The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1852-06-10
Friday Evening, June 4, Iss9

platform.
The first ballot resulted az follows:-Cass
ll6, Douglas 81, Butler 2, Lane l3, Dodge
3, Buchanan SO. Marcy 81, Houston 8, Dick.
enson /, Weller 4, total 23s Necessary to
a choice 1913.
The vote by States, upon this bu!lot, was
as follows:
Alabama cas-: her entire tots for Buchan.
an, 8.
Arkansas, 4 for Buchanan.
California,4 for Weller.
Connecticut, Cass 2, Buchanan Douglas
!, Houston /.
Delaware, 3 for C1ss.
Florida, Douglas ., Dickensdn /.
Georgia, 10 for Buchanan.
Indiana, l3 for Lane.
Illinois. ! / for Douglas.
Iowa, Cass 2, Douglas2.
Kentucky, l2 for Cass.
Louisiana, s for Cass.
Maine, Cass 5, Buchanan ..
Maryland, for Cass.
Massachusetts, Cass 9, DoGg!as /, Marcy
!, Houston |.
Texas, for Houston.
Vermont, 8 for Cass.
Virginia, Is for Buchanan.
Wisconsin, Cass 9, Dodge 3.
Michigan, 6 for Cass.
Mississippi, for Buchanan.
Missouri, for Cass
New Hampshire, Cass 4, Douglas l.
New Jersey, for Cass.
New York, Cass IL, Marcy "a.
North Carolina, 10 for Buchanan.
Ohio, Cass lG, Douglas 2, Butler 9, Hous-
ton 2.
Pennsylvania, 81 for Buchanan.
Rhode Island, Cass 8, Marcy /.
Tennessee, Cess 6, Buchanan 6.
The account by States makes Douglas and
Marcy fall ofTeach one, which has probably
been omitted. The second ballot not trans
mitted, was probably the same.
The third ballot resulted, ll9 for Cass anc
all others as before.
The fourth ballot, Cass ll5, Buchanan 50
Douglas "a, Marcy 96, Butler /, Houston s
Lane l3, Dodge 8. Dickinson and Weller
were dropped. Whole number of votes 279i
necessary to choice 1856.
The fifth ballot is not given.
The sixth ballot resulted, Cass ia, Bu-
chanan SO, Douglas 81, Marcy 26, Butler /,
Houston s, Lane 10, Dodge 3. Whole num-
Der ga necessary to choice 1888.
In all these ballots there appears to be but
little change and that caused by decrease
and not changingof votes. The Conven-
ton adjourned till evening.
The following additional ballots, of last
evening, came to hand this morning:
Ninth Ballot, Cass ll2, Buchanan g.
scattering as before.
Tenth Ballot, Cass Ill, Buchanan &C.
Douglas 40.
Eleventh Ballot, Cass l0l, Buchanan 81,
Douglas so. The "little giant" is gaining
on them.
Seventeenth Ballot, Cass 90, Buchanan ST,
Douglas 30, Marcy 26, Butler l, Houston II,
Lane 10, Dickinson l.
1t will be noticed that in all the above
ballots, save the last, the scattering votes
are not given The Convention adjourned
to 9 o'clock this morning.
The Telegraph account does net enable
US to fill up the gap in the proceedings. Ii
appears that fifty citizens of South Carolina
delegated Gen. Commander to appear fol
that State, but his services were not accept
ed. On the evening Of the I'd, while en-
gagged in the consideration ofthe report 0
the committee on credentials, any amount o
"noise and confusion" occurred, so that i
became necessary to adopt a motion to post.
pone the report and have it printed. What
was subsequently done with it, we are not
Informed. Besides the case of Gen. Com
mander, that of Robert Rantoul, Jr., OF the
second district of Massachusetts,, was re-
ported against by the majority of the COM
mittee. The disputed seats from Georgia
were also considered. Soon after the meet
ing on the Sd, the Committee proceeded to
ballot as above.