The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-09

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be so manifestly improper in him to
address the audience at this time,
that he only stood before them to
bow his Acknowledgements, and no
more.
The Convention was called TO order
at twenty minutes before two, Wee
President Price in the Chair, but it
was found that half the delegates had
not yet returned. 1t was a delegate
from Virginia and not from Mime
sofa who excitedly demanded the
clearing of the galleries when Chase
was cheered prior to recess.
The thirteenth ballot was taken
with the following result:
Hancock, 49,; Pendleton, 1913 /;
Parker. Z; Packer, 26; johnson, q /;
Doolittle, 13; Hendricks, 81; Blair,
J; Franklin Pierce. / Chase, ]; no
choice.
The following were among the
changes on this ballot: North Caro-
lima gave her for Hancock instead d
of 81 for Pendleton as before. The
following is the full ballot:
Alabama, Pendleton 8; Arkansas,
Hendricks 5; California, Pendleton
3, Hendricks Il, Chase J, [cheers] ];
Connecticut, Pendleton 3. Hendricks
B; Delaware, Pendleton 3; Florida,
Hendricks 3; Georgia, Pendleton z,
Hendricks il; Illinois. Pendleton
16; Indiana, Pendleton 3, Hendricks
%, not voted J; Iowa, Pendleton s.;
Kansas. PendIeton 2, Hendricks J !;
f. Blair ]; Kentucky, Pendleton II,
Louisiana, PendletOn Z Maine, Han
4 I Tal- I.
Maryland, Pendleton A, Hendricks
D; Massachusetts, Hancock II, PEN
dleton 1 Michigan. Hendricks s;
Minnesota, Pendleton 4 Mississippi,
Pendleton z; Missouri Pendleton 5,
Hendricks 6; Nebraska, Pendleton
3; Nevada, Pendleton 3; New
Hampshire, Hancock 2, Pendle-
ton II, Doolittle 1, Hendricks ! !;
New Jersey, Parker z; New York,
Hendricks SO; North Carolina, Han
cock 8; Ohio, Pendleton, q; Oregon,
Pendleton, 2; Penpsylyania, Packer
26; Rhode Island, Doolittle d South
Carolina, Hancock 6; Tennessee,
Pendleton A, A. johnson, 44, Frank
lin Pierce l Texas, Hancock 6; Yer
mont, Hendricks 5; Virginia, Han
cock 1, [cheers;1 West Virginia,
Pendleton 4, Hendricks ] Wiscon-
sin. Doolittle 8.
F5arteeath BaRot. The fourteenth
ballot was taken at once, and result
ed-Hancock SO; cheers; Pendle-
ton 100; Parker z; Packer 26; Doo-
little 13; Hendricks 8i4 Among
the changes on this ballot were Ne
braska, who went from Pendleton to
Hendricks, and Tennessee dropped
johnson and gave Pendleton 81,
Hendricks II.
Fifteenth Ballot = Pennsy lvanil
voted solid for Hancock lGreat
cheers Hancock, 79l;; Pendleton,
129!; Parker, Z; johnson, 81; Doc
little, II; Hendricks, so.
The roll was then called for the
Sixteenth Ballot Arkansas changed
five votes from Pendleton to lIan-
cock; Georgia gave p for Pendleton
and 64 for the man who, when the war
was over, laid his sword on the altar
of civil law. fGreat cheering. Lou
isiana changed to Hancock; Missis-
sippi did the same, [cheersl; Mis-
souri, gave Hancock two additional to
its presiding vote; Maryland gave
him 81. Each vote for Hancock was
announced as follows: tsssEys
Hancock 113l, Perdleton 1917, Par
ker z, johnson o., Doolittle L, Hen
bricks 704. The Kentucky delega
tion retired for consultation.
Seymour resumed the Chair.
Michigan moved Il recess until FIVE
O'Clock. Lost.
New York asked leave to retire for
consultation. ~
The Chair announced that, as Ken
lucky, Illinois and New YORK all de-
sired to retire for consultation, bust
ness would be suspended until their
return.
Objection being made, the Chair
said that allowance, must be made for
the exhaustion Of The Secretaries.
and he therefore announced ten
minutes, recess - EECr
The following is The Sixteenth bal
lot in full: AID .M IL .#@
Alabama, Pendleton s; Arkansas,
Hancock 5; California Pendloton 3,
Hendricks Ii, not voted }; Connecti-
cut, Hancock 3, Pendleton. 3 Della
ware. Pendleton 3; Florida, Pendle-
ton l, Hendricks 2; Georgia, Han
cock 81, Pendleton p Illinois, PEN
dleton Is; Indiana. Pendleton 3, Hem
dricks 81; Iowa, Pendleton 8; Kan
sas, Hancock ], Hendricks 2; Ken
lucky, Pendleton II; Louisiana,
Hancock z; Maine, Hancock 4k,
Pendleton IL. Hendricks {; Mary
land, Hancock 81 Pendleton -, Hen
bricks J; Massachusetts. Hancock II,
Pendleton l; Michigan, Hendricks 8;
Minnesota, Peadleton 4; Mississippi,
Hancock z; Missouri, Hancock 3,
Pendleton 5, Hendricks 3; Nebraska,
Hendricks 3; Nevada, Pendleton 3 !;
New Hampshire. Hancock 3, Pendle-
ton i, III endricks j; New Jersey,
Parker z, Laughter and hisses; I
New York, Hendricks 30; North
| Carolina, Hancock 9; Ohio, Pendle-
ton 21; Oregon, Pendlcton 3; Penn
syivania, Hancock 26; Rhode Island,
Doolittle & South Carolina, Han
cock 8; Tennessee, Pendleten A, A
johnson 81 Texas, Hancock G; Fer-
mont. Hendricks 5; Virginia, Han
cock 10; West Vireinia, Pendleton
b, Hendricks II; Wisconsin, Doolit-
! tie 8. lr1r..,a .erg x-ss,.s vsmv.rta
There is widespread opinion that
Hancock will be nominated on the
next ballot. iss s9-
Seventeenth Bauot.-Alabsuia led
off with s votes for Hancock
[Cheers.] Arkansas followed with 5
votes for the same; Connecticut gave
him 3; Kansas gave Hancock l; Min
nosota gave him. 2; Ne@ Ham pshire
gave him 5: West Virginia gave him
l. Illinois answered after the general
roll had been called. lH
Richardson announced the vote of
Illinois: Pendleton, 81; Andrew
johnson, ! /; Hendricks, z.
Before Kentucky and Missouri
came into vote Tilden, of New York,