The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-21

nominating Mr. Lincoln:
THE THIRD BALLOT
was then taken amidst wild excitement and cries
for the ballot. Tine most intense feeling existed
during the ballot, each vote being awaited in
breathless silence and expectancy.
FOR MR.. LINCOLN.
Maine ................. 6Vrginia..... ..... Iii
New Hampshire. 9KentucEy y................l3
Vermont. ............l0 90
Massachusetts, Iowa ............
Rhode Island. 5Indiana. &c
Connecticut. 2Illinos. ........... ......22
New jersey ......... SNebraska. 3
Pennsylvania ....52 Oregon. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Delaware. ..............,.. 6
Maryland .......... 9 Total. 231
As each State voted, the applause was overpow-
ering. The vote of Oregon gave Lincoln 2301a
votes, or within = of nomination.
Mr. Andrews (Mass.) then rose and corrected
the vote of Massachusetts,, by changing four votes
and giving them to Lincoln, thus nominating him
by ~ majority.
The Convention Immediately became scene of
wild excitement. A large portion of the delegates
who had kept the tally, at once said the struggle
decided, and half the Convention rose, cheer.
ing, shouting and waving their hats The audience
took up the cheers, and the confusion became
deafening.
State after State shouting to change their
votes to the winning candidate, but the noise and
enthusiasm rendered it impossible for the delegates
to make themselves heard.
Maine cast her lG votes for Lincoln.
Massachusetts changed, giving is votes to Lin
coin and to Seward
The intelligence of the nomination, when con-
widest excitement, beggaring description.
Cheer upon cheer rent the air, while the cannon
sent forth roar after roar of sautes At least
10000 people participated in the excitement.
Missouri changed her Is votes to Lincoln
Iowa, Connecticut and Minnesota also changed
their votes.
The result of the third ballot was then an
nOunced
Necessary 10 ch0ice' 24
Abram Lincoln received $50, and declared
duly nominated
The States that still voted for Seward were:
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. IL
Maryland '..............2 Michigan...... ..,...12
Wisconsin 10 Califona.............3
Total. al...,............ ........................111k
The announcement of the result was received
with renewed applause.
THE NOMINATIONS MADE UNANIMOUS
When silence restored,
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evarts IN. " spoke as follows:
Mr. President and gentlemen of the National Con-
rention The State of New York, by full deega-
tion and with complete unanimity of purpose at
home, to this Convention and presented as its
choice of its citizens who had served the State
from bOyhood up-had labOred for it and loved it.
We came here great State, with, as we thought,
a great statesman and our love of a great Repub-
lie from which are all delegates-the great Re-
public of the American Union. Our love of the
great Republican party of the Union, and our love
for statesman and candidate made us think that
did our duty to the country, and the whole
country, in expressing our preference and love for
him.
| Gentlemen: 1t was from Governor Seward that
most of us learned to love Republican principles
and the Republican party. His fidelity to the
country, the Constitution and the laws-his fidelity
to the party and the principle that jority govern
his interest in the advancement of party to its
victory-that our country may rise to its true
| glory-induces to declare that speak his sem
tments. as do the united opinion of our delega-
tion, when | move you, sir, as | do now, that the
nomination Of Abram Lincoln, of Illinois, as the
Republican candidate for the sutfrages of the
whole country for the office of Chief Magistrate
of the American Union be made unanimous.
Loud applause greeted this speech, and three
| cheers were given for New ork.
Eloquent speeches were then made by Messrs.
Andrews Mass, Carl Shurz wis. }, Blair (Mo.),
| Browning Ill. }, endorsing the nomination of Mr.
| Lincoln.
The nomination of Mr. Lincoln was then made
unanimous amid loud cheers.
| The Convention adjourned till O'Clock, p. NJ
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention re.assembled at O'Clock p. NJ
large banner was brought on the platform by
the Pennsylvania delegates, bearing the inscrip-
ton
"Pennsyluania good for 10000 majority for the
| Peoples cnndiddte-AJe Lincoin'
The appearance of the banner greeted with
loud applause.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot for
Vice President.
| Mr.. Wilder (Kansas) nominated John Hickman,
| of PenDsy lvania.
Mr.. Carter (Ohio) named Hannibal HamIin, of
| Maine
| Mr.. Bartwell (Massachusetts) nominated N P.
Banks, of Massachusetts.
MIR. Smith (Indiana) nominated Cassius NJ Clay,
of Kentucky.
Mr.. Lowry (Pennsylvania) named Governor
lteeder, of Pennsylvania
| The nominations severay greeted with ap-
pause.
| FIRST BALLOT FOR VICE PRESIDENT.