The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-05-28

shall be taken. The list Of States
and Territories will be called by
the Secretary, and as they are call
cd, each delegation viii designate
it's choice for President OF the Unit
"a States. 1t is understood, under
The rules, that tho chairman Of tho
delegations shall announce tho
vote oftheir respective States.
The roll was called, when the
delegations responded as follows:
Alabama, through the chairman
of her delegation, casts eighteen
votes for U. S Grant. Cheers
Arkansas casts ten votes for O.
s. Grant
California-W We came here, 5000
miles, TO cast cur vote for General
Grant. [Checrs
Colorado-The Rocky Noun
tains Of Colorado say six votes for
rant
Connecticut Internationally y.sur-
renders her twelve votes for Grant.
Dakota-Gran votes.
Delaware Six yolcs Tor Grant.
The District Of Columbia gives
her two votes for Grant.
Florida, the land of flowers,
gives six totes for General Grant.
Georgia cast her vote through
Governor Brown, who said; The
Republicans ofGcorgia, many Of
whom were original scccssionists,
recognizing the wisdom of the
maxim, 'Eucniesin war, in peace
friends, and heartily desiring to
speed the restoration Of tho Union,
harmony, peace and good govern
ment, instruct me, through their
representatives here, TO cast eigh,
teen votes for General Grant"
idaho gives two votes for,Grant.
Illinois gives thirty two votes for
Grant, Indiana gives twenty six
votes for Grant, Iowa gives six
teen votes for Grant, and promises
to back it up with 10000 majority
= (checrs) = Kansas, the John
Brown State, gives 6 for Grant,
Kentucky casts % for Grant, Lou.
isiana IA for Grant, and proposes
TO fight il out on this line, if il
takes all summer Applause !
Maine, II for Grant. Maryland,
my Maryland, (belicving that our
great Captain will crush treason
IN the Cabinet as he crushed IT in
tho field) Maryland gives IA for
Grant. [Applause MassGchu
setls "a for Grant. Michigan, fol
lowing the State of Massachusetts,
gives 16 for Grant. Minnesota
the North Star State, gives all she
has-8 yotcs-to Grant Missis
.sippi, the homo Of jeff, Davis, re
pudiates the traitor and offers hel
fourteen votes for Grant. Missour
was under instructions ofthe STATE
Convention to vote for Grant on {
Radical platform. The platform il
Radical, VIC have confidence tina
Grant will carry out its principles
Missouri gives Grant twenty-five
votes. tta
Montana-The mountains o
Montana--w whence flow the water
of the Columbia and Mississippi
are vocal with the name of Grant
to whom .shc gives two votes
Laughter.
Nebraska, the last State admit
ted to tho Union and first to adop
impartial suffrage, gives six TO
Grant.
Nevada, the silver State, has on
ly six votes, but proposes to Civ
six more next fall tor Grant.
New Hamshire, ten Tor Grant
New Mexico called, but not pro
sent to respond. New Jersey
Her delegation was instructed b.
, her convention, which spoke th
voice OF every man OF the Republi
can party within her borders, I
deliver their fourteen votes 70
Grant, not only the victorious sol
. dier, but conspicuous for his calm
h ness Of Judgment, sincerity Of pa
I Lriotism and personal honesty.
u New York, sixty six votes 70
!. Grant. North Carolina, known Il
Il the land OF tho tar heels, grea
y laughter gives oightcon votes 70
II Grant, and will give $4,000 vote
for him, all Of which will stici
[Applauso
!, So tho voting went on to the en-
OF the roll call, every State castin
/ its fall vote for Grant,
4 The Chair thcn announced 81
0 hundred and fifty votes, all fC
f Grant. [Grcat cheoring] AS II
d vote was announced, n now droI
/, curtain, in the rear OF tho stag
}, was uncovered presenting q fin
n portrait of General Grant, supper
d cd by tho Goddess of Libert,
Above him was the motto, "Matc
4. him.
OF Muslc-''lIail to tho chief an
.. "Yankee Doodle"
V On motion, three times thrt
!" cheers wero given for tho nomine
IS Tho Convention Joined in Hngir
!. "kally round the fag," accompal
a led by the band. Here the enth
siasm was indescnbable.
r On motion, the President wi
i, authorized TO telegraph tho nomi
, alton to General Grant,
n The campaign song, music
George Il. Root, entitled "Fight
n out on the old Union line" W
It sung and received with great {
4 vor. a..
/. NOMINATION FOR VICE PRgsIDEN
o Tho Convention next proceed,
~ 10 the nomination OF o candida