Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-26
Administrator County Convention.

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and both were hearing motions and putting
/ them to vote, the one being recognized by
one porticu Of the Convention and the other
by the other. We were informed that the
difficulty, which threatened to be a serious
one arose in this way:
Judge Reardan, as Chairman Of the Coun-
ty Committee called the meeting to order.
Some one made motion that VIM. Fowle
smith be elected temporary Chairman.
Judge Reardan put the motion to vote ana
declared the ayes had it. A call was made
for division land some say that the call was
made before the result was declarct) when
judge Reardan remarked that it was too
I late and announced that Judge Smith was
/ duly elected. Those who contended that
division had been called for before the vote
was announced, then nominated Mr.. Paxton
as temporary Chairman. Judge Reardan
refused to entertain the motion. 1t was then
put by Mr.. Mitchell, a delegate on the floor,
and he declared Paxton elected. Judge
Smith took his seat as Chairman, and Mr.
Paxton took his also. Various proceedings
were had, amid much uproar and finally
Committee on Credentials and permanent
organization were appointed by each wing
of the house. Under this state of things, the
side of the house presided over by Paxton
adjourned to meet again at two o'clock,
when their committee would be ready to re-
port They retired outside the bar. leaving
the Reardan and Smith wing of the house
inside
Judge Reardan Immediately arose to ad-
dress the Convention, and the party which
had adjourned remained to hear. Judge r.
apparently led a wing opposed to what is
known as the Court House Clique and this
Clique composed of Messrs. Magruder, Wick
ersham ct id omne ge,,ts) was understood to
be the leaders of the wing presided over by
Mr. Paxton. Judge Reardan proceeded to
| denounce this Clique in pretty strong terms,
as attempting to have every thing their own
way and insisting at all times in season and
out of season, to fix up things to suit their
own selfish notions and desires whether it
was acceptable to the majority of the party
or not and with coming into conventions
with their cut and dried tricks, resolutions,
and tickets For his part he was tired of
such one-sded action and such presumptious
self-consttuted authority. The victims of
this denunciation, We thought, writhed visi-
bly, under the lash, especially when the plau-
dts of the crowd broke forth for the speaker
and in approval of his philippe.
After much excitement, it was proposed by
Mr.. Wickersham that the two Committees
which had heen appointed by the two wings
(Court House and Anti Court lIsuse Clique)
should constitute Joint Committee and
jointly report The proposition was agreed
to and the Committees retired. In
short time they reported the names of dele
gates, and recommended that DR.. Teegarden
be elected to preside over the Convention.
So much of the report as referred to perma-
nent organization was adopted and Dr. Tee.
garden took the Chair. The Committees
had not agreed on the question which had
been raised Of excluding Douglas Delegates,
certain delegates having been elected by
precincts which had chosen to disregard the
test recommended by the County Committee.
The Court House Clique Committee (for as
such it seemed all the time to be regarded)
| recommended resolution to the Convention
excluding from the floor of the Convention
such delegates as had not voted a majority of
the Latham ticket last fall. After some de- |
bate, the resolution was adopted, and thus
regularly elected delegates were thrown out
Pending the debate upon the resolution.
Mr.. Magruder arose to question of privil-
ege, his object being to give an account Of
his political history He had proceeded as
far in his account as the time when he joined |
the Know Nothings and was elected on their
ticket, when some one stopped him by call
ing for the previous question, ard the con-
yention left him right in the middle of the
X N. party, in full fellowship and standing.
He will have to wait now until the assemb.
ling of another convention before he can ex-
tricate himself from the embraces of the Dark
LohtSlh VI SdulAdtlol.
Mr.. Hubbard offered resolution to the
effect that four delegates be elected from
each Supervisor district and two from the
county at large. The object of the resolu-
tion was to have the voice of each section of
the county represented, according to its
views and opinions. The resolution was op
posed by Mr. Wickersham and his confreres
on the ground, among other reasons assigned.
that it would open the door for the election
of delegates more favorable to Douglas than
Dickinson, and he, Wickersham and party
did not want to see a solitary Douglas man
60 to that Convention from this county. He
did not regard Douglas as sound Several
Others expressed the same opinion of Doug
las Mr.. Lambdin accused Wickersham and
those with whom he acted, as trying to fix
ticket and foist it upon the Convention.
Mr.. Hubbard created quite sensation by de.
claring that he had seen, before the assemb-
ling of the Convention, full fledged ticket
of delegates with the name of Lloyd Magru-
der thereon This ticket, he added, had te,,
men from the city on and four from the
country. The vote being taken, the resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. Hubbard was lost
The Convention then went into an election
for IA delegates, the number to which the
county is entitled, with the following re-