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.
The amendment proposed is to strikeout all after the word " Rcsolved."
and insert the following, -" That the rules of the last National Democratic
Convention govern this body until otherwise directed."
Cries,' Question!" "question!"
The amendment prevailed and the resolution as amended was adopted.
The CHAIRMAN. -Permit me to suggest to the Convention, that the National Executive Committee have suggested the name of Mr. E. O. Perrin,
of New York, as temporary Secretary of the Convention. I will put the
question upon his appointment.
The appointment was agreed to.
M1r. J. M. TOWER was selected as Assistant Secretary.
Mr. HIIr,STER CLYMER, of Pa. -I beg leave to offer the following resolution, Resolved, that a committee of one fromin each State be selected by the respective delegations whose duty it shall be to select permanent officers for
this Convention.
Mr. JOHN A. GREEN, of New York. - I rise to a point of order. I think
it is proper that the States be called in their order, and that the names and
credentials of delegates be presented by the chairmen of delegations before
further proceedings are taken.
The CHAIRMAN. - The Chair desires to say to the Convention that the
temporary organization has been effected, and that thus far that is all that
has been done except to adopt the rules to govern this temporary organization. The call under which this Convention is assembled will now be
read by the Secretary, if there is no objection, before entertaining the resolution offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
The Secretary then read the call, as follows,
on.
Tf the authority conferred
ention, at a meeting held
next Convention for the
end Vice-President of the
o'clock M., in the City of
Denmocratic Convention, is
in Congress in each State
;ly.
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*US. R. LYMAN, JOSIAH MINOT,
CV WM. M. CONVERSE, R,!iGIDEON BRADFORD
W. A. GAILBRAITH, JOHN A. NICHOLSON
JAMES GUTHIRIE, L. S. TRIMBLE,
J W. E. NIBLACK, WILBER F. STOREY
LEWIS V. BOGY, GEORGE H. PAUL,
. ISAAC E. EATON, THOMAS HAYNES,
WILLIAM AIKEN, ABSALOM H. CHAPP
JOSEPH A. ROZIER, A. B. GREENWOOD,
THOMAS SWEENEY, JOHN PATRICK,
W. L. SHARKEY, JOHN HANCOCK,
FREDERICK O. PRINCE, Secretary. f4 $-4
WAsHuINGT(,N, February 22, 1868.
H. B. SMITH,
W. G. STEEL, 4
ODIN BOWIE,
RUFUS P. RANNEY,
W. L. BANCROFT
D. O. FINCH, ]-t
WILLIAM McMILLAN,
GEORGE A. HOUSTON,
JOHN W. LEFTWICH,
JAMES W. McCOCKLE, IWVV
JOHN H. McKINNEY,
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman. P/ q.
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