Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-05-19

/ Of the delegation cast the vote Of the State
for Bates Two delegates protested, claiming
the right to cast individual votes.
After some discussion, the Convention re-
jeeted the vote as cast by the Chairman, and
received the votes Of the delegates separately.
= The first ballot resulted as follows:
SSSewerd-Maine, 10; New Hampshire, !
Massachusetts,, 2l New York, 20 Pennsyl-
vaniA l02; Maryland 3; Virginia, 8 p; Ken
tueky, 5; Michigan, IL; Texas, 4; Wiscon-
sin, 10; Iowa, 2; California, 8 Minnesota
8; Kansas, G, Nebraska, 2 District Of Co
lumbia, 2. Total, 1884.
For Linclon-Maine 6, New Hampshire Z,
Massachusetts, 4, Connecticut 4, Virginia IA,
Kentucky 6, Ohio g. Ind. 26, Illinois 20, Iowa
2, Nebraska / 4; total l02.
For Bates-Rhode Island ], Connecticut
Z, Maryland 8, Delaware 6, Missouri, fs, Tex
as ?, Iowa l, Oregon, 5 total 4s.
For Cameron-Pennsylvania Al Q, Virginia
l, Iowa l, Nebraska, total soy. MeLane
Rhode Island s, Pennsylvania l, Kentucky
/, Ohio 4, Iowa l !; total u.
For Chase-New Hampshire /, Rhode
Island l, Connecticut 2, Kentucky 8, Ohio
A, Iowa l, Nebraska 2; total 40.
For Wsder-Connecticu l, Kentucky ? /;
total 3.
For Dayton-New Jersey Ia.
For Reed-Rhode Island l.
For Fremont-New Hampshire l.
For Collamer-Yermont l.
For Sumner-Kentucky l.
Whole number of votes, 465; necessary TO
a choice, 233.
The second ballot was then taken. Came
ron's name was withdrawn. New Hampshire
gave to Lincoln, Vermont 10, Rhode Island
3, Connecticut 4 Pennsylvania AZ, Delaware
6, Kentucky 9, Ohio IA, Iowa 5. Whole vote
for Lincoln lsl. Massachusetts, gave Seward
% votes, New Jersey 4, Pennsylvania %,
Kentucky Z, Texas 6, Nebraska 3. Whole
vote for Seward 1914. Bates 35 votes, Nc
Lean 8, Chase 422, Cameron 2, Dayton 10,
G. n Clay 2-no choice.
The third ballot was taken amidst excite
ment and cries for ballot Intense feeling
existed during the ballot each vote being
awaited in breathless silence and expectancy.
Massachusetts, gave Lincoln 8 votes, Rhode
Island 5, New Jersey 8, Pennsylvania, 50
Tapplausel, Maryland 9, Kentucky Is, Ohio
29 [applsuse] Oregon 4. This gave Lincoln
2309 votes, or within II of nomination, and
Mr.. Andrews Mass then rose and corrected
his Massachusetts, by changing four
votes and giving them to Lincoln, thus nom
mating him by q majority.
The Convention Immediately became wild
ly excited A large portion Of the delegates
who hsd kept tally, ct once saw the struggle
was decided and half the Convention rose,
cheering, shouting, and waving hats. The
audience took up the cheers. The confusion
became deafening; State after State rose
striving TO change their votes to the winning
candidate, but noise and enthusiasm rendered
it impossible for delegates to make themselves
audible.
Mr. McCrittis, of Maine, on making himself
heard, said the young giant Of the West is
now ofage. Maine casts for him her sixteen
votes.
Mr.. Andrews of Mass, changed the vote
that State, giving ls to Lincolna aud 8 to Sew
ard.
Intelligence of the nomination was now
conveyed to men on the roofof the building,
who Immediately made the outside multitude
aware Of the result.
The first roar of cannon soon mingled itself
with the cheers Ofthe people, and at the same
moment man appeared in the Hall bearing
large painting Of Lincoln. The scene at
this time beggHrs description. IL 900 peo-
pie inside and 10000 or 10000 outside were
yelling and shouting at once. Two cannons
sent forth roar after roar in rapid succession.
Delegates tore up sticks and boards bearing
the names of several States and waved them
aloft over the heads of the vast multitude be-
fore the platform. Hats and handkerchiefs
were waving and the whole scene was Of
the widest enthusiasm.
VIM. n. Evarts, of n. Y, having obtained
hearing said; Mr.. Chairman, can New York
have silence of the conventious lCries Of,
Yes, yes. ask ifthe vote had yet been an
nounced. LCries of Not yet Then, Sir, l
wait to be in order.
Brown, of No., desired to change the 1s
votes Of Missouri for the gallant son of the
West, Abraham Lincoln lows, Connect
cut Kentucky, and Minnesota also changed
their votes. The result Of the third ballot
was then announced. Whole number votes
cast 466; necessary to choice 234. Abraham
Lincoln received 354, and was declared duly
nominated The States still voting for Sew
ard were Mas. 8, N. Y. 70, N. J. 5, Penna
Maryland 2, Mich, II, Wis. 10, California 3,
total 1l04. Dayton received one vote from
New Jersey; Mclean half q vote from Penn
sylvania Result reed withrenewed applause.
When silence was restored, W. N. Evarts
came forward to the Secretary's table and
spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen of the Ma
tional ConVention-I'he State of New York
by a full delegation, with complete unsnimity
in purpose at home, came to this Convention
and presented as its choice one of its citizens
who had served the State from boyhood, up,
and labored for it and loved it. We came
here from a great State, with, as we thoughta
great statesman, Iapplause and our love
Of the great republic from which we are all
delegates, the great republic of the American
Union; and our love Of the great Republican
party Of the Union, and the love Of our
statesman and candidate, made US think we
did our duty to the country, and the whole
country, in expressing our preference and love
for him. Applause. But, gentlemen, it
was from Gov. Seward that most Of US learn
ed to love Republican principles and the Re
publican party. [Oheers. His fidelity to
the country, the constitution and the laws, his
fidelity to the party and the principle that
majorities govern, his interest in the advance
ment Of our party, to its victory, that our
country may rise 10 its trueglory, induces
me TO declare that I speak his sentiments,
as l do the united opinion of our dele
CATION, when move, good sir, as l do
now, that the nomination Of Abraham Lin
coin Of ILL.,, as the Republican candidate for
the sufrages Of the whole country, for the Of
fee Of Chief Magistrate of the American
Union, be made unanimous. Applause-
three cheers for New York.
The portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Of the
size Of Life, was here exhibited from the plat
form amidst renewed cheers.
Mr.. Andrews, Of Mass, on the part Of the
united delegation Of that State, seconded the
motion of the gentleman from New York
that the nomination be made unanimous.-
After declaring the devotion of Massachusetts,
to principles Of freedom and equality, he ex-
tolied Gov. Seward as a statesman and patri-
Of and pledged his State to roll up a majority
of over one hundred thousand, and give thir-
teen electoral votes to the candidates.
Eloquent speeches endorsing the nominee
were also made by Carl Schurz, Blair, of No.
and Browning, of H., all of which breathed
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