Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-09

North Carolina gave her for Hancock
instead OF PendletOn. Virginia changed |
solidly 70 Hancock instead Of 81 for PEN
dleton ss before
The fourteenth ballot was taken at once
and resulted: Hancock Sc; Icheers
Pendleton 100; Parker Z; Packer &c
DoOlittle 13; Hendricks S4l.
Among the changes on this ballot were
Nebraska who went from Pendlelon to
Hendricks. Tennessee dropped johnson
and gave Pendleton 81 and Hendricks Al.
On the fifteenth ballot Pennsylvania
voted solid for Hancock. lGreat cheers.
Hancock 794, Pendleton 1924, Parker 7,
johnson 81, DoOlittle II, Hendricks S23
The roll being called for the sixteenth
ballot, Arkansas changed five votes from
Pendleton to Hancock, which gave q for
Pendleton, and 81 for the man who, when
the war was over, laid his sword on the
altar of civil law LGreat cheering.l
Louisiana changed to Hancock; Missis-
sippi did the same. Cheers.
Missouri gave Hancock two additional
votes to its preceding vote; Maryland gave
him So of her seven votes. Each vote for
Hancock was greeted with cheers.
The result was announced: Hancock
| 1874, Pendleton 1914, Parker 7, johnson
81, Doolittle r. Hendricks 704
The Kentucky delegation retired for
| consultation.
Seymour resumed the chair.
The Michigan delegation then moved
recess until o'clock, which was lost.
New York asked leave to retire for con-
| sultstion.
The Chair announced that as Kentucky,
| Illinois and New York desired TO retire for
consultation, business would be suspended
until their return.
Objection being made, the Chair said al
lowance must be made for the exhaustion
of the Secretaries, and he therefore an
nounced ten minutes recess.
There was a widespread opinion that
| Hancock would be nominated on the next
ballot
On the seventeenth ballot, Alabama led
| off with eight votes for Hancock cheers
| Arkansas followed with FIVE for the same /;
| Connecticut gave him three; Kansas gave
him one; Minnesota gave him two
New Hampshire gave him Eve; West Vir-
ginia gave him one Illinois answered after
| the general roll had been called.
Mr.. Richardson Announced the vote of
Illinois as follows Pendleton eight and
| half; Andrew johnson one-aalf Hen
| bricks seven.
Before Kentucky and Maryland came in
| to vote, Mr.. Tilden, of New York, said ::
The convention had reached point where
q careful conference and consultation be-
tween the delegations is important, and he
| moved an adjournment as soon az the pend
| ing ballot should be decided.
Mr.. Vallandigham seconded the motion
10 adjourn. Cries of 'No, ne, =" eyes, yes"
The vote on adjournment was demanded
| by States, but the roll call was suspended
until the seventeenth ballot should be
closed.
Kentucky came with for Hancock and
| for PendletOn. The result of said ballot
| was announced thus: Hancock 1874 /;
| [cheers PendIeton 704 Parker john
son 6; DOolittle II; Hendricks 70; Chase
J Hoffman 3.
The vote was then taken on adjournment
| which was lost-yeas 1929, nays 1904.
The motion of New Jersey for a recess
| 10 o'clock was made and lost.
The roll was then called on the eighteenth
| ballot. Florida gave her three to Hancock.
1 When Illinois was called, Mr.. Richard
son said his delegation was instructed to
vote as unit on the last ballot. He con-
scented to divide the vote, but on this he
should cast the vote as unit, though
against his opinion for Hendricks.
| delegate from Illinois demanded to
be recorded for Pendleton
1 Mr.. Richardson withdrew the vote he
had cast for the Pgesent.
On this ballot New Jersey gave
Hancock 3 Pendleton J Parker 81. Ten.
nessee cast her 10 for Johnson, ever faith
ful TO one who was faithful to his country
West Virginia gave Hendricks s; Illinois
announced her vote, Is for Hendricks. One
| Of her delegation again protested that his
vote should be recorded for Pendleton An
/ other delegate wanted his recorded from
| the second district Of Illinois, as for A.
| johnson.
The chair, Mr.. Price, said by order of
| the convention that the chairman of each
| delegation was authorized to speak for the
State. There was great confusion, but the
Chair proceeded to announce the vote
Hancock 1444 Pendleton 563; Parker 81
johnson 10; DoolittIe l2 Hendricks 81
Hoffman 3. l
Mr.. Seymour took the chair, and the
delegate from the second district of Hi
nois insisted as a point Of order that each
delegate TO this convention had right to
record his own vote according to his own
views and sentiments, and he moved a reso-
luton to that effect The Chair ruled the
resolution out of order, because in contra
ven.ion of the rules adopted for the gov
eminent of the convention. He said that it
hao,, IN
that each State has a right to de-
termine the vote ofthe delegation as a whole.
Mr.. Bayard argued that this was
strained view of the rules. This was de-
Lucrative body, and each delegate, he
thought, had right to vote for himself.
Mr.. Clymer, of Pennsylvania, read from
the proceedings of the Charleston Conven-
ton the rule adopted there which recog-
nizes the right of each delegate to cast his
individual vote, except where a State Con-
vention has instructed its delegates how to
vote.
The delegate from the second district Of
Illinois claimed the right under this rule
to cast his half vote for Andrew johnson,
whom he euIogized as the defender Of the
Constitution and the rights Of the people.
[Great cheers.
Mr.. Richardson stated that the Illinois
State Convention instructed her delegates
to vote as a unit They instructed them to
vote for Pendletou, but majority Of the
delegation have decided now to vote for
other distinguished gentlemen, and he con-
sidered it his'duty to cast the entire vote of
the delegation.
There was here another scene of great
confusion, when an adjournment was moved
and carried.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.
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