The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-07-17
POSITION OF NEW YORK.

| tSateS 10 loifOW tnat lead.
! a-. POSITION OF NEW YORK.
| Mr.. Herman, of New York, to reliev,
everybody, said the New York delegation
have had no lot nor part in this movemen
of Ohio. The New York delegates haC
heard something of it, but declined to TAX,
any part in it, out of regard for the proper
constituencies of the president of the con
vention, until other States should show, by
! their action, that Mr.. Seymour was delnan,
ded by the party in convention. He urged
the necessity of success in the campaign
and expressed his opinion that Mr.. Sey
mour could now accept the Judgment o.
the convention with honor, and that ht
should yield as matter of duty to it,
wishes. With him as candidate, New
York was good for 100000 majority.
t. INTENSE ENTHUSIASM FOR SEYMOUR.
The call of the roll was then proceeded
with. Tennessee gave Horatio Seymour 10
When Wisconsin was called, Palmer sec
onded the State of Ohio and cast votes
for Horatio Seymour. Great cheering.
Kentucky gave Seymour her 1 votes Great
1cheering.l Massachusetts, gave 10 votes for
Horatio Seymour. North Carolina changed
her votes from Hendricks to Seymour
| Cheers. Pennsylvania asked that her vote
be not recorded for the present. Mississip
pi changed from Hancock to Horatio Sey-
tmour. Great cheering and confusion ensued
delegates standing up on the seats; cries OF
| "Sit down in 'front.'" "Order."l Mr.. Price
took the chair and insisted that gentlemen
must take their seats, and he would recog-
nize no one until order was restored.
Mr., Woodward, Of Pennsylvania, now
rose and transferred the 26 votes of Penn
sylvania to Horatio Seymour. [Great cheer
ing and disorder, with cries of delegates
all over the house to their respective chair
men," Change our vote" change our vote"
half dozen States at once wanted to change
their votes. Missouri changed to Seymour
II votes. Illinois followed en- masse for
Seymour amidst IRENE dous cheering and
Undesirable confusion. Indiana changed
solidly 13votes to Seymour. Iowa came
next votes for Seymour. Texas cast her
q votes the same way.
Here the cannon on the street began to
fire a salute for the nominee. State after
State came in, but the confusion and noise
were so great that not word could be dis
tinguished ofwhat anybody said. Mr.. Sey-
mour was clearly nominated.
The confusion subsiding, Alabama, Maine
Kansas and Arkansas followed, SUCCESSFULLY,
with unanimous vote for Seymour g
Mr.. Dawson, of Pennsylvania, moved that
the nomination be made by acclamation,
but so much confusion prevailed that moth
ing was done with it,
A delegate from Minnesota, frantically
&C 4.
ted the attention of the chairman, and cast
the vote of Minnesota for Seymour.
Louisiana paid tribute to Hancock
ITO the most knightly soldier of the war;"
whom she had supported earnestly, but she
now united in voting unanimously for Sey-
mour." Louisiana gave her seven votes to
Seymour
q Mr. Stuart, of Michigan, said that State
came to the convention with the single pur-
pose to nominate candidate who could
certainly be elected. That position she oc-
cupied to-day. He proceeded to enlogize
Seymour as the greatest statesman now liv-
ing, and cast the eight votes of Michigan
for him.
The band on Fourteenth street struck up
the 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 the
invocation of Gods blessing on the party
in which rests the last hope of the country,
cast her vote for Seymour.
y Maryland changed to Seymour.
sa THE VOTE OF NEW YORK.
Mr.. Tilden of New York, rose to speak.
Great interest to hear him was manifested,
and cries were uttered of take the plat
.6orm." He spoke from his place, however.
He said he did not last evening believe that
events which have now occurred could have
happened. His remarks here were not dis
tinctly audible to the reporter because of
conversation in his vicinity. He was I'm
derstood to say that he had no expectation
that Ohio would have come to the support
of even so distinguished citizen of the
State of New York. New York had OPP
posed Ohio's earnest wishes. In conclusion,
he announced the unanimous vote of New
York for Horatio Seymour.
Mr.. Clark, of Wisconsin, called for the
ratification of the nomination by the spec
tators by three cheers for Horatio Seymour,
which were given with will.
UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR SEYMOUR FOR PREsI-
DENT.
The Chair announced the result, all the
States having voted. The result was for
Horatio Seymour, 317 votes. Enthusiastic
cheering, the whole Convention and audi
ence rising and waving hats, handkerchief,
fans, &C.. for several minutes, with loud
calls for Seymour and cries of "Sit down in
'front.'
The Chair raped with his gavel and
called to order in vain for several minutes.
The Chairman, Mr.. Price, announced that
Horatio Seymour, having received the
unanimous vote of the convention was the
standard bearer for the coming campaign.
Hah"t REHABILITATION.
The following is a recapitulation of all
the ballots taken during the day:
qsa 10th 10Th 2l.t ed:
II. seymour ;::;,> ,;::,> 3i'
liancock ..........s...... 1904 sl4ZI2 1879
llendrlcks.. .............. lUi2 III l3z
Blair 500. .....1.t'-... 1874 -
English sea-. ........... D ~ ".
PaeKeT ...........-......'2 ~
Doolittlo. ................., IL IL II
fietu .....s........'....'.. 10
Chase ........,,..,.........l2
III. j