The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-08


(Cheers) Blair on this ballot. North
Carolina gave her 9 for Heudrick; New
Hampshire split her vote between PendIetou
-, Hancock "a Dooliitle and Blair each !.
Mr.. Gbbson, OF Pennsylvania offered q reso.
Luton proposing nomination by acelama.
ton. Price being in the chair ruled it out
Of order A motion 70 adjourn was made
and lost.
Roll called for 18th ballot when Califor.
MIA led of with half vote for Chase. Then
there was great and long continued applause
in the galleries.
scene OF confusion ensued. Motions
TO clear the galleries we're made from several
delegates. Mingled Kisses and cheers. Mis-
siSsippi called excitedy that this applause
was from citizens Of New York. MIR. In.
gan, rich Wisconsin delegate, was opposed
70 clearing the galleries, saying that some
oil these men who were in the galleries had
come thousands Of miles. They were dem.
ocrats, who had a right to applaud when
they pleased. (Great cheers.) After some
further confusion the roll call proceeded.
The following is the 18th ballot in full.
Aiabama, Pendleton 8; Arkansas, Hen.
drieks 5 California, PendlJton 2, Hen.
bricks II, Chase J. Great and pro
longed cheers among the spectatorsl-
Connecticut, Pendleton B, Hendricks s.
Delaware, Pendleton 8. Florida, Hendricks
3. Georgia, Pendleton 8. Illinois, Pen.
dleton l6 Indiana, Pendleton 3,Hendricks
80. Iowa, PendletOn 8. Kansas, Pendle.
ton 2, Hendricks J, Blair J. Ken.
lucky, Pendleton II. Louisiana, Pen.
dleton 7. Maine, Hancock Al.
Pendleton "a; Hendricks /. Maryland
Pendleton AZ; Hendricks %. Massachusetts
Hancock II; Pendleton /. Michigan
Hendricks 3. innesota--Pendleton 4. Mis-.
sissippi-Peudls,on T. Missouri-PendIe.
ton 4; Hendricks I. Standardization
3. Standardization 3. New Hamp.
shire--Hancock 2; Pendleton u; Doolittie
J; Hendricks |. New Jersey-Parker I.
New York, Hendricks 49, North Carolina,
Hendricks 9 Ohio, Pendleton q. Oregon,
Pendeton 3. Pennsylvania, Packer &c.
Rhode Island. Doolittle 4. South Carolina,
Hancock c. Tennessee, Pendleton 4 }; John.
son 4 McClernard l.. cheers in galleries
Texas, Hancock g. Hendricks 6 Virginia,
Hancock }; Pendleton o. West Virginia,
Pendleton 8. Wisconsin, Doolittle 6. The
result Of the 18th ballot was announced
thus: Hancock 30. Pendleton l454.
Parker I. Packer %. johnson 49, boo
little l2!. Hendricks 80. Blair }. Nc.
Clernand !. S. =. Chase l. When McCler
nand received one vote from Tennessee, the
galleries applauded loudly, but not so long
as when Cnases name was uttered by Cali
fornia.
A motion for recess of Is minutes
Vallandigham moved it be for 30 minutes
Agreed to. During the recess Daniel W.
VOORHEES,, Of Indiana, appearing on the plat.
form was loudly called for. VOORHEES, cam
forward, but said it would be so manifestly
improper in him TO address the audience al
this time, that he ouly stood before them to
bow his acknowledgement and no more.
The convention was called to order again
OF 20 minutes before 2. Vice President
Price, of Missouri in the chair.
The 18th ballot was taken with the follow
ing result: Hancock 4sl, Pendleton l344
Parker I, Packer &c, Johnson Al, Doolittle
ID, Hendricks 81, Blair J, Franklin Pierce
l, Chase J. No choice.
The following were among the changes on
this ballot, North Carolina gave her nine Ior
Hancock, instead of Pendleton. Virginia
changed solidly to Hancock, instead of 81
for Pendleton, as before.
The l4th ballot was taken at once and
resulted as follows Hancock Sc. Cheers
Pendleton 1870 Parker 7 Packer 26; Doc
little i3; Hendricks 94l. Among the
changes on the ballot were not who wen
from Pendleton TO Hendricks. Tennessee
dropped johnson and gave Pendleton 81
and Hendricks AZ.
Fifteenth ballot, Pennsylvania voted solid
for Hancock, (Great Cheers.) Hancock
7gI Pendleton 1921; Parker I; johnson
81; Doolittle z and Hendricks S2A.
The roll was called for the 18th ballot
Arkansas changed Yates from Pendlston
to Hancock; 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. (Great cheers Louisiana changed to
Hancock; Mississippi did the same
(Cheers.) Missouri gave Hancock . add.
tional TO its presiding vote Maryland gave
him 8! Of her votes Each vote for Han
cock was greeted with cheers. The result
was announced: Hancock ll34, Pendleton
1914, Parker I, johnson 81, Doolttlo IL
Hendricks 70l.
The Kentucky delegation retired for consul
tation. Seymour resumed the chair. Mi
chigan moved recess till 8 o'clock. Lost
New York asked leave to retire for consul
tation. The char announced that as Ken
tscky, Illinois and New York desired to re-
tire for consultation, business would be sus.
pended until their return, Objection being
made, the chair said that allowance must be
made for the exhaustion of the secretaries
and he therefore announce 10 minutes re.
cess. A wide spread opinion prevails that
Hancock will be nominated on the next bal.
lot.
% the 18th ballot Alabama votes for
Hancock (Cheers) Arkansas followed with
five for the same. Connecticut gave him
3. Kansas gave Hancock /. Minnesota
gave him 2. New Hampshire gave him 8.
West Virginia gave him |. Richardson
announced the vote of Illinois for Pendleton
g. Andrew Johnson J. Hendricks I as
before. Kentucky and Missouri came in to
vote.
Tilden, of N. Y, said the convention had
reached point where careful conference
and consultation between the delegates is
important, and he moved an adjournment as
soon as the pending ballot should be decid.
ed. NaIIsndigham seconded the motion to
adjourn. Cries no, no, yes, yes. The vote
on adjournment was demanded by states,
but roll call was suspended
until the 18th ballot should be
closed. Kentucky came with for Hancock
and 5 for Pendleton. The result of said
ballot was announced as follows: Hancock
1871, (cheers), Pendeton 7Ol, Parker !,