Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-05-08
gains in Tennessee, 8 in Vermont,
and loses in Virginia.

and loses in Virginia.
EIGHTH DIsPATCH.-sIxTHB BALLOT.
1-SO p. M.-Adams 1877, Greeley 4S2;
nece ssary to choice 35s.
NINTH DIsPATcH.-sEvENT BAL
LoT-GREELEY NOMISATED.
2P. M.-Greeley has just been nom-
mated president amid the widest
enthusiasm.
TENTH Observation-Disclosures.
2-15 P.M..-A recess of ten minutes
has been taken to consult over the
vicc-presidcnt. Browns chances are
excellent.
ELEVENTH DISPATCH.-FIRST BAL
, LOT ON p.
} 8 r.M.-On the first ballot for vice
president, Brown received 237 Ju-
lian, 1874; Trumbull, 1856: Clay. ~ =:
Walker, 81: Cox, Is; Scoville, 12:
Upton, 8. Necessary to a choice. 1852.
TWELFTH DIsPATCH.-sECOND BAL
$3.50 p. NJ For vicr-prrsident.
Brown: 1875: Julian. 175: Walker, IS
Necessary to n choice. $40.
THIRTEENTH DISPATCH. - AFTER
TIE BATTLE.
Or. M.-Thr battle has been fought
and won. but in the press and crusl,
of a thousand flying special bulletins.
| could not tell YOU how it was thus
lost and won. The combination for
Adams and Cox was very strong. and
as the hallotin@ opened up this morn
ing. Adams steadily increased in
strength. Ohio aud Massachusetts
stuck to him closely from the first ard
as the votes fell Off from
DAVIS AND TRrMRULL.
they went to Adams. his nomination
was thought to hr certain. At this
moment Brown appeared unnn tho
scene. comm" unon the stand Mt the
call Of tho convrntinn He made n
brief speech. cndin" II with thcs" rc-
marSarhlo words: 81 want n mor
nominated who can secure tho most
votes in the Republican party. and
that man is.
| "HORACE GREELEY"
! This was rhocr"d worry loudly hv
Grr"lov's friends. hut hissed f,,rious-
lv'hv the friends of all the balance
Of the candidates. more rsncciallv hv
the Ohioans. who We're crowded into
the galleries. and who werr esrorial-
" eSr"ct"d to howl long and loud for
their favoritn. Many had nrodirtnd
that Brown had killed. himself and
Greeley too. hut on tho nnvt ballot
Greeley went nm from 100 TO 1877. and
on the fourth ballot
AFTER RRowN's SPEECH,
was triumrhantlv elected. A rinr
had "nnn"stionahlo h"nn formed tn
nominate Adams. and while snmn Of
its leaders Wore nartirlarlv scv"rn in
their Cennnciations Of tho usual en-
nlovmcnt Of politics. thrv worc
working dnv aud nirht to sn;7o upon
the great ponnlnr unriSinr. and
imov" il in the interest of certain
designing mol. Brown came in q
special train from st. Louis to
BREAK THIS RING.
and he did break it. making himself
vicc-prrsidnnt Mt the same time.
Few would have dared the speech
Brown made. II was one of those
supreme moments which occ;,r in
ipolitics as in battle. when I, hest
tate second is to lose everything.
lie made his speech. saved the con-
vention work, and gave to the coun-
try ticket which will sweep it as
fire does the prS+11es of Missouri in
the fall. The nominations have been
received with
ENTHUSIASM AND DELIGHT.
The Grant organs will have the
usual phrases about the want of en-
thusiasm, etc, etc, but the work is
done and we'll done, and the southern
delegates go home rejoiccd a. well as
those from the'cast and west. Grim
nell, of Iowa, will
STUMP TIE STATE
for the ticket. Whitclaw Rived
says that New York will give Gree
ley 10000 majority. Trumbull, ina
dispatch from Washington, refused
to permit his name to be used for the
second place OH the ticket. Every
where all about and upon the princi-
pal streets of the city large crowds
arc busy in discussion OF the ticket.
Everything is enthusiasm and unity.
POLITICIANS.
from all parts Of the country say that
Greeley is the strongest man with the
masses that could possibly have been
nominated, and Will poll larger
vote. The Democrats are perfectly
satisfied with the ticket. and Will not
attempt to make a separate nomina-
tion.
Altogether the day. work has been
> one upon which the country can con
gratulate itself.