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

OFFICIAL PROCEEDLVGS OF THe
called, and that tie delegates of the several States proceed to the
nomination of candidates for the Presidency.
A DELEGATE from Delaware.- Several gentleman here desire to know the
exact electoral vote.
The PRESIDENT.- The entire electoral vote is 317.
Mr. A. OAKEY HALL, of New York.- I offer the following resolution, Resolved, That whereas the following States are represented in this Convention, with the following electoral vote (here follows the official tally,
State by State, as part of the resolution), the whole numl)ber of delegates in
the Convention being 317, two-thirds of which are 21l1, that no person shall
be nominated unless he shall receive 212 votes.
A delegate moved to lay the resolution on the table.
The PRESIDENT. -The Chair is of the opinion that the Convention has
already settled this question, and that the resolution is not in order, because
it is simply carrying out what has already been decided.
The PRESIDEN'T.- Before the States are called, I wish to say one word to
the audience. It has been a subject of complaint, and the Chair perhaps has
been much at fault, that we have allowed so much latitude to those who have
come up to witness our proceedings. There has been so much that went
straight to the Democratic heart, that we could not repress such manifesta tions (Cheers); but while this is true, our audience must remember that
so far as the business of this Convention is concerned, it is unfit and improper for them in any degree to attempt to influence its action by their
manifestations. And let me say another thing. While the tickets to this
Convention have been given out in their proportion to every delegate, in the
very nature of things a large share of this audience is drawn from the great
city in which we meet. And let me reinforce my appeal to them by another
consideration, which I know will sink deep into the heart of every man from
New York. It is an act of inhospitality. (Cheers.) I trust, therefore, that,
when this Convention shall proceed to ballot, there will at least be no
manifestation which shall not show that this Convention, and all who are
about us, recognize in every man whose name shall be offered here a true,
earnest, and honest man, whom we would all be glad to honor, though we
are compelled to make a choice of but one. (Loud applause.)
Mr. BIGLER, of Pennsylvania. - The first proceeding under the order of
the Convention, already adopted, will be the nominating of the candidates
of the Convention.
VoIcEs. —" No, no! let us waive that."
Mr. CAVANAUGH, of Montana. -I send to the Chair, and desire to have
read, certain resolutions adopted last evening by all the delegates from all
the Territories of the United States.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM. - I am obliged, reluctantly, to raise the point of order
that the House is engaged in the performance of another duty, and the resolutions of the gentlemen are clearly not in order.
The PRESIDENT.- The Chair is of opinion that the resolutions are not in
order now, as the Convention is in the performance of another order.
Mr. CAVANAUGI. -May I ask a question? At what time may these resolutions be oflered, if at all?
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