Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-06-28


teen minutes.
Cries of no, no, when the motion wa
Withdrawn.
A resolution was adopted that the Ma
tional Committee be appointed BY the del
cations, naming a member for each State
A resolution was also adopted that th'
next Convention be held at Philadelphia
Barksdale of Miss, moved that the Con
vention now proceed to nominate candi
dates for President and Vice President o
the United States.
Motion carried.
Fisher of Va, moved that the Chair
man of each delegation be requested tc
collect sum of money from each dele
gate and hand it to the Mississippi dele
cation.
A voice-How much?
Fisher-About dollar, believe.
johnson of Nd, here arose and begged
leave to state that the Maryland delega-
tion claimed the privilege of paying for the
hall.
A lengthy debate here ensued in regard
TO the casting of the votes of several of the
States on the nomination of President and
Vice President.
The President announced that he had
received telegraph dispatch from two
delegates from Minnesota, who were not
here, asking that johnson, of Nd, might
cast their votes.
Avery thought it dangerous precedent
to allow these votes to be cast by proxy.
Stephens of Oregon, moved that John
son be entitled to cast the Votes of the
two delegates from Minnesota.
Agreed to.
Loring of Massachusetts, then address.
ed the Convention, pledging Massachusetts
to stand by the South in her struggle for
constitutional rights. The delegates from
Mass. had no personal prejudices. They
desire TO present the name of a man for
the Presidency who had no friends to re-
ward or enemies to punish. They claimed
the right in behalf of the Democracy of
Massachusetts, 10 present the name of the
gallant son of Kentucky, John c. Breck-
enridge.
Loud and enthusiastic cheering followed
this nomination.
Ward of Ala, nominated R. M. T.
Hunter, of Virginia. Loud applause.
Ewing of Tenn, with appropriate re-
marks nominated Daniel S. Dickinson, of
New York, lauding him for his long devc-
lion to the principles of the platform
adopted here to day, and sympathy with
the South. He was pledged to stand by
that platform.
An attempt was here made to nomi-
nate by acclamation, but failed.
The Convention proceeded to ballot,
with the following result: Breekinride 81,
Dickinson 21, whole number of votes los.
The States which cast their votes for
Dickinson now withdraw them and gave
them to Breckenridge.
The President announced the result,
declaring Breckenridge unanimously NOM
mated, when the Convention rose in
body, giving round after round of applause.
When quietness was restored, Green of
North Carolina, nominated Joseph Lane,
of Oregon, for Vice President.
Scott of California, seconded the nomi-
nation with appropriate remarks.
Adkins of Tennessee, moved Lane be
nominated by acelamation. Cries of "No!
nop
The roll was called, and on the first bal
lot the whole los votes were cast for Jo-
seph Lane, and he was declared nomina-
ted for Vice President amidst deafening ap-
plause.
Loud cries were made for Yancey, who
responded in a brilliant and eloquent
speech.
A number of other speeches were then
made, when, after the passage of several
unimportant resolutions, the Convention
adjourned sine die.