Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-05-26


some minutes previous to the opening, and
were rewarded with the enthusiastic plau
dts of the immense throng present.
Promptly at ten o'clock the President
called the Convention to order. An inter-
i'm Of several minutes elapsed-before order
could be restored, inasmuch as outsiders
had filed the seats occupied by the dele
gates. After order was obtained, Rey. MI.
Patton, Of the First Congregational Church
offered prayer.
After praper the Chair laid a commum
cation before the Convention from the 9.
IL r. I.R. r., inviting the Conventions an
excursion over their road TO Davenport
Laid on the table.
Another communication was read desir-
ING the Convention to send speakers out
side Of the Wigwam to address 10000
Republicans and their wives.
b. M Corwin, Of Ohio, Chairman Of the
Committee on Rules Of Business, reported
the following rules:
Rule lst.-That upon all subjects before
the Convention, the States and Territories
shall be called in the following order:
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virgin
ia, Kentucky, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska
District of Columbia.
It win be observed that New York is not
included In this list, and this fact being
noticed by tie Convention and the audience,
roars of laughter burst forth ON every side
amid calls Of .'New York." "New York. !"
The Chairman Of the Committee said
that New York was rather small State,
and had been overlooked, but would have
her place after Connecticut.
Rule 2nd.-Four votes shall be cast at
large from each State. and each Congress
sional District shall be entitled to two votes.
The votes Of each delegation shall be report
cd by its Chairman.
Rule 3.rd-The report of the Commit
tee on Platform and Resolutions shall be
acted upon before the Convention proceeds
TO ballot fora candidate for President or
Vice President. Applause.
Rule 4.--Three hundred and four votes,
being majority Of the whole number Of
votes when all the States Of the Union are
represented in the Convention, according to
the ratio Of representation prescribed in
rule 2, shall be required to nominate the
candidates Of this Convention for the Office
of President and Vice President.
(This rule called forth vehement expires
sions of disapprobation, and cries Of mo-"
.'No.'9
Rule 5.-The rules Of the House Of rep
fesentatiyes shall continue 10 be the rules
Of this Convention, in so far as they are
applicable and not inconsistent with the
foregoing rules.
Mr.. James Of New York: Before we
proceed to act upon thatreport, desire to
say, that at the meeting Of the Committee
which adopted the rules, there were but ] Z
out Of twenty-seven present, and that the
fourth rule was adopted by only one ma
iority; and, as a member of that commit
tee, propose to offer an amendment to
the 4th rule, as q minority reporti
Resofued, That a majority Of the whole
number Of votes represented in this Con
yention, according to the ratio Of represen- /
tation prescribed by the second rule, shall
be required to nominate the candidates for
President and Vice President Loud and
long continued cheers.
The Chair suggested that to expedite /
business, he would read each rule separate
W
Mr.. James Of New York presented an
to the 4th rule, as minority T
report, that mojority Of the Convention /
shouIe be necessary for a choice.
Mr. Garter Of Ohio suggested that the
Committee on Crede9Gals had not yet re
ported. and proposed 60 80 into the battle
with the army organized. He therefore
moved a postponelaent Of the report al
present Adopted.
MIR. Benton Of New Hampshire, report
ed that Pennsylvania and New Jersey had
four delegates from each district,
and eight senatorial and that Iowa had APP
pointed sixteen senatorial and eight district
delegates; they would leave the right Of
voting to the delegates from the District Of
Columbia. Kansas, and Nebraska, to the
Convention.
The Chairman then read the States rep
resented, with the number Of votes in the
Convention as follows; Maine, is ;f
New Hampshire, 10; Vermont, 10;
Massachusetts. %, Rhode Island, s.;
Connecticut, =; New York, 20; New
Jersey, IS; Pennsylvania, los; Delaware,
6 Minnesota. 10; Virginia, 80; Kentucky,
81; Ohio, As; INDIANA, 26 Illinois, p
Michigan, II; Wisconsin, 20; Iowa, SO
Minnesota, s; Missouri, Is; Texas, s Cal
ifornia, ST. Oregon, ) Kansas, 6 I; Nebras-
ka, O.; Dist. Of Columbia.
Mr.. Wilmot Of Pa, objected 70 States
being represented by vote ia tho Conyen
tion which have no organized party lie
moved that those States be referred back
to That committee. Mr.. Reeder Of Penn
sylYania, deprecated the remarks of his
friends, aud thought those States were de-
serving Of teuiold credit for Icing here
He thought that Republican Convention
never would deflanchise Representatives
from Slave States. They are Republicans
here and at home, and representatives Of
their party,
Mr.. Armour, of Maryland said he stood
before the Convention 4 freeman and Re
r II u. 4 4.