The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-16

u; NermOnt HendrlCkB %; virginia Han
cock 10; West Virginia, Hendricks 8; Wis
consin, Doolittle s.
The Chair announced the result az fol-
lows:-
Hancock. .......... ........ 1864
English. .........-t ."........ q
Packer %
DOolittle ...... ........ ~
Hendricks .... 1914
Blair 13I
Field 10
Chase ........
Seymour. ......
On the 22d ballot California voted solid
for Hendricks, Minnesota gave him her en-
tire 4; Missouri gave Hendricks 8; Nevada
gave him 3; New York adhered 10 him
North Carolina gave him her .. tGreat
cheers.
When Ohio was called, McCook, by the
unanimous direction of his delegation, aud
with the assent and approval of every pub
lie mar in that state, including Pendleton,
put in nomination, against his %inclina-
ton but no longer against his honor, the
name of Hon. Horatio Seymour, of N. Y.
Let us vote for n man whom the presidency
has sought, and who has not sought the
presidency. This, he believed, would drive
from power the radical cabal at Washing
ton. lie believed this nomination would
command the unanimous approval of dem
ocrats and conservative men of all sections.
lie asked in behalf of the country that Mr..
Seymour should yield to this wish of the
convention. [Great excitement and APP
plause, delegates rising and cheering.
McCook cast 81 votes for Horntio Sey-
mour. (Renewed cheering) Seymour
rose and said that the motion just made
excited the most mingled emotions. He
had no language in which 10 thank the
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his name had been presented, but i'm n
question affecting his duty and honor, he
must stand by hisopinion against the world
He could not he nominated without put
ting himself and the democratic party in
peril. When he declined the nomination
he meant il. lie paid nm eloquent tribute
to Pcudletou aud his mngnanimity, in
closing, aud said, thanking the convention.
your candidate I cannot he. N~allnndigham
said. lntimes ofgrcat cXigcncy and calamity
every personal consideration must be laid
aside. lie insisted that Homtio Seymour
must yield 10 the demoustmtion in his be
halt. Ohio's vote must, aud should, stand
for Mr.. Seymour. lie called upon the sew
erl delegates Ia follow that lead.
Kieman, of New York, said, 10 relieve
everybody in the New York delegation they
have had no lot or part in the movement
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but declined TO take any part
in il.
llalfa dozen states at once wanted TO
change their vote. Missouri changed to
Seymour IL, aud Illinois followed en- mdSSe
for Seymour. Tremendous Cheering.
ludcgcribable confusion Indiana chang
ed solid with 10 to Seymour; Iowa came
next with 3 for Seymour; Tens cast her G.
Here the cannon in the street began TO
fire n salute for the nominee as state after
state came IN, but the confusion aud noise
was so great hat not a word could be dis
tinguished of what anybody said. Seymour
IN clearly nominated.
The confusion suhsiding Alabama, Maine,
Kansas ant Arkansas followed successfully
with "a unanimous vote for Seymour.
Dawson, Of Pennsylvania moved the nom
nation, but there was so much confusion
that nothing was done with II.
A delegation for Minnesota fnnticnlly
waving one of the state standards attracted
the attention of the chairman aud cast the
vote Of Minnesota lor Seymour.
Georgia said the last tribute 10 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 Z votes to Seymour.
Stuart, Of Michigan, said that lac came TO
the convention with n single purpose to
nominate u candidate who could certainly
bo elected To that position, and proceeded
Ia c~ulngizo Seymour AS the greatest states
man nov living, aud east Michigan's vote
Tor him.
The bnnd on nth street struck up 'The
Battle Cry of Freedom the cannons still
snluting.
A delegate from South Carolina said he
was from a state which felt most heavily
the chains Of oppression of mdicul rule.
lie said South Carolina came here caring
more for men than measures. They were
satisfied with the platform adopted
so unanimously, aud South Carolina, with
invocation of Gods blessing on the party
ON which rests the last hope Of the country
ctst her vote Tor Seymour.
Maryland changed to Mr.. Seymour.
Mr. Hildcu, of New York, arose. Great
interest 10 hear him was manifested and
cries were uttered of Take the platform. "
He spoke from his place, however, and
said he did not last evening believe
that the event which has now oc-
CURED could have happened. His remarks
here We're not distinctly audible 10 the re-
porter, because OF conversation in his vi
entity. lie was understood To say that lac
had no expectation that Ohio would have
come TO the support of 80 distinguished II
citizen of the State of New York, which
had opposed Ohio's earnest wishes. In
conclusion, he announced the unanimous
vote of New York for Horatio Seymour.
Clark, of Wisconsin, called for the rati-
t]ication of the nomination by three cheers
FOR Horatio Seymour which were given
with II will.
The chair announced the result, all
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suit was for Seymour 3l7 votes.
[Great enthusiasm aud cheering the whole
convention and audience rising, waving
hats, handkerchieis, fans, &c,, for several
minutes, Loud calls for Seymour-cries
of sit down in front The chair raped
with his gavel and called TO order in vain
for several minutes. The Chair price,
announced that Seymour having received
the unanimous vote Of the convention, Was
the standard bearer for the coming cam
paign.
At 2 p, m, delegates are r~eassembling.
Various State delegations are caucussing in
formally in the hall. There seems a gen
ornl conviction that the second place ON the
ticket must be assigned tO a soldier. The
names of Generals +. T.. Blair, Thomas
Ewing, JT., Hancock, and Morgan, OF Ohio,
are freely canyassed in this connection.
llancock's locality as a Pennsylvania, is
urged rs n fatal objection 10 him, since
New York has the Presidential nomination.
Ewing appears popular. The friends OF
Blair urge that the latter will excite more
enthusiasm among the soldiers. II il said
that New York will probably give him her
vote. II is now understood that before the
recess Judge Woodward, on behalf of Penn
s~ylyania, was TO nominate Blair. Since
then the delegation is much divided be-
tween Blair, Morgan and Ewing. General