The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-25

the city limits, someN here in the neighborhood O
the Almshouse and Calverton Mills
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING, Feb. 25, 1860
HOLIDAY ST. THEATRE Miss Matilda Hero
| and Mr.. j. W. Wallack. Oliuer Toist, Or h
Parish Boys Progress.
THE ADMINLSTRA TION WING OF TIL
DEMOCRACY IN COUNCH-THE DOUG
| LAS WING READ OUT OF THE PARTY.
Yesterday morning, at eleven O'clock the dele
gates that seeded from the Democratic Fourtl
Congressional Delegate Convention on Friday night
met at Rechabite Hall. Mr.. John Hoffman, VIII,
was nominated as President the preceding evening
took the chair and called the Convention to order
John A. Bowen acted Secretary. The roll wa
called, when delegates from the 11th, 18th, 18th
10th, 18th, 18th, 10Th, and 20th wards answered =
j. A. l.. Mcclure, of the Committee on Credentials
stated that owing to the absence of witnesses the
Committee had not been able to come to a decision
and, to give the Committee more time to complete
their labors, moved that the Convention adjourn
until four o'clock, P. NJ.
The motion was put and the Convention adjourn.
ed
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at four O'Clock, the Presi-
dent in the chair. The proceedings of the morning
session were read, and adopted.
After the wards were called, the Committee on
Organization reported the following gent lemen as
permanent officers: President, Charles Towson
b.
of the 10th ward; Edward Walls, of the 18th ward;
Secretaries, John A. Bowen, of the 18th ward
and MIR. kribbs, of the 10Th ward. On motion, the
report was unanimously adopted.
The President, Mr.. Towson, not being present.
the first Vice-President, Mr.. Emory, took the
chair.
Mr.. J. A. L. Mcclure, of the Committee on Gre
dentials presented the following report.
The Committee appointed to examine into and report
upon the cred of members of this Convention beg
leave to submit:
That after careful investigation and patient hearing
of the delegates contestants and witnesses thew find
that elections held in the following wards on Mon
day evening, the goth inst in accordance with the call
made by the Democratic City Convention" viz
The Twelfth, Fourteenth. Fifteenth, Sixteenth Seven
teenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth wards
Your Committee also nd from reliable evidence that
frauds there perpetrated in the stung the ballot box
and the predominance of the rowdy element
Your Committee further find that in the Tenth ward
such ourages committed in the polling of lille
gal votes that nothing but mockery of election
Your Committee further find that in the Eleventh
ward, at an early hour, notorious club of disoFdery
persons belonging to the opposite political party was in
attendance for the purpose of voting and that said club
did vote freely and in considerable numbers and that
consequently no election was held in said ward.
Your Committee also find that election held in
the Thirteenth ward because of the fact Of meeting
being broken up and dispersed by attempt intro
duce persons as voters who not members of the
Democratic party, and because of the further fact that
what ballots had been legally cast were not preserved
and counted, but were scattered the streets.
On a call of the wards, all the wards answered
except the l4th and 10Th.
Mr.. John Hoffman moved that the Convention
proceed to nominate two delegates to represent the
district in the National Convention to meet at
Charleston.
Without discussion, the motion was adopted.
Mr.. Bruce, of the 18th ward, nominated Philip
Frank Thomas, and Mr.. Grist, of the 18TH nomi-
mated Chas' j. NJ. Gwinn, Esq, as delegates.
motion offered and carried that the
nominations be closed.
The Convention then proceeded to vote with the
following result: The 18th, 18th, 10th, 18th, 18th
and 10th wards, each cast five votes for the gentle
men nominated, and the Chair announced that they
were duly elected.
Mr.. J. T. Watkins moved that committee be
appointed to wait upon the delegates to inform
them of their election. The motion was adopted
and the following named gentlemen selected to per-
form the duty: j. I. Watkins, John Hoffman and
Col. w. NJ. -.
Mr.. J. A. L. Mcclure moved that committee be
appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the
views of the Convention. The motion was adopt
ed, and the Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen to act as the Committee: Col Wm NJ
Carey, j. A. Mcclure and Jos. A. Bruce.
Mr.. Bruce nominated John Kettlewel and Robt
A. Magraw, Esqs., as aternates to the National
Convention.
COL Carey, of the Committee on Resolutions then
presented the following preamble and resolutions,
which were read and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS certain faction protesting to belong to the
Democratic party of this city, has some wears past
been noted for persistent efforts control the action of
the party for selfish purposes and has become famous for
its preternatural activity at ward meetings its unscrupu
lous combinations before elections and its total ipe6-
cheney in the hour of danger and difficulty;
And Dhereds since the period when the recognized lea
6ers Of this faction deserted their original party relations
and unfortunately attached themselves to the Democratic
party they have aspred to its destnes and in the
attempt have hesitated at the means to the end
have always kept on foot party within party drilled
to immediate and unhestatng obediences to the man
dates of its Chiefs have yielded party no aid in
in n
son of hostility to both the present former National
have invariably subjected to bitter de-
nunciation these whom they could control; have
introduced from time to time dangerous hereses into our
political creed have seduously ncucated differences of
opinion and fostered bitterness of feeling between mem
bers of the party have conrived to keep it in n con-
tnua state of intestinal excitement, and contributed
than other to its present overthrow by
the Know Nothing party;
And Cereds the primary ward elections held
by order OF the Democratic City Convention the
usual measures for the representation the Democratic
party Of this city in the Charleston Convention though
defeated in their schemes this faction has far exceeded
its former mischevous and dsorganzng practices as to
emulate the deeds Of late and happily exploded
combination which has maintained reign of terror in
this city for the last four years;
And Uhereas the said faction did manufacture maori
ties in of the wards Of this city lat said recent
primary meetings) by the and with the same
material by the Of which the Know Nothing cubocra
have prostrated civil and political liberty in this city
and laid its streets in blood;
And achereds recognize as brothers men who
calling themselves Democrats wear the casto gar
ments Of dead Know Nothngism and to crafty their
insatiae thirst for rule condescend to employ the
services of hired ruians calling themselves by the filthy
names which have earned eternity of infamy in our
late political annals.
the and in behalf of the Democracy of this CITY,
proclaim that the leaders who control the faction referred
in the foregoing preamble have not and do poti
cay deserve possess the confidence of the Democratic
party Of this city that since their unwecome ncurson
into our ranks their work has been with suicidal
hands, to defame and destroy the party its purest pa