The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-05-26

effect Of the unbroken State front. The
sensation was all the greater since Judge
Spaulding, in speech on the nomina-
ton of Wade, had taken pains to say,
before the first ballot was taken, that he
had never known Ohio unanimous in q
National Convention, and Re felt this
unanimity to be token Of certain sue
cess. The four men who. on this sec
ond ballot, turned from Wade to Colfax,
were McFarland, of Butler; Nettleton,
of Sandusky; Coleman, of Troy and
Hunt of Kenton. They had evidently
calculated the effect of their demonstra-
lions at this time, and seemed confident
of being sustained.
Somebody now wanted to adjourn,
but the Convention was excited as a
party Of gamblers when the bets range
| range among the thousands, and the
hands have been dealt out, and no sug
gestions of dinner could be tolerated.
The third ballot showed few changes.
save that Colfax gained here and there
few votes. Wilson lost, and Curtain
ran down to the solitary vote Of his own
State. The crisis was now known by
everybody to be at hand, when Colonel
Alex. Mcclure, Of Pennsylvania, one Of
the silrewdest wire puliers of that State
of wirepullers, took the platform to read
letter of withdrawal from Gov. Curtin.
Pennsylvania had fifty two votes
Where would they go? Wade had rea-
son to expect them, and it was pretty
| certain that wherever their weight was
thrown victory would perch. Evidently
Pennsylvanians themselves saw their
power, and fully appreciated their situa-
! ton. The tendency still appeared to
be toward Wade as the call progress sed.
Wilson lost on all hands, till, like Curtin,
he seemed passing out Of the list of
candidates, but when Ohio was called
her own vote for Wade was one weaker
The came four had voted again for Col
fax with Humphill, of Ripley, who had
joined them on the third ballot, and they
were now further reinforced by John
Campbell, of Ironton. Pennsylvania
coming next, cast SO votes for Wade,
and rousing cheers went up at this sig
nifcant addition, but the rest of her
strength went for Colfax. Wade had in
all 204 votes, Colfax had 1S6, Fenton
was only holding his own. The next
ballot told the tale. McLane now swung
his Pennsylvania balance the other way.
He had first tried to produce break for
Wade; he now tried it for Colfax The.
vote of Wade came down from 33 to 20,
and 80 were cast for Colfax. The SEN
sation was decided, and Iowa, eager at
any rate for Colfax, jumped at the,
chance to begin the break. It's chair
man shouted that Iowa withdrew the
votes from Fenton, and cast its full
vote solid for Colfax. An instant before
the cheers had fairly begun, McLane
was up: sPennsylvania asks to change
her vote. She casts her sc votes solid
for Schuyler Colfax." The work was
done. What followed was a mere
scramble for precedence in the race for
changing off to Colfax. The Indianians
cheered till their Threats gave out. The
/ galleries, which seemed to sympathize
strongly with Colfsx from the start, pro-
/ longed and intensified the uproar; and
with struggle between New York and
Ohio as to who should have the honor
Of moving that the nomination be made
unanimous, the name of Schuyler Col
fax, the printer boy of South bend, was
placed beside that of Grant, the tanner
Of Ripley, On the Presidential ticket