Worcester daily spy., 1860-05-03
PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY.

CHARLESTON, Wednesday, May 2.-The
Boston Brass Band, seated in the gallery,
opened the convention, this morning, with half
a dozen spirit stirring airs, concluding with
Yankee Doodle. At the conclusion of the
music, Mr.. Flourney Of Arkansas, with lungs
stentoran, proposed three cheers tor the
Union, which were heartily responded to.
The floor and galleries were thronged with
the first ladies of the city.
The convention was called to order at half
past ten. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Kendrick.
NINETEENTH BALLOT IN FULL.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, voted entire
for Douglas, and he received 81 from Connec-
ticut, 2 from New Jersey, 81 from Pennsylva-
mia, 81 from Indiana Al from Missouri, and 8
from Minnesota Total $50
Guthrie received-Massachuse 8, Connec-
ticut ., New Jersey 5, Pennsylvania u, Indi.
ana J. Missouri 4k, Kentucky r. Total, 395
Lane received-New Jersey J, Pennsylvania
., North Carolina 10, Arkansas |, California
3, Oregon Total 20.
sylvania 3, Delaware 2, Maryland 4, Virginia
15 Total 264
johnson received-Tennessee II, Minneso-
ia l. Total 16
Dickinson received-California l.
Davis received-Nlassachuse -
TWENTIETH BALLOT.
Douglas $50, Guthrie u, Lane 205, Hunter
26, johnson Il, Dickinson J, Davis /.
TWENTY FIRST BALLOT.
Douglas $50, Guthrie Az Lane 2O4 Hun.
ter 26, johnson II, Dickinson J, Davis l.
On the twenty-thrd ballot when Virginia
was called, Mr.. Russell stated that he was re.
CURED to cast fourteen votes one way and one
another. He declined to cast it however, un-
less otherwise ordered by the convention The
state convention had not passed any resolu-
tions on the subject, but voting as a unit was
regarded as the democratic law of the state.
Mr.. Norfit Of Virginia, said that he himself
and colleagues thought his constituents ought
to be heard, and he demanded that they should
be heard. He could no longer vote for Mr..
Hunter
Debate was INDUCED in for some time on
the question, when the president decided that
the delegation from Virginia, are entitled to
cast their individual votes. The vote of Vir.
ginia was then cast as follows: one for Doug.
las and IA for Hunter. Douglas also received
one vote from North Carolina, giving him a
majority Of the whole electoral college as fol
lows:
Douglas 1923, Guthrie All, Lane 195, Hun.
ter 35 johnson II, Dickinson Il, Davis l.
TWENTY FOURTH BALLOT.
Douglas l5l3, Guthrie Az, Lane 194, Hun
ter 30, johnson II, Dickinson u, Davis l.
TWENTY SIXTH BALLOT.
Douglas 1913, Guthrie Az, Lane 9, Hunter
25, Johnson II, Dickinson Il, Davis l.
TwENTY-sEvENTH BALLOT.
Precisely same as twenty-sixth.
TwENTY.EIGHTH BALLOT.
No change.
TwENTY-N1NTH BALLOT.
Douglas 1919, Guthrie AZ, Lane y, Hunter
25, johnson ~, Dickinson 13, Davis l.
THIRTIETH BALLOT.
Douglas 15l4, Hunter 25 Guthrie 45, Dick
inson 3, johnson IL, Lane 81, Davis l.
THIRTY.FIRsT BALLOT.
NEARLY THE SAME.
THIRTY-sECoND BALLOT.
Ditto.
THIRTY-THIRD BALLOT.
Ditto.
THrRTYFoURTH BALLOT.
Douglas 1929, Guthrie Az, Dickinson 5,
Hunter 229 Johnson IL, Lane 12tt, Davis l.
AT half past one, the convention adjourned
to five o'clock.