Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-05-08

the industry of the people, and IA there are
honest irreconcilable difference of opinion as TO
lection and free trade, that question was remit
ted to the. people in Congressional Districts;
the decision of Congress thereon Wholly
free Of Executive interference or dictation
tue maintenance of the public credit against
reputation in every form; speedy return TO
specie payments recognition of the services
and sacrifices of soldiers and sailors against
further land grants to railroads or other cor
porationsi in foreign relations it is the duty of
the Government to cultivate friendship. dc.
manding nothing not right, and submitting TO
nothing wrong. "a voice. Three cheers for the
second Declaration Of Independencep)
Great cries for the question overwhelmed the
few. who tried to get the floor to speak. The
chair put the question, and the report was
adopted with loud and continued cheering
The chair announced the vote unanimous.
The next order of business was stated by the
chair to be the nomination of candidate for the
Presidency. Without formal presentation of
candidates. the roll of States was rs follows
The result of the first ballot was, Adams, 203;
PPrumbull, lOs Davis, 92l Greeley, l47
br Tiyi, W Curtin, W Chase, 2li sumner, !.
ans & Massachusetts,, Adams %, Trumbull 4.
Ohio, Adams a. Illinois, Trumbull q, Davis
q. Before the. vote was announced, Gratz
Brown, by unanimous consent, took the stand,
thanked his friends for their support of him, but
withdrew his name and asked his friends to sup
port Horace Greeley [Great cheers, with many
persistent hisses.1
The Chair arose to announce the vote when
q missouri delegate rose to q question of priv
ilege and asked to change his vote. Consider
able confusion ensued, various delegations ask
ing to change their votes, and contention arising
in some Of them, notably in Kentucky, as to
what the changes among themselves really
were.
CassiGs NJ. Clay announced the Kentucky
vote changed five from Brown to Greeley, and
one from Brown to Adams
New Jersey changed some of her votes.
The Chair announced tho vote as follows
Adams 2o3 Trumbull, no. Davis, 92! Gree
ley, III; Brown %; Curtin. G2; Chase, q,
Whole number, sli. Necessary to choice, 35S,
No choice
Wade, of Missouri, asked leave to retire for
consultation Vice President Julian took the
chair.
Casey, of the District of Columbia offered
a q, resolution giving vote to the territories.
Mcclure withdrew Curtin's name, and asked
permission for the Pennsylvania delegation TO
retire. Granted
The proceedings were suspended till the re-
turn of tho absent delegations
1t is understood that Pennsylvania will 90 to
Greeley as soon rs they have satisfied their OBJ
legations to Davis, or whenever it is necessary
to defeat Adams.
Second ballot, Greeley $50, Adams 243, Davis
81, Trumbul l4S, Brown 2, Chase !, subse-
quently California changed from Davis to Gree
ley.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The first ballot stood Adams, DOB; Greeley M
Brown, 0S Trumbull, 1903; Curtin, 70; Davis,
s2l Chase, 271 Sumner, /.
Gratz Brown withdrew in favor of Greeley
The second ballot; Adams, 2t9 Trumbull,
40 Greeley, 23S; Davis, 81 Chase, l. No
choice was made.
The third ballot Adams 26i; Greeley 25S;
Trumbull, 146; Davis, A.
The fourth ballot Adams, go Greeley,
$50; Trumbull 1877 Davis, Al.
The fifth ballot Adams, 303 Greeley, 2jS
Trumbull, 81 Davis 30; Chase, o.
Sixth ballot: Illinois delegation-The chair
man announced p for Adams-( CHEERS IA for
Greeley and vote for Trumbull. The chair
then declared the result: Adams 324; Greeley,
1872; Trumbull 10; Davis, G; Chase, 80, and
Palmer l.
Before the vote was formally announced, Min
nesota changed from Trumbull to Greeley Va
rious States changed votes but because of such
confusion and noise it was impossible for the re-
porters to hear Apparently Greeley was nom
mated. Mcclure changed Pennsylvania to
Greeley, 80; Davis, g. (Great cheers.)
Indiana changed to p for Adams A stam-
pede of changes TO Greeley here occurred but
the noise and confusion rendered it impossible
to hear the details. Illinois changed solid to
Greeley, except one delegate, who insisted on
his vote for Trumbull.
The chair finally announced the whole vote
to BIO ia; necessary to n choice, 35S. Adams
has 1877, Greeley 1872
Gratz Brown was elected Vice President on
theisecond ballot Brown, 435; Julian 1T5;
Walker, IS Upton, 3 Palmer, g.
The convention adjourned sine die.
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