Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-05-24
The Chicago Couyention-The Nominees.


The Republican National Convention met
at Chicago, last Thursday. There was an
immense crowd in attendance, and their
proceedings were moderately harmonious.
George Ashmun, of Massachusetts, presided.
All the Free States were represented, and
delegates were in attendance from the fol-
lowing slave States: Missouri, Kentucky,
Virginia, Maryland, Texas and Delaware,
and the District of Columbia. We extract
some Of the reported proceedings:
NoMIEATIoSs.
Mr.. Evarts proposed the name Of Will
lam H. Seward. Loud and long continued
applause.
MIR. Judd, of Illinois, proposed the name Of
Abram Lincoln, Of Illinois. The applause
from the audience here became perfectly
deafenng, the shouts swelling into per-
feet roar, and being continued several min
utes, the widest excitemen, prevailed. AT
the close OF the applause; some Kisses were
heard, but the pressure appeared great for
Lincoln.
Mr.. Dudley of New Jersey, presented
the hame Of w. L. Dayton Light ap-
plause,
Gov. Reeder Of Pennsylvania, presented
the name of Simon Cameron, of Pennsyva-
mia Applause.
Mr.. Carter, OF Ohio, nominated Salmon
P. Chase Loud applause.
Mr.. Smilhson, OF Indiana, seconded the
nomination of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Francis P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri,
nominsied Edward Bates.
Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, seconded the
nomination of w. H. Seward. Tremen-
deous applause.
Thomas Curwin, OF Ohio, nominated Jno.
Mclean, of Ohio. [Applause.l
Carl Schurz, Of Wisconsin, seconded
the nomination of w. H. Seward.
Mr. Delano, Of Ohio: "On the part of
large number Of the people OF Ohio, | desire
10 second the nomination OF man who
can split rails and maui the Democrats
Abraham Lincoln rounds Of applause by
the Lincoln men.
Judge Logan, OF Illinois Mr. President
in order or out of order, | propose this
Convention ard audience will give three
cheers FOR the man who is evidently their
nominee. Misses.
THE BALLOTS.
- For President FIRST Bdl'Ot-Seward,
l734: Lincoln, lC2; Bates Is; Cameron,
5Q2; Mclean, y; Chase, 40; Wade. 3;
Dayton. IA; Reed, l.; Coiiumer 10; Ere
moni, !; sumner. |. Whole number OF
votes 465; NECESSARY 10 choice, 253.
Second Be! OF lmeron's mans with
drawn; Seward. l84i; Lincoln, Isl, Bates,
30; Mclean. S; Chase, 423; Cameron, =
Dayton. 10; c. NJ. Clay, 2. No choice.
The Third Ballot wa. then taken amidst
excitement, and cries OF Ballot" Intense
feeling existed, during the ballot, each vote
being awaited in breathlesss silence
and expectancy. Rhode Island, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania. Maryland, Kentucky,
Ohio and Oregon, changed their votes, CIV
ing Lincoln 234, or within II; OF q noni-
nation.
At this point, Mr.. Andrews, of Massa-
chusetts, arose and changed four OF that
States votes for Lincoln, thus nominating
him by q majority. Mr.. b. G. Brown,
of Missouri, arose and altered The vote OF
that State 10 Lincoln. Iowa, Kentucky,
Connecticut and Minnesota followed the
example when the vote was counted and
found to be as follows:
Whole number OF votes, 456. Neces'a-
ry TO choice. 234. Abraham Lincoln re.
ceived 354 votes and was declared duly
nominated. Mr.. Seward received ll03;
DAYTON, l, and Mclean J.
The nomination being announced outside,
was received with tempests of applause by
the pOpulace.
At the afternoon session, ballots were
taken for candidate for Vice President
John Hickman of Pennsylvania, n. P.
Banks OF Massachusetts, c. NJ. Clay Of
Kentucky Gov. Reeder Of Pennsylvania and
Hannibal Hemln OF Maine, were named as
candidates.
FIRST Bal'oi-Hamlin, 1914; Clay, 1913;
Hickman, 3Sa; Henry Winter Davis, s.;
Houston Of Texas, 6; Dayton, 3; Reed, l.
Whole number of votes cast 46l; necessa.
~ 10 choice 232
Second B0Hot-N. P. Banks and Gov.
Reeder were withdrawn. The result was
as follows: Hamlin, 367; Clay, Sc; Hick-
man, Is.
PoLIrIcAL.-There was political gath
ering al Land Mark, in this county, last