business attire was a full coat and white collar shirt -- coller shirt. the democrats wanted the little giant, steven douglas, the senator from illinois is there. that is the price -- the northern part of the democratic establishment doesn't want to pay that price. it is too high because lots of voters in the north may not vote for the party if that is the price. there is plenty of anti-slavery agitation going on in the north at the time. but it is the price. the radicals, secessionist, charleston radicals would actually prefer to see the party fracture at that point. they would prefer to see the republicans elected. so they walk out. alabama is leading the southern delegation and leads a walkout in the hall. the man in charleston are sitting in the gallery applauding every bit of rejection that the southerners on the floor were planning that convention. they walked out and went over to the hill on broad street and threatened to leave and succeed conventions. in a way it was underplayed. that was like a first secession. it happened in charleston. and the