Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-03
THE LATEST NEWS.
Ell EG r A PHO.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION,
NINTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS


CHARLESTON. May 2-The Boston Bras Band
seated in the gallery, opened the Convention this
morning with half dozen spirit-Stirrinc airs
concluding with yankee Doodle, - at the close
o. which Mr. Flourncy, Of Ark, in stentorian
tones, proposed three cheers for the Union which
were heartily given. The floor and galleri 60 were
thronged with ladies. At 10Y O'Clock the Con-
vennon was called to order, aud prayer offered up
by the Rev. DIR. kendrick.
The Convention then resumed balloting for
Presidential candidate. There having been
Twelve ballots taken last evening the Thirteenth
was now had, and resulted as follows: Douglas
l49H, Guthrie 80 y I4ane20, Hunter 2sk Johnson
", Dickinson ], Davis1.
The Fourteenth ksllct resulted as follows -
Douglas $50, Guthrie al, Lane 20k, Hunter %,
Johnson II, Dickinson \ Davis l.
The Fifteenth ballot showed no change. except
that n unter lost II vote, which went 70 uthrie
sixteenth ballot-Douylas $50, Guthrie a. Lane
2OH Hunter DC, johnson IL, Dickinson \, Davis l.
Sixteenth
The Eighteenth ballot was the same. except
that vote went from Guthrie to Dickinson
tail:
For Douglas Maine g, New Hampshire S. Yer
mont D, Rhode Island 4, New York IS Ohio %
connecticut 3k, Missouri X Indiana 10, Illinois
H. michigan o, Wisconsin 5. Iowa {, New Jersey
total las
For Guthrie.-Msine 3, Connecticut ~. Mary
land X, Pennsylvania II, New Jersey S, Missouri
Az, Kentucky l2-total 3ek.
For Lane.-New Jersey \ Pennsylvania az
California 3, North Carolina 10, Arkansas 1, Ore
gon 3-total 20.
For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Az, Pennsylvania
3, Virginia Is, Delaware ,, Maryland 4-total D x
For Johnson.-rennessee II, Minnesota l.
total -
Dickinson received from California I. and Ia
Wis, from Massachusetts, TX.
Twentieth ballOt-Douglas $50, Guthrie AZ
Lane 2ok, Hunter 26, Johnson II, Dickinson, X,
Davis, 4.
rwentv-frst ballot The game .xoo,, ,h.,
Guthrie received 4 a vote less
On the 23d ballot, when Virginia was called
Mr. Russell stated that he was required 10 cast ii
votes one way and another which he declined
to do unless otherwise ordered by the Convention
His State Convention had passed no resolution on
the subject but voting as a unit had always been
regarded as a democratic law of the state
Mr.. Morft, Of Va, said he and his COLLEAGUE
thought the voice Of their constituents should be
heard, and he could no longer vote for Mr. Hunter
After considerable debate, the President decided
that the Virginia delegates could cast their indi-
vidual votes. Virginia then voted IL for Hunter
] for Douglas. Douglas also received 1 from
North Carolina on this ballot, giving him I52
votes, being majority of the whole Convention
Guthrie received IL Lane l9K Hunter %, John
son 10, Davis /, Dickinson Y
Twenty-fourth ballOt.-Same as the last, except
that one vote went from Douglas to Dickinson
Twenty fifth baIlot.-Douglas I5Ik Guthrie
Al Lane OK, Hunter IS, johnson u, Dickinson
n Davis 1.
Twenty-sxth ballot Douglas I5IX, Guthrie
AZ Lane 0, Hunter 25, johnson u, Dickinson II,
Davis I.
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eight ballots
Same as 26th
Twenty-ninih ballot-Douglas I5Iy, Guthrie
42, Lane *, HUater y, Dickinson 10, johnson
u, Davis L.
Thrtieth ballot.-Douglas 1917, Hunter IS
Guthrie IS, Dickinson, -, Johnson IL, Lane S y ,
Davis 1.
Thirty-hrst, ThirtY-second, and Thirty-third
ballots the same.
Thirty.fourth ballot-Douglas l52X, Guthrie
AK. Dickinson 5, Hunter - y, Johnson IL, Lane
12k, Davis |.
The Convention then, at ! \ O'Clock, adjourned
till ( n m