The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-16
VOL. IL:
National Unlon Coavcstion.

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T. r. National Union Coavcntion.
| BALTIMORE, Juoe 8th.--The Conveu
Ition re assembled ut 10 o'clock this morn
ing, President Dennison in the chair. =
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Gsddis, of Ohio.
The Committee % the Order Of Busi
ness reported, and after amendments, th
report Was adopted. gs .#. r.aa f..
Mr.. King, Of New York, Chairman o
the Committee on Credentials. made
majority report that the Missouri Radi
Gals be admitted; that the Arkansas del
egates be admitted 10 seats without tn,
right OF voting; that the South Carolin,
delegates be not admitted; and that thos,
from the District of CoIutn biz be adult
ted to seats without votes. .......
The minority made report, which
concurred in that of the majority excep
the rxclusion Of the delegates from Vr
ginia, Arkansas. and the Territories ol
Colorado. Nevsdo aud N -brsska from th.
| right Of ,v'iDg ..ts3-
That part OF the majority report thai
related TO the uncousested delegations
was adopted. s-as.~. p. -ot..-.
Several amendments regarding the
,nsnutr Of the admission of the Missouri
delegations were rejected. .~ .s. j..
The question then REQUIRED on the
adoption Of the minority report. A call
for vote BY. States was made, the vote
resulting H. the unanimous adoption Of
the msjority report, admitting the rsdi.
cal delegation from Missouri. Yeas 440,
nays 4. ss z1.s ...z.. sa ... r.
A motion was then made that the Con.
ventioD proceed st once TO nominate for
President and Vice President, .qg.
Gen. Cameron, Of Pa offered - sub.
stitute q resolution that Abraham Lin
colo and Hunuibal Hsmlin be declared
the unanimous choice Of the Union party
for President and Vice President. i-a p
(Great cheering oud loud calls for d.
vision Of the question } .. "a
Mr.. CresswrlI, Of Maryland, called for
q divisi"n of the question, SO ss to vote
first on that portion Of the resolution de.
clariug Abraham Lincoln the unanimous
choice Of the Convention "a it's candidate
for the Presidency Of the United States.
Mr. Stevens moved TO lay the resolu.
tion on the table
Great confusion, cheering, and cries
Of question.) a..
MIR Cameron withdrew his resolution
and offered another -.
Resoited, That Abraham Lincoln be
declared the unanimous choice Of the Uni.
on party as its uonineU for President Of
the United States. .-a
As the vote was shout being taken,
Mr.. Raymond urged that the vote should
be tsken by States. That 10 it had been
said there was disposition to rush the
nomination Of MIR. Lincolu through the
Convention, aud to s.ife any contrary ex.
preston of sentiments, such = rule would
carry with it more of power aud iufs-
ence than the passage Of any such rcso-
luton. ..
The proposition was we'll received, and
amidst much c. nfusion the States were
called. The result was as follows:
Eor NJ. Lincoin-Mainc IA; N H
10; Vermont, 10; Massachusetts. "A; X.
Island, 8; Connecticut, II; New York,
&C; New Jersey, II; Pennsylvania, 50;
Delaware, 6; Maryland, IA; Arkansas,
10; Tennessee. Is; Kentucky, 22; Ohio
AZ; indiana, 26; Illinois, 80; Michigan,
l6; Wisconsin, l6; Iowa, l6; Miuneso
ia, 8; California, 10; Oregon, 6; West
Virginia, 10; Kansas, 6; Nebraska, 6;
Colorado, 6; Nevada, G. Total, 479.
For Gen. Graat- Missouri, 22. -r
After the admission Of the Missouri
delegates. the remaining proposition OF
fered was an amendment by NJ. King.
tha, the delegates from Tennessee, Vir
giuia, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas. ard
all the Territories, which the majority
report proposed to admit to seats without
q right to vote, should have the right to
vote, Was put to the Convention.
Mr. Lane asked division of the ques
tion, to vote as to the States FIRST, aud
then on the Territories .s.
A secrnd division was called for, and
the house asked to vote frs' as to Ten
ne.see having the right to vote. A c,ll
for vote by States was made, and the
house voted. Ayes 80, nays l53
The house next voted as to the admis
sion Of Arkansas and Louisiana with the
right to vote The result was annouuc-
ed-ayes 307, nays l67.
The report of the Committee on Gre.
dentia!s was then adopted as amended.
The Convention proceeded to vote fur
o candidate tor Vice President.
The President announced the following
names as being before the CON vention-
Andrew johnson, of Tenn, Hannibal
Hamlin. Of Maine. S. II. R,us<eau. of
Ky and Daniel s. Dickinson, of N Y.
The house then proceeded to ballot -
Al the vote proceeded it was soon appar-
ent that Mr. Johnson was t" be the nom
inee, and before the vote was announced
the vrious States. whose votes had been
divided, commenced changing their vote
and went unanimously for johnson, amid
great enthusiasm.
Mr. Raymond, Of N York, from the
Committee on Resolutions, reported the
following resolutions, which we're adopt.
ed by acclamsiion:
Rrsoiced. That il is the highest duty