Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-28

Committee of louisiana though manfestlv
the stated, has weight as necessity
majority Connecting their ground of its bein with III
delegates should be given the todU rregu
regultr authority, and not to the body
spOnsble authority whatever, and especialn by 10
mer represented the great body of the party mnen the E
did not All these considerations however anu the t
regarded by the majority of the COMMITTEE 1--we been az
sisted by vote of l6 to to award the seats as nave De-
the representative of the dsorganzing mnoru
IN the of Arkansas the majority of t IUnVelto
propose to divide out the seats to ali apnr nmit
State the Democratic party were about assemTT III Ii
district conventions, consist ng of delegates fro IN 1
al counties of the State for the nomination of The s
Congress, when their delegates returned fron ne mbe
as in Texas, there not time for the Glarles
State Convention In these district cOnyention ing Of
were selected to represent the party at Bai ueegs
was however issued in Memphis paper withont e-a
ture whatever. calling upon the people of the any s
tct to assemble IN NJ ass meeting at Madison TO d.
gates to Baltimore Eeel des
Some four five hundred men from 10 to y Con-.
assembled and appointed three delegates to ha
maj orty of The committee propose to allow thu Ia.
vote in the convention. There are q countieS el IA
voters in the district Col Hindman, delegate ao 5
the district convention TO Baltimore was eiertS ee
gress in 1e58 by 1900 majority, and unanimoni Col
mated by the convention which selected him 90 ~ itlD
to Baltimore These facts show the significance Of Oa
ton Of the district conventions in electng We
tmore representing truly the sentiment of The % Ea
c party of the district and they exhibit the utter
canoe of the anOny mCusly called convention f Insight
borne in mind that it held at the central m vi" T.
western terminus Of the railroad from Memoirs Oa at L.
several stage and wagon routes meet They w. Sle.
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vention with the hope that they might get in Wilma o.
| definite claim Ou an
| In Massachusetts and Missouri the contests ara l.,
principals holding their seats and substitutes %
their places at Charleston In each case the WIG
detained at home by sickness in his family In & v
the principal gave notice to his substitute that c
take his seat at Baltimore. The major y of the Co sa
hold that the principals elected such by the nro
venions are entitled to their and have pei V
accordingly We hold that substitute is appoiHte9
to act in The absence Of the principal and that his
ceases whenever the principal makes his appears
takes his seat. We emphatically clare that sucb hue
the invariabe usage in all Conventions of the partr @
err National or State and that it is based on re8sC St
| representative principle. '~ We
! Ali which is respectfully submitted.
ISAAC |. STEVENS, Oregon.
A. Il. SPEER, New JERSEY
h. M. NORTH, Pennsyyan,
JOHN H. REwLEY, De'awaTp
Z. W. HUBBARD, Virginia
X. R. BADGERS, North CaroH
WIN. FL. CARROLL Tennessee
GEORGE H. MORROW, KeuncL
ID. 5. GREGORY, California -"
In the points of difference between the majority
norty reports Of the committee credentials Gomez
the conclusions of the minority report in the cases G
! gla, Alabama, Missouri and Massachusetts.
AARON Y. HUGuFs
New Hampshire