The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-17

announcements read. The secretary read
! m announcement OF the meetingaof the
national executive committee OF! the
Union League Of America, this evening,
at the Burnet House; also, an annOuce-
ment that n morocco pocket book had
been lost Thursday by delegate who
wanted it left at the stand; also, the fol-
lowing which was received with great
applause.
I am requested by the board OF direc.
tors OF the House OF Refuge OF this
city, TO extend a cordial ::inyitation
to the members OF this committee to visit
this institution in body or individually
astheipconvenience may dictate.
The Chair-The business Of ballottng
for candidate for the office Of President
OF the United States will now commence.
The secretary will proceed to call the
roll OF States, and the chairman OF each
delegation wilfannounce u distinctly as
Possible ipm his place the choice of the
delegation.
The call OF the roll for the first ballot
was then had, resulting as follows:
During the call obthe roll the people in
the galleries interfered considerable with
the dispatch Of business, by applauding
when the votes were announced; so noisy
were they that the chair was obliged to
remind them OF the improprirety Of their
conduct. The delegates were much an.
noyed by the cheers and applause, and
rebuked il by kissing, which led the chair
10 remark, and the chair thinks he will
take the responsibility Of saying that
there is an obvious impropriety in his
sing, what ever may be said as to the pro.
pricty ofeheesing. Cheers. G yiag.
The votes or the successive states we're
,khowever still greeted With manifestations
Of delight and the chair again reminded
those in the galleries that they were in.
teriering with the transaction oil the bus.
iness OF the convention.
A Delegate from Wisconsin, would
Suggest that the chair notify the occu.
pants Of the galleries that business will
be suspended unless order is preserved.
Several Delegates-"Good! Good!
The Chair-It is very likely that the
chair will reach that point in a very
short time unless there be modification
of the conduct in the GALLERIES. {-'-,- -.
The announcement Of Minnesoia'si 10
votes for Blaine was received'with shouts
tof applause from the galleries.
\ One OF the Mississippi delegates was
absent, making the total vote Is, divided
into 8 for Bristow and l2 for Morton.
The cheeriHg.was particularly notable
when Missouri cast IA for Blaine, 2 for
Morton, 9 for Bristow, | for COnkling
and for Hayes. The Blaine men from
all parts ot the hall expressed their un-
bounded appreciation, and the Morton
men pluckedup considerable courage.
Nebraska cast . solid vote for Blaine,
and the announcement was keralded with
applause.
The Blaine men cheered when New
Hamshire cast 7 for their favorite and
only 3 for Bristow.
Applause followed the announcement
OF New Jerseys vote OF l3 for Blaine
and for Hayes, but the greatest shout
ing proceeded from the adherents Of the
former. The friends OF the latter seemed
somewhat down cast about this time.
New York went almost solid for Conk.
ling, casting 90 for that tavoritc son and
only for Bristow. The Conkling men
shouted for gIadness.
North Carolina cast y votes for Blaine,
l7for Conkllng, for Bristow, and . for
Morton. The Blaine and Conkling men
were reioiCed at the new accession Of
strength, and applauded accordingly. -.
Ohio cast her "A votes solid for Hayes,
the announcement being received with
cheers and a few Kisses from some i'll
hammered people in the lofts.
Oregon came W, ,squarely with q votes
for Blaine, but when Pennsylvania went
in for Hartranit with 6S v6tes the cheer
ing came from another part OF the
house, and the Hartranft white
hats were swinging with good deal
Of enthusiasm, and Rhode Islands vote
of six for BriStoWi and Two for Blaine
was cheercd by the friends OF the former,
and at the next turn MorIon's friends
; cheered at the South Carolina vote for
their favorite, and only one for BristOw.
Bristow sAd Morton were even on the
Tennessee vote, 10 votes being cast for
each and the remaining for Blaine.
The Bristow mpn were more hopeful.
Texas voted for Blaine, . for Bris.
tow, 8 for Conkling, 8 for Morton and the
cheers werepretty even. NiI{7
Vermont had 3 for Bristow,1 for Blaine
and for Hayes, and the Bristow men
were again iubilant.
Blaines friends rejoiced NJ Virginia's
l6 for their candidate; also for West yir-
ginias 8 SandEWisconsihs 20.J I ~ !
The Territories voted for Blaine, with
the exception st Wyoming, which went
for Bristow.
The District Of Columbia voted 2 tor
Morton, and at the conclusion Of the bal
Hot fhe ball resounded with cheers,
As soon as the roll call was complete,
Senator Alcorh, Mississippi, wished to
change the vote Of the delegation OF that
State.-
The Chair-Under the rule there can
be no change at presents ! 1i,. =. "HN
Senator Alcorn-We desire TO correct
the vote. One Of the delegates was abb
sent when the State was called, but sub
sequentlY came in. t'..,
The Ehair-The convention will please
come to order, as there is very impor-
tant point involved in the pending propo.
sition, The gentleman from Mississippi
made the announcement Of The vote as
reported from the desk. Subsequently
a member from Mississippi, who was
reported as, absent when the vote was
takenin the delegation. came. into o-the
hall and the proposition Of the gentleman
now is to correct the vote 40 as to include
the vote Of the gentleman whoHwas absent
wien the delegation acted and when the
vote was announced. [Cries Of no, mol
The chair desires TO say thA, under the
rule adopted yesterday this is laid down,
"and when any State has announced its
vote It shall so stand until the ballot is an-
nounced unless IN caseofuumetical error"
Another delegate from Mississippi took
the door TO argue that the desired change
in vote should be made.
A Wisconsin delegate-Let the chair
rule on the proposition.
The Mississippi delegate then proposed
a change as strictly in order. er.-,-.---.-.,I
The chairman OF the Mississippi dele
CATION was in error in the announcement
Of the vote, he certainly has q right TO
correct an error made In the announce
ment Of the vote.
The Chair-Ifthe chairman Of the del.
epation will rise and raw that In the an.