Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-16
The baltimore Convention.
BAuriaoRR June S.

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NJ, President Dennison in the chair. A
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Gaddis;
delegate from Hamilton county, Ohio,
The hall was, If possible, more crowded
than yesterday, every nook and corner
being occupied.
The President called for reports from
the committees.
The committee ON order of business,
by its chairman, Mr., Day, of Connecti- |
cut, reported set. ofrules to control the |
Convention in the transaction OF bust |
ness, which were amended and adopted. |
MIR. King, OF New York, chairman of
the committee on credentials, made a ma
iority report, in substance as follows f;
That the Missouri radicals be admitted
that the Arkansas delegates be admitted
to seats, without permission to vote;
that the South Carolina delegates be not
admitted, and that the delegation from
the District of Columbia be admitted,
without the right to vote. The minorl-
ty of the committee also presented re-
port, through Mr. Stevenson, of West
Virginia, which was concurred i'll, and
that of the majority: except SO far as 1t
excluded the delegates from Virginia,
Arkansas, and the Territories of Colora-
do. Nevada and Nebraska, from the right
of voting. That portion of the majority
report, so far as it relates to uncontested
delegates, was also adopted.
Mr.. King, chairman CT tie committee,
moved to amend the report SO far as it
relates 10 the Missouri delegation, as
follows:
That the delegation from Missouri
known us the unconditional Union dele
CATION, be admitted with the radical
delegation, and that where the two dele
cations agree, they together cast the
vote Of the state, and where they do
not agree, the vote of the state shall not
be cast.
An exciting debate ensued on this
amendment.
Mr.. Breckenridge moved to amend the
amendment that instead of silencing the
vote of Missouri when the two delega-
tons are unable to agree, that the vote
of the state be divided.
Mr.. Breckenridge then proceeded to
address the convention in support of his
proposition.
Mr.. Curtis, of New York, earnestly
advocated the majority report, and
asked the convention to settle once for
all the Missouri question by admitting
the radical delegation from that state.
After further debate the previous
question was called for, and the conven-
ton proceeded to admit both delega-
lions and to divide the vote of the state
between them.
The amendment was rejected.
The Convention then voted on the
main questionable. Kings amendment
to the majority report-to admit both
delegations, with power to vote where
they can agree, and when they cannot
agree the vote OF the state shall not be
cast. ....
This was also rejected.
The question now required on the
adoption of the majority report. A call
for vote by States was made. The vote
resulted in unanimously admitting the
Radical delegation from Missouri. Only
four votes were given in the negative
three being from Pennsylvania and one
from Kentucky, The vote was, ayes
440, nays 4.
4 o'clock.
1.-THE committee on resolutions report
ed series which will be found in anoth-
er column
The reading of the resolutions elicit
ed the wi dest enthusiasm especially the
emancipation and anti-slavery senti-
ments. The mention of the name OF
Lincoln received tremendous cheering
and resolutions endorsing the Monroe
doctrine, with great applause. The res
olutions were adopted by reclamation.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Raymond
the vote was taken by states, when Lin
coin received all but Missouri, which
cast % for Grant.
On motion of Mr.. Hume of Mo-, the
vote was declared unanimous. The en-
| thusiasm was perfectly indescribable-
| the Convention on their feet, the band
playing Hail Columbia
The Chairman read dispatch from
| the Secretary of War, giving good news
| from Gen, Hunter. [Great Cheering.
The convention resolved to proceed to
choice of candidate for Vice Presi-
| dent. The name of Andrew Johnson.
Hannibal Hamlin, L. I'll. Rosseau, and
Daniel S. Dickinson were put before the
convention. As the vote proceeded it
was soon apparent that Johnson was to
be the nominee, and before the vote was
announced the various states whose
votes had been divided, commenced
changing, and went unanimously for
johnson amid great enthusiasm.
The Chair announced that the next
business in order was the election of ma
tional committee, and the states were
called to name, the same as follows:
Maine, Samuel II. Hersey.
New Hampshire, John b. Clark.
Vermont, A. b. Gardner.
Massachusetts, VIM. Claflin.
Rhode Island, Thos G.. Turner
Connecticut n j. Sperry.
New York, H. j. Raymond.
New Jersey, NJ. l.. Ward.
Pennsylvania, not appointed yet.
Delaware, N. B. Smithers.
Maryland, H. W. Hoffman.
Virginia, W. H. Wallace.
Florida, Calvin S. Robinson
Louisiana, Cuthbert Bullet.
Arkansas, James S. Johnston.
Missouri, S. II. Boyd.