The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-06-02
THE GREAT CONVENTION +!
The Ballots and Closing Proceedings.
IMMENSE ENTHUSIASM.
CHICAGO, Nav 10

capacity. After the usual preliminary pro-
ceedings, the Convention proceeded TO bal
lot for candidate for President.
VIM. M. Evarts rose and said-I beg
leave to offer the name of VIM. H. Seward
as a candidate before this Convention for
the nomination of President CT the United
States.
This nomination was received with loud
and long continued applause.
Mr.. Judd, of Illinois, rose and said: Mr..
President, I beg leave to offer candidate
before this Convention for President of the
United States, the name of Abraham Lin
coin, of Illinis.
| The crowded audience greeted this nomi-
nation with perfectly deafening applause,
the shouts swelling into perfect roar. and
| being continued for several minutes, the wild
est excitement and enthusiasm prevailing.
AT the close of the applause some misses
were heard, but the pressure for Lincoln
was tremendous.
Mr.. Dudley, of New Jersey, presented
the name of VIM. L. Dayton. Light ap-
plause.
Gov. Reeder, of Penn: The State OF
Pennsylvania desires to present as her can
didate the name of Simon Cameron TAP
plause.
Mr.. Carter, of Ohio, put forward the
name of Salmon P. Chase, of Ohio. Loud
Applause.
| Mr. Smith, Indiana. I am instructed by
the State Of Indiana to second the nomina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln. Another out
burst of enthusiastic applause from the body
Of the hall, mingled with some Kisses.
Francis P Blair, of Missouri, nominated
| Edward Bates Applause
Mr.. Blair, of Mich, said, on the part OF
Michigan l desire to say that the Repub-
licans of that State second the nomination
OF VIM. H. Seward for the Presidency.
Tremendous applause followed this speech,
thousands of those present rising and wav-
ing their hats and handkerchiefs, and swell
ing the applause to laundering roar
through several minutes.
This was followed by some Kisses and
loud applause for Lincoln, when the friends
of Seward again rallied, determined not to
be put down in applause by the friends Of
Lincoln. At this second trial of lungs,
however, it was evident that the crowd was
more divided than al first appeared, and the
Lincoln men apparently had the majority.
-Tona -CeYrr:E.,- OlIio.- nominated John
Mclean, of Ohio, for The Presidency
Loud applause.
Carl Schurz, OF Wisconsin,, ON the part
of his State, here rose and seconded the
nomination of VIM. H. Seward.
Upon this another scene of the greatest
enthusiasm and tumultuous excitement en-
sued.
Mr.. North, Of Minnesota, also seconded,
on the part of Minnesota, the nomination OF
Mr. Seward. Tremendous applause.
Mr. Wilder. of Kansas-the delegates and
people of Kansas second the nomination
of W. H. Seward. Renewed cheers.
Mr.. Delano, of Ohio-on the part of a
large number of the people of Ohio, de-
sire to second the nomination of the man
who can split rails and maui Democrats,
Abraham Lincoln. Rounds of applause by
Lincoln men.
A delegate from Iowa also seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Lincoln, on the part Of
that State, amidst renewed applause and
excitement.
A Voice-Abe Lincoln has it b. the
sound now. Let us ballot.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
For Mr.. Seward-Maine 10, New Hamp-
shire /, Massachusetts 81. New York 10
Pennsylvania / ]. Maryland 3, Virginia 8,
Kentucky 5, Michigan 12, Texas 4, Wis
consin 10. Iowa 2, California 8, Minnesota
8, Kansas 6, Nebraska 2, Dist. of Columbia
l2. Total, 173.
For Mr.. Lincoln-Maine 6, New Hamp-
shire 7, Massachusetts 4, Connecticut g
Pennsylvania 4, Virginia IA, Kentucky g.
Ohio 8, Indiana &c. Illinois 22, Iowa g
Nebraska /. Total, 1O2.
For Mr.. Bates-Rhode Island 1, Connec-
ticut Z, Maryland 8, Delaware 6, Missouri
IS, Texas 2, Iowa /. Oregon 5. Total, 40
For Mr.. Cameron-Pennsylvan All
Virginia l., Iowa 1, Nebraska 1. Total,
SOL.
For Mr.. McLean-Rhode Island 5, Penn
sylvania l, Kentucky 1, Ohio 4, Iowa
Total, IT,
For Mr. Chase = New Hampshire
Rhode Island /, Connecticut 9, Kentucky
8, Iowa /, Ohio "a, Nebraska g. Total, 40
For Mr.. Wade-Connecticut /, Kentucky
2. Total, 8.
For Dayton-New Jersey IA.
For Read-Rhode Island l.
For Fremont-New Hampshire 1.
/ For Collamer-Vermontl 10.
For Sumner-Kentucky |.
Whole number of votes, 465; necessary
to choice, 933.
The second ballot was then taken.
Mr.. Cameron's name was withdrawn.
Lincoln-New Hampshire 8. Vermont
10, Rhode Island 8, Pennsylvania 48. Del
aware 6, Kentucky 8. Ohio II, Iowa s.
Whole vote for Lincoln, 181.
SewaIi-Massachuse 22, New Jersey
4, Pennsylvania q, Kentucky Z, Texas 6
Nebraska 3. Whole vote for Seward, l6455
Bates SO, Mclean 8, Chase 495, Came
ron 2, Dayton 10. G. NJ. Clay 2.
The third ballot was taken amid excite
ment, and cries for s'the ballot" Intense
feeling existed during the ballot, each vote
being awaited in GREATNESS silence and ex
pectancy.
oln-Massachusetts 8, Rhode Island
o. New Jersey 8, Pennsylvania 81, Mary
land 8, Kentucky Is. Ohio go. applause,
oregon nd. This gave Lincoln 1904 votes
: or within / of nomination
o Mr.. Andrews, of Mass, then rose ant
0 corrected the vote of Massachusetts, b,
. changing four votes, and giving them t.
Iincnlu Tins