Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-09-08

In announcing the vote of New York, Mr.
Sanford E. Church said New York regretted
to pass by her favorite son, but she stands
now as she has ever stood, ready to sacrifice
her dearest personal preference for public
good, holding it her duty above all others to
DO all in her power to preserve the country
from the tyranny that Expresses it. Having
full confidence in the Democracy, ability and
patriotism of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan, New
York gives him her entire vote.
In giving the vote of Illinois, it was stated
that under the instructions of the State Con-
vention the sixteen votes of the State were
given for Mcclellan, but twelve of the thirty
two delegates in behalf of 100, 900 democratic
voters of the State protested against it.
Several States having given their entire
votes for Seymour, Gov Seymour remarked :
Some gentlemen had done him the honor
to name him for the Presidency. 1t would be
atfectation to say that their professions of
preference did not give him pleasure, but he
owed it to himself to say that many months
ago he advised his friends in New York that
tor various reasons public and private, he
could not be candidate for the Chicago
Convention. Having made that announce
ment, he would lack the honor of a man, he
would do great injustice to those friends, to
permit his name to be used now.
As member of the New York delegation
he had thought it advisable to support al
eminent jurist of that State for the nomina-
ton, but he was not actuated in this by any
doubt of the ability or patriotism of the dis
tinguished General who had been placed in
nomination. He knew General Mcclellan did
not seek the nomination. He knew that off
Ger had declared that it would be more agree
able to him to resume his position in the
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high position assigned by the great majority
of the country, because he had not sought it.
He desired to add few words in reference
to Maryland and her honored delegates here
yesterday. He did an act of injustice to a
distinguished member of that delegation,
Mr.. Harris, because he did not understand
the purport of his remarks and he now de-
sired to say that he was fully satisfied that
that heightened gentleman was incapable of
taking position in this convention, partici-
pating in it's councils, and refusing to abide
by its decision. We are now appealing to
the American people to unite and save our
country. Let us not look back 1t is with
the present we have to deal, and let by-gones
be by-gones.
He could say for our gallant nominee that
no mans heart will grieve more than his for
any wrong done on Maryland. As one who did
not support him on the delegation, and as one
who knows the man well, he felt bound to do
him this justice.
He, Governor s., would pledge his life that
when Mcclellan is placed in the Presidential
chair, he will devote his whole energy to the
best interests of the country and of securing,
never again to be invaded, all the privileges
of the people under the laws and the Consti-
tuition.
As it became apparent that Gen. Mcclellan
would be the successful candidate, the Chair
men of the respective State delegations an
nounced changes in the votes of their States.
Vermont, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Maine,
Ohio, Kentucky, California, Oregon, and Con
necticut were thus placed in support of Nc
Clellan. Mr.. Wicklffe, of Kentucky, took
occasion to assert that unless Mcclellan could
be placed in the Presidential chair, Kentucky
was gone, gone. Ohio was divided in senti-
ment to the close of the balloting.
With the changes made, the revised bal
| lot stood as follows;
| George B. Thomas II Z.
Mcclellan. Seymour