Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-09
n.mooratic National Convention.

Democratic National Convention.
Thirteenth Baliot-The thirteenth ba
lot was taken with the following result
Hancock, 4sl; Pendleton, lSa9 Barker
Il: Packer, 20; johnson, a; Doolittlt
10; Hendricks, 81; Blair, !; Frankli
Pierce, L; Chase, !. Nochoice.
Tho following were among the change
on this ballot. North Carolina gave he
. for Hancock, instead of Pendleton
Virginia changed solidly for Hancock
instead OF 81 for Pendleton, as before.
Fourteenth BaUot-The fourteenth
ballot was taken at once, aud resulted a
follows: Hancock, SO [cheers] Pendle
ton, 1870; Parker, Z; Packer, 26; Doc
little, IL; Hendricks, SAG.
Among the changes on this ballot wer'
Nebraska, who went from Pendleton L
Hendricks, and Tennessee, who dropped
johnson and gave Pendleton 81 ant
Hendricks Al.
In the following ballot Pennsylvania
voted solidly for Hancock:
Fifteenth Bdllot-Hancock, 792; Pen
dleton, 1921; Parker, I; johnson, 81
Doolittle, II; Hendricks, S22.
The roll was then called for the six
tenth ballot, in which Arkansas changed
5 votes from Pendleton to Hancock
Georgia gave q for Pendleton and @!
for the man who, when the war was over
laid his sword on the altar of civil law.
Louisiana changed to Hancock, and
Mississippi did the same. Cheers
Missouri gave Hancock additional to its
preceding vote, and Maryland gave him
81 of her Z votes. Each vote for Han
cock was greeted with cheers.
Sixteenth Ballot - Hancock, 1874
Pendleton, 1911; Parker, Z; Johnson,
81; Doolittle, ~ Hendricks, 7O3
The Kentucky delegation then retired
for consultation, and Seymour resumed
the chair.
Michigan moved for recess till five
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 objection being made, the
Chair said that allowance must be made
for the exhaustion of the Secretaries, and
he therefore announced ten minutes
recess, during which there was wide
spread opinion that Hancock would be
nominated on the next ballot.
Seventeenth Bdllot-On reassembling.
the roll was called for the seventeenth
ballot, in which Alabama led off with 8
votes for Hancock; Arkansas followed
with 5 votes for the same Connecticut
gave him 81 Kansas, l; Minnesota, 2;
New Hampshire, 8; and West Vir-
ginia, /.
Illinois answered after the general roll
had been called, and Richardson an
nounced the vote Of Illinois as follows:
st; Johnson, J; and Hen
bricks, 7.
Before the Kentucky and Missouri
delegates came in to vote Mr.. Tilden, of
New York, said the Convention had
reached point where careful confer
ence and consultation between the dele
cations is important, and he moved an
as soon as the pending
ballot could be decided.
Mr.. ValIandigham seconded the mo-
ton to adjourn, cries of mo, no, yes,
yes,"1 and the vote on adjournment was
demanded by States; but the roll call
was suspended until the seventeenth bal
lot should be closed, in which Kentucky
came 10 with for Hancock, and for
Pendle;on, and the result of said ballot
was announced ,husl
Hancock, 1873 [cheers1; Pendleton,
7OI; Parker, I; johnson, 6; Doolittle. 2;
20; Chase, D; Hoffman, 3.
The question was then taken on ad-
which was lost-yeas, l423;
nays, l701.
A motion Of New Jersey for recess
% seven o'clock was made and lost, and
he roll v as then called on the
EIGHTEENTH Ballot Florida gave her
bree to Hancock, and when Illinois was
Jailed, Mr.. Richardson said his delega-
ion was instructed to vote as q unit, but
IN the last ballot be had consented to
Iiyide the vote, but he should on this bal
OF cast the vote as a unit, though against
lis opinion, for Hendricks; but dele
rate from Illinois demanding to be re-
corded for Pendleton, Mr.. Richardson
the vote which had been cast,
or the present, on this ballot
New Jersey gave Hancock 3, Pendle-
on ] and Parker 80
Tennessee cast her 10 votes for john
ION.
West Virginia gave Hendricks s.
Illinois announced her vote as l6 for
Hendricks, and one of her delegates
gain protested that his vote should be
asst for Pendleton, and another delegate
rom the Second District Of Illinois
wanted his vote recorded for Andrew
Johnson.
The Chairman (Mr Price, said that by
rider Of the Convention the chairman OF
zach delegation was authorized to speak
or the State. Great confusion followed,
,ut the chair proceeded to announce the
Tote as follows:
Hancock, l4ll Psndleton, 56l
Parker, 81 Johnson, 10; Doolittle, IL;
81; Hoffman, }.
Gov. Seymour then went to the chair,
md the delegate from the second district
n Illinois insisted, as q point Of order,
hat each delegate to this Convention
iad the right to record his own vote &C
,ordiug TO his own view and sentiments
md moved a resolution TO that effect
The Chair ruled the resolution out Of
,rder. because j, was 10 coutraveuhon OF
be rules adopted for the government OF
he Convention. he said thai each DEL
cation had 4 right to determine the vote
81 the delegation as n whole
Mr.. Bayard urged that this was a
strange view Of the rules, ~ this was a
leliberative body. and each delegate, be
.houghi, had q night 20 vote for himself.
NJ. Clymer, Of Pennsylvania, read