Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention
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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention: Held at Baltimore, June 1-5, 1852, for the Nomination of Candidates for President and Vice President of the United States Gentlemen, if you will give me your attention, I will proceed, as a matter of form, to read the call which was made for this convention. It is as follows: To the Democratic Party throughout the Union. Washington, January 1, 1852. A concentration of opinion from all the States, as far as practicable, upon some time and place for holding the next National Democratic Convention, is indispensable to the union and organization of the party for the presidential canvass of 1852. With this view the "Democratic National Committee," consisting of one from each State, appointed by the Democratic National Convention of 1848, "to promote the democratic cause," and with the power to fill vacancies, assembled in this city, in pursuance of a well-considered call for that purpose; at which meeting, on the 29th and 30th of December, 1851, and the 1st of January, 1852, the thirty-one States of the Union were represented. And, upon conference with democratic members of Congress, and consulting the action of State conventions, as far as they have expressed any wishes on the subject, the committee, with entire unanimity, have arrived at a conclusion, which they respectfully submit for your ratification. The Democratic National Committee accordingly recommend that a convention of the democratic party throughout the Union, by delegates duly appointed by the democrats of the several States, be held in the city of Baltimore, on Tuesday, the first day of June, 1852, (at 12 m.,) to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States, to be supported by the democratic party at the election on Tuesday, the 2d day of November, 1852. The national convention of 1848 adopted the following recommendation as to the number of delegates to be chosen in each State: "Resolved That it be recommended that hereafter each State be entitled to as many delegates in future Democratic National Conventions as it has in the electoral college, and no more." By order of the Democratic National Committee. B. F. Hallett, Chairman. W. F. Ritchie and R. H. Stanton, Secretaries. Gentlemen, in pursuance of this call, you are now assembled from all parts and sections of this vast country, and the organization of this convention, and the object for which it has come together, is now before you, to take such action as you may think proper. That object is to restore the democratic party to power, and, with it, to bring back concord between the different sections of the Union; and I only desire to suggest to you that, as members of this great convention, meeting one another in this spirit and for this purpose, we resolve that we will stand here together, and sustain the position that the party, whose representatives we are, now occupies before the people, and which the result of this convention will consummate - of the union of the democratic party throughout the Union, to preserve and maintain the Union. It now only remains for me, in this preliminary capacity, to call for the nomination of a president, pro tem., to preside over you in your organization. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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