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CHICAGO CONVENTION.
LINCOLN NOMINATEDI
Great Euthusiesm.

CHICAGO, May Is.
The Convention was called to order 3
10-o'clock, AK.
A delegate moved to allow the indians
delegation to fill up their number.
Dir. Armorsr objected. not knowing th
object of the motion or the men, and pro
posed to TO offer some other preliminsr!
business.
The Convention proceeded at IL o.
clock to ballot for candidate for Presi
dent with the following result:
Gen. Nye nominated w. II. Seward
Of New York. [Applauss.
Mr.. Judd nominated Abraham Lin
coin. Of Illinois. Immense and prolongeC
applause.
Nex Jersey presented w. L. Dayton
Pennsylvania nominated Gen. Came
ron.
Mr.. Carter nominated S. P. Chase. o
Ohio.
The Indian delegation desired to sec
ond the nomination of Abraham Lincoln
Immense applause.
Mr.. Blair presented the name Of Ed
ward Bates, of Missouri, amid great ap'
plause.
Michigan desired to second the aomi
nation of w. 81 Seward. Great ap
plause.
John Mclean was nominated by Ton
Corwin.
Wisconsin and Minnesota seconed thu
nomination of w. H. Seward. Zap
plsuse and confusion.
Kansas also seconded Seward.
A part of the Ohio delegation desired
to second the nomination of the man who
knows how to split rsils-Abe Lincoln
Round after round Of applause.
Two thirds of Iowa recommended the
nomination OF Lincoln.
The voting commenced.
Maine-10 for Seward. 6 for Lincoln.
New Hampshire-1 for Fremont, ]
for Chase. for Seward, 7 for Lincoln.
Ve:mont-10 for Jacob Collamer.
Massachusetts, for Lincoln, % for
Seward.
Rhode Island-1 for Chase, I for
Bates. for Jno. NJ. Reed, 5 for Mclean.
Connecticut-2 for Lincoln, 7 for
Bates, 2 for Chase, for Wade.
New York casts 20 votes for VIM. a.
Seward.
New Jersey-14 for Dayton.
Pennsylvanis-474 for Cameron. 4
for Lincoln. l for Mclean. Ii for Sew
ard.
Indiana-under instructions to vote
for an amendment, cast IL votes for
Bates.
A member of the Indiana delegation
protested that they were not instructed,
and persisted in the right to vote for their
individual preference.
The chair stated that under the rules
the Chairman Of the delegation was au-
thorized to announce the vote of that
State.
Che Convention reversed the decision
Of the Chair-6 for Bates.
Virginia-14 for Lincoln, 8 for Sew.
ard. l for Cameron.
Keniucky-1 for Sumner, / for Nc.
Lean. 2 for Wade. 5 for Seward, 6 for
Lincoln, 8 for Chase.
Ohio-34 for Chase, 4 for Mclean, 8
for Lincoln.
Indiana-26 for Lincoln.
Missouri-lS for Bates.
Michigan-l2 for Seward.
Iowa. for Lincoln, 2 for Seward, l
for Bates, / for Cameron, l for Mclean,
l for Chase.
California-8 for Seward.
Minnesota-S for Seward.
Oregon-5 for Bates.
Kansas Territory-6 for Seward.
Nebraska Territory-1 for Lincoln.
2 for Chase. for Cameron, 2 for Sew.
ard.
District Of Columbia-2 for Seward.
Maryland-Called by delegates, and
cast 8 for Seward, 8 for Bates.
The vote was announced as follows {:
Total. 465 !; necessary to choice, 233 /;
Seward, 1874 i; Lincoln, 1902; Bates.
As; Cameron so +; Mclean. II /;
Chase, 40; Wade, 5; Fremont, /;
Dayton. IA; Jacob Collamer, 10; Reid,
/ 1; Sumner, /.
SECOND BALLor-12 O'CLOCK.
Maine-10 for Seward, 6 for Lincoln.
New Hampshire-1 for Seward, 9 for
Lincoln.
Vermont-10 for Lincoln.
Massachusetts, for Lincoln, % for
Seward.
Rhode IsIand-2 for Mclean, 8 for
Chase. 4 for Lincoln.
Connecticut--4 for Lincoln. 2 for
Chase, 4 for Bates, 2 for Mclean.
New York--70 for Seward.
New Jersey--1O for Dayton. 4 for
Seward.
Pennsylvania-4s for Lincoln, 24 for
Mclean, 2f for Seward, l for Cameron.
Maryland-S for Bates, 8 for Seward.
Delsware-6 for Lincoln.
Virginia-l4 for Lincoln, 8 for Sew
ard, 4 for Cameron.
Kentucky-7 for Seward, 9 for Lin
coin. 8 for Chase.
Ohio-29 for Chase, 8 for Mclean,
IA for Lincoln.
Indisna--26 for Lincoln.
Missouri-1S for Bates.
Michagan-12 for Seward.
lllinois-25 for Lincoln.
Texas-6 for Seward.
Wisconsin-10 for Seward.
Iowa-6 for Lincoln, 2 for Seward,
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