The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-09
NEW YORK CONVENTION.

hall is fiied inevefypsrt, many ladies being
pTss Is.s,n 8 q a,,s " minutes Of ys''s'd.y
lie sSs Es & sas SosSis:s %ss;
MT. Price, OF Missouri, assumed the chair.
Mr.. Baysrd, of Delaware, said there was
some mistake about the name recorded for that
STATE and asked that 4 Ss be osSs !, SuS
lished had not been agreed TO by the majority
| of the delegation.
John Bigier, New York, August Belmont.
| Mr.. Fitch, of Indiana, rose to present one OF
its most talented citizens 10 candidate before
alton. One Of the best and purest men Of the
whole nation. Indiana had thought IT right
| TO cast vote for q reasonable length OF time
t HT Of the %eiessiion, that feasonsSie time had
| passed, though the minority were Of the opin-
Ion that they ought to adhere further TO the
disposition, even II IL had the power, TO force
| their views upon the majority. In conclusion,
be briefly eulogized and nominated Thomas A.
M. Green, Of Ind, on the part OF the minor.
ity, urged adherence to Peudleton, but ex-
pressed the highest respect for Hendricks, but
their .d State convention had decided tReir pref
erence for Pendleton against the most earnest
and persistent opposition. In accordance with
and some hissesl -
Inc ron Was cniea, anu AZ eacn v9.e LOT
ly. The same demonstrations greeted the
votes for Hendricks.
mississippi cast her vote Tor Pendieton on
The vote Of New York for Church was
cheered. During the roll-call a delegate from
Oiegon attempted TO make an explanation OF
ruled out of order, inasmuch as he admitted
that ne had no new candioate' ne SAN .nat
he only wanted TO reindorse MT. tend 1.r On
afs an time. gave ''s'0''' '0' 'H''e'A ~ 'A
The result Of the ballot was as follows: Eng,
sh HanSSpS nrSS IL r ectsr b. ~
i2iS; poolittie, Il; Hendricks, soJSs; tcheers8
Blair, q, No choice.
MT. Tilden then asked leave LOT the new
ave members Of the delegation asking 1t. OBJ:
lection was made, and the question being pun
to the Convention, was decided In the ainrma-
tive. CT $3.50 - =,
| fifteen minutes; which motion was carried,
| and the Convention took recess Tor htteen
minutes: uo, 1, e,,,oo u,Dr,e. and thu
Chair called the Convention to order.
| Rumor spread in the hall that New YORK
Will STes ss on v ,aS aeE oI
denied by some, who say that while New ork
| will leave Church to-day unless he attracts
support from other States, they are not yet
ready to drop him.
The clerks proceeded to cali the roll on the
demonstrations of applause by the friends o.
the respective candidates in the galleries
| Louisiana changed from Hancock to Pendle
at the conclusion Of the roll call.
| Mr.. Tilden, by the unanimous vote Of the
delegates, and the consent of s, Z. Church
withdrew the name OF the latter and cast 8;
| yataa fnr uandrirka The follOWinR Ia the re
suit: English, Q; Hancock, 2s; Pendleton, 1891
| [cheers:j Parker, 7, Packer, %; A. johnson
j; Doolittle, IL; Hendricks, rs, lehecrs.l Blair
There having been occasional kissing in III,
galleries the president announced that thu
| Galleries would be cleared II repeated. tCriei
Of Good" and appisuse.l
During the recess the Hon. Daniel W. Noor
hees, OF Indiana, appearing on the platform
Mir. Voorhees, came forward, but said II
would be SO manifestly improper in him to ad
dress the audience at this time, that he only
| appeared before them to bow his acknowledg
mcnts and no more.
The convention was called to order again a
| lao; vice president Price, of Missouri, In thu
chair, but 1T was found that not half of thu
The ninth ballot resulted: English, 0; Han
cock, 3llS; Pendlcton, III; Parker, ]; Packer
26ll; A. johnson, 5l1; Doolittle, l2i Hendricks
HE roll being called on the tenth ballot
when Conn ectieut was called the chairman o
|
!, mainder for Pendleton.
member OF the delegation arose and dc
English.
Mr.. Eaton, OF Conn, said that he was chaii
man of the delegation, and entitled TO cast it
vote.
= tie these questions among themselves, and oil
dered Connecticut to be passed by until he
:, vote should be agreed upon.
: bricks and for Peadleton.
The tenth ballot resulted: Hancock, "a
Pendleton, l4TIS; Parker, !; Packer, ~
| johnson, o; Doolittle, II; Hendricks, s2li
= Blair, /.
Eleventh ballot-Hancock, 32lS; Pendletor
l+lIS; Parker, !; Packer, 20; Johnson, 81; Doc
little, l2Is; Hendricks, SIS, tcheersil Blair, l.
, The thirteenth ballot was then taken, an
/. resulted Hancock, IS; Pendleton, 1917; Pal
II ker, !; Packer %; johnson, 40 Doolittle, l;
;, Hendricks, 81; Blair, q; Franklin Pierce,
: Chase, i; no choice The following wer
Q among the changes Oh this ballot: North Ca
l. oiins gave her nine for Hancock, instead Q
!. PendIeton; Virginia changed solidly to Han
cock, instead of0i5 for Pendleton, as before.
q The fourteenth ballot was taken at once, an
q resulted: Hancock, so, (cheersjl PendletoI
q 100; Parker, 7; Packer, %; Doolittle, 10; Her
a bricks, slls.
Among the changes on this ballot were NJ
: | braska from Pendleton to Hendricks; Tennel
t see dropped johnson and gave Pendlcton s.
Pennsylvania having retired for consults
+ ton, came in after the roll had been Gale
o | through and announced their vote-20-fo
| Hancock. (Great cheering on the floor and 4
> the galleries,l
= The secretary proceeded to call the roll Of
n the fifteenth ballot, with the following result
Hancock, 79Ej Pendleton, 1901 Parker, !
Johnson, 81; Doolittle, IL, Hendricks, s2L.
Roll called for sixteenth ballot Arkansa
: | changed votes from Pendeton to Han
a