Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-05-19
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THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Nomination of Abe. Lincoln
of Ill, for President.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, OF MAINE, NOM
MATED FOR YICE-PREsIDENT.
INTENSE ExCITENIErIT
Reception Of ahe Nomination, speechosl
.i....- &C., &C., SO.

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the Convention assembled this morning, the
Wigwam was closely packed. The interest
| in the proceedings appears TO increase as the
time for balloting approaches. The crowd
| outside the building, numbered by thousands
remains anxiously awaiting the intelligence
| from inside. r.f
Arrangements have been made for passing
the ballots up from the platform to the roof
| of the building through the sky-light men
being stationed along to carry speedy intclli-
| gence to the multitude in the streets.
| q A large procession was formed of the vari-
GUS delegations to march to the hall, pre-
ceded bylands of music, New York being
| by far the most numerous. AS the delegates
/ entered on the platform, the several distin-
guished men were greeted by rounds OF ap-
plause by the audience.
The opening prayer was delivered by Rev
erend Mr.. Greene, of the Tabernacle Baptist
i Church..
Three or four meetings are being held at
distance outside, and during the silence oc-
casioned by the delivery of the prayer, the
roars and shouts Of these meetings are dis
tinctly heard in the wigwam. ~ -a...
The President, on the opening of the pro-
1 ceedings, begged the audience to refrain as
much as possible from applause, and to pre-
serve as far as consistant the dccorum and
dignity of the meeting. ,..tt -
. The President announced an invitation for
an excursion over the Chicago and Galena
railroad; also, q communication from the
workingmen of Brooklyn, Williamsburg
and Greenport, in favor of bestowing govern
ment lands on actual settlers, and arresting
further sale of the public lands, which were
ordered TO be entered on the records.
4 The President announced the motion pend
ing to take ballot for President of the United
States. ..-
Mr.. Blair, of Maryland, announced that in
| - al. ii l,, tl,n
vention, of the rule restricting the vote cast
to the number Of delegates present, that that
delegation had last evening filed its number
and asked leave to present the credentials of
five new delegates to fill the number from
that State. ...-
, The President said that he had understood
that the rule adopted in the report of the
Committee on Credentials to have restricted
Maryland to eleven votes. The additional
delegates would not entitle them to a greater
number of votes.
Mr.. Blair said that the delegation had a
right to fill vacancies, and had done so in
consequence of the rule adopted yester-
day.
I Mr. Armour, of Maryland, hoped that the
motion to admit those delegates would be
voted down. ..t ..
The motion to admit the extra delegates
was lost amid applause.
The Convention then voted to proceed To
. ballot for candidate for President of the
United States.
Mr.. Evarts, of New York, asked if at this
time it is in order to put the candidates in
| nomination.
The President considered il in order to
name candidates without debate. t.
delegate from Pennsylvania drew atten-
ton to the fact that delegates seats were
occupied by outsiders .....-..
A voice-''The same here with Ohio"
The President read communication, re-
ceived from the doorkeepers, which stated
J that delegates, as soon as they got into the
hall, passed their tickets over to their friends
The officers, therefore, found it impossible to
prevent the admission of outsiders, but the
Q fault rested with the delegates.
: After some delay, occasioned by clearing
n the platform and distributing ballots, thu
Convention proceeded to ballot.
/ Mr.. Evarts proposed the name of VIM. b
: Seward. loud and long continued ap'
s plause.]
Mr.. Judd, of Illinois, proposed the name o.
Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.
The applause from the audience here be
e came perfectly deafening, the shouts swelling
S into perfect roar and being continued
o several minutes, the widest excitement pre-
= vailing At the close of the applause SOM
d Kisses were heard, but the pressure appeared
d great for Lincoln. ....
u l
e name of VIM. L. Dayton. Light applause.
Gov. Reeder, of Pennsylvania, presente,
the name of Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania
CApplause.l
ID Mr.. Carter, of Ohio, nominated Salmon 7
Al Chase. loud applause.]
:. Mr.. Smithson, Of Indiana, seconded tn
If nomination of Abraham Lincoln.
N Francis P. Blair, of Missouri, nominate
g Edward Bates.
= Mr.. Blair, of Michigan, seconded the nomi
u nation of VIM. Fl. Seward. [Tremendou
ID applause.l
is Thomas Corwin, of Ohio, nominated Johl
tv Mclean, of Ohio. [Applause.]
y Carl Schurz, of Wisconsin, seconded tn
IN nomination Of VIM. Fl. Seward. L
NJ Mr.. Delano, of 0hio-0n the part of larg
V; number of the people of Ohio, desire
split rails and maui Democrats, Abraham
We Lincoln. [Reunds of applause by the Lincol
We men,.
he Judge Logan, of Illinois-Mr. President,
ho order or out of order, propose this Convei
~ ton and audience give three cheers for Il
en- man WHO'S evidently their nominee. [Hisses
rs. Balloting shortly after commenced, al
y resulted as follows:
First BaLlot-Seward, l73X; Lincoln, 10
eu Bates, 4s; Cameron, 501z; Mclean, II; ChaS
40; Wade, 3; DAYTON, ID Banks, /; Reed,
in Fessenden, i; Collamer, 10; Sumner, !. :
liv Whole number of votes, 465; necessary
~ o choice, 233.
OF Second Ballot = Camerons name wit
yer drawn; Seward, ls4l5 Lincoln, lSl Bate
nd 35; Mclean, s; Chase, 4219; Cameron, 2; Da
-, ton, To- Cassius M. Clay, 2. No choice.
he The third ballot was then taken, amid c
he eitement and cries of "Ballot"
ed Intense feeling existed during the BALI
er- each vote being awaited in breathless silen
OF and expectancy.
of Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvan
The Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio and Greg
led changed their votes, giving Lincoln 23l u,
the within u of nomination. Mr.. Andrews,
.le- Mass, then arose and corrected the vote
a- Massachusetts, by changing four votes a
giving them to Lincoln, thus nominate
a' him by ~ majority.
orn Intelligence of the nomination was NJ
nts conveyed to the men on the roof of the bui
~ ing, who Immediately made the outside m
y" titude aware Of the result. The first roar
the cannon soon mingled itself with the cheers
)rt- the people, and at the same moment a N
om appeared in the hall bearing large paint
"a OF Lincoln. dl;
teu The scene at this time beggers all descr
the ton. Eleven thousand people inside
use building and from twenty to thirty thouss
veil outside were yelling and shouting at Oh
the cannon sent forth roar after roar in ra
OIL succession; the delegates tore up the stl
hey and boards bearing the names of the sevC
the States, and waved them aloft over the he
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