Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-09-10
the Presidency. Carried.

mated Gen. GEORGE Is. MoCLELbAN'
Mr.. s. Cox, in behalf of portion of
Ohio, second tho nomination.
Mr.. Salisbury, (Dol) nominated Gov
prnor Powell, Of Kentucky.
Mr.. Powell returned thanks to the gen.
tleman, but he firmly believed that the
crisis demanded that the candidate of the
party should come from a non-5avehold-
ing state, aud believing SO, he begged the
gentleman and his collegue from the gal
liant State of Delaware to withdraw his
name.
M. Stewart, in behalf Of the Ohio dele
CATION, nominated THOMAS II, SEYMOUR,
of Connecticut.
Mr.. Wickliffe, on behalf of portion of
the delegation from Kentucky, nominated
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Mr.. Mcneil, (Ill) on behalf of por-
ion Of the Illinois delegation, and, as he
believed, OF a majority of the delegates
from the fgreat Northwest, nominated,
HoRATIo SEYMOUR. prolonged Cheers,)
The President said the motion was out
of order.
Mr. Harris, of Mary land, in socondng
the nomination of Thomas H. SEYMOUR,
made a bitter speech in opposition to Gen.
MCCLELLAN, dcnouuciug him as usur-
pur and tyrant, particularly with reference
TO his order OF arrest against the Mary
land Legislature
Mr.. Long,of Ohio, also spoke with great
bitterness in opposition 10 General Nc.
CLELLAN.
These speeches, however, had but little
effect on the Convention except to raise a
storm of indignant excitement against
their authoes, which finally obliged them
to desist from their vltuperatve attacks
Mr.. Eaton, (Conp.) passed high eu-
logy upon Thomas II Seymour, but sta.
ted that his name was used here without
his wish, and without the request Of the
Connecticut delegation.
The names of Governor Powell, Frank
lin Pierce and Horatio Seymour were
withdrawn. The Convention then ad djours-
ed until Wednesday.
THIRD DAY.
The Convention re-assembed at 10
o'clock, the attendance being greater than
on any previous day.
After being called to order and pray
or by Rev. DR.. Haley, of Chicago, Mr..
Wickliffe (Ky) said that the delegates from
the West were of the opinion that circum-
stances may occur between noon of to-day
and the 4th of March next which may
make it proper for the democracy of the
country to meet in convention again. He
therefore moved the 'iollowing resolution,
which was unanimously adopted.
RESOLVED, That this Convention shall
not be dissolved by adjournment at the
close of It's business, but shall remain or
gaui2ed, subject to be called at any time
aud place that the ENeculIye National
Committee shall designate.
The President then stated the question
before the Convention to be on ordering
the previous question to proceed to the
nomination oil the candidate for the Presi-
dency, and was ordered without dissent
The vote was then taken by States, the
chairman of each delegation announcing
the vote when the States were called.
The final result was announced as fol-
| lows
Mane-5 for Mcclellan.
/ New Hampshire---7 for Mcclellan.
/ Vcrmont-5 for Mcclellan,
! Massachusetts-l2 for McCian.
| Rhode Island-4 for Mcclellan.
Connectcut--6 for Mcclellan.
! New York-33 for Mcclellan.
| New Jerscy-7 for McCiel an.
| Pennsylyau,a &c for Nc c''lclan.
Delaware--3 3 for Thomas II, Seymour.
Marylant--7 for Thomas II. Seymour.
Kentucky Ill for Mcclellan.
Ohio--i5 for Mcclellan.
Ohio & Tor Thomas II Seymour.
Iudjaua-0! for Mcclellan.
Indiana-3a for Thomas II. Seymour.
illirois-l6 for Mcclellan.
Aichigau--9 for Mcclellan.
Missouri for Mcclellan.
Missouri-~-l for Thomas II Seymour,
Mnncsola--4 for Mcclellan,
Wrcunsin--b Tor Mcclellan.
Iowa-9 for Mcclellan.
KANSAS Tor Mcclellan.
CALIFORNIA; for Mcclellan.
Oregon-3 for Mcclellan.
, Total-For Gen. Geo B. NJ Clellan, ,2O2
I Thos. II. Seymcvr, Con. 223
The President then announced the vote
, which was received with deafeuiDg cheers
the delepntns and the audience mining tn