Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-01
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! tfler being declared oat - order, D.
auss OF = remark that if AeCl-lla
vas nom mated he would not suppor
LIN. person not member, althoug
+eaied within the circle, said 10 hin
| YDu ought to beNurned ouf Of the Con
rention. you id traitor Whersupol
Harris turned round and knocked b
u Of his chair. This incident
red much to the general cosfusionA
Vhieh prevailed for several minutes To
night Long, and those who sympathiz.
WITH bin, are making strenuous forls t,
srcare One-third vote against NcCle
las, but the friends of Nee are sanguine
The polite course pursued By Guthri,e
in The Committee on Resolutions. seems
q meet with the warm approval Of tn
dcClellsHites. Thus he looms up as
strong candidate for Vice President
CHICAGO, Aug 3l.-The National Coz
'ention re-assefh bled al 10 o'clock Thu
morning. The Wigwam Is again dense
, packed and the crowd outside greA'e
han ever. Immediately after the Con
srnfion was called to orieApray wa
'ff-red up 5y Rev. d. HadAg 3, Of CHI
ago Dir. Wicklife then arose am
aid that the delegates from the Wssi
we're of the opinion that eisca Instance
may occur Lefween nov and The 4th
March neJt for the Democracy TO NEE.
10 Convention again, he, therefor,
moved the following resolution, whiel.
vas unanimously adopted:
Rsso red, That this Convention shall
not be dissolved By the adjoarnEa4nt a.
the close OF its business, bot shall re-
main organized, subject 20 be called a.
any time and place that the Executive
National Committee shalt designate
The following communication was
then received from the National Conven-
ton, aud was presented hy Mr. Law
renee, Of Rhode Island, At meeting
the National Democratic Committee
held 1T the Sherman House, Chicago.
August 81. 1864, the following rssola-
ton vas adopted:
WHEREAs, A respectful devotion to
the memory Of Stephen a Douglas, the
great Statesman of the West, was the
grooming motives which induced tbs
Committees to concur ia eZsn- Con.
veniion in Chicago; nov, therefols, il is
the Fem conviction Of this Compiittee,
that had bis life been spared hi< gigan-
tic grasp Of mind taken ia connection
with his declaration that war is disunion,
declaration which time has proved;
the wisdom Of, would long since have
restored the power Of the Federal com
pact, and avoided that terrible loss Of
lie for which nothing can compensate;
and that bitterness Of feeling so much
10 be deplored, which is the great bar
risr 10 the restoration Of peace aud
Union
(signed,) THoa. B. FLoaE~cE,
Chairman
Wv z 4 kEEx. Secretary.
The President then stated the next
businsss to be on ordering the previous
question for the nomiastton OF q eandi-
date Tor the Presidency, asd 1t vas or.
dsred without dissention
The 70 was then taken By States
Connecticut aud Ohio having been passed
for the momenL The vote stisOd as fitl
! loRs: Mcclellan, 1872 seauering. Cd
lee dlderent deleg stsuas aow began to
change sheir votes, AMI the haal result
~@s announced a. foilaws:
New Hampshire, I lW MeClellan.
/ Vermont, ) Do; Aasase hasetls, Il d..
/ Rhod, Is4ud, 10, Cunns csicut, q de-;
Mes York. 80 d., New Jersey. 7 de-,
Psnusy yaaia, 70 DO; D~lsw.re. ) for
seymour; Maryland, I Tor Ssy moar aud
/ Tor NcClellans Ohio. IS Tor deciei-
Ian and for Seymour; lad,sna, - for
/ NJ Clsllau and 3 for SsJ m0ur; iianoia.
IS Tor MeClellan, Michigap, d, III.
( sour, 7 tor Mcclellan AID 4 hr Ser.
mour; Minnesota. 4 for Meciellaa. WIS
cousin. s do; Io~a. s do; Kansas, 3 DO;
! California. 5 Do; Oregon, 3 do Total
Mcclellan, 202i Seymour, %
la announcing the vots 81 New York
/ Mr. Sanford + Church said thnt Nrw
Yors regretted to pass by yer 44vorite
sou. but she stands nos as she has ever
stood, ready 10 sacrifice her dearest pr.
soaal preference. for the public gnud.
holding il her duty sbove all other
things to do ali IN her power To rescue
the country from the tyranny that OPP
presses il, having full confidence in the
Democracy, ability aud pa,riotism Of
Gen. George b Mcclellan New Yofk
gives him her entire ell ctcral vote. Sr,-
eraI delegations having cast their votes
Tor HorsIio Seymour when the cad Of
the States had been gone through wtfs
Gov Seymour remarked that some
gentleman had done him the honor 10
name him for the nomination. II would
be afFectation 90 say that their exprss-
sions Of preference did not give him
pleasure; but he owed il TO himself n
say that many months ago he advised
his friends ia New York that for Yarinus
reasons, private and public, he could not
be candidate for the Chicago uomina-
! ton. Having made that announce
ment, he would lack the homer of man,
and would do great injustice TO those
riends, to permit his name 70 be used
How. Asa member Of the New ! ork del
rgation, be personally thought it al,
visablc TO support 81 eminent jusist' O
hat State for the nomination, but be
was not sctuated by any doubt OF ths
ability or patriotism Of the distinguished
General who has been placed in nomi
nation. He knew that Gen. MeClellai
did not seek the Inclination He knev
that able officer had declared that !
would be more agreeable to him 4
resume his position IN the army. But b
Is will not honor any the less the aigh pos
ton assigned by the grest majority 0
the country, because he had not sough
= t. He desired TO add few words il
reference to Maryland and her honorei
delegates here YESTERDAY be did Al
ACT Of injustice to a distinguished men.
Der Of that delegation, Mr. Harris, b.
's cause be did not understand the parpoI
of his remarks, aid he now desired 1
say that he was fully satisfied that Il.
honorable gentleman vas incapable {
taking position in this Convention
participating in its deliberations, 40
refusing to sbids BY its decisions
We are now appealing to the Amer
can people TO unite and save our cour
- try. Let Us not look back Il is ID
present that we have to dea. with: an
let hygones be hyganes He would So
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