The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-13

York would tall "a anu give majority Ol
100000 wthetta canvass. Great cheers.
rms CALL o. the ROLL PROCEEDED WITH
VOTES GRAND CHANGES TO SEYMOUR
The all Of the roll was then proceeded
with. @8#
Tnnessee gave Hora,io Seymour 10.
Nhen Wisconsin WAS called, Mr.. Palmer
econded the state Of Ohio, aud east votes
for Horatio Seymour. Great cheering
Kentucky gave Seymour her IL votes.
Great cheering.
Massachusetts gave y for Horado Sey.
mour.
North Carolina changed her votes from
Hendricks to seymour. Cheers. .ss
Pennsylvania asked that her vote be not
recorded for the present.
Mississippi changed from Hancock to 10
ratio seymour.
Great cheering and confusion ensned, del.
egations standing upon the seats. CrIes OF
"Sit down "SIt down in front Order
The Hon. Thonas /. Price took the chair,
and insisted that gentlemen mnst take their
seats, and that he would recognize no one
until order was restored.
The Hon George W. Woodward, OF Penn.
sylyania now rose aud transferred her %
votes to Horatio Seymour Great cheering
and disorder. Cries Of delegates all over
the house 10 their respective cbairInen,
"Chanqe our vote "Change our vote J
Half dozen states wanted 20 change
their vote,
Missouri changed 10 Seymour, II.
Illinois followed en- mdSSc for Seymour.
Tremendous cheering! lndescribsbe con
FUSION
Indiana changed her solid - to Seymour.
Iowa came next, for Seymour,
Texas cast her G.
Here the cannon in the street began 70
fire salute for the nominee.
IA state after state came 10, the confusion
and noise we're 50 great that not ! word
could be distinguished Of what anybody
said.
Mr.. Seymour was, however, clearly nomi'
mated.
The confusion subsiding, Alabama, Maine,
Kansas, and Arkansas followed successfully
with their unanimous votes for Seymour
The Hon. John A. Dawson, Of Pennsyl'
vania now moved that the nomination be
made unanimous; but there was 80 much
confusion that nothing was done with 1t.
A delegate from Minnesota, franticaly
waving one Of the state standards, attracted
the attention Of the chairman, and cast the
vote Of Minnesota for Seymour.
Georgia paid last tribute to Hancock
the most knighty soldier Of the war, whom
she had supported earnestly but she now
united in voting unanimously for Seymour
Louisiana gave her I 10 Seymour
Mr. Stewart-Mr. Chairman. The dele
gates from the state of Michigan came to thit
| convention Of all the states il the Union
with one single purpose in view, and tina
was to nominate n candidate for the office o
president Of the United states who could
certainly be elected That position We oc
cupg to-day, aud, sir, when we look around
| in this convention and SEE here, for the frs
| time in eight years, the assembled wisdom
! Of the democracy Of the country, bounded
only by the Atlantic and the Pacific, hccaus
| on the north and on the south America aCk
nowrlges rs vet no boundary whatever
when, eir, so much wisdom a. is here 20 day
with n voice as united ~ this, speaks for til
distinguished son Of New ! Drk, the CRANE
est statesman, in my iulrmeut, now Twin
|
withdraw her voice in this general EXPIRE
sion, not only of confidence, but this eNprr
sion of patriotic determination to rescue thi
country from the grasp Of the most dcSpt
rate rpDel that ever seized upO
the rcins Of government. A voice, "good
good 1t is a question of country; {
whether our blessed Union and the freedor
of millions are to live or DO buried dee
down in everlasting oblivion and infamy
Good, 70 on. Sir, under these circnm
stances, it is with infinite pleasure that Mi
chigau casts her vote for Horatio Seymour
of New York Great applause,
A band Of music on Fourteenth stree
struck up "Tho Battle Cry Of Freedom, e.
the caunons still sNluting.
Mr. Jas. b. Campbell, Of South Caroline
Mr. President, | rise TO answer for tina
state Of the Union which bears at this tlmC
most heavily the weight aud chains OF rad
cal rule | did not suppose my voice, o
that Of any Of my colleagues, would b,
heard in this assembly except in the dis
| charge Of its business. In the words Of th'
convention that sent US here, we were IN
structcd to behave with the properties tina
| belong tO the wellbred guest and not L
.s.nmo onv NJ the functions of the symposi
'y,s i,,Ia 'faost W. came here, Mr.. Pres
idcnt aud gentlemen Of the convention, hay
| ing no iavorite caudidate-goiug not io
men bnt for measures. We have beer
more than grateful for the declaration O
nriucinIes md Of prosnective measures tina
have beeu announced by this convention
not on,y with puauimitv bnt with urqur
nossrd enthusiasm We were instructed
nnd tba instructions were coincident will
Inc ceilings Of every honest heart in Sontl
| Cnr,l,nas 10 accent the nomination of tina
man Who seemed to haye the voice Of hi,
"nny,rt;on Ohev;ry tbnse instructions
Sontb raroI;ro WIN an Invocation 70 Coo
"a, a Mass;ng IN ,b;s n,rtv wherein ia con
,orsd tbc Ia.t bonos ~ sbis rcnrbl;c ~