Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-05-24
Republican National C0nven.
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Nu,,.cn Nov 10 1870
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THIRD pAY-FaRENooN SESSION.
The Convention Immediately hecam
wildly excited, a large portion of the del
egates who had kept tally at once saw tn
struggle was decided, and half the Con
ventiOn rose cheering, shouting and wavin!
their hats. The audience then took u
the cheers, and confusion became deafen
ing, State after State rose, striving II
change their vote to the winning candidate
but the noise and enthusiasm rendered j
impossible for the delegates to maks them
selves audible. r- -- ,, 80
Mr.. McCrittis, of Main, on making him
self heard, said the young giant of tn
West is now of age. Maine casts for hin
her sixteen votes.
| Mr.. Andrews, Of Massachuetts, changed
the vote of that State, giving Is to LincolI
and to Seward.
| Intelligence of the nomination wa.
now conveyed to men on the roof of tht
building who Immediately made the outside
multitude aware of the result. p
/ The first roar of cannon soon mingled
itself with the cheers of the people, and
at the same moment a man appeared il
the Hall bearing large painting of Lincoln
The scene at this time beggars description
Eleven thousand people inside and co..
600 or $4,000 outside were yelling and
shouting at once. Two cannons sent forth
roar in rapid succession. Delegates tore
up sticks and boards bearing the names Of
several States and waved them aloft over
heads of the vast multitude before the
platform. Hats and handkershiefs were
waving and the whole scene was one fthe
widest enthusiasm.
VIM. M. Evarts, of New York, having
obtained a hearing, said: Mr.. Chairman,
can New York have silence of the Con-
vention? Cries Of Yes, yes. I ask if the
vote had yet been announced. Cries of,
Not yet. Then, Sir, wait to be in or
der.
Mr.. Brown, of Missouri, desired to change
the s votes of Missouri for the gallant
son of the West, Abraham Lincoln Iowa,
Connecticut. Kentucky, and Minnesota also
changed their votes. The result of the
third ballot was then announced. Whole
number of votes cast 1866; necessary to a
choice 234. Abraham Lincoln received
355, and was duly nominated. The States
still voting for Seward were Massachusetts,
8; New York 70; New Jersey 5; Pennsyl-
vania J; Maryland 2; Michigan II; Wis
consin 10; California 3-total l1O4.-
Dayton received one vote from New Jersey ;
Mclean half vote from Pennsylvania
The result was received with renewed ap-
plause.
When silence was restored, VIM H. Ev-
arts, of New York, came forward to the
Secretary's table and spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, and gentlemen of the
National Convention-The State of New
York by full delegation, with complete
unanimity in purpose at home, came to
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
great State, with, as, we thonght, a great
statesman, (applause) and our love of the
great republic from which we are all del
egales, and our love of the great Repub-
lican 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 prefer
ence and love for him. (Applause. y.
But, gentlemen, it was from Gov. Seward
that most of us learned to love Republi-
can principles and the Republican party.
(Cbeers.) His fidelity to the country, the
and the laws, his fidelity to the
party and tbe..prirciple that majorities gov
ern, his in terest in the advancement OF our
party, to its victory, that our country may
rise to itstrue glory, induces me to declare
that l speak his sentiments, as I do the
united opinion of our delegation, when l
move you sir, as do now, that the nom
ination of Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois,
as the Republican candidate for the suffra-
ges of the whole country, for the office CT
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
platform amidst renewed cheers.
Mr.. Andrews, of Massachusetts,, on the
part of the united delegation of that State,
the motion of the gentleman
from New York that the nomination be
made unanimous. After declaring the
devotion of Massachusetts to the princi-
pies of freedom and equality, be extolled
Gov. Seward as statesman and patriot,
pledged his State to roll up majority of
,ver one hundred thousand, and give thir-
cen electoral votes to the candidates.
Eloquent speeches endorsing the NOM
nee were also made by Carl Schultz, Blair
If Missouri, and Browning of Illinois, all
If which breathed a spirit of confidence
md enthusiasm. At the close three hearty
heers were given to New York, and the
lomination of Lincoln was made unani- |
nous, with loud cheers for Lincoln.
The Convention adjourned I'LL five
,clock. ---
EVENING SESSION. @
The Convention re-assembled at five.
A large banner was brought on the plat
orm by Pennsylvanians, bearing the in