Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-06-22

% find any opposition to the admission Of the
seeding delegates to the Convention. He
mad heard for the first time in Democratic
Convention talk Of sections Of the country |
and party. He denied, the right of the Con-
ventlon to insist on pledge from any delegate.
He could only add that, if the proposition to !
exclude Florida was carried out, he would go
along. xgsasg q. ss9flgasE /
Mr.. Merrick, Of Illinois, said his State
was ready to abide by the action of the-f
Convention. "S -
Mr. King, of Missouri, argued that the
seeding delegations should be subject to the
wal of the Convention, and, if reports were
true, they were not entitled to seats.
MIR. Atkins, of Tennessee, said his State
had high regard for her Northern friends.
She is q sound Democratic State. Her
Democracy needs no pledges and no tests.
Whenever the candidate was named, he was
ready to support him. He concluded BY
moving the previous question. i
u Pending the question, a motion was made
to adjourn, which was negativyd.
MIR. Stewart, of Maryland. demanded q
vote by States, on seconding the call for the
previous question. ~
Amid great excitement. the vote was taken,
and resulted ayes 233, nays 18.
So the previous question was seconded.
The Convention then adjourned till ten
o'clock tomorrow.
SECOND DAY.
BALTIMORE, June 10.
The Convention was called to order at
10 O'Clock this morning. The reading of
the journal was dispensed with. 81
The question berg in order was the pre-.
vinus 9uesti, n on che several motions re-
speeting the admission of delegates. Mr..
Church desired to make q proposition in
tended to harmonize the pending motions.
He stated that an arrangement had been
made with Mr.. Gilmore that the latter
should withdraw his amendment and the
former should withdraw that portion of his
amendmant instrucfing the committee 10
report that oil persons holding seats in the
Convention were bound in honor to support
its nominee .
The Convention unanimously agreed to
suspension of the rules that this might be
done. MIR. Gilmore, in pursuance of the
arrangeme mt, then withdrew his amendment
and MIR. Church offered the following reso.
| rion: .| +t
Resolued, That the credentials of all per-
sons claiming seats in the Convention made
vacant by the secession of delegates at
Charleston be referred to the committee,
which is instructed to report as soon as
practicable the names of those entitled to
seats. .-.. .
Mr.. Sibley, Of Mimi, sale difhcu ty ex~
listed in that delegation, and desired to know
If that would be referred to tins committe e.
The President suggested that this would
be decided by the Convention at its proper
time.
Mr.. Cook, Of Ohio. moved to adjourn
but withdrew it that Mr. Hallett, of Mass,
might explain that he now claimed the sell
that had been filed by his substitute al
Charleston, but who now declined t. give il
up After discussion, this cas-, with that
of Arkansas and Minnesota, was referred &c
he COMMITTEE. .- ~
The Convention then, by vote of l35 te
66, adjourned till 5 + M.
Afternoon Session.-The Convention was
called to order at 5 p. NJ. DAG
Mr.. Fisher, of Va, objected to the police
III attendance at the doors. saying the Con
vention had no right to keep trained bands
to prevent members from entering the hall
Mr.. Stilson, of New York, had also been
stopped at the door, but did not think i,
Union
| Mr.. King of Missouri, called attention
20 the fact that portion of the Georgia
delegates had net seeded, ard the question
-hould b. submitted to tie comm, ttee. To
the rights OF those remaining, he President
stated that the course in regard to the issue
# tickets had been followed by this Con
veniion.
A l..
Of the committee on credentials stating that
hey would not be ready to report till to-
night. begging the Convention to continue
it's session during the evening. 7,
The Convention adjourned till tomorrow
at ten O'Clock. q jTa5 .5
.saas BALTIMORE, June 19-midnight.
The committee on credentials have decided
to report in favor of the admission of the
Soule delegation from Louisiana. ..r ...
Caucusing mas been literally carried on
tonight The Douglas men have made a
tremendous rally, having been in consultation
all the evening. 4seF .--s.515.s ~.
The high tone assumed by the Southern
delegates, and their loud denunciation of the
New York delegation, has apparently created
a reaction among the latter. The talk is that,
if the Southern seceders are admitted, it will
only lead to new difficulty, and that they will
then put on arrogant airs, and bolt again after
being admitted. 1t seems more likely now
than last night that the New York delegation
may uphold and support the report admitting
the whole SouIe or Douglas delegation from
| Louisiana, and that then all the other seceders
will refuse to come in. This may after all
lead to the nomination of Douglas.
THIRD DAY. ....,
s.-. -.sr IL, 30 BALTIMORE, June 20.
The Convention was called to order about
10 clock. .....t-..,
The President stated that nothing had yet
been heard from the committee on credentials
Mr.. King, of Missouri, rose to aquestion of
privilege, stating that the remarks attributed
to him by newspaper in Baltimore, in regard
to his boasting that he defeated Col. Benton
for the Senate, were made by another
gentleman. @ .TG +..e: ...-g
Mr.. Ludlow, Of New York, rose to a point
of order, that no question was before the Coz
vention, and that Mr.. King was out of order.
The committee on credentials not being
ready to report, the Convention adjourned
till 5 P M. --s----
Afternon Session.--The Convention met |
this afternoon, and Immediately adjourned |
till tomorrow morning, the committee on |
credentials not being ready to report
BALTIMORE, June 20.
Messrs. Avery, Of N. O., Salisbury, of
DEL, and other Southern delegates waited on
Dean Richmond to-day with proposition to
admit all seoeding delegations, with the un
derstanding that ne candidate be nominated |
who was voted for at Charleston. This
would exclude Douglas, Hunter, ,Brecken-
ridge, Lane and Guthrie. 1t was not proba-
BILE that the proposition would be accepted
There is no, foundation for the report that
the Douglas delegates had made any threat of
withdrawal from the Convention.
1t is rumored that the delay in the report
Of the committee on credentials is designed
to cmbarrass the seeding delegates, who
ha e to meet to morrow in convention in
Richmond in rehellion apainst the Demo |