Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-15

The roll was called for the sixteenth ballot
Arkansas changed five votes from Pendleton
to Hancock Georgia gave ~ for Pendleton
and " for the man who, when the war was
over, laid his sword ON the altar Of civil law.
Louisiana changed to Hancock, Mississippi
did the same
Missouri gave Hancock two additional to
its preceding vote Maryland gave him 81
of her seven votes Each vote for Hancock
was greeted with cheers
The result was announced as follows:
Hancock 1874, Pendleton 1914, Parker Z,
johnson 81, Doolittle II, Hendricks 70J.
On the seventeenth ballot Alabama led of
with : votes for Hancock (cheers) Arkansas
followed with 5 for the same, Connecticut
gave him B. Kansas j, Minnesota 2 New
Hampshire ;, West Virginia l. Illinois an
swered after the general roll had been called.
Richardson announced the vote Of Illinois.
Pendleton 81, Andrew johnson J. Hendricks
/ l. Kentucky came in with five for Hancock,
five for Pendleton. The result Of the ballot
was announced thus;
Hancock 1874, Pendleton 70l, Parker 7,
johnson g. Doolittle II, Hendricks so, Chase
!, Hoffman 3.
/ After the seventeenth ballot, Valanding-
ham and others wanted to adjourn, but the
Convention refused, and balloted the 18th
I time as follows.
Hoffman 3, Dooittle II, johnson 10, Pack
cr 81, Hendricks 81, Pendletou 56I Han.
cock l44J
The Convention then adjourned to Thurs
day morning.
TAMuANY HALL, n. Y, July 9.
Another warm day, and most of the dele
gates come in armed with fans.
New York was reticent as usual The
Massachusetts, delegates came in smiling, and
they are supposed to be acting in concert with
New York. The friends of Chase were hope
full
The Convention was called to order by the
Vice President at ll:G5 A. NJ. Prayer was
offered.
Many of the PenGleton men are bitter
against Hendricks, and it is said that his
friends give him up. Hancock would have
gone higher if there had been another ballot
yesterday, but il is thought that the adjourn
ment destroyed his chance.
Mr. Valandingham Of Ohio took the stand
and read communication dated Cincinnati
July ., from Mr. Pendleton to Mr.. Mclean
in which he said he did not want the nomina-
tion at the expense of single electoral vote,
or at the cost of harmony in the party he con-
sidered the success Of the Democratic party
Of far greater Importance than the gratifca-
| ton ofpersonal ambition. He authorized Mr..
/ Mclean at any time when deemed expedient
to Withdraw his name, promising his support
to the candidate of the Convention. He said
that in confirmation Of the request of Mr.
Fendleton, his name was now withdrawn.
The Convention proceeded TO ballot, result
ing as follows:
18th ballot Hancock 1851, Hendricks
l07J, Field -, Packer %, Blair l0I, Doo-
little II, Thomas II. Seymour 4
2Oth ballot The Massachusetts delegation
for the first time asked to be passed The
vote, without Massachusetts,, was as follows
Hancock 1872, Hendricks 1914, Blair l3J
English lG, Doolittle II, Field o. T. H. Sey-
mour .
The DIST ballot resulted as follows:
Hendricks 1872, Hancock 1851, Doolittle
H. English 1873, Field s, A. johnson 3, Me-
Clellan Hoffman J, Chase 4.
I On the 22d ballot all States but New York
went for Seymour, and New York yielded to
the wishes of sister States, as one Of her dele
gates said, and made the nomination unani-
nous.
/ On the twenty-seeond ballot, when Ohio
was called, Mr.. McCook, by the unanimous
/ direction of his delegation, and with the as
sent of every public man in that State, in-
cludihg Mr.. Pendleton, put in nomination
against his inclination, but no longer against
! his honor, Hon. HoRArIo SEYMOUR of New
York Let us said he, "vote for man
who the Presidency has sought and who has
not sought the Presidency 4" This, he be.
| lieyed would drive from power the Rad.
ical caba at Washington. He believed thi;
nomination would command the unanimous
approval of Democrats and Conservatives Of
all sections. He asked, on the behalf of the
country, that Mr. Seymour should yield tc
this wish of the Convention" Mr.. McCook
then cast the twenty-one votes of Ohio fol
Horatio Seymour.
MIR. Seymour rose and said the motion Just
made excited most mingled emotions. He
had no language in which to thank the Con,
yention and to express his regret that his
name had been presented. But in a question
affecting his duty and honor he must stand
by his opinion against the world He could
not be nominated without putting himself and
the Democratic party in peril. When he de.
clined the nomination he meant it, BE paid
an eloquent tribute to Mr.. Pendleton, and in
closing said, " thanking the Convention, your
candidate cannot be-"
Mr.. Vallandingham said in times of great
emergency and calamity every personal con.
sideration must give way, He insisted that
Horatio Seymour must yield to the demonstra.
tion in his behalf Ohios vote must and
should stand for Horato Seymour. He call
ed upon the several delegations to follow that
lead
Mr.. Tiden of New York arose and said he
did not last evening believe that the event
which had now occurred could happen. Hi,
remarks were not distinctly audible to the
reporter but he was understood to say that
he had no expectation that Ohio would have
come to the support of even so distinguished q
citizen of the State of New York, which haC
opposed Ohio's earnest wish. In conclusion
he announced the unanimous vote Of New
York for Horatio Seymour.
Mr. Clark of Wisconsin, called for tn,
ratification of the nomination by the spec
tators, by three cheers for Horatio Seymour
which were given with a will The chair an
nounced the result of
i THE TwENTY-sECoND BALLOT.
All the States having voted, the result was
for Horatio Seymour, 3l7 votes. The chail
announced that Mr.. Seymour having received
the unanimous vote Of the convention, wai
tho otoudard haorar FIR the eomin0 camnai0n