New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-26

West Virginia-Wsde, 2; Colfax, l; Wilson,
.; Hamlin, l. Wisconsin-Col Z; VIII.
son, s; Curtin, l; Hamlin, 2. Total-Wade.
I49; Coltax, lis; Wilson, 119; Fenton, 1872:
Curtin. 81; Hamlin, "a; Speed, %; Harlan
l6; Kelley, s.; Creswell, IA.
Second ballot-Wade's vote increased tn
ITO; Colfax, l49; Fenton, I4O; Wilson lis.
- Third 6ailot-Wade, us; Colfax, 1866;
Fenton, l39; Wilson, 1Ol.
Fourth ballot-Wade, 204; Fenton. I4l.
Colfax, ls6; Wilson, 81. '
Elfth 6allot--Pennsylvania went over to
Caliax, and with other changes carried the
nomination, Wade receiving 204.
Before the summing up of tho fifth ballot
was announced General Williamson. of
Iowa, rose and desired to change the vote
OF that State which had been C0Ifay 3 Fen.
ton 8, and make it unanimous for ColfaY
(Great cheering.)
He was followed by delegate from Con.
nectlcut announcing that State, which had
voted SIX for Wilson, two for Wade. and four
for Colfax, as unanimous for Colfax.
Then the votes Of Louisiana, Massachu.
setts, and other States were changed to
OolfaX entire and the Massachusetts, dele,
cation announced the withdrawal of Mr..
Wilson for the candidacy,
Other States followed amid loud and ex.
cited cheering, and vociferous calls upon
the Chairman, each State desiring to be
among the first to confer its unanimous
vote upon the Indiana statesman A dele.
gate from Indiana (whose delegation has
never WaVered from the support of Coltax,)
swuLg his cane and hat in the air in high
glee, himself being mounted upon a chair.
Everybody was hurraing, swinging hats,
han1kerchlets, ETC., and amid such exuber.
ant feeling, which proved so contagious as
to extend even to the wsrmest Wade and
Fenton men.
NHNc
Inc maj vote was then announced as
follows:
Whole number of votes cast ......,.. $50
necessary to choice. ice.............,....3 1926
OolIaX '''''',...........,... 522
Eeusou $1,000 '''''.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
w aue. .,..,,t........,....... Al
" NLsOn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL
The Chairman then announced the Hon.
Schuyler Coltax as the nominee for Vice
President.
The nomination of SCHUYLER Colfax was,
at ten minutes to five, made unanimous.
The following gentlemen were then an
nounced as the
National Executive Committee.
Alabama James p. B. Stowell; Arkansas,
E. F. Rice; California, Governor G. Gorham
Colorado, Daniel Witler; Connecticut
Henry H. Starkweather; Dakota, Newton
Edmunds; Delaware, Edward G. Bradford
District of Columbia, S. P. Connover; Flor.
! IAei % - oONCus bGOIBlu, D. IL OdluWtAl,
Idaho, John c. Henry; illinois, ]. Russell
| Jones; Indiana, Cyrus NJ. Allen; Iowa,
Joshua Fletcher; Kansas, John A. Martin
Kentucky, Allen A. Burton; Louisiana, NJ.
| A. Southworth; Maine, Lewis Barker;
Maryland, Charles G. Fulton; Massa.
chusetts, William Clalin; Michigan,
Marsh Giddings; Minnesota, John j.
Avery Mississippi, A. c. Fiske Missouri,
General Ben. Loan Montana, S. Wilson
Nebraska, z. B. Taylor Nevada, Charles f
! DeLong New Hampshire, VIM. E. Chand
| Ter; New Jersey, J. Gopsill New York
Horace Greeley North Carolina, William
Sloane Ohio, B. Il. Cowen Oregon, H. W.
Corbitt Pennsylvania, VIM. H. Kemble
Rhode Island, Lyman Frieze Tennessee,
| VIM. B. Stoke; Texas, A. J. Hamilton
Vermont, T. W. Parke Virginia, FRANKLIN
| Stearns West Virginia, General Saml. D.
Harms Wisconsin, David Atwood.
| Adjournment.
The Convention then adjourned to meet
at the call of the National Executive Com
mittee.