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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE
A vote being taken on the amendment, it was declared lost.
The question was then stated to be on the resolution of the gentle man from Illinois, to add to the National Executive Committee one
member from each of the Territories.
Mr. BUEL, of Nevada.- I would desire briefly to call attention to the fact
that there is territory enough on the other side of the mountains, out of
which, we hope, within the next year, at least, to carve ten States. The
population of all those Territories are thoroughly Democratic, even including
my own friend Brigham Young and his people of Utah. (Laughter.) Now,
sir, I don't see the justice of excluding those gentlemen from representation
on this committee. This committee is to remain in power for four years.
We will have at least four Democratic States in that portion of the countly
before the expiration of four years. I hope gentlemen will reflect a moment
before that is voted down. These men have risked their lives in the settlement of this country, and they carried the faith of their fathers there.
Mr. TILDEN, Of New York. - Nothing could give us of the large States more
pleasure than to do anything that is reasonable for our friends of the Territories; but in the Constitution of the Executive Committee and the discharge
of its important functions, it is enough that a State of 4,000,000 like New
York should be neutralized by the small States of the Union. It is enough
that a small State of the Union should neutralize Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Let us not add to that inequality by the introduction of delegates
into that committee from the Territories having a very small population,
who will have an equal influence upon the action of the Democratic party,
voting as they do on that committee with these great and populous States.
I do not think the request is reasonable; therefore I move to lay the motion
on the table. -
The PRESIDENT.- The motion of the gentleman from New York is not in
order, as a similar one has just been voted down.
Mr.'ILDEN. - I move to postpone it indefinitely.
The PRESIDENT.- The Chair will first present a resolution that has been]
offered by Mr. Riley, of Pennsylvania, by way of amendment.
The resolutions were read as follows, R?esolved, That the representation of the next National Convention shall be
the same as now.
Resolved(l, That in the event of any new State being admitted, any person
who shall be named by the regular Democratic organization of the State
shall be recognized as a member of the National Executive Committee.
Resolved, That the place of holding the next National Convention shall be
left at the discretion of the National Executive Committee.
The amendment was accepted by Mr. Richardson.
The Secretary announced that the only resolution to be voted on
was as follows,
Resolved, That in the event of any new State being admitted, any person
who shall be named by the regular Democratic organization of the State shall
be recognized as a member of the National Executive Committee.
The Chair herd the rest of the resolution to be unnecessary and
outt of order.
The resolution was agreed to.
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