The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-09


vote being received with demon
strations of applause by the
friends of the candidate in the
galleries. Louisiana went over from
Hancock to Pendleton. Mississippi
also voted solid for PendletOn.
At the conclusion of roll call, Til
den, by unanimous vote of the dele
CATION and consent of Church, with
drew the latter and cast their vote, B.
for Hendricks. Widest and longest
continued cheers with Kisses.
Eighth Ballot-Alabama, Pendie-
ton s; Arkansas, Hancock Il, Pen
dleton 81; California, Hendricks 5,
Connecticut, English 6; Delaware,
Pendleton B; Florida, Hendricks 3;
Georgia, Pendleton 8; Illinois, PEN
dleton 16; Indiana, Pendleton 3,
Hendricks 81; Iowa, Pendleton 8;
Kansas, Pendleton 2, Hendricks J. Il.
Z. Blair J; Kentucky, Pendleton IL !;
Louisiana, Pendleton z; Maine, Han
cock AZ, Pendleton J. Hendricks / !;
Maryland, Pendleton 6, Hendricks 1 +;
Massachusetts, Hancock IL, Pendle-
ton 1; Michigan, Hendricks s; Min
nesota, Pendleton 4 Mississippi, Pen
dleton z; Missouri, Hancock J, Pen
dleton 5. A. johnson ], Hendricks 5 /;
Nebraska. Pendleton 3 Nevada, PEN
dleton 3; New Hampshire, Hancock
3; Pendleton ], Hendricks ] New
Jersey, Parker z; New York, Hen
bricks SO; North Carolina, Hancock
/, Pendleton A., Hendricks 81; Ohio,
Pendleton 21; Oregon, Pendleton };
Pennsylvania, Packer 26; Rhode
Island, Doolittle 4 South Carolina,
Pendleton 6; Tennessee, Pendleton
Al, johnson 81; Texas. Hancock 6;
Vermont, Hendricks 3; Virginia,
Hancock ], Pendleton 81, West Vir-
ginia, Pendleton 5; Wisconsin, Doc
little 8.
The result was then announced: !:
English 6; Hancock Is; Pendleton
1863. cheers ] Parker z; Packer 26;
A. johnson Z; Doolittle II; Hen
bricks 75, [cheers;] Blair J; whole
number OF votes cast, BIT; no choice.
There having been occasional hiss
ing in the galleries, the President an
nounced that they would be cleared
if it were repeated. [Cries Of good,
good, and applause.
Ninth Bdtiot-Alabama, Pendleton
8; Arkansas, Hendricks 5; California,
Hancock II, Pendleton 81; Connecti-
cut, English 6 Delaware, Pendleton
3; Florida, Hendricks 3; Georgia,
Pendleton 9; Illinois. PendletOn 1G;
Indiana, Pendleton ,, Hendricks 81,
one-half declined to vote; Iowa, Pen
dleton 8 Kansas, Pendleton 2, Hen
bricks ], Frank Blair } Kentucky,
Pendleton II; Louisiana, PendletOn
z; Maine, Hancock A., -Pendleton ] ],
Hendricks / Maryland, Pendleton
Al, Hendricks D; Massachusetts,,
Hancock II, Pendleton / /; Michigan,
Hendricks 8; Minnesota. Pendleton
4: Mississippi. Pendleton z; Missouri,
Hancock /, Pendleton 4, Hendricks
6; Nebraska, Pendleton 3; Nevada,
Pendleton 3; New Hampshire, Han
New Jersey, Parker z; New York,
Hendricks 80 Gcheers;l North Caro-
lima, Hancock l. Pendleton l, Packer
J, Hendricks GO [cheers; Ohio, Pen
dleton 21; Oregon, Pendleton 3;
South Carolina. Hancock 6 lap
plause j Tennessee, Pendleton ~ A.
johnson 81; Texas. Hancock 6; Yer
mont, Hendricks 5 Lcheers; ) Virginia,
Hancock /, Pendleton 81; West Vir
ginia, Pendleton 3; Wisconsin, Doc
little 8. Seymour here resumed the
Chair.
Pennsylvania moved for fifteen
minutes recess, which was rejected.
Ten minutes, however, were spent in
general conversation before the call
of the roll was ordered on the ninth
ballot, and then being taken it result
ed as follows: English 6; Hancock
344 Pendleton 144; Parker &; Pack
er 264; johnson 81 DOolittle II;
Hendricks 823; Blair !. 1t will be
seen that Pendleton lost In Maryland,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
No choice.
The roll was called on the tenth
ballot. When Connecticut was called
the Chairman announced the vote
9 for English, for Pendleton. A
member of the Connecticut delega-
ton arose and denied it, aud insisted
that the vote was for English.
Eaton. of Connecticut, said he was
Chairman of the delegation, and en-
| titled to cast its vote.
Seymour ruled that the delegation
must settle these questions among
themselves, and ordered Connecticut
to be passed by until she should agree
upon her vote. Subsequently her vote
was cast-3 for Hendricks and for
| PendletOn.
The result was announced, as fol-
lows: Hancock 81, Pendleton 1473,
Parker z, Packer 274, johnson 6,
| DoOGttle u, Hendricks 82A, Blair II.
The roll was called at once on the
eleventh ballot, with the following
result: Hancock 32l. PendletOn 1443,
Parker z, Packer 26, johnson 81,
| Doolittle 12l, Hendricks SO [cheersl
Blair J.
On this ballot North Carolina gave
! her 9 for Hendricks. New Hamp-
shire split her vote between Pendle-
ton Il, Hancock p, Doolittle and
Blair each }.
Gibson, of Pennsylvania, offered q
resolution proposing a nomination by
acclamation. Price being in the
Chair, ruled it out Of order.
A motion to adjourn was made and
lost.
/ The roll was called for the twelfth
ballot, when California led off with
half vote for Chase Then there
was great and long-continued ap.
plause in the galleries. A scene o.
confusion ensued. A motion to clear
the galleries was made from severa
delegations, mingled with Kisses and
cheers. Mississippi said, excitedly
that this applause was from citizens
of New York in the galleries.
A Wisconsin delegate opposed
clearing the galleries. Some of these
men had come thousands of miles
who were in the galleries; they wer,
Democrats, and had a right to ap
plaud when they pleased. CGrea
cheers
After some further confusion. tn,
roll proceeded.