Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-09


. speedy return to specie payments; re-
cogaitIon of the services and s.; crEces o
soldiers and sailors; against further grants
vi land to railroads or other COZ pora.ions
and ia our foreign relations, thlt the
duty of the government is 10 cultivate
friendship demandins nothing not righ
and Submitting to nothing wrong.
A Voice -fhree cheers for the sec
ond declaration Of Independence.
Great cries Of "Qucstion, question, =
overwhelm lining the few who tried to &c,
The. floor to speak.
The chair put the question, and the
report was adopted with loud and con
tluued cheering. The Chair ahnounce,|
the vote unanimous.
The next order of bus iness was stated
by the Chair to be the nomination of a
candidate for the Presidency, without
formal presentation of candidates.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
The roll of States was called, and the
result of the 6rst ballot was: Adams 2O3
Trumbull los; Davis 923; Greeley 147,
Brown 50; Curtin 81; Chase 81; Sum
uer l.
SECOND BALLOT.
AT the close of the call of the second
ballot the vote stood Greeley 239, Adams
243, Trumbu)l 143, Davis 81, Brown
2. Chase /. California changed her SIX
votes from Davis t, Greeley, which left
Greeley 245. Davis IS Whole vote TIA
necessary to a choice 358.
esuuebr.
At the end of the third call the vote
footed Greeley 25s, Trumbull 1856,
adams 264, Davis A Brown 3.
FOURTH BALLOT.
Tie fourth ballot was as follows:
Adams, 257; Greeley, 247; Trumbull,
141 Davis. So.
From Maryland Adams gained 6 Gree
ley lost 4, Trumbull 2. From Miss
isslppi Adams gained 3 from Greeley
From Missouri Greeley gained from
Adams.
The following is the result of the 9Th
ballot
.3O9
Utee ..Z5o
Irumoui.. 81
30
BroWn........ ..............................
.......,.. "a
The announcement of Adams, vote received
great cheers.
9Th BALLOT.
The chair finally announced the whole vote
a. achp
LIS, Greedy 462.
Mr.. easement moved to make the
nomination unanimous but the motion
was declared lost. as there we're many
nays. Before the vote was announced
the chair stated that the secretaries SAID
it would be impossible TO read the vote BY
States, as the clerk would only note
changes which occurred without record
ing the States in which they occurred
Mr. Cochrane inquired if Dir, Greedy
had majority.
The chair said yes. and therefore he
was nom mated as candidate for the
Presidency by this convention.
On motion, it was ordered to proceed
to the nomination of Vice President i'm
mediately. The roll was c4lled as fol-
l'ws: ALBANIA, B Gratz Brown, IS;
Arkansas, Brown, II; California, Brown,
II; Floridn. Brown, 6. Here Illinois
aud New York retired for cnnsu .talion,
and the roll call was temporarily suspend
ed
On recalling the roll, Delaware voted
for T,umbull 4 delegate inquired ii
Trumbull was candidate for V ce-Pres-
ident, and # be would accept. Govern
or Koenor. on behalf OF Trumbull replied
that the Latter would accept under no cir~
cumstances.
An Iowa delegate nominated j. D.
Cox. the man who was too pure to stay
in the stink hole Of Wash ng;on %
Tho vote was ANNOUNCED as 1902; ne.
cessary TO choice 1852:
BROWN. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 737
lfutnou laB
1s411
s413
Ilpton
COX...,. 70
Clay............... 81
ScoYiil. :................... II
Mr. II ickman, OF Pennsylvania, moved that
Gov Brown be nominated by reclamation
Cries Of "No, no." The motion was with
drawn.
F. The vote was announced. Whole vote 657;
necessary to choice, 349.
bfoWf
w 1lker...... 10
1lptoH. 90
Ialmef...
G. vernon Brown was declared nom ina
ted.
A motion made to make the nomina-
ton unanimous was announced and car
ried. though there were some dissenting
votes.
A resolution Of thanks to Cincinna ii
for her hospitality was moved and car
ried
A vote Of thanks also to the officers Of
the Convention was adopted.
The roll Of States was then called for
members of the National Committee.