Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-25
NUMBER ISL.

to certain defeat He then vent into . review
Of the action Of the preceding Dsmoerstis
Convention on this subjsct
Mr. Riehardson rose to reply, and asked Mr.
Randall who made him an sxf ounder Of Dsm-
ocratc principle and prscedsnts how long had
the gentleman been in Democratic rsuks.
This caused cries u order and great excite
ment Several persons rose to p,ints Of order.
The chairman decided that Mr.. Richardson
was entitled to the foor. and then changed his
decision. denying his right,
M. Richardson standing on the chair in the
centre OF the hall, with his sleeves rolled up.
and determined to be heard, was fiua!ly allow.
cd to go on. and again attacked Mr.. Kendall
~ having recently came into the fold. alludine
TO his political antecedents, - entitling HE
opinions on Democracy 10 but little conside-s-
.ion, he d'd not desire. ter . lifss service
10 the cause, to be reprovsd by the recruits Of
Yesterday. A warm debate ensns,
AZ ~ O'Clock the Convention vas called to
order again
Mr Jackson rose to . question Of privilege.
relative to his State j, legation
motion to adjourn till 4 o'clock was lost.
The question was then called on the motion
to strike out the rule relative to the right Of
members Of each delegation to vote a. thev
think proper, unless instructed by the Convsn.
tion that appointed them during the calling Of
the roll. The greatest excitement existed
The Tennessee, Virgins and Indiana dsega.
tions protested against the announcem. Mt Of
the Chairman, giving the votes ~ . unit
The twelve Tennessee delegates wers op-
posed to the manner in which tho vote of that
State had been recorded.
The vote was finally announced, % follows:
ayes l04. nays 1873; SO the rule was adopted.
and . ma jority Of q delegation cannot compel
the IN ,norty to vote with t. EN- ss Q unit, IN
less instructed BY the Cow ention that appoints
them.
The resolution offered yesterday for t'e ap-
pOintin~nt Of Committee on resolutions and
Platform vas then called up and an amend.
ment offered. that no bAlloting be allowed FOR
President and Vice President till the Commit
tee have made their report.
The vote was then taken on the resolution
for ,he appointment Of the Committee. which
was adopted.
The Committee -. then appointed.
The vote on the rule against unit voting 10
regsrned as . test vote.
The vote to lay it on the table was - fol-
lows: ayes lOl, nays 81.
The rule was then adopted by accl,mstion.
ana II WAS referred to the Committee on q
Platform
The Committee on Credentials announced
s"s. shey "ous0 not oe AOle 70 report oeIceo
tomorrow morning
The Convention then adjourned til 10 An.
tomorrow.
After the Committee on Platform vas a.
nouncsd, the motion was renewed on the prop
osi,ion that no bAlloting shall take place upti.
the .e' ort Of the Committee on Platform be
adopted
motion to lay the resolution on the table
was T. jected: ayes, San; nays, 2O7L.
The vote was then taken on the resolution:
1t WAS adopted by acclama,ion.
long debate then ensaed on propo sition
to limit members from speaking more than
once or the same subject. II was laid over
Until tomorrow,
The following is Mr.. Cu.hinz's address on
taking the Chair after the cheering had subsid-
Cd. lie said:
GENTLEMEN OF the CONVICTION I'll respect.
-tnl!y isndsr. lLins dam, hsesssa this peist
and Chicago.