The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-06-26

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Mr.. Martin, Of Delaware, offered resolu.
ton that the roll Of States be called for com.
mitiees on permanent organization, on Gre.
dentials and on resolutions.
Mr.. Weed, Of New York, moved a call Of
the roll for presentation of credentials.
Mr.. Martin objected. The best way was to
send credentials directly to the committee on
credentials
Mr.. Martins motion was adopted.
The roll was called accordingly aud Mary.
land delegates we're named, as follows -
Permanent organization. Wilmot johnson;
resolutions, Hon. Chas. j. NJ. Gwlnn, creden'
tials, L. Victor Baughman.
When New York was called John Kelly
rose back Of the delegates and asked to be
heard, Great confusion, cheers and Kisses
and cries Of "Put him outp
The chair refused to recognize Kelly and
said the roll.call must proceed. John b.
Haskin also attempted to address the conyen
ton but was cried down, the chair refusing to
hear him, and the roll.call proceeded.
Mr., Avery, Of Massachusetts, moved that
when the convention adjourn il be to 10 to.
morrow morning.
Mr., Watterson, Of Kentucky, presented an
application on behalf Of the delegates from
the Territories, asking recognition in the con.
yention, which was referred without discus
sion to the committee on permanent organi-
zatiOn.
David A. Wells, Of Connecticut, offered the
usual resolution referring to the committee
on resolutions, without debate, all resolutions
regarding the platform,
The convention then, on motion Of Mr.
Preston, of KENTUCKY, at 2,05, adjourned until
10 to. morrow morning.
Alter adjournment the committee on perma
nent organization organized by electiug Mr..
Martin, Of Delaware, chairman, aud Mr.. Daw'
son, OF South Carolina, secretary. The com.
mittee on resolutions elected Mr.. Henry Wat.
terson, Of Kentucky, chairman.
The committee on permanent organization
this evening, by unanimous vote, determin'
ed to report to the convention the name Of j.
W. Stevenson Of Kentucky, as permanent
president.
A Vice President and a Secretary were
chosen from each State, those from Maryland
being Hon. Philip +. Thomas and +. +.
jackson.
The committee then recommended that the
secretaries, reading clerks and sergeants.at-
arms Of the temporary organization be re-
tanned, viz:
Hon. F. o. Prince, of Massachusetts, see
Rotary.
Assistant Secretaries George W. Guthrie,
of Pennsylvania; Charles Ridley, OF Tenues
see; C.. $. Dodd, Of Ohio; o. NJ. Hall, Of Min.
nesoia; Maj. A. OrendoriI, OF Illinois; VIM.
II. Gill, OF New Jersey A. c. Parkinson, Of
Wisconsin.
Reading Clerks-Neal S. Brown, Jr., read.
ing clerk of the United States House of Re.
representatives. Mark A. Hardin, OF Georgia;
t. o. Walker, Of Iowa; Thomas S. Petit, of
hA Of snss.t Al
Bell, of Missouri; James +. Morrison, Of New
York; II. l.. Bryan, Of Delaware.
Sergeant at. Arms-lsaac l.. Miller, Of Ohio,
Official ographer-Edward b. Dickin.
son, Of New York.
The committee further report thatthey have
duly considered the memorial in relation TO
the represention Of the District OF Columbia
and OF the Territories, aud have heard the ar.
guments of the memoralsts, and respectfully
recommend the following resolution
Resoired, That two delegates from the Dis.
trict Of Columbia and two delegates from each
of the Territories be admitted to the conyen.
tion and have the right to participate in de-
bate and every other right and privilege en-.
loyed by the delegates from the States, ex.
cepiing only the right to vote.
sEcoxD DAY.
CiNcINNATI, ONO, June 23.--The couven.
lion met at 1910, A. NJ. and was 10 contin.
nal session until G.l0 p. NJ, when il ad
lournd until Thursday morning, after taking
one ballot.
The earlier part Of the session was taken np
with the report of the committee on creden.
tails, which was in favor of admitting both
delegations from Massachusetts, allowing each
delegate TO cast a half vote, and Of the dele.
gates from the twenty.sixth district of Penn.
sylyania, whose seats were contested. There
were two reports on the question OF admitting
the Tammany delegates, large majority Of
the committee reporting in favor of their ex.
clusion, and minority in favor of seating
them and dividing the vote. The contest
over these reports was warm and earnest, but
il was finally closed by rejecting the Tammany
delegates by vote Of 2O5l TO 457, but by a
subsequent vote the latter were invited to oc.
cupy seats in the convention, as matter of
and be passive spectators Of its pro.
ceedings This question being settled, the
work OF permanent organization was proceed.
cd with, the Hon. j. W. Stevenson being
chosen president and at the close Of his ad.
dress the roll Of States was ordered for the
presentation of candidates. The speeches on
these nominations ran 80 late into the after. /
noon that only one ballot was taken before |
adjournment. The heaviest votes for indi. |
Vidual Candidates were those cast for Bayard
and Hancock, the latter leading the former
on this ballot l74 votes, Bayard's vote being
l03! and Hancock's Ill. For Payne 81 votes
were cast, Thurman $50, Field CO, Morrison
90, Hendricks 49l, the rest were scattering,
VI these Iilden Ss, Seymour s, Mcdonald
and Randall 3 each, and Ewing was eompli
mented with 10.
THIRD DAY.
CIScIsSArI, June "A. The Convention was
called to order at 1895, a. IN. After prayer
by Rev. DR.. Taylor, of the ~ T.. Church
South, Mr.. Peekham, of New York, stated
that the delegation had received letter from
Mr.. lllden in which he renowned himself as
candidate for nomination. The letter was
not read to the convention. After some pre-.
liminary business, the call Of the States was
proceeded with. New York dropped PAYNE
and cast her 70 votes for Randall In many
States in the South and West votes were
changed from Bayard and other candidates
to Hancock. The result gave Hancock 32O
votes, BAyard ll3, Randall 1881, Field 6jl,
Thurman 80, Hendricks 81, j. L. English II.
lilden 9, Parker 2, and Jewett /. Before
the result. was announced, however, States
began changing their votes to Hancock. The
change was accompanied with great enthu.
siasm, The official announcement showed
that Hancock had received 7O5 votes, and
amid great rejoicing and assurances that Han.
cock will carry all the doubtful States and
formal reconciliation between Tammany and
Anu'Iammany, the vote was declared unani.
nous. w. II. English, Of Indiana, was
nominated for Vice President by most Of the
States and declared nominated. The Mat.
iorm was unanimously adopted, and shortly
after 3 o'clock the convention adjourned sine
die.