Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-05-26

Iof the New York delegation. Agreed to.
And the Convention adjourned Gil 3 z
I'M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order a
twenty minutes after FIVE O'Clock.
The chair stated that the first business
la order was that the Convention proceed
to ballot for candidate for the office q
| Vice President Of the United States.
Mr. Phillips, Of Kansas, nominated
John Hickman, Of Pennsylvania. Ap.
plause
Mr.. Carter, Of Ohio, nominated Hanni-
/ baI Hamlin, Of Maine. Applause.
Mr.. -, Of Pennsylvania seconded tic
nomination Of John Hickman. Applause.
Coy. Boutwell, d Massachusetts nomina-
ted Nathaniel r. Banks, Of Mass. Faint
applause.
Mr.. Smith, Of Indiana, nominated Gus
sius NJ. Clay Of Kcutucky. G1set eheei-
ing.
MI. Lowrey. of Pennsylvania, nominated
Goyernef Al. II. Reedcr Of Penn AZ
lplause.l
voTiss FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The Convention then proceeded 10 a vote,
with the following result:
For Hamlin 1914; Clay, l015 Iiick-
man, So; Reeder, 81; Banks, 8s4 II. w.
Davis, s Houston, 6 /; Dayton, 81; W. B.
Reed, /. No choice.
During the progress Of the vote there
was considerable confusion among the d i
egates - elieiung the following remark
fom the chair That each gentlemen should
appoint himself committee to keep bis own
tongue still--as gentlemen were making
too much noise. Applause and laughter.
As the vote Of each State was called, it
was t.legraphed to the crowd collected out
side Of tie builing -who kept up a con
tinual cheering rs the results were an
nouneed
The Convention then proceeded to vote
+ q second time with the following result:
For Hanlin, 367; Clay,a6; Hickman,
10; and Hannibal Hamlin Of Maine was
declared the nominee for Vice President.
While the Convention was voting, the
chair was continually calling gentlemen to
order.
When the votes Of New York and Pena-
sylyania were announced for Mr. Ham
Lin, there was loud applause by the audi
enee.
The chair again called for order, and
stated that if the audience would keep quiet
the Convention would.
A telegram from Detroit was here read
lby the chair, stating that one hundred
gems were being fired il that city IN honor
of the nomination Of Lincoln.
When the vote was announced, the whole
Convention aud the audience arose and
greeted it with deafenirg shouts and ap
planse.
Mr. Blakely, Of Kentucky, moved that
the nomination Of Mr.. Hamliu be made
unanimous
Mr.. Smith, Of Indiana, seconded the mo-
ton, paying a handsome tribute % Mr..
Clay, and assuring the Convention that
Republieanism would triumph in Indiana,
Mr. McCriIis, Of Maine, thanked The
Convention for the honor they had done
his State, in selecting one Of its SONS for
the Vice Presidency.
Maine and Illinois were sisters-in-law in
this great eonfederacy Many Of the citi-
zens Of Maine had emigrated to the West;
some of them were now among the living,
while others repose among the dead CA
cry Of {. good z from one Of the Maine del
egates here elected considerable laughter,
and it was some time before the gentleman
could 20 on.
Mr.. Garter, Of Ohio, apoloeized for Dir.
Corwin, who had been called upon for a
speech, stating that NJ. G. was confined to
his room BY sickness, but that they might
rest assured that his labors would lie with
them during the Convention.
The question was then taken, and the
nomination Of Hannibal Hamlin as a candi-
date for Vice President was made unan-
mons.
Loud cries for Giddings-but he did not
appear
Mr.. Tuck, Of New Hampshire, moved
that the chairman Of this Convention and
The chairman of the respective State dele
cations be appointed committee to notify
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Harnlin Of
their nomination as candidates for the Off
ces of President and Vice President, which
was carried.
Mr.. Giddings, Of Ohio, offered a resolu-
ton declaring 'that we sympath.ze with
those men who have been driven, some from
their native States, and some from the States
of their adoption, and are now exiled from
their homes on account of their opinions
and We hold the Democratic party respon-
sible for the gross violation Of that clause
Of the constitution which declares that eiti-
zens of each State shall be entitled to the
rights and imfnunities of citizens of the sew
eral States which was unanimously adop-
ted.
Mr.. Goodrich, Of Mimi, stated that a
procession would form at eight o'clock in
the evening, and after passing through the
principal streets, would proceed to the
"wigwam," and there hold a grand ratifi-
cation meeting. Cheers.
He then moved vote Of thanks to the
citizens Of Chicago for the hospitality,
taste, zeal and muniicence they have dis
played upon this occasiol and that they
deserve thethanks eff the convention. which