Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-07-06
ThR a1s Oh ADVERTISING.
An Interesting "Reminiscences.


Convention, Mr.. Lincoln came into the
editorial room Of the Illinois State
journal, at about 9 o'clock A. M. Be
fore 10 o'clock it was uncomfortably
filed with members of the Republican,
party, among whom was the late Pres
idents brother-in- law, DIR. Wallace,
now Paymaster Of the United States
Army. Between ten and eleven On at
tache of the Journal, who in the tenn
porary absence of the editor, lepresen-
ted the editorial room, went to the teler
graph office, and returned in less than
ten minutes with the result Of the first
ballot. The telegram, which was ad-
dressed to the Journal, was Immediate
ly placed in the hands Of Mr. Lincoln,
who, after scrutnizing it closely, ,readit
aloud by request.
One of the most enthusiastic friends
said "Why, Lincoln, that's great
deal better than we had any right to
expect" Mr. Lincoln replied, not ad-
dressing himself to any one in partic-
ular, IL don't like the looks Of it; I
imagine that about forty Of these votes
were cast for me by men who supposed
they were bound to give me an empty
compliment on the first ballot They
were cast according to my fguring,by
friends of Wade and Bates. If / lose
them on the next ballot, the nomina-
ton will be lost; for in Conventions az
in everyday life, everybody is more or
less anxious to help a man who is
travelling down hill" These remarks
rather dampened the spirits of the
crowd, which had become so large that
every foot OF the door was occupied
The bearer Of the first message, how
ever, managed to get out of the edi-
torial room, and upon entering the tele-
graph Office was pleased to be address.
! ed by the operator in these words
Come inside the railing, and get good
/ news"
He went inside and received tele-
gram for the Journal, giving the result
| for the second ballot, which showed
that Lincoln was only three votes be-
hind Seward This dispatch was taken
to the office in hurry, and, like its
. predecessor, was placed in Mr.. Lin
| coins hands without comment 1t was
read at first silently by Mr.. Lincoln,
and then afterwards aloud !; and then
some one said, II like the way things
are going" Mr.. Lincoln replied. II
! have no fault to find, think the Cor
vention will nominate me on the next
ballot" The same gentleman who had
taken the two kilograms from the tele-
| graph office, and handed them to Mr..
Lincoln, went a third time, and after
waiting about five minutes, received
from the operator dispatch in these
words:
CHICAGO, May l6, lS60.-fo A. Lin
COLI: You are nominated
! j. J. WILSON,
Supt. III. & Miss. Telegraph Line"
The bearer of this important mes
sage, while on his way to the Journal
office, thought he would perpetrate a
joke on the excited crowd assembled
therein; so he walked up the stairs very
slowly, and edging his way to the win
dow at which Mr. Lincoln was sitting,
said in quite solemn manner, Nv ell,
there has been a nomination, and Sew
ard is the"
Here WAS pause, the messenger was
apparently coughing violently, and Mr..
Lincoln's friends showed in their coun-
tenances that they had nothing further
to hope for All this time the mes
singer held the dispatch in his hand,
and soon repeated-'As | said nomi-
nation has been made, and Ssward--is
--the--second man on the list" Jump
, ing upon the editorial table, and flour
ishing the dispatch in his right hand,
he said, "Gentlemen, propose three
rousing cheers for Abraham Lincoln,
! the next President of the United
4 States
The call was honorcd Immediately
and bosterously and then the dis
patch was handed to MI Lincoln, who
read it and received the congratulations
e of all who were in the room. After
a the shaking of hands was over, Mr..
. Lincoln put.the dispatch in his vest
g pocket and remarked to his friends
|, generally that there was lady living
:. on Eighth street who would probably
s be glad to hear the news. He left The
journal Office, accompanied by two o
l.. three of his smost intimate friends, wen
4 Immediately home, and did not max
u his appearance on the streets of Spring
field until the next morning. - Mis-
souri, Democrat.