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The convention was temporarily organized by the appoint- 
ment of Mr. Bates of Massachusetts as chairman pro-tem. 
Charles B. Penrose of Pennsylvania was appointed secre- 
tary, and Colonel Swift of Philadelphia assistant clerk pro- 
tem. The secretary then proceeded to call the names of the 
delegates by states. It was found that there were some con- 
testing delegates from the state of Pennsylvania, and a com- 
mittee was appointed to investigate and settle the disputed 
seats from Pennsylvania. The necessary committees were 
next appointed, after which the convention adjourned to 
meet at 10 a.m. on the following day.^^ 
The convention assembled and was opened with prayer 
on the second day. The committee which had been appointed 
to settle the dispute within the Pennsylvania delegation over 
seats reported that the dispute was settled and that the dele- 
gation was now full. The chairman of the committee on per- 
manent organization then made the report for his committee. 
Governor James Barbour of Virginia had been selected as 
president of the convention, and Governor J. S. Peters of Con- 
necticut, Governor J. A. Schulze of Pennsylvania, Governor 
D. Hazard of Delaware, Governor George Howard of Mary- 
land, Governor John Tyler of Virginia, Governor Owen of 
North Carolina, Governor Metcalfe of Kentucky, Hon. J. R. 
Livingston of New York, Hon. J. Burnett of Ohio, Hon. J. 
C. Bates of Massachusetts, Hon. James Wilson of New 
Hampshire, Hon. E. M. Huntington of Indiana, and E. Marsh 
of New Jersey, vice-presidents. In addition to Hon. C. B. 
Penrose, George W. Randolph of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lyman 
of Maine, and Mr. Paine of Vermont were named as secre- 
taries. Other minor officers were also appointed.^- 
Upon being conducted to the chair. Governor Barbour ad- 
dressed the convention briefly, urging the members to re- 
solve to unite upon and support whatever candidates the con- 
vention might nominate, and declaring that harmony and 
cooperation were necessary to the success of the party in the 
present crisis. A long and tedious debate then followed be- 
fore a plan of nomination could be agreed upon. At last, 
just before adjournment, the following peculiar scheme was 
adopted : 
LVII, 248. 
^^Ibid., LVII, 249. 
