The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-26


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THE CHARLESTON C0AVENTIOR
REPORT OF THE WxMITTKE ON CREDENTIALS
The Albany Regency Delegates Admitted
and tho Wood Delegates Excluded
from the Convention.
THE PLATFORM OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Rejection Of the Cincinnati Platform by the
Committee on Resolutions.
Probable Nomination Of Judge Douglas
for tho Presidency.
Sudden Death Of Ex-Governor
Robinson, Of Vermont.
ssuEs AND MoIDEETs At cHARLzsTos,
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OUR SPECIAL CHARLESTON DESPATCH.
CHARLESTON, April Is, 1890.
n Governor Robinson, enc Of the Vermont delegates,
Nd hist night Of spopley.
me- Harriet Lane steamer here, and Collector scAsn
Aas excursion On board Of her planned.
ne Committee ON Credentials have decided this mo-
rent W large majority, IN favor Of the sitting delegation
bon New York. This viii create intense exctemsnt
n Charleston a. Wood has made an immense impressoe
Asse 1As majority and minority reports are 70 bs pre-
ssnasd 1t one O'Clock, and great debate expected
\ SISTED that this result has been brought about BY
psdgs 70 the South that The delegation viii moi for
Dssslas, but for . man acceptable 70 he South.
Nhasaerted by Dickinson's friends on the delegation
shas they have now secured majority for him, and win
sivehm the vote Of New YORK, which must be cast -
uniA This unit arrangement WIS made by tho Albany
Rsssnsy 70 give them he control Of the whole thyfvs
el;bss Turned asanat them me two strongest
ssn now appear be Dickinson and Douglas, and the
AZ .sNily 10 that OF them win be nominated The
cnsrn delegations wiz, perhaps, be induced TO take
nson IN preference 10 Douglas, TO prevent the
..olased bolt Of the South but the South bolt
nAs platform, which is probable enough, then Douglas
IN have the best chance. All the New YORK delegates
.sw deny they for Douglas, and Is stated that
sven Rschnond has signed paper that he win 60 for
hin either. This ID because majority ID against him
spd as the delegation instructed unit, the
minority do not wish to admit being beaten or mat
Der of policy TIL after the contested decided.
some Of the friends Of Douglas here from New York,
sey they will vote for Seward their favorite not
nominated They resortng TO the game Of bluff and
Drag. Bradley, who is IN a minority on the Alabama
delegation offers to bet from twenty five thousand to
Gry thousand dollars that he will get the nomination.
n is now well known that John Cochrane merely made
alas insut offered him to back out from op
passing Wood the delegation wanted him to attack the
Mayor, which be is 700 sensible TO do
I,haze just learned that the in the Committee
Csedsnas on the case OF the New York delegation
swenty.shree to seven. Louisiana and Oregon did not
vese and New York could not
Tho committee on the platform sat very late last night
md are still sitting Their delegations kept very
close The probability Of an agreement small There
are likely TO be two reports, and the debate will
aeeupy three dsysoonsequenty there can hardly
10 any ballosipg for the nomination this week The re-
.cson Of the fifteen minute rule this morning shows that
VhsEe viii be plenty Of debate.
CHARLESTON April 25-8P. n
Nesrs. Caanee and Doherty Douglas delegates from
Mo Firth Massachusetts district, unanimously
nrn ed In their seats. This gives vote for
nous ~ In the delegation, but sum give him
major. W.
1na View York delegation filed up the vacancy this
,,orp,pg with the name Of Mr. Barlow, Of your city
Who b ops My opposed to Douglas There was only one
vsAs against him.
member fren Alabama tn the committee said hs
would ~ see Seward elected - Douglas.
Mr. CAEanauyh, Of Minnesota saa the friends Of Doug
IN would stay here TIL the yellow fever cut them off,
rather Than let any other man be noniaased.
caARmros, April 2s-s:2o P. N.
THE PLATFORM OF rHE DEMOCRACY
The Committee the Platform have voted down, by q
voAe Of seventeen to sixteen the Cincinnati platform
1hi n vote against Douglas
Mr.. A.rksdale OF Mississippi moved the following reso
hutton IN Ire Committee on the Platform -
R..olves That is the duty Of the federal government
N nre ~ species or property recognized such by
the osuAtGon, in the Territories, and upon the high
sasa. and everywhere else where II has protection.
mis- the Southern view, and the Southern delegates