Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at New York, July 4-9, 1868.: Reported by George Wakeman, official reporter of the Convention.

NA TIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.V
THE TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Mr. WILBUR F. STOREY, of Illinois, was unanimously elected temporary
Chairman, and
Mr. FREDERICK O. PRINCE, of Massachusetts, was unanimously elected
temporary Secretary of the Committee.
THE PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
It having been moved and voted to proceed to the permanent organization
of the Committee, the Hon. AUGUST BELMONT was elected Chairman, and
the Hon. FREDERICK O. PRINCE, Secretary of the Committee.
A motion was made to dispense with an Executive Committee, but was
not carried.
It was voted that a Committee of five be appointed by the Chairman to
select an Executive Committee; and Messrs. Storey of Illinois, Lyman of
Maine, Leftwich of Tennessee, McGregor of New Jersey, and McCorkie of
Nevada, were appointed to such Committee.
The Committee subsequently reported, recommending the following gentlemen to constitute
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
AUGUST BELMONT, New York.
JOHN MCGREGOR, Newark, New Jersey.
WILLIAM M. CONVERSE, Franklin, Connecticut.
WILBUR F. STOREY, Chicago, Illinois.
JOHN G. THOMPSON, Columbus, Ohio.
ISAAC E. EATON, Leavenworth City, Kansas.
JAMES MCCLOSKEY, New Orleans, Louisiana.
JOHN FORSYTH, Mobile, Alabama.
JOHN W. LEFTWICH, Memphis, Tennessee.
FREDERICK O. PRINCE, Boston, Massachusetts.
It was voted that Mr. FREDERICK O. PRINCE be the Treasurer of the
National Committee.
It was voted that the subject of the appointment of a Congressional
Democratic Committee at Washington be referred to the Executive
Committee.
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen were appointed as the Congressional Democratic
Committee, -
Hon. J. R. DOOLITTLE, U.S. Senator, Wisconsin.
Hon. C. R. BUCKALEW, U.S. Senator, Pennsylvania.
Hon. SAMUEL J. RANDALL, M. C., Pennsylvania.
Hon. JAMES M. HUMPHREY, M. C., New York.
Hon. WM. H. BARM, M. C., Connecticut.
Hon. LEWIS W. Ross, M. C., Illinois.
Hon. LAWRENCE S. TRIMBLE, M. C., Kentucky.
Hon. MONTGOMERY BLAIR, Washington City.
JONAH D. HOOVER, ESQ.,
CHARLES MASON, ESQ., i s
General Tuos EWING, Jr., " "
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