Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-08
Associated Press Report,
UNION CONVENTION AT BALTInORx.
BALTIMoRE lime

[ Oied this m0rnlng In the Front street
Theatre, which was fitted up for the occ i.
: sion by the Baltimore City Council. There
are nearly 600 delegates present, ircludiug 2
{ many from remote Territories. New
Mexico has sent q delegation.
Hon. E. D. Morgan, Chairman Of tn
National Committee, called the Conventio
to order at II o'clock. After making a
brief address he proposed DR.. R. J. Breok .
enridge as mporary chairman The an
nouncement was received with et
applause which was renewed on his tskir :
the chair, and three cheers were givt !
for the Old War Horse Of Kentucky.
DIR. Rreckinridge returned thanks for
ths honor, and in a briel aud eloquent
speech explained the considerations which
induced him to attend tho Convention.
On motion Of @. A. Shaw, Of Msssaedu.
setts, Mr.. P. b. Duer, Of New York and
E. W. Briggs,Of California, were appointed
temporary Secretaries.
The Rev Mr.. Riley was introduced by
the chairman and invoked the divine bless
ing upon the proceedings Of the Conven-
ton. ....
On motion OF General Simon Cameron
a list OF the States was called so as 10
furnish the Secretaries with list OF the
names Of delegates presnt. AS the States
were called each delegation sent to the
Secretary roll containing The names of
The delegates. Only States, not territories,
were included in the call
Mr. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, moved
that if there were any delegates here from
| States In secession the names Of such dele
gates be sent in to be submitted TO the
Convention on credentials, but that such
States be not called.
Mr.. Lane, Of Kansas opposed the mo.
tion and urged that all the States and ter
ritoriss be called and that the credentials
Of all be handed in alike. The question
is to be decided By the Committee on Gre
dentisls.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, also most
eloquently urged that the claims Of these
suffering men in the States in rebellion
should not be thus neglected. He was
greeted with shower Of applause.
After considerable debate 6 motion 10
call the names Of all the States prevailed, ]
including motion Of Mr.. Lane Of Kansas,
| that the Territories Of Colorado, ~NeVads
aud Nebraska, as those Territories we're
now organizing State governments uJdsr
an enabling act Of. Congress, and would cast
their votes as States at the next PIesiden-
tial election.
The other Territories vera then called,
and all were found to be represented.
On motion, the rules Of the House Of
Representatives were adopted as the rules
Of the Convention.
On motion Of Mr.. Lane, all the States
except Missoari, which has sent two sets
Rf sdfbsg4tt6fSSo II So apltlaa ta gRaR te gARe 9Rs
dentisls. The following gentlemen were
then named as q Committee on Creden.
tisls:
B.. W. Morris, Of Maine B. J. Cole, Of
New Hampshire Edwin Hammond, Of
Vermont; J. Robinson, Of Massachusetts
H. H. Fox, of Rhode Island Augustus
Brsndegse, of Connecticut; Preston King, of
Nsw York; ]. NJ. Scovell, OF New Jersey /;
A. II Reeder, Of PennsylVsnia; s.
Bradford, Of Delaware; H. II Goldsborough
of Indiana: Samuel Lusk OF Kentucky g. |
v. Dorsey, Ohio; Jesse ]. Brown, Of Indi-
ana; J. Wilson SsAffer, Of Illinois; Marsh
Gettings, of Michigan; s. b. Cassidy, Of
Wisconsin; G. D. Worjler, Of Iowa; W. 8
Butler, Of Minnesota; James BodWell, Of
California; Hiram Smith, Of Oregon VIM.
E Stevenson, Of West Virginia, and NJ. H
Jusley, Kansas.
The States were again called to name
Committee to select permsnent officers for
the Convention.
On motion the Convention nextappoint. |
ed in the same manner a Committee on |
Resolutions, as iolloWs:
James H. Drunmonl, Maine; Daniel |
Ross New Hampshire; E. P Walton, Yer. |
mont; Mathew E. Harris Connecticut; H |
]. Raymond, Now York; Chss. r. Wall, !
New jersey; NJ B. Lowery, PennsylVanis,
]. Moore, Delaware; H. L Bond, Missou-
ri; Joseph Speed, Kentucky; A. E. Terry, |
0hio Wm. Dunn, Indiana; Elisha r Per |
ry, Illinois; J. Corgon, Michigan; E. |
Salmon, Wisconsin; ". NJ. Stone, Iowa; |
VIM. Bristol, MinnesOts; Thompson Camp |
bell, California; Thoms. H Peorn, Oregon;
G. D. Hall, West Virginia; A. c. Wilder,
Kansas
The Convention adjourned al 8 o'clock
until this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convsnti.n re.as5smbled al 7:30 P.
NJ
The Committee on Permsnent Organi.
cation made the following report Of off, |
GERS for the permanent organisation;
President Hon. VIM Dsnnison.
Vice Presidentg-Maine, Nathan NJ. |
Fsrwell; New Hamp. hire, o. S;earns;
Vermont V. H. Stowell; Massachusetts, |
NJ. Kimbsll; Rhode Island, Jas. DsWolf |
Penny; Connecticut, H. Grant; New York,
Lyman Tremsin; New Jersey, W. A. |
Newell; Pennsylvsnis, VI. Keleham
Delaware, Geo. z TIbont; Maryland, A |
G. Green; Kentucky, J. E. Eoord; Ohio, |
D Tod; Indisna, J. Beard; Illinois, ]. N. |
Brown; Michigan, Charles 7. Gorhsm;
Wisconsin, J. F. Potter; Iowa, G. W. Mel |
lany; Minnesots, Chas. NJ. Daley; Cali
fornis, Robert Gardner; Oregon, Fred. |
Chairman; West Virginia, c. D. Hubbard; !
Kansas, J. ". Potter.
sesret2ries-N Morrill,, Maine; E. |
spsuldIDg New Hampshire; Horace Fair
banks, Vermont; G. A. Shaw, Msssss-
chuseLts J. M. Spencer, Rhoie Island
Samuel Warner, Connecticut; W. R. Stew |
art Pennsylvsnis; Benjamin Burton,
Delaware; L. Strsugher, Maryland; A. |
G. Hodges, Kentucky ]. c. Devin, Ohio;
John A. Ray, Indiana; Loring Burtsno,
Illinois: W. r. Noye Michigan; C. C. |
Shoals, Wisconsin; D. ]. Stodds, Iowa
C. Taylor, Minnesota James Otis, Cali.
fornia; J. W. Soutber, Oregon; G. D. |
Hale, West Virginia. W. W. H. Lawrence,
Kansas.
The report OF the Committee having
been accepted with enthusiastic applause,
the Chairman appointed Senator J. Lane
aud G. A. Grow Committee to conduct
Governor Dsnnison to the Chair. His sp-
pearancs on the platform was greeted by |
applause. AS soon as quiet.was restored
Mr.. Dennison addressed the Convention. |
His remarks were frequently spplsuded.
At the suggestion Of the Chair Commit
Tee on ths order Of business was appoint
ed. Neither the Committee on Cred ntials |