The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-07-14

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| the body polite, and lest.by making NJ
change of men or party we can get me
! change of measures. and no reform in al
/ these abuses, wrongs and crimes.
The products of sixteen years ascendancN
of the republican party create necessity
for reform. Confessed by the republican,
| themselves, but their refOrmers are uoteC
| down in convention and displaced from the
| cabinet, and the party's mass of honest
voters is pOwerless to resist the eighty thou
| sand office-holders, its leaders and guides
| Reform can only be had by peaceful civic
revolution We demand a change of sys
| tenn, change of administration, a change ot
parties, that we may have a change of mem
| bers and of men.
On motion of Mr.. M'Lean Md. the
convention proceeded to nominate can
didates for president and vice-president
The roll of the states was called tC
present their nominees. When Della
ware was called, Mr.. Whitley took the
platform, and nominated Thomas Fran
els Bayard whom he eulOgized in glowing
terms as democratic statesman and gen.
tleman. CApplause.
Mr.. Williams Ind. presented the
name of Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana
There was no fire in his rear. With him
they could carry Indiana hF-sswenty
UnOuSdHu majority.
Mr.. Fuller Ill. seconded Hendricks
nomination elequently and forcibly.
Mr.. Campbell Tenn. by instruction
of its convention, also seconded Hen
bricks, under whose lead Tennessee felt
more confident at success than under
any other.
Mr.. Abbott, of New Jersey, presented
Jos. .Parker's name in ringing speech.
When New York was called there was
a tremendous outburst of cheers.
Senator Herman expressed his svmpa-
thy with all that had been said of gen.
tlemen already presented here, but pro-
ceeded to urge the nomination of Mr.
Tilden as the surest guarantee of success
in the coming contest. Mr.. Tilden's
name was received with great cheers.
Mr.. Ewing [Ohio] presented the name
of the former statesman Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Clymer Penn presented Gen.
Winfield Hancock in glowing terms.
The secretary then called the roll of
the states Tor the first ballot, with the
following result:
FIRST BALLOT.
Tilden, 4174 Hendricks, 14O! Han
cock, rs; Bayard, SO; Parker, IS; Broad
head, 10; Allen, 56.
The first ballot was by states as fol-
lows: Alabama Tilden 13, Hendricks
5, Hancock 2. Arkansas: Tilden II.
California Tilden II. Colorado: Hen
bricks 6. Connecticut: Tilden II. Della
ware: Bayard o. Florida: Tildep s.
Georgia: Tilden 5, Bayard II, Hancock
l. Illinois: Tilden 10, Hendricks %.
Indiana: Hendricks 80. Iowa: Tilden
IA, Hendricks 6, Hancock 2. Kansas
Hendricks 1. Kentucky: Tilden "a.
Louisiana Tilden 9, Bayard 2. Han
cock 5. Maine: IA, Maryland: Tilden
II, Hendricks 8, and Bavard 2. Massa-
chusetts: Tilden 26. Michigan: Tilden
II, Hendricks s. Minnesota: Tilden
10. Mississippi: Tilden 16. Missouri:
Tilden 2, Allen 2, Hendricks II, Han
cock 10. Nebraska: Tilden 6. Ne
vada: Tilden 3, Thurman 8. New
Hampshire Tilden 10. New Jersey:
Parker IS. New York: Tilden 10
North Carolina Tilden 8. Hendricks
4, Bayard 3, Hancock 3. Ohio: Allen
A. Oregon: Tilden 6. Pennsylvania:
Hancock 5S. Rhode Island: Tllden 8.
South Carolina: Tilden A. Tennes-
see: Hendricks "a. Texas: Tilden
10!, Hendricks %, Bayard 1, Hancock
=. Vermont: Tilden 10. Virginia
Tilden II, Hendricks /, Bayard IA.
Wisconsin Tilden 19, Hendricks 1.
West Virginia: Allen 10.
SECOND BALLOT.
The second ballot being taken, and
before the result was announced Mis-
souri, asked if it was in order for her to
change her vote before the result was
announced. The chair ruled it was.
Missouri asked five minutes for consul.
tation. The tally clerks were fully ten
minutes comparing their figures, mean
time Missouri changed its vote to 16 for
T'ilden and II for Hendricks. Six of
the New Jersey delegates claimed the
right to cast their individual votes for
Tilden, urging that the resolution under
which they act does not bind them be-
yond a first vote. The New Jersey
chairman contended he alone had the
right to announce the vote. Another
New Jersey delegate asked the delega-
tiOn leave to retire, insisting on the right
of individual voting. Mr.. Abbott, of
New Jersey, said he hoped that the
state would consider Gov. Parker's
abandonment as treachery. The chair
ordered the vote announced IS for
Parker. Before the vote was announced
Iowa changed her vote to 90 for Tilden
and 2 for Hancock. Illinois changed to
"a for Tilden and Is for Hendricks. A
Virginia delegate complained that he
had been deprived of his right to his in
dividual vote by the announcement of
the vote by the chairman of the delega-
tion.
Twenty delegates on the floor at once
all striving to be heard. North Carolina
changed to 19 for 1ilden and l for Han
cock. Without waiting the announce
ment from the chair, the convention
arose and gave long tumultuOus cheers.
For 10 minutes the excitement and noise
almost drowned the music by the band.
Various other states announced changes,
and great confusion, including Delaware,
solid for Tilden. Pennsylvania moved
to make it unanimous. Finally the vote
was announced as follows: The vote on
the second ballot was 73S; necessary to
a choice, 1872; Tilden had 535, Hen
bricks go, Allen "a, Parker Is, Hancock
50. Bayard IL, Thurman 2.
Indiana seconded Pennsylvania mo-
tion to make the nomination unanimous,
and it was adopted.
A motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock
tomorrow was carried at 20 minutes
past s.