The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08


Sevmour here resumed the Chair.
Vallandigham moved to reconsider
! the vote lust taken, that the motion tC
reconsider lie on the table. Agreed to
Seymour said it was important tha
| the Convention, before proceeding tC
! ballot, should clearly understand wha
| the two-thirds rule was. lie waE
/ anxious that no misapprehensler
1 shonld arise after ballot should have
been taken. He called upon the Sec
retary to read the decision of tho
previous Democratic Convention IL
regard to the two-third rule. 1t there
should be any doubt upon the true
operation and effect of said rule, he
invited discussion and some form ol
resolution by the Convention.
Hoyt,of Maryland attempted to Offer
| an amendment to Richardson's reso.
luton, but Richardson withdrew his
resolution, and the amendment tel
with it.
The Chais announced, as the reso-
luton had been withdrawn, he would
rule as was ruled at the Baltimore
aud Charleston Conventions, that
two-thirds of the entire number ol
delegates shall be necessary to a nom
ination.
The decision as rendered at Balti.
more was read by tie Secretary.
The Chair urged the audience to be
! quiet and repress manifestations de.
signed to influence the results of the
deliberations Of the Convention.
After some unimportant dis
cussion relative to points of order
Bigler moved that the Secretaries
/ of the Convention act as Tellers
Agreed to.
A delegate from Nevada iDquir-
closed to-day, any new candidates car
be brought forward.
The Chair replied that the Conven-
tion could at any time bring forward
new candidates. He said it was il
order under the resolution already
adopted, for any State to now bring
! forward its candidates.
| The Secretary proceeded to call the
roll, in order to give an opportunity
for the Convention, which should de.
termine whether two thirds Of the en-
tire Convention, or if the vote should
not be full two-thirds of all those
voting, to determine the ballot.
Richardson moved that two-thirds
of all the delegates, voting upon any
ballot, shall decide a nomination
He added few remarks, In which he
denounced the tWo-thirds rule as {
mischievous one.
| Kieman, of New York, hoped anC
believed that no serious question
would arise here. For the sake ol
the country we want not only to nom
mate but to win. He hoped no mar
would be nominated who was no
voted for by two-thirds of all the
delegates. He hoped there would bt
no change of the rule, as heretofore
observed, and that Richardson's res
Olution would not be adopted
[Cheers. He wanted a nomination
made only by the concurrent judg
ment of all the delegates from all the
States. Applause.
Richardson rose to reply, but gave
way to Clymer, of Pennsylvania
Chairman of the Committee on Per
manent Organization, who said the
Committee unanimously supposed il
reporting the two thirds rule, that i
required Gwo-thirds of all the delega
, tions to effect nomination.
Eaton, OF Connecticut. referred t
the gloom which hung over the Dem
Ocratic party at the close of the war
and reminded the Convention tha
Connecticut was the first State to rails
that gloom by the election of a Dem
ocratic Governor, j os. English, whom
; Connecticut now presents as her can
, didate.
. Richardson said Illinois would yot
, for Pendleton, but would leave Obi
!, to make the nomipation.
, Anderson, of Maine, eloquentl
: eulogized and presented the name {
: Gen. W. S. Hancock. LCheers.
!, Emery, OF Maine, on behalf of tb
3 minority of the Maine delegates, an
# Ia behalf of the laboring masses
: nominated George H. Pendletol
e lGreat cheers New Jersey nom
! mated Ex-Governor Joel Parker, f.
!, whom he elaine National reputi
tien, stating that. while he earnest
: supported he National Governmel
9 throughout the war, he never consen
Z ed to any usurpation of the rights
2 citizens.
9 Tilden, of New York, by the unan
r. nous consent Of the Deegatio
!. nominated Sanford f. Church, wi
le he eulogiZed as statesman of ell
N larged experience, and man who h
= already achieved success before Il
ID people. Cheers.
r Gen. McCook, of Ohio. by Il
ve unanimous voice of the Conventio
ed placed in nomination Geo. III. Pendl
n. ton. ICheers.
A. Woodward, of PENNSYLVANIA,
IN unanimous consent of the delegatio
1y nominated Hon. Asa Packer. /
ess declared that this nomination "
on not made as a mere compliment. II
in delegates presented him in good fat
n. though in great Difference to the vie
n of the Convention. They intended
IN stand by him like rock. To gi
IL the Convention time to rally to
q support, the speaker proceeded
s6 some length to present the candldat
al, public and private merits. He b
'%s sTs not concluded when the five minu
mt allotted to each speaker had expire
liy consent Woodward was permitted
;ie go on. Packers name was greet
ng ieT with applause, mingled with t
'ad Kisses.
NJ Nelson, of Tenn, rose to prest
by the name of one who, he claims,
esi St the qualifications which he set fol
Or in a few earnest and iorcible remar
Of concluding by the nomination
the Andrew johnson. Great che
ew among the delegates and spectato
Reff ef and long continued applause.
OF Smith, of Vermont, nominated
to to only Democratic Governor of n
ar ar England, James E. English, VIII
for Vermont endorsed as its first a
me me only choice as the nominee of
lot. Convention. lCheers.l
sa' ST. Clark, of Wisconsin, on behalf
Ing the majority of the delegation, nc