Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-18

4 uoi--e Eioe..y 4s 3. ile:aocrat'c
candidate for President. [ Cheers.
The roll was called, and each vote
for Greeley was received with cheers.
The ballot resulted; Greeley, 686 !;
James A. Bayard, Is; ]. D. Black,
81 ; Groesbeck 2.
All the v>tes cast for Greeley, ex.
cept the six votes Of Delaware and
nine of New Jersey, which were cast
for Bayard two votes Of West Vir-
ginia cast for Groesbecl, and twenty
one votes Of Pennsylvania cast for
Judge Back. Pennsylvania east two
blank votes.
When Governor Hoffman rose to
cast the vote of New York her dele
CATION were greeted with three cheers.
Order being restored, Governor Hof-
man disputed Missouri's promise to
give Greeley the largest majority Of
any State in the Uni N, and said that
New York's majority would be larger
than Missouri's total vote. He also
expressed mis- regret that there had
been any division of vote here. He
knew that those who did vote for
Horace Greeley were acting conscien-
tio1sly, but he desired to appeal to
them. New York is a Democratic
State. 1t had more than four hum
dred thousand Democratic voters, and,
when these were ready to sacrifice
personal preferences and prejudices
on the altar Of the country, he hoped
their brethren elsewhere would do
the same. Great cheers.
After the chair had announced the
result Of the ballot, Wallace, of Penn
sylvania, took the platform and was
received with cheers. He said: In
obedience to the decision of public
sentiment in his State their delega-
ton had castpart Of their vote against
the gentleman who, by the usages and
customs of the Democratic party, is
now the nominee for the Presidency:
They would yield to the decision, and
accept tho result which the great high
court of appeal of the party had de-
cided." In conclusion, by instruc-'
tions of his delegation, he moYed that
the nomination be made unanimous.
wild cheers, music, Battle Cry Of
Freedom" followed by Hail to the
Chief."7 When the music ceased a
scene was lowered at the rear OF
.the stage, presenting a view Of the
white House. EApplause. Order
being restored, the motion of Wal
lace that the nomination be made
unanimous was put and carried, with
one or two dissents only.
B. Gratz Brown was nominated for
Vice-President, and upon call of the
States received 7l3 votes, Stevens
of Kentucky 6, and blanks l3. The
blanks were Florida 2, New Jersey 9,
and West Virginia z. Delaware Vo,
ted for Stevenson. On motion OF
Chalmers, of Mississippi, the nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
Bouck, of Wisconsin, moved res
olution appointing a committee Of one
from each State, to be named by the
respective delegations, to apprise the
candidates Of their nomination. Payne
Of Ohio, moved to amend by adding
"the president of the convention to
be chairman" Agreed to. On mo-
ton of Leahan, Of Ohio, a resolution
was adopted that, on adjournnent'
the convention would, with music, es-
cort the New York and Missouri del,
egations to their quarters. A resolu.
tion was adopted. leaving the place o.
the next national convention to be de-
cided by the national committee; al.
so, resolutions of thanks ID John T
Ford. to Frederick Raine and to Bal