Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-25
THIRD BALLOT.

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element, and cries for the ballot" In
tense feeling existed during the ballot
ing, each vote being awaited in breath
less silence and expectancy
Lincoln received from Massachusetts,
8; Rhode Island, 5 New Jersey, s
Pennsylvania, 81; (applause) Mary
land, g.; Kentucky, IS; Ohio, %; Zap
plause > Oregon, 4.
This gave Lincoln 230 II votes, or
within IL of a nomination.
Mr.. Andrew of Massachusetts then
rose and corrected the vote of Massa-
chusetts by changing four votes, and
giving them to Lincoln, thus nominating
him by IL majority.
-FOUR report differs from this, and is
probably correct.
The Convention Immediately became
wildly excited. A large portion of the
delegates, who had kept tally, at once said
the struggle was decided, and half the
Convention rose, cheering, shouting and
waving hats. The audience took up the
cheers and the confusion became deafen-
ing. State after State rose, striving to
change their votes to the winning can
didate, but the noise and enthusiasm rend-
cred ii impossible for the delegates to
make themselves heard.
The intelligence of the nomination.
when conveyed to the people outside,
caused scene of the widest excitement.
Cheers rent the air, and cannon sent
forth roar after roar. At least 10000
people participated in the excitement.
Maine cast her 16 votes for Lincoln
! Massachusetts changed, giving Is votes
to Lincoln and 8 to Seward Missouri
changed IS votes to Lincoln; Iowa, Con.
necticut, Kentucky and Minnesota also
, changed their votes.
The result of the third ballot was then
announced:
Whole number, 466
, Necessary to choice, 234
Abraham Lincoln received $50
and was declared duly nominated.
The States that still voted for Seward
were-New York, 70; Massachusetts, s
New Jersey, 5; Pennsylvania, 1-2
Maryland, 2; Michigan, II; Wisconsin
> 10; California, 3. Total, 1101-2.
The announcement of the result wa
received with renewed applause.
When silence was restored, VIM. NJ
Evarts spoke as follows:
"M. Chairman, Gentlemen of tn
National Convention The State o
7 New York, by full delegation, with
complete unanimity of purpose at home
: came &c this Convention, and presente,
as its choice, one of its citizens who hat
served the State from boyhood up-la
bored for it, loved it. We came here,
great State, with, as we thought, a grea
statesman, and our love of the grea
Republic from which we are all delegate
the great Republic of the America
- Union-our love of the great Republ
can party of the Union-and our love {
our statesman and candidate-made I
" think we did our duty to the countr,
,se
and the whole country, in expressing OF
:, preference and love for him. But, gel
- tlemen, it was from Governor Sewar
that most of us learned to love Republ
can principles and the Republican part
:. His fidelity to the country, Constitute
and laws-his fidelity to the party, ar
:, the principle that majorities goyern-h
interest in the advancement of our par
;th to its victory, that our country may ri
to its true glory,-induces me to decla
= that / speak his sentiments, as do Il
&C united opinion of our delegation, when
move you, sir, as do now, that the n
- mination of Abraham Lincoln of IlIino
as the Republican candidate for the ST
~" frages of the whole country for the {
@D' fee of Chief Magistrate of the Amel
''00 can Union be made unanimous"
Loud applause greeted this speec
and three cheers were given for Ne
York.
4e5 Eloquent speeches were then ma
733 by Messrs. Andrew of Massachuset
Carl Schurz Of Wisconsin, Blair of NJ
souri,, and Browning of Illinois, endo
ing the nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln.
The nomination was then made una
nous amid loud cheers. Adjourned
5 p. m.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention re-assembled at 5
N. A large banner was brought on I
platform by Pennsylvania, bearing I
inscription" Pennsylvania good
10000 majority for the peoples cand
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