Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-15
City Convention OF the Exclusives.

This body met last evening at the Cour
House, and temporarily organized by callin
W. L. Lawrence to the Chair, and S. Adding
ton to the Secretaryship.
A Committee on Credentials reported n,
contested seats, and recommended G. w
Jonas as permanent Chairman. and Charlie.
L. Thomas as permanent Secretary The re-
commentator having been adopted, Mr..
Jonas took his seat as President of the Con-
yention amid loud and enthusiastic cheering.
Mr. MeQuaid offered resolution that the
voting be pira roce. Mr.. Mitchell demanded
the ayes and nays. The President then said
all who were in favor of Mr. Mitchelrs mo.
tion q should say aye, and the contrary
minded no. Everybody was in favor of the
roll being called, and voted aye. The Pre.-
ident was under the impression that the vote
was on the resolution, and declared it adopt
ell. Objections were made to the ruling of
the Chair and finally, by some means or
other the roll was called and the result was
II votes for it and I against. The resolution
was Of course adopted
motion was then made that the Conven
tion vote by ballot. The President imme-
diately put the motion and declared it car
ried.
Mr. McQuaid then put in nomination Levi
Hite for Mayor. Whereupon the President
said to the Convention, "all who are in favor
OF Mr. llite for Mayor say aye" The ayes
responded. Contrary minded no." Nary
no. The Chair then declared Levi Hite
unanimously elected" 1t having been agreed
that the Convention should vote bv ballot it
was suggested, amid roars Of laughter, that
the Chair had no right to recognize the vot-
ing which had just taken place, and much fur
was had at Jonas's expense. But Jonas had
some reason to be confused under the eircum,
stances, for he was really acting under tive
distinct authorities, the Convention hayino
in one minute adopted McQuaids resolution
that the voting be yipa roce (though they
did it doubtless under misapprehension re-
sulting from the manner in which the cues
tion was putt and iu the next minute adopt-
ing a motion that the voting be done by bal
lot! Finally, to get rid of the difficulty ant
stop the farce a motion was made that Lev
Ilite be nominated by acclamation. TIL,
President requested all who were in favo,
of the motion to say aye, and everybody said
aye. Contrary minded" no, and nobody
said no lie therefore repeated his former
declaration that Levi Hite was unanimously
elected.
\ motion was then made that the Conven
ton proceed to vote for Recorder by ballot
"All those" said the President, "who are
in favor of voting by ballot say aye" Here
'he whole assemblage outside of the bar rails,
cd such shout Of laughter, and such an
amount OF jeering applause, and such storm
OF ridicule, that the President incontinentIy
vacated his seat (the Judges Bencb) and in
dignantly left the scene of action. (We NM,
say, here, by way of parenthesis, that MI
Jonas was most shamefully treated-tbus to
be put up deliberately by his companions n
the party as target for the ieers of the mul.
titude)
Upon the sudden and precipitate vacatne
Of the chair, Mr.. Love moved that H K
Mitchell act as President. The Convention
was unanimously in favor of it, and Mr.
Mitchell took the chair Business then pro,