Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-19
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L l. K G. r HIC.
THE REPUBLICaN CONVENTION.
THIRD DAY.

| IhlhD DAY.
o, SIaSAso, May ls-The Convention met at ten
| Inc wlgwam was, as on the previous
day, pac ked 70 Its utmost caparitv
The platform, as reported YESTERDAY. wa, t,ken
up, ana aitet being slightly amended, was adopted
ON motion being made TO proceed 10 haIo.
Mr.. Blair, Of Maryland, announced that In cor
qnenoe OF the adoption OF the rule restricting
tue vote Of Maryland 90 the number OF dele0ntrs
present, that delegation had flled up It's number
and asked leave 70 present the credentials OF fvo
new delegates
Mr.. Sargent, Of California. INQUIRED whether
hve additional delegates would increase the vote
OF the Delegation to sixteen leave Il at eleven.
tne actual number present. so, ne opposed ft.
Mr.. Cole, OF Maryland, said the delegation had
power TO NIL vacancies, and having done 40
claimed the right TO cast the full vote
The President said he understood the rule az
Limiting Maryland TO eleven votes, and an sd-
ditional number Of delegates ala not entitIe TIE
delegation 20 greater vote
mr. Blair desired TO correct the error Of the
chair The delegation had filled In vacancies 20
comply with the rule adopted Yesterday
Mt Armour, Of Md protested against the re-
cepuon OF the credentials He said that eleven
representatives only Were present from his State
The delegation had met without bis knowledge
without the knowledge Of at least more than one
delegate, and nlled up their members with men
who Hved-GOd only knows where. resident
OF the state had been refused admission 70 the
delegation, and what object his colleagues has in
Killing the delegation vita nor residents he did
not know, but he hoped the motion would be
The question taken and the motion 20 adj
NIT the extra delegates was lost. The result was
greeted with applause
The convention now proceeded to ballot for
candidate for President The fret ballot resulted
as follows:
Seward I73, Lincoln 100, Bates 81, Cameron 50.
Mclean II, Wade 3, Dayton IL
There being no choice, a second ballot wa.
had, as follows: Seward ISiK; Lincoln IsIX;
scattering b: Whole number OF votes aOl; neces-
saTy 10 a choice 2U3
The tn I'd ballot then took pl.co z.----a
stampede" Of all the forces opposed TO Seward
took places In favor Of Lincoln II resulted as
follows: Lincoln 22e; Seward Isl.
Mr.. Lincoln was therefore declared the notni-
nee. The result is said 20 have been brought
about by the Pennsylvania friends Of MIR. Came
During the preliminary proceedings LincoIn's
friends exeTted their lungs to the utmost and
forces.
On the first ballot, when the vote of MARYLAND
was called, the chairman Of that delegation cast
the vote OF the State for Bates but two delegates
claiming their right TO individual votes, after
some discussion the convention rejected the vote
as cast by the chairman, and decided to receive
the vote of each delegate separately
On motion Of Mr.. Evans, Of N Y the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Lincoln was made unanimous
The convention then, at half-pas one O'Clock
adjourned till five O'Clock, amidst the greatest
| excitement.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT , o'clock the convention reasssmbled
On motion, il was determined 70 proceed TO
| ballot for candidate for the Vice Presidency
The hrst ballot was as follows. Hannibal Ham
lin, Of Maine, 1884, Jno. Hickman, Of Pa, Sc, n.
p Banks, Of Mass, 3sKi c. NJ. Clay, Of Ky,
| lOl; Gov. Reeder, Of Pa, 81, Henry Winter
| Davis, of Md, :; sam Houston, Of Texas 6; w
l.. Dayton, of n. J., 3; Reed, Of Pa, -. No
On the second ballot Senator Hamlin was NOM
mated.
now THE NOMINATION WAS RECEIVED.
The Intelligence Of the nomination, when con-
de he "a
scene Of the widest excitement which heggars
description. Cheer upon cheer rent the air, while
cannon sent forth their after roar. At least
thirty thousand people participated in the excite
| Inent.
SKETCH OF Mr. LINCOLN
The Hon. Abram Lincoln, OF Illinois, who has
so uneX pectedly become the nominee Of the repub-
can party for the Presidency Of the United States
| is known TO a very limited extent, never having
exhibited any ability as a statesman, particn-
larry distinguished himself in any other way He
was born In Hardin county. Ky, February IL,
1909; received a limited education; adopted the
profession Of the law; a captain Of volunteers
IN the Black Hawk war at one time postmaster
OF small village; four times elected 70 the Iti-
nols Legislature and representative in Congress
/ from Illinois, from lsi7 to 1919 couple Of
| years ago he was the republican candidate FOR u
| :. Senator, In opposition TO Mr.. Douglas Both
gentlemen stumped the State, and their discus
| sions excited much attention throughout the
country, as they were marked by great ability.
The contest resulted finally in the return Of dem
ocratic Legislature, and the reelection of Mr.
| Douglas 10 the L. s. Senate Since that time Mr.
| Lincoln has been prominent as a politician and
travelling stump orator in behalf Of republtcanism
| having within a few months past deli vered sew
eral political lectures in various cities and towns
at the North He is speaker OF considerable
ability.
SKETCH OF Mr.. HAMLTN.
The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, the nominee for
the Vice Presidency, is at present Senator Of the
| United States from Maine He was originally
elected to that body by the democrats but few
years ago went over to the republican party on the
slavery issue In the Territories He was subse-
quently reelected to the Senate by the republican,
He is, we believe, man Of fair abilities.