The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-03

CITY INTELLIGENCE.

MEETING OF THE Cry CONVENTION OF THE
BRECKINRIDGE Wing OF THE DEMoCRACY--Last
evening this body met in Franklin Buildings, No.
l North street, Judge Freshman, President, in the
Chair. and quorum present.
When the Secretary proceeded to read the pro-
ceedings of the last meeting, Mr. Wilson ~ Cary
moved to dispense with certain portion of them;
carried.
The Secretary again pr oceeded, when Mr.. A. D.
Miller moved that their further reading be dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Mcclure (the Secretary, objected to the
motion. He had prepared them carefully and con
cisely, and be objected to the dispensing of the
reading. He also considered the motion disres
pectful to himself.
Mr.. Miller stated that he had acted in strictly
parliamentary manner, with no disposition to be dis.
respectful, and if objection was raised, he with
drew the motion.
Mr.. Mcclure to speak, when the President
called him to order, and stopped the discussion.
Just as the Secretary commenced to read the
| proceedings, the gas went out. 1t relighted
but in another moment it went out again. When
it did so the third time, some of the delegates
pressed the opinion that evil-mnded person (no
| doubt Dougasite) was cutting off the gas, and
members knit their brows as though they would
| like to have hold of him, but on the gas being
again li it burnt beautifully, and the idea of the
villainous Douglaste vanished. The reading O
| the proceedings continued, and at the close
| they were adopted
| Wilson M. Cary, of the committee to select
| room for the meeting of the Convention, reported
| that the committee had examined rooms, one 0vel
| the clothing store of Weisenfedt, corner of Balti
| more street and Marsh Market Space, and another
| in the new building recently erected on Fayetts
street, near Calvert. The committee recommended
the selection of the latter at rent of $780, for us
| until after the Presidential election.
| MIR. Cary moved that the committee be autho
rized to rent the hall Fayette street, near Cal
vert street, at $500 and to prepare the same fol
| the use of the Convention.
DR.. Monmonier opposed the motion on the grount
| that the rent was too much, $500 being more thar
| $50 per month. He moved that the subject be re
ferred back to the committee for further conside
ration. Lost
Mr.. Cary's motion to authorize the renting o
the room on Fayettee street, (Taylor's Building
/ was put and carried.
The Chair announced the appointment of tn
| following gentlemen to fill the vacancies on tn
| Finance and Executive Committees:
| Finance Committee.-Robert Hough, r. J. Baker
DR.. j. A. Reed, Eugene Cumminsky, James A. L
| Mcclure, George Evans, VIM. NJ. Starr, VIM.
| Owens, John Bolgiand, Robert Ireland
| .Erecutiue Commitee.-John Pickering, William
| Fl. d. Fusselbaugh, VIM. II. Cowan, Chas. Brady
John G. Duese, Robert Knight, George Schafner
| A. D. Mullen, John A. Bowen Mr.. Switzer, Chas
Anderson, Levi Taylor, John b. Emory, Davi
Sanks, G. P. Keys, Thomas Lester, William Bleni
| ginger. m
Mr.. Staylor offered resolution requesting th
friends of Breckenridge and Lane to form associa
| tions in each of the wards Carried.
j Mr.. Bowensoffered resolution authorizing th
/ Treasurer to pay all claims against the Conventio
| with the first means he gets into his hands.
The Chair announced that the Hon. Daniel
| Dickinson was at Barnum's, and iutimated that