Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-09

S., leheers]; Pendlston, 1870; Parker, Z
Packer, 26; Doolittle, IS Hendricks, 844.
Among the changes on this ballot were
| Nebraska, who went from Pendleton to
Hendricks, and Tennessee, who dropped
Johnson and gave Pendleton 81 and
Hendricks a.
FIFTEENTH BALLOT.
On the fifteenth ballot Pennsylvania
voted solidly for Hancock, with the fol-
lowing result: Hancock, 791 Pendleton,
1898 Parker, Z; Johnson, 50 f; Doolittle,
u: Hendricks, s2I.
The roll was then called for the six
tenth ballot, in which Arkansas
changed votes from Pendleton to Han
cock. Georgia gave q for Pendleton
and 81 for the man who, when the war
was over, laid his sword on the altar of
| civil law. Louisiana changed to Han
cock, and Mississippi did the same.
| Cheers. Missouri gave Hancock 2
additional to its preceding vote, and
Maryland gave him 81 of her votes.
Each vote for Hancock was greeted with
cheers.
SIXTEENTH BALLOT.
Hancock, 1874; Pendleton, 1919; Par
ker, Z; Johnson, 81 DoOlittle,. III Hen
bricks, 702.
The Kentucky delegation retired for
consultation, and Seymour resumed the
Chair.
Michigan moved for a recess till 5
O'Clock, which was lost.
New York asked leave to retire for
consultation, and the Chair announced
that as Kentucky Illinois and New York
all desired to retire for consultation,
business would be suspended until their
return; but objections being made, the
Chair said that allowance must be made
for the exhaustion Of the Secretaries, and
he therefore announced a ten minutes
recess, during which there was wide
spread opinion that Hancock would be
nominated on the next ballot.
On reassembling the roll was called
for the seventeeth ballot, in which Ala
bama led off with votes for Hancock
Arkansas followed with for the same;
Connecticut gave him 8, Kansas l, Min
nesota 2, New Hampshire 5, and West
Virginia /. Illinois answered after the
general roll had bsen called, and Rich
ardson announced the vote Of Illinois as
follows: Pendleton, 81; Johnson, J, and
Hendricks Z.
Before the Kentucky and Missouri
delegates came in to vote, Tilden, of New
York, said the Convention had reached
point when conference and consulta-
ton between the delegations is impor-
tant, and he moved an adjournment as
soon as the pending ballot should be de-
cided.
Vallandigham seconded the motion to
adjourn. [Cries of "no," "nO,n "yes,n
yes. "
The vote on adjournment was demand
ed by States, but the roll call was sus-
pended until the seventeenth ballot
l. IN,
came ia with for Hancock and 5
for Pendleton, and the result of
said ballot was announced thus
SEVENTEENTH BALLOT.
Hancock, 1879, [cheersl; Pendleton,
754 Parker, I; Johnson, s Doolittle,
II; Hendricks, 20; Chase, J; Hoffman, g.
The question was then taken on adj
jOurnment, which was lost-yeas 1924,
nays 1903.
a motion Of New York for recess to
z o'clock was made and lost, and the
roll YVES then called.
On the eighteenth ballot Florida gave
her to Hancock, and when Illinois was
called, Richardson said his delegation
was instructed to vote as unit, but on
the last ballot be had consented to di-
vide the vote, but he should on this bal
lot cast the vote as unit, though against
! bis will, for Hendricks, but delegate
| from Illinois demanding to be recorded
! for Pendleton, Richardson withdrew the
| vote, which had been cast, for the pres
! ent. On this vote New York gave Han
cock 8, PendletOn J, and Parker 80 Ten
nessee cast her 10 votes for Johnson, ever
! faithful to one who was ever faithful TO
his country; West Virginia gave Hen
bricks 5 Illinois announced her vote as
/ F.- GTaydrfobu lint 9 49, Al
| gates again protested that his
| vote should be cast for Pendleton,
and another delegate from the Second
District of Illinois wanted his vote re-
corded for Andrew johnson.
! The chair price said by order of the
| Convention the Chairman of each dele
! CATION was authorized to speak for the
| State. Great confusion followed, but the
chair proceeded to announce the vote as
| follows:
EIGHTEENTH BALLOT
Hancock, 1443 Pendleton, 563 Par
ker, 81 Johnson, 10; DOolittIe, II;
| Hendricks, 81 Hoffman, g.
Seymour then took the chair and the
! delegate from the Second District Of Il
linols insisted as point of order that
each delegate to this Convention had
the right to record his own vote accord
| ing to his own views and sentiments,
aud moved resolution to that effect.
The chair ruled the resolution out of
order, because it was in contrayention
of the rules adopted for the government
of the Convention. He said that it had
been decided in former conventions that
each delegation had a right to determ-
inc the vote of the delegation as whole.
Bayard argued that this was . strange
view Of the rules, as this was delibera-
tive body, and each delegate, he thought,
hsd a right to vote for himself.
ClymeT, of Pennsylvania, read from
the proceedings of the Charleston Con-
vention the rule adopted there, which
recognized the right of each delegate
10 cast his individual vote, except where
State Convention had instructed its
delegates how to vote. The delegate
from the Second District of Illinois
claimed the right to cast his vote for
Andrew johnson, whom he eulogised rs
defender of the Constitution and the
rights of the people.
Richardson stated that the Illinois
Convention had instructed their dele
CATION to vote for Pendleton. A major
ity of the delegation have decided now
to go FOR ether distinguished gentlemen,
and he considered it his duty TO cast the
entire vote Of the delegation.
There was here another scene of great
confusion, amid which an adjournment
was moved and carried, and the Conven-
ton adjourned until 1890 am. to- NOR