The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-07-03

Saunders, of North Carolina, and has
since been adopted by the Democratic
National Conventions as a precedent, to
wit;
" "Res0tred, That each State shall be
entitled in the nomination TO be made
of candidate for the Vice Presidency,
to II number of votes equal to the num-
Der to which they will be entitled in
the electoral colleges, under the new
apportionment, in voting for President
and Vice. President; and that two thirds
of the whole number of votes in the
convention, shall be necessary to consti-
tute choice"
Much has been spoken and written for
and against this rule the main objec-
tion to it being, that it seems to be, or
actuallyis contrary to the Democratic
rue Of government, by mere maiori-
iy; thai c',lainly ifa majority can e'ect
Il PIesid"''t n majority Should be suili-
cicilt II 81. ,rte candidate. Hut tri.
Objection j. "'"re plausible than solid.
II shout, h" recollected that th, /, IL
convent friends. assembled for thn
reconc iiH.r NJ differences, and the stlcc-
linn Oi pI ,minent citizen who shalt
cOn"ln" imself the least n1miCr o!
o lection "lHmenls ~ ur.'rr - s..
cure the ea ,-t uua0jutt /. \ut.-,
well as tia. Hr .halI >, di,.ia,.1',Ir1
by the utDHn-' n.,ar.ty and api'l-Y, 60
hat there -h,.' Jc .he leas' ,ssible up.
position t. n,m; ;and il eannol I've doujt.
ed that, ali things considered, the man
who can command two thirds of an tui-
purchased and ampacked conUent ion,
stands the best chance of gathering TO
himself the scattered elements whose
proclivities are in his direction.
Delegates appeared from the District
of Columbia, but the right of voting
was refused to them--onc hundred and
twenty-siy for, and one hundred and
fifty-three against the proposition.
On balloting for a candidate for Vice
President,
Martin Van Buren had POS votes
Philip p. Barbour " 10
Richard NJ. Johnson 2G
Total number of electoral votes rep
resented, two hundred and cighty-thret
only five less then the whole number
all the States We're entitled to. Martin
Van Buren having received, on the first
ballot, more than two thirds, was de
clared to ne the candidate of the Con
vention, for Vice President. Aftel
which, the Delegates from the Distric
of Columbia were permitted, by resolu
ton, to record their votes in his favor
General Jackson was then nominated
for reelection, by a resolution Offered
by c. c. Clay, of Alabama.
: The second Democratic National Con
vention was held at Baltimore on Wee
nesday, May twentieth, 1885, when
1 very large number of delegates Assem-
. bled, and from nearly every State il
: the Union. The vote shows that fou
hundred and forty-one delegates wert
in attendance.
Mr., George Kremer, of Pennsylvania
called the Convention to order, an,
: stated its objects. On his motion, Hon
orable Andrew Stevenson. of Virginia
was chosen President, and the mex
: day six Nice-P Presidents and four Secre
: tares were chosen. Mr.. Saunders, O
North Carolina, from the Committee ol
Rules, reported as the fifth resolution
: a two thirds regulation, similar to tn
: one adopted in Convention in 1882. Nh
: Allen, Of Massachusetts,, declared in fa
: vor Of majority. Mr.. p. V. Daniel
= of Virginia, spoke in favor of the two
4 thirds rule, and Mr.. Allen rejoined
4 The Convention, by Il vote of twenty
= three to ;Wo hundred and ten, decide
' in favor of the majority principle; bu
e the next day, Friday, ii was abandon
' ed, and the tW0-thirds principle suhstI
: tuted.
5 The adoption OF the rule was consider
: ed to he intended to defeat the nomin:
t tion of Richard NJ. johnson for Nic'
/ President. William G. Rivcs, OF VII
n ginia, was also Il candidate. Mr.. Va
g Buren, was in favor of johnson; an
c being strong, his friends picked up
Il Baltimore Mr.. Edward Bucher, of Ter
@ nessee, who was admitted as u dele
t. gate, and east the fifteen votes of tina
State for Colonel JOhnson.
t On Friday, the third day OF the So
y sion. on the first ballot for Presiden
> Martin Van Burcn received the who
/ number of votes given-two hundrj
10 and siXty-hve-and was declared dul
l. nominated. For Vice President, Joh
II son received one hundred and seveni
II votes, and Wan. {. RiVes thirty y.SeVc
II and johnson was then declared du
u nominated. There was very great di
IL satisfaction Il this result; and in co
'S sequence, Virginia gave her vote
T. William Smith, of Alabama, for Vic
President. But there being no chni,
-e by the electors, when the Senate can
ID to elect, the ' irginia Senators, of who
l. Mr.. Rives was one, voted for Richal
y NJ. Johnson.
u The third National Democratic Coz
- venton was held ut Baltimore TIL esd
u May fifth, 1910. Twenty-one Stat
"a were represented. Hon. Felix GrunC
ID of Tennessee, called the Convention
III order, and moved that Governor Isa
Hin, Of New-Hampshire, be the Pre-
al dent pro tem., and John A. Dix,
c. New-York, Secretary pro tenn. T.
no sCommittee on Organization report
a. Governor William Carroll, Of renness
e. for President, assisted by a number
40 Vice Presidents, and Secretaries. II
n, next day Martin Van Buren, was una
lis imousiy re-nominated for Preside
e- but the Convention declined to ma
al any nomination for Vice-Presidel
o. There was, in consequence, a want
p unity in the action of the Democra
he party, which resulted in defeat at I
polls.
OF The fourth National, Democratic CO
"a yentiOn was likewise convened at B