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BALTIMORE.
Horace Greeley Nominated for
President.

/ BALTIMoRg, July lO-s .ml--lht
doors of the Opera House are open, and
people are pouring in by the hundreds
The streets are crowded. The weather
is warmer than yesterday. The delega
tons arrived at 9:45. The galleries are
filled with spectators, and the bands
playing, Many of the delegations held
informal conferences this morning TO
arrive at full understanding as to
action to-day. 1t is understood the trou-
BILE in the Pennsylvania delegation has
been healed, and it will vote solid for
Greeley and Brown. s. .-of
At 10 o'clock Doolittle and Hoffman
were holding a consultation on the plat
form, where the Vice Presidents were
already seated. VnnfB
The Liberal Republicans who have
visited the convention have done SO
merely as visitors. not seeking to inhu-
ence the convention in any way.
AT ten minutes past ten o'clock Dolit-
tie called the Convention to order. Rev.
DR.. Leybrun invoked blessing, all
standing.
Mr.. Bayard, Chairman of the Commit.
tee on Resolutions, announced that the
committee had adopted the Cincinnati
platform. Much cheering]. Resolutions
we're then read amid much applause,
Mississippi, Oregon and Georgia being
the only States silent on the question of
adopting the Cincinnati platform. Al
lusions were made to the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments, and the
one-term principle received much APP
plause. A motion was made to adopt
the Cincinnati platform. Mr.. Bayard
asked ten minutes to explain. Much
confusion then ensued, and call of the
States was demanded, Mr.. Hoffman an
nouncing the vote of New York. He
said the delegation was divided, he be-
ing among the nays The Chairman
explained that IL the motion prevailed,
an hour should be allowed for debate.
New York and other States then voted
yes, the previous question being sus-
tanned by a vote Of 573 to l76. Mr..
Bayard then spoke ten minutes, oppos-
ing the adoption Of the Cincinnati plat
form. His remarks were received with
cheers and Kisses.
Mr.. 0'Connor spoke in favor of the
platform and arraigned the administra-
ton.
After much confusion. the call of
States was proceeded with.
At twelve m. on the question Of adopt
ing the Cincinnati platform, the vote re-
suited ayes $40, nays 62-making the
full vote 1872. The platform was adopted
amid much enthusiasm.
Governor Hoffman presented petit
ton signed by seventeen thousand Ger
mans of New York, strongly indorsing
Greeley
Mr.. Ray, of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton that the Convention proceed to
cePresident. sTii
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered an
that the chairman of each
cast the vote Of his State
The resolution as amended was then
adopted.
Alabama gave 20, votes for Greeley;
Delaware cast her votes for James A.
Bayard. Misses and cheers.] State
lfter State followed for Greeley. Georgia
yayc 10 for Greeley and blank. On
he vote being counted Horace Greeley
'eceived 6s6. and James NJ. Bayard, of
Delaware, IA. Intense enthusiasm pre-
yailed.
Hoffman declared that New York
would give more votes for Greeley than
Missouri. [Applarse.l On motion of
Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, the nomina-
ion of Greeley was made unanimous.
Mr.. Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, ad-
lressed the convention on behalf of
oennsylvania, and asked that the nomi-
nation be made unanimous. A perfect
umult Of shouts and cheers followed,
he music struck up, and banner in
'eribed with the names of Greeley and
Brown was displayed from the gallery.
4 splendid, painting, representing the
White House with Greeley seated on the
porch, was shown at the rear of the
tage.
The excitement reached an indescrib-
Ible pitch. The votes Of the States on
be nomination OF Crate Brown for the
Iice Presidency was proceeded with.
Is the result was foregone conclusion
md the work of the Convention being
'ver the people commenced leaving the
The vote for Vice President
esulted as follows: Graft Brown, 7l3;
/. W. Stevens, of KentGcky, 6; blank,
3. Whole number Of votes cast, 1872.
he nomination was made unanimous.
The Convention adjourned to half
last one clock.