Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-06-21
me cREDENrIAL coNuITrrg.

Progress of the Iaoesigation--A Fight in the Commit
ts Ep5a-ProJIjls Duel.
Immediately after the adjournment of the convention
Yesterday morning. the committee on Credentials
called 70 Their By the Chairman, Mr. Kfum of Missouri
aud retired 10 thcir room.
The Committee resolved that the rules Of the
tiOn Far applicable shall be the rules for govern
of the committee, and further resolved that the
contestants shall hrs, have fifteen minutes allowed
state their claims and their opponents the in reply
Members of the Committee 10 be confined to five
minutes each Tney also resolved that should be
de cded upon mt the credentials OF all the aes were
examined Tney agreed To take up the in the fol-
losing Ofder:-l, Mississippi; ? Florida; B. Texas g.
Arkansas; louisiana; g. Alabama; = Georgia; g, Della
Afterwards States where individual delegates
contested will be presented
Il the Of Mississippi Letter was received from the Charles
seeding delegates asking admiance. 40 contestants appear
Me,r Barry AMI k,l,le appeared claimed seats being
delegated 20 baltimore, and htyng here In good fh ID
derous 70 make nomination and platform acceptable TO the
Inquiry having authority Convention
met which Reelected the del gas from Misss p, Mr. Barry
pied that thu Chairman oh STATE Executive Co nmi.ee the
" power possessing the right To can ventons Issued the cal
question asked, what delegates
10 pursue In the maj y report should be adopted
Mr. replied they had upon point
The dee cane here with the hope III contingency would
arise them 10 81 to Richmond They viii expect TO make
a nomination here.
Mr. Houston they accredited here by the only Con
venton which has been held In heir state; that
meeting had been held In opposition their views they represent
tue only Democracy Of Mississippi.
ssssp closed under the rule will not be decd ID upen Until
ard. Delegates from nis state W. Bar
r, Charles Clark, Barssdae W. Wilton NJ cayton, IT,
MttheEs, Byerly Matthews o. ?. Liddel Armsead W.
F'atherston g. K Davis. G. H. Gordon, H. Chambers, Writ
Adams
Ta other then up the order named
all ahmed into. and understood that the Alabama
ing delegates refused to in person. mercy sendag their
duly authenticated entas for the inspection Of the Commit
Tn Douglas contestants however present. and urged
their claims.
rae and evening session OF the Committee held
with closed doors and we are unable to ascertain My from out
nents, ncus t'eg had omet1. II
ed evening IN they had resolved to In favor adj
hitting Mississippi whose delegates come regularly Delegated 10
BALTIMORE without contestants and u reject the deg from
and Texas The d-gat from Florida Rich
monl authorized to to Baltimore, and
without ccelengs the OF Texas there had
Convention held lce the adjournment Of tie lestoa Conyen
on delegates regarded having authority
come Is delegates TO Baltimore
~ COMMITTEE ROOM.
The Arkansas taken pre- ened by Col Hind
man Helena Ara the Charleston seeding deeg and
oy Mr. Hooper, Of Madison, from the contestants.
During Col ndmans remarks he designated the convention
held Madison VIII the appointed
meeting AMI said that not than hundred and fifty
that they all citizens Of the State
lDnel Hninan with s 1ger ana alluded To him as thai man
Calonel niman considered insulting C.l
Hlndmin his hand away touched his
head Hooper then proceeded 10 say thai the statement made by
that men resp ing the Madison meeting false-unqua
fedy false Colonel H. iomed ely stepped In front OF Mr
Hooper struck him Ia the face quite hrd blow and then in
,tany stepping back dreE pistol from the pocket Of his
looms M Hooper also male movement as preparing 10
draw some weapon the friends Colonel Hindu immedi
ay surrounded him that gone enough
preventing him the pistol Colonel Hndman apoogIed
10 the Committee for the violence and Mr. Hooper gave no further
indication OF retaliation apparently sat fed that the affair had
been DR. to point where hostile meeting must duel
the parties be expected but will probably delay
ed until the convention adj surns.
ANOTHER PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.
personal difficulty has occurred between members Of the
virginia delegation hich has led hostile Mr. Pryor
friend OF the psres arrived In the city tedy
a4jusment bell will successful affair
it Il said grows out Of the Douglas controversy.