The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-03
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CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.-The Democrats Wig.
wan is again densely packed. and crowds
standing outside greater than before.
The Convention was called to order q
I0o'clock. The proceedings opened with
NJ. wicklias. Of KY, said the delegates
Of the Northwest were of the opinion that
che 4th Of March nor the Democracy OF the
country to meet In Convention, ana ne
therefore moved that the Convention would
be desolved by adjournment but remain
subject to . cal Of the Executive Commit
tee.
The Convention then received from the
Democratic National Commute Q res0lu-
ton adopted BY the Committee II substance
Rssoicsd. That it il the deliberate convic.
ton of this Committee that had the life OF
Stephen A. Douglas been spared his gigan.
tic erasp Of mind taken In connection with
hie declaration that "war is disuni0n, =
would long since have restored the power
of the Federal compact, and avoided thai
horrible loss Of life for which nothing car
The President then stated the question
before the Convention to be on ordering
the previous question, and it was ordered
! without dissent. Vote then taken by
States, the chairman of each delegation an
nouncinG the vote when State were called:
Connecticut aud Ohio having. been passed
for q moment, the vote stood: One hun
dred aud sixty-twO for Mcclellan; the re-
mainder scattering, when different delega-
tons began TO change their votes, and the
final result vas ms jollows: Mcclellan Z;
N. Hampshire, do. s; VT, do. s; Mass, do.
II; r. Island, do. 4; Conn.,, do. 6; n. York,
do. IS; n. Jersey, Z; Penn, do. rs. Della
ware, +. H. Seymour, 8; Md. do. Z; Ny,
Mcclellan, IL; Ohio, Mcclellan, ID, Sey-
mour. s; Ind. Mcclellan, 81, Seymour, 81;
No., Mcclellan, Z, Seymour, 4; Minn., Nc
I Clellan, 4; Wisconsin,, do. 8; Iowa, do s;
Kaneas, do. 8; California, do. 8; Oregon, 90.
3. Total-McClellan 2O23; Seymour 2S4.
Several delegations having cast their
votes for H0rati0 seymour, when the cal!
of States was made, seymour Iematkeo
that come gentlemen had done him the
honor 10 name him for the nomination. 1t
would be affectati0n for him to say that
their expressions Of preference did not
aive him pleasure, but he owed it to him.
self to say that many months ago he adj
yised his friends in New York that, for va
Ei0us reasons, both private and public. ne
that announcement, he would do great in
iuatice to those friends to allow his name
20 be used now. After some further re-
marks, he announced the vote, which was
received with rapturOus applause, the del.
egates and audience rising to their feet.
The cheers continued for several minutes.
Mr.. Vaiiandigham getting the door, said
that from the tirst moment he had been
animated by but one sentiment in this
, Convention, peace to the end, that there
NAV be peace in the land He then moved
that the nomination Of Mcclellan be de-
/ clared to be the unanimous sense of the
Convention. :l.gss
McKeon, Of New York, seconded and
remarked that we are in = needless and
bloody revolution, and that If the present
Administration should be continued, no
man OF note would be sale in his liberties
and life and exhorted all to join with one
heart, as ore man in efforts to overthrow
.
I Powell, also, briefly addressed the Con-
vention, pledging his most earnest efforts
fer the success OF the ticket, and express
ing, from conviction, that the ticket will
come out OF the contest triumphant, the
liberties of the people restored and happ'
ness and prosperity OF the country SCI
cured.
Other prominent gentlemen followed in
brief speechs, reviewing the history OF the
country under Democratic rule in compar-
ison with the present Administration. and
promising the return OF lasting peace and
continued happiness with the success of
Mcclellan.
The question was then taken on making
the nomination UNANIMOUS, and it was so
declared.
The shouts from the delegates and the
audience that responded were almost
deafening.
Wicklitfe offered q resolution that
Kentucky expects that the first act of Nc
Clellan. when elected, be, to open Lincoln's
prison doors and set the captives Free
Carried UNANIMOUSLY.
Wicklife said many Of our best and most
loyal citizens of Kentucky, among them
twenty or thirty ladies, are now i'm.
prisoned in Louisville in damp. dirty cells,
moneet prison fare, and the newspapers in
Louisville forbidden to make the slightest
AllusiOn to this terrible state of affairs.
He now proclaimed it at the risk Of his lib
eFty and perhaps of his life. Cox moved to
proceed to the nomination of q candidate |
Tor Vice President,-carried. PendletOn. |
Voorhees,, Geo. w. Cass, James Guthrie. |
Augustus Caesar Dodge and John S. |
Phelps.
John 8. Phelps, Of Missouri, and ]. d. |
Cation, Of Illinois, were put in nomination. !
The first ballot resulted:
Guthrie 65l; Pendleton 54A: voorhees, |
~; Cass Is; Dodge Q; Cation l6; Powell 32i;
Phelps 8; Blank IA.
The second ballot was then called. when |
east 81 votes for Powell against his wishes.
New York would now cheerfully give
them to Pendleton.
The other candidates then withdrew and |
Pendleton received the unanimous vote Of |
the Convention.
On motion, q committee Of one from each
state was appointed to inform the candi- |
dates Of their nomination and REQUEST their
acceptance.o
Mr.. Tilden, Of N. Y. moved that the
ratio Of representation that prevailed in |
this Convention be the ratio tor the next
convention. Adopted.
On motion, il was
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of the
country be requested to meet in the differ
ent cities and hold mass ratification meet
lngs on the 7th Of September, the anni-
versary Of the Federal Constitution. to
vote thanks 70 the officers.
Nme cneen were given for the ticket,
Emu sh sIe convention adjourned, subject to
tne call Of the National Committee,
Bron Kentucky.
AoCiSvILLE, Aug. 0O.-Passenrers nv
Nasnvihe say that Wheeler with his whole
force appeared ct the bend of Cumberland