The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-17

cheers and few Kisses from some ILL
hammered people in the lofts.
Oregon cameup squsrely with six votes
for Blsine, but when Pennsylvania went
in for Hartranft with IS votes, the cheer.
ing came from another part of the house
and the Hartrantt white hats were swung
with good deal of enthusiasm. Rhode
Islands vote of 6 for Bristow and 2 for
Blaine was cheered by the friends of the
former, and at the next turn Morton'l
friends cheered at South Csrolina's vote
of 1S for their favorite and only one 70,
Bristow. Bristow and Morton were
even on the voteof Tennessee, ten votes
being cast for each and the remaining Z
four for Blaine. The Bristow men were
more hopeful. Texas voted 2 for Blaine
6 for Bristow, 8 tor Conkling, 6 fer Nor.
ton, and the cheers were pretty even
Vermont had 8 for Bristow, / for Blaine
/ for Hayes, and the Bristow men were
again jubilsnt. Blaine's friends rejoiced
at Virginis's Is for their candidate, W est
Virgiuias 8 aud Wisconsins 20. The
territories voted for Blaine, with the e1.
ception OF Wyoming, which went fol
Bristow. The District of Columbis
voted 2 for Morton, and at the conclu.
sion of the ballot the halls reSounGed
with cheers.
As soon as the roll call WAS complete
Senator Alcorn, OF Mississippi wished to
cnange the vote of the delegation of that
State. q ~
The Chair-U nder the rules there can
be no change a. present.
Senator Alcorn-We desire to correct
the vote. One of our delegates was alb.
sent when our State was called, but sub
sequently came in.
The Chair-The Convention will
please come TO order, as very import
ant point is involved in the pending pro-
position. The gentleman from Missis-
sippi made the announcement OF
the vote as reported from the desk
Subsequently member from Mlssis'
sippi, who was reported as absent when
the vote was taken in the delegation,
came into the hall, and the proposition
of the gentleman now Is TO correct the
vote so as to include the vote Of the gen.
tlemsn who was absent when the delega'
ton voted and when the vote was an.
nounced. [Cries OF "No!" "neT' The
Chair Sres to say that unde the rule
adopted yesterday this is laid down:
And when any State has announced Its
vote it shall so stand until the ballot is
announced unless IN the case Of q numeri-
cal error"
ALother delegate from Mississippi
took the foor to argue that the desired
change in the vote should be made.
A Wisconsin delegate-Let the
Chair rule on the proposition.
The Mississippi delegate ther
proposed change as strictly IN
order. The chairman OF the Mississippi
delegation was in error in the an nounce'
ment of the vote. He certainly has or
ought to have right to correct an error
made in the announcement OF the vote
The Chair-If the chairman OF the
delegation will rise and say that
in the announcement Of the vote
he committed what is called an
numerical error, the chair will hold
that he has right to correct; but the
chair rules that he has no right to change
the vote so as to add one TO the number
of persons returned or voting.
Senator Alcorn-I stated that | was IN
error in announcing the vote 1t should
nave been ii for Morton, t'r Brlstow
and for Conkling. l also stai".i that on
member was absent when We acted, but
came in subsequently.
The Chair-Ewo propositions are In
volved, one Is to correct an error mace
IN announcing the vote, which he has
right to do, and the chair has opened the
question Tor that purpose. viii the
gentleman from Massachusetts give me
his attention and state how the vote
would stand as corrected.
The Chairman OF the Delegation
Eleven for Morton, three for Bristow and
g. tor Conkling.
The Chair-It is very important now
to Nmyr everything correctly stated. The
gentleman from Mississippi reports the
vote o! ais State as standing II for Nor
ton. 3 for Bristow and l for Conkling
Now upon the other point Do you press
the other point of the right OF yoar
absent delegate to vote. The point no.
being pressed the Chair will announce
the vote.
The clerk then read the result OF the
ballot.
The Cbsir-No one having a majority
Of All the votes, there is no choice. Cries
of f.Proceed to ballotHl The Secretary
will proceed with the call.
Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania-Mr
Chairman: move that this Convention
take a recess OF fifteen minutes.
ICries OF mo, mol
The motion Was lost.
MIR Orton, OF New York-lt it is in
order | suggest that whenever q State is Is
net ready TO respond to the call, that !,
be psssed and that the absentees be called
at the md OF the roll call
(Crics Of "No, MOI
The Chalr-Thst would create consld'
erable confusion. aud is rather in antagon-
ism with the spirit of the rules, which
looks 10 the record of each vote in 1t:
order. ,
Cries OF mex uinA oNN' j
The Convention then proceeded 10 a
second ballot, with the following result
second Ballot.
Blsine. 296; Morton, 10; Bristow
ia. Conkiing, sS; Hayes, "a; hartFanii
63. Wheeler, 8; Washburn, l. The an
nonncement OF the vote Was greeted win
cbse,s the addition to the Blaine vote
lying rise to great enthusiasm, rs also
that oil Bristow.
Dnrins the call OF the roll when the
s,.,a ot Alabama announced her vote oil
s;Y,esn for Blaine, this being gain OF
fonr e., the candidate from Maine the
sdbsrsn,. of that gentleman on the soor'
and in the gallsries sent up tremendous
raiI which was renewed when the Sec
re,arv announced the vote.
Unon the announcement OF the vote o.
Conpsc,icut a voluminous hiss from the
galleries materially interfered with the
call. .1 ,L..
A delegate from Kansas moved tha'
the sersesnt-a.-Arms be ordered to re
move from the gallery any person indu's
IL, IN demonstrations OF diaapprovzL