Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-07-12

Inc committee on credentials reported the
delegations full with no contested seats. In
the Convention is 1872 delegates. The COM
mittee recommended that the delegates pres
ent from the several Territories BIZ entitled to
seats upon the floor without any right to
vote. The report was agreed to.
The list of members of the National Exc
cutive Committee was then announced. AZ
ter which, the Convention adjourned until 10
o'clock Wednesday.
SECOND DAY.
At 10 o'clock, On Wednesday, the President
Hon. James r. Doolittle, called the Conven-
ton to order, and after an appropriate prayer
by Rev. DR.. Leyburn, the Convention proceed
ed to business. The committee on resou-
tons made their report recommending the a
doption OF the Cincinnati platform, which an
nouncement was received with the greatest
applause. After some debate the previous
question was ordered, and the vote on the re-
port of the committee was taken by States,
resulting in its adoption by go yeas to 81
nays, thus practically deciding the question
of the nomination of Greeley and Brown
The vote for nominee for President of the
United States was then proceeded with, and
Horace Greeley, of New York, received 686
votes. Upon the announcement by the Chair
man of the Convention of the nomination
of Mr.. Greeley, the delegates rose en- uasse,
and the applause and cheers which followed
fairly shook the building. On motion, the vote
was then declared unanimous. The nomina
ton of Vice President being next in order, the
roll of States was called, when B. Gratz Brown
received 71S votes and John w. Stevens 6,
when, on motion, the nomination Of Mr..
Brown was declared unanimous. A resolu-
ton for the appointment of a committee to
notify the candidates Of their nomination was
then adopted, and after the usual resolutions
of thanks the Convention adjourned sine die.
The Convention.
The following remarks are from the Balti-
more Gazette of Wednesday last:
The National Democratic Convention pro-
ceeded to the work of organization yesterday
under the happiest auspices. The nomination
of the Hon. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, of
Virginia, for temporary Chairman, was an
honor we'll bestowed on venerable and dis
tinguished citizen of the Old Dominion, while
the subsequent choice of Judge Doolittle to
preside over the formal proceedings of the
Convention was an equally fitting tribute to
one who, during the past thirty years has fill
ed several offices of high trust, and filled them
worthily. In New York, his native State, he
was chosen, in early manhood, District Attor-
ney for Wyoming county. Removing to Wis
consin in 1851, he was there appointed, two
years later, Judge of the First judicial Dis
trict. After serving for four years on the
Bench, he was elected in 1857 Senator of the
United States for six years, and would have
been reelected at the expiration of his term
but for his liberal opinions and the frank sup
port which be gave to the policy of President
johnson. Last year Judge Doolittle ran for
Governor of Wisconsin, against the Radical
candidate, and although beaten, after can
vass that was carried on with unexampled
spirit, be succeeded in largely reducing the
majority which otherwise his opponent would
have had. Among the first to give the weight
of his influence to the Liberal movement, it
was due to him that his services should be re-
cognized, and the distinction bestowed upon
him by the Convention was fitting testimony
to bis merits. Nor could the Convention, it.
self, have selected an officer better qualified
to preside over its deliberations with dignity
and impartiality, and it is owing at least 10
some measure to this wise choice that the
proceedings Of yesterday were marked
throughout by concilatory spirit, and by
that subordination of party and personal pre-
objections which is the best evidence Of the
general desire to enter upon the campaign
with full ranks, and with the hope that by
unity of effort success may be achieved.