The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-05-10

publican par
declaration Of Indepen
pod, Dcnouncing disunion 4tl
l1c rights Of the States 9th Deaounc
ing the partisan spirit Of tho Admins
tration, and Federal Courts 9Th, de
nouncing the extrava- ance Of the Ad
ministration 7th, Denying that Tho
] Institution carries slavery ia the Ter
rtories Slh, Denying that Congress OF
a Territorial Legislature can legally e.
tabish Slavery in the Territories 9th
Deroanc;ng the recent opening Of the
Slave Trade, and calling upon Con
gress to suppress it; 10th, Denoun.
cling Popular Sovereignty, and the re-
cent vetoes Of the Territorial Governors;
18th, That Kansas should be immediate
" admitted into tho Union; 18th, A tar
if protecting the industry Of the coun.
try; 18th, Favoring the Homestead
measure, which has passed the House
l4th, Opposed to change in our Natu-
ralization laws; 18th, Demanding i'm
provement for rivers and harbors; 10th,
Favoring Pacific Railroad, and an i'm
mediate daily Overland Mail 18th, In,
yitation to support these measures.
There was but little debate upon the
Platform, and after amending the End
plank or resolution, making it more cx
plicit, by inserting some Of the Declare
ton Of Independence, the whole was
adopted with tremendous applause. The
reporters have it thus Upon the
adoption Of she Platform, the delegates
and the whole Of the vast audience, rose
to their feet in transport Of cnthusi-
asm, the ladies waving their hankerchiefs
and the gentlemen their hats, while for
many minutes the tremendous cheers
and shouts Of applause continued, and
again and again we're renewed and re-
pcated."
When quiet was restored the Chair
announced that number Of gentlemen
would speak in the Wigwam that even
ing.
The Convention then adjourned until
10 o'clock the next morning.
THIRD DAY.
Convention assembled at 10 o'clock
agreeably to adjournment, and after
prayer an ! the reading OF a few commu'
nications received by the Chairman,
proceeded to ballot for candidate for
President. The result Of the tirst bal
lot was Seward 17?1, Abraham Lincoln
lO2, Ed. Bates 4s, Salmon p. Chase 40,
Simon Cameron sol; the remainder
scattering. Whole number Of votes 465;
necessary to choice 233.
SECOND BALLOT Seward 1914, Lin
coin 1871, Bates IS, Chase 42A, Cameron
2, Dayton Of N. J. 10; remainder scat
tcring.
Third Seward $50, Lin
coin 2314, Chase 24a, Bates %; remain
der scattering. Before the result Of the
vote was announced, some Of the Dele
gates from Ohio, Mass, Tenn. and Conn
changed their votes to Lincoln, after
which the delegations entire from Me-,
N. H., II. l., O., Mo, Iowa, Ky, Mimi,
Va, Texas, Dis. Col, Kan, Neb., Or,
changed their votes for Lincoln, and
the result was then announced. Whole
number Of votes 466; necessary to q
choice 234. For Abraham Lincoln Of
Illinois 364. Thunders Of applause
continuing for some minutes followed
after which upon motion Of Mr., Eyar.s,
Chairman Of the Delegation from New
York, tho nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln
was made unanimous; followed by en-
thusiastic cheering.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin Of Maine, upon the
second ballot was chosen candidate for Vice
President. Next to Mr.. Hamlin, Cassius N.
Clay, received the highest number Of votes.
Some Of the delegates then INDUCED in
laudalory spt cchcs Of our principles and carr
didates, and Of Mr.. Seward which was fol-
lowed by vote CT thanks to the officers Of the
Convention, tho valcdictory address Of tho
Chairman and the ndjounmept sise diS.