Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-24
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
National Republican Convention.
Beginning at Chicago, May 16M, 1860
THIRD DAY.

proceedings were opened by prayer, by
Rev. NJ. Green, of Chicago.
The President after requesting the Con-
vention and audience to preserve strict or
der and refrain from any demonstrations
calculated to disturb the deliberations of
the Convention, read communication
from the Superintendent of the Galena and
Chicago Union Rail Road inviting the del
gates OF the Convention to take an excur-
sion on Monday next to Dubuque. thence
down the Mississippi River to Fulton or
Clinton, returning to Chicago Tuesday
evening, or extend their excursion to Cedar
Rapids over the Chicago. Iowa and Ne
braska Rail Road. returning to Chicago
Wednesday evening.
The President also handed the following
communication to the Secretary to read:
New YonK. April 20.
To tie Republican National Convention:
At meeting Of the representatives Of
the Working men of the different wards of
this city, Brooklyn, Williamsburgh. and
Greenport. held on the evening OF the 10Th
inst, at Union Hall. 195 Dowcry, it was
Resolyed, THAT the officers of the meet
ing be instructed to address the Republi-
can National Convention, to assemble at
Chicago. and respectfully request the Con
vention to declare Itself opposed to all fur
Their traffic in the public lands of the u
S., and in favor of laying them cut in
farms and lots for the exclusive use OF actu-
al settlers.
We see this singular condition Of affairs.
that while wealth in our own country is
accumulating; while internal improve
ments of every description are fast increas-
ing, yet with all these advantages, the
compensation tor useful labor is getting
less and less. We seek the cause of this
anomaly, and we trace it to the monopoly
of the land. with labor at the mercy OF
capitalists. We therefore desire to abol-
ish the monopoly. not by interfering with
the conventional rights of persons now in
possession, bat, by arresting the further
sale of all land not yet appropriated as pri-
vate property, and by allowing those
lands hereafter to be freely occupied by
those who may choose to settle on them.
We propose that the public land hereafter
shall not be owned, but occupied only
The occupant having the right to the sale
ofhis or her improvements to any one not
| in possession of other lands. so that by pre-
venting individuals from becoming pos
sessed of more than a limited quantity,
any one may enjoy the right.
Respectfully yours.
HENRY BEsrSG, Chm
The PREsIDENT-The Chair would sug-
gest that the the Committee on Platoon
and Resolutions having reported, and their
report covering the subject-matter of this
resolution. that the communication lie up
on the table. Assented to.
After some debate, on a motion of Mr..
Blair, of Maryland, to allow the delegation
from that State to fill up their ranks, which
was voted down. the Convention decided
to proceed to ballot for q candidate for
President
AT the conclusion of the voting, which
occupied considerable time, the result was
announced by the Secretary of the Convcn.
vention as follows:
FoR WILLIAM III. SEWARD, of N. Y, 1874
For ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois, 10.
For EDWARD Bates. of Missouri, As
For SINoS CAMERON. of Pennsylvania, 505
For JOHN MCLEAN, of Ohio. 1;
For SALMON p. CHASE, of Ohio, 4e
For BENJAMIN F. WADE, of Ohio, 3
For WILLIAM L. DAYTON, ofN.J., Ia
For JOHN NJ. REED. of Pennsylvania,
For JACOB CoLLAMER, of Vermont, IL
For CHARLES SUMNER, of Massachusetts,
For JOHN c. Fremont, Of California,
Whole number Of votes cast, 465; ne
cessary to q choice, 233.
The Chair announced, that no candidate
having received majority Of the Who'll,
number of votes cast, the Convention
would proceed to second ballot.
i SECOND BALLOT.
/ Mr.. Caleb b. Smith in the Chair, tn
ballot proceeded.
After the vote was taken, and before i
was announced
/ Gov. REEpER, Of PENN desire {,
state, that while the vote was going on
and after that vote was given. the nam,
of Gen. Cameron was withdrawn. I-nov
formally withdraw the name of Gen. Cam
ctou Afossi tufS COustutlOu as q canQlQat
for nomination.
| (Great confusion while the ballot wa
being counted.
The SECRETARY announced the result o
tho second ballot as follows:
For WILLIAM H. SEWARD, of New York
184 votes. (Applause.
! For ABRAHAM LINCOLN. of Illinois, Is
votes. Tremendous applause. checked
j by the Speaker.
/ For EDwAnD Bates. of Missouri. 8;
votes.
! For Suos CAMERON. of Pennsylvania,
votes.
i For JoHs MCLEAN. of Ohio, s votes.
i For SALMON p. CHASE. of Ohio. 40,
votes.
For william L. DAYros. Of New Jersey
10 votes.
For CAssrus NJ. CLAY, Of Kentucky.
I votes.
j Whole number of yoies cast 465, ne
cessary to choics. 233.
/ The CHAIR announced that no candidat