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CINCINNATI CONVENTION /!
Horace Greeley Nominated
for the Presidency on
the sixth Ballot!
oRATZ BROWN WITHDRAWs
IN FAVOR OF GREELEY!
PLATFORM AND REVOLUTIONS
ADOPTED!
INTENSE EXCITEMENT!
poMEsrio IMrELLIoENo Z.

CINCINNATI, May 3.-The ConVen-
tion was called to order at ten minutes
after 10 o'clock. The reading Of the
journal was dispensed with.
Gilmore, Of Missouri, offered a reso-
luton that when the Convention
reaches the point of balloting for can
didates, there shall be no formal pre-
sentation Of candidates, but tho Con-
vention will proceed to vote.
Dexter of Illinois sustained the
proposition, and wanted to proceed to
business and avoid more personal eulo-
giles. Resolution carried.
Horace White, from tho Committee
on Platform, reported a series Of reso-
buttons. which were unanimously
adopted by the committee. The reso-
lutions declare: Equality Of all men
before the law; all union Of States
and no reopenlng Of questions settled
BY the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Amendments; removal Of disa-
abilities incurred In the rebellion; gen.
eral amnesty local selfgoyernment ;
supremacy OF the civil over military
authority In respect to habeas corpus;
return to methods of peace ; maintain
constitutional Limitation Of power;
civil service reform ; single term for
the Presidency; a system of Federal
taxation which shall not unnecessarily
interfere with the industry Of the peo-
pie, and as there are honest irrecon-
cllable differences Of opinion as to the
merits respecting the system Of pro-
lection and free trade, that question
to be- rcmltted to the people In each
Congressional district wild cheeringl
and the decisions of Congress thrown
wholly free OF Executive interference
or dictation u; maintenance Of public
credit against reputation In every
firm and a speedy return to specie
payment ; recognition of services and
sacrifices Of soldiers and sailors;
against further grants Of lands to rail-
roads or other corporations in foreign
relations the duty Of Government to
cultivate friendship, and demanding
nothing but right and submitting to
nothing wrong.
Three cheers for the sec
ond Declaration Of independence"
Great cries Of "question !" over
whelming the few who tried to get the
floor to speak.
The Chair put the question, and the
report was adopted, with loud and con-
tinued cheering. The Chair announced
the vote unanimous.
The next In order Of business was
stated by the Chair to BIO the nomina-
ton Of candidates for the Presidency,
without formal presentation Of the
candidates.
First ballot-Adams, 203; Trumbull,
lOS ; Davis, Gag; Greeley, 147; Brown,
9S; Curtin, G2; Chase, az; Sumner, l.
Before the vote "a announced, Gatz
Brown, by unanimous Consent took
the stand, thanked his friends for their
support. but withdrew his name, and
asked his friends to support Greeley.
Cheers, with many hisses). A num-
Der of delegates then changed their
votes, and the Chair announced the re-
suit Of the ballot : Adams, 203 Trum-
bull, ITO; Davis, O2h; Greeley, 147 /;
Brown, 95; Curtin, 81; Chase, ~.
Necessary to n choice, 30s.
Vice-P President Julian then took the
chair. A resolution giving n vote to
the Territories was tabled. Mcclure
withdrew tho name Of Curtin, and
asked leave for the Pennsylvania dele
CATION to retire. Granted. The Mis-
souri, delegation also retired for con-
sultation.
At the close of the call for the second
ballot, tho vote stood: Greeley, 239;
Adams, 243; Trumbull, 14s; Davis, 81;
Brown, 2; Chase, l. California changed
her six votes for Davis to Greeley.
which left Greeley 245, and Davis 70.
Whole number OF votes cast, ia. Nee
essary to a choice, 35S.
Third ballot-Greeley, 25S; Adams,
264; Trumbull, l56; Davis, A; Brown,2.
Fourth ballot-Adams, go; Greeley,
25l; Trumbull, 141; Davis, Al.
Fifth ballot-Adams, 800; Greeley,
26S; Trumbull, 0S; Davis, 80; Chase,
"a /; Brown, 2.
Sixth ballot-Greeley nominated for
the Presidency.