The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-07-17

stand for Mr.. Seymour. He called upon
the seveEal delegates to follow chat lead.
Kiernsn, Of New You, said, to relieve
sverybok in u New York delegation dey
hans hadno lot or part il the nsvemeA q
Ohio. They had heard something u it,
but declined 70 take any part i.
Hall dozen stAtssat once wantsd to
change their vote. Missouri changed to
Seymour IL, and Illinois followed en- ,nassc
for Seymour.
| Undesirable confusion-Indian chang
ed solid with Is to Seymour; Iowa came
next with 8 forSeymour Texas cast her 6.
Here the cannon in the street began to
| FIRE sainse for the nominee rs state otter
! state came in, but the confusion and noise
was SO great that not a word could be dis
| tinguished of what anybody said. Sey-
mour is clearly nominated.
The confusion subsiding, Alabama,
Maine, Kansas and Arkansas followed suc>
cessively with q unanimous vote for Sey-
mOur.
Dawson, Of Pennsylvania, moved the
nomination, but there was SO much confu>
sion that nothing was done with it.
A delegation fol Minnesota frantically
waving one of the state standards attract.
ed the attention of the chairman and cast
the vote of Minnesota for Seymour.
Georgia said the last tribute to Hancock,
the most knightly soldier Of the war, whom
she had supported earnestly, but she now
united in voting unanimously for Seymour.
Louisiana gave her votes to Seymour.
Stuart, of Michigan, said that be came
to the convention with single purpose to
nominate candidate who could certainly
be elected to that position, and proceeded
to eulogize Seymour as the greatest states
man now living, and cast Michigan's vote
for him.
The band on 18th street struck up 'Tbe
Battle Cry Of Freedom" the cannons still
saluting.
A delegate from South Carolina said he
was from state which felt most heavily
the chains Of oppression Of radical rule.
He said South Carolina came here caring
more for men than measures. They were
satisfied with the platform adopted so
unanimously, and South Carolina, with in
vocation Of Gods blessing on the party OF
which rests the last hope of the country
cast her vote for Seymour.
Cla,k, of Wisconsin, called for the ratif.
cation of the nomination by three cheers for
Horatio Seymour, which were given with a
will.
The chair announced the result, all the
states having voted. The result was for
Seymour 3l7 votes. (Great enthusiasm
and cheering, the whole convention and
audience rising, waving hats. handker-
chiefs, fans, &c., for several minutes.
Loud calls for Seymour-cries of sit down
in 'front.' The chair wrapped with his
gravel and called to order in vain for several
minutes. The chair [Price] announced
that Seymour having received the unani>
nous vote of the convention, was the
standard bearer for the coming campaign.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Preston, of Ken
lucky, the Convention proceeded to the
nomination of candidate for the : ice
Presidency.
Iowa presented the name of Augustus
g. Dodge. The Kentucky delegation pre>
sented the name of General F. P. Blair, IF
Missouri, which was received with storm
of applause. Maine nominated General
Ewing. The general feeling in the conver-
ton was unmistskably in favor OF Blair,
and the friends of Ewing and Dodge with
drew their nominations, which left Blair
the only candidate before tho convention.
Upon The call of the States, each State in
its order voted unanimously for Blair. A
delegate from Alabama led of, saying, "As
a rebel soldier of Alabama, I take pleasure
in casting her vote for the gallant Union
soldier, General Frank P. Blair
Woodward, in casting the vote Of Vir-
ginia for Blair, pledged 20, 900 majority for
the ticket in that State in November next.
When Tennessee was called Nelson intro
duced &c neral N. B. Forrest, to cast the
vote of Tennessee. Forrest rose, cast the
vote for Blair, and thanked the convention
for the courtesy and Kindness extended by
its members to the soldiers of the South.
Col. Ashbet Smith, with few remarks,
cast the vote of Texas for Blair. The
chair announced that unanimous vote hav-
ing been cast for F. P. Blair, be was the
nominee Of the convention for Vice Presi-
dent.
S. S. Cox moved that the nomination be
ratified by the unanimous voice of both
delegates and audience. The entire assem-
blage united in three cheers.
A committee of one member from cath
State was appointed to inform the nomi-
nees of their election.
Mr.. Herman, Of New York, at the sug-
gestion Of many members of the various
delegations, moved that the thanks Of this
canyention be rendered to Chief Justice
Chase for the able and impartial manner in
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