tes; Mis.-
is.ippi. "A; Arkansas responded; Missouri, 3 !;
r-nosss e. l9; Kentucky, 10 Iowa vas !. :
pondsd to BY M. Heath Of that State Mime
sots responded Csi.fors:s responded, her
whole electoral vote; Oregon. I'll the dele
gates.
NJ. Walker, from the committee on perma.
net organization. reported the Hoo. CsleL
Gushing tor permanent Pres dent Of the Con.
vention
Ar. Cushing took the Chair.
On motion OF Ar. Fisher Of Virginia, the
Char VAS directed to appoint . committee o,
to prepare IN address 10 the Democrats Of
the Union upon the principles which governed
this body in making nominal ons tor the Presi
dency and Wee Presidency. and in vindica tion
of tbe principles Of th party.
Mr.. Howard Of Tennessee moved that Hon
Caleb Gushing. President Of the Ccnvention.
be chairman OF said Committee. The motion
vas unanimously adopted With great applause
Mr.. Avery of North Carolina, reported frou
the Committee on Resolutions the platform o,
the 5ecsdsrs vt Charleston, without crossing
out or dotti g AMI" He then moved the pre-
vious ques ion, which Vas ordered, aud the
Plstfo,,n adopted.
Mr.. Green OF North Carolina moved that oil
the States in the Union be inviteu to run %
| electoral ticket for the candidates Of this Con
| ven'ion. Carried.
A resolution vas adopted, that the National
Committee be appointed by the delegations,
naming member from each State.
A resolution was alec adopted that tho mex.
Convention be held At Philadelphia.
Mr.. Barksdsle Of Mississippi moved that the
Convention nov proceed to nominate candi.
dates for Pr, sid-nt and Vice President Of the
United States Motion carried.
Mr. L,,riog Of Massachusetts then addressed
the Convention. piedgiag Massachusetts 10
stand by tho South in her struggle for Consti-
tutioasl riyhts. They clsimed the right, in
behalf Of the Democracy Of Massachuset ., to
present the name Of the gsllAat son Of Ken
tusky. John G. BreckiLridge Loud and en-
,husiaetic cheering followed this nomination.
Mr.. Ward Of Alabama nominated X. N. 1.
Hunter Of Virginia. oud applause ]
Mr. Ewing Of Tennessee, with appropriate
remarks, nominate ed Daniel :. Dickinson, Of
New York, lauding him for his long devotion
to the principles Of the platform adop'ed here
to-day, and sympathy With the SOUTH He
pledged Tennessee to stand by that platform
An attempt was here made to nominate By
accs nation, but failed. Ths Convention pro
ce~ded to ballot With the following result =
Breckinrides 81, Dickinson 24-whole number
of votes lO5.
The States which had cast their votes for
D ckinson nov withdre~ them ae1 gave them
to Breckinrldge. The President announced
the result, declaring John G. Breckinridgs ON.
animouslv nominated. when the Convention
rose in . body giving round after round Of sp-
plsuse.
When quiet wss restored Mr. Grees Of North
Carolina. nominated Joseph Lane Of Oregon,
tor Vice Pre- ident
Scott of California, seconded the nomination
with appropriate remarks.
Mr.. Adk no Of Tennessee moved NJ. Lane b.
nominated BY acclamation. Cries Of "Nol
no." The vote WAS called o. the first ballot
the whole los votes we're cast for Joseph Lane.
~ he vas declared nom,osted for Vice-Presi-
Jent, amidst deaf.0ing applause
Loud cries we're here made for Ysncsy, who
responded in . brilliantly eloquent speech.
A number Of other speeches we're then made.
when. after the passage Of several unim, ort-
snt resolutions, the Convention adjourned .jxs