Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1872-05-08
Cincinnati Convention.
TIE LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
GREELEY AND BROWN NOM.
MATED ON THE SIXTH
BALLOT.

BALLOT.
We give below an account of tn
balloting and the result taken from
dispatches to the X. G. Times:
FIRST DITPATCH.
CISCISSATI. o., Nav 3. 1925 n. m
The crowd, if anything. is larger
to-day than Yesterday. The almos
certainty Of making the nominations
has increased tho interest at lcas
fifty per cent. 1t has been resolved
that no speeches shall be made in the
presentation.
SECOND DISPATCU.-rLATF
ADOPTED.
II A. N-Thr platform has ius,
hecu adoptcd amid one of the widest
and most ovcrpowrrin" demonstra-
tinns OF enthusiasm ever Witnessed
! The resolutions declare rho equality
Of all the men before the law. and nc
re-oprning of the questions settled b,
the thirteenth fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments: the removal Of disahili
ties incurred in the rebellion. togcth,
er with general amnesty: local self
governments: supremacy Of the civil
over military authority; respect for
the writ Of habcas corpus. and n
return to genuine peace: tn" mini
! tennnrr Of constitutional limitatinns
of power: civil service reform: a
single form for the proei'lrncv:. n
system Of federal taxation which shall
not unnecessarily interfere with the
Industries of the people: and as there
are honest, irrcronrilahlc differences
Of nninion as to tho mrrits rnsprc-
lively of the system ofrrotoctinn nnd
free trade: that these questions he
submitted to the people in th" COIL
gressionai districts. and the decision
Of Congress thereon he wholly free Of
executive Interference or dictation;
the maintenance of the public credit
and against reputation in every
form. and speedy return to specie
payments: the recognition of the
services and sacrifices Of soldiers and
sailors. and against further grants Of
lands to railroads or other corpora
tions. In our foreign relations the
duty of the government is to culti-
vate friendship. demanding moth
ing not right and submitting to moth
ing wrong.
! Speaking of tho candidates, the
Enquirer this morning coAtnincd the
following disnatch:
| "CINCINSATT. Nav Q. 1872.
"To Horace Greeley, Tribune Of ce,
New York:
'We can secure the nomination Of
Trumhmll for the place if Won will
select the second place on the ticket.
Will Won answer?
"tSigncdl, CARL SCHrRz."
Schurz publicly announced the dis
patch from the stand as forgery.
false in every line and assertion.
The platform is now heing read
interrupted by great applause.
THIRD DIsPATCH.-FIRsT BALLOT.
1880 A. M.-Balloting has com
menced. the first of which is MS fol-
lows: Adams 203, Trumbull, 40;
Davis, 80: Greeley, 16O. Brown. 95;
Curtin. 81: Sumner. l; Chase, 2. Be-
fnEe this vote was snnOunced, how
ever, Governor Brown. of Missouri.
appeared upon the stand, and was
received with great applause. II"
made a brief speech, in which he
thanked the convention for the honor
Of receiving his name as candidate
defined the qualities necessary for a
president, Withdrew his own name.
and declared that he desired the nom
inatiOn Of the strongest and best man,
whom he believed was Horace Gree
ley.
This was received with mingled
cheers and Kisses, and quite a little
scene was enacted. 1t is thought that
Browns course will not help Greeley
any, though he is very strong. The
Missouri delegation has Withdrawn
for consultation. Pennsylvania has
Withdrawn the name of Curtin
Greeley will get the next vote. Th,
excitement is tremendous. Aftel
Browns speech many changes wcr,
made from him to Greeley.
FOURTH DIsrATCH.-SECOND BAL
LOT.
ll:45 A. M.--The second ballot ha!
resulted as follows: Adams 243
Trumbull 14s, Davis IS, Greeley 245
Brown 2, Chase l. Greeley ha
gained in California, Pennsylvania
Iowa, Georgia, and several othe
States. Missouri has divided hcl
vote between Adams, Trumbull ant
Greeley. The excitement is increas
ing. Necessary to a choice, 35S
Whole number of votes cast, ia.
FIFTH DIsPATCH.-THIRD BALLOT
NooN.-The third ballot has re
suited as follows: Adams 264, Trum
bull lag, Davis ~, Greeley 25S, ant
Brown 70. Greeley has gained In
diana and Iowa slightly. Adam
gained in Florida 6. Adams gainct
6 in Maryland and Greeley 6. Gree
ley gains 3 in Mississippi and Adam
3. Greeley gains 2 in Missouri an,
Adams 2. Greeley loses 5 in Mort
Carolina. Adams gains 5 in Penn
sylvania. Greeley gains in Tennes
sec. Adams loses 2 in Virginia.
SIXTH DIsPATCH.-FOU BALLOT
1880 p. M.-Thc fourth ballot ha
resulted. about A. the third, wit
Adams gaining. Adams loses six i
Indiana and gains ten in Maryland
Adams gains eight in Mississippi, an
Greeley gains four in Maine. Creole
loses two in New York, and Adam
gains three. In North Carolina
Greeley looses five. Adams gain
six and Greeley loses one in. Pennsyl
n