The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-07-05

Gen. Beck La seconded Hancock
nomination.
! Mr.. Smith TWis seconded TIden'.
! nomination.
Mr.. Doolittle earnestly urged pru
dence, and said he did not believe Til
den could carry even New York in No
: vember unless they carry Indiana il
October. For this reason he favored
Hendricks, who could carry Indiana,
while he feared Tilden could not
The secretary then called the roll OF
the States for the first ballot, with the
following result:
FIRST BALLOT.
Tide 4l7!; Hendricks, 140I; Han
cock, 70; Bayard, SO; Parker, Is !;
Broadhead, 10, Allen, So.
Mr.. Hutchings Mo- II desire to ask
on behalf of portion of the Missouri
delegation, if it is in order for that del
egation to change its votes before the
vote is announced. Cries of ''No, !"
''No, and Eyes"
Chair-The chair rules that it is in
order.
Mr.. Hutchings-Well, we desire time
III which to consult, in order to change
our votes. Missouri asks to withdraw
for five minutes in order to have con-
sultation
Chair-Missouri has leave to with
draw for consultation. Cries of ''No,"
NO" and confusion
Senator Wallace GPenn. II rise to
point OF order The only business in
order is the announcement of the vote.
Chalr-The chair rules that it is with
in the power and privilege of the Missouri
delegation to withdraw for five minutes
Mr.. Walace-Then it follows that we
may stay here all night
Chair-It is for the convention to de-
termine that
Delegate Ind IL move that when
the vote is announced the convention
| adjourn. Cries of "No, No."1
After consultation, General Doniphan,
of Missouri, announced that Missouri
| changed her vote to IL for Tilden and / 4
for Hendricks. Cheers
PreSident-The clerk will announce
the vote; let there be attention.
Whole number of votes cast, 738 ; nee
essary to a choice, 1872; 5. j. Tilden re.
ceived 4171; Thos A. Hendricks, 14OI;
Bayard, SO ; Allen, Sc Hancock, IS;
Parker, Is.
Chairman-Gentlemen of the conven-
ton, no one candidate having received
two-thirds of the votes cast, no candidate
is nominated. Let the roll be called
again.
A Delegate--I move that the conven-
ton adjourn.
The motion was not entertained bv
the chair, and the clerk proceeded to call
the roll.
SECOND BALLOT.
Thurman 2, Hancock 50, Bayard IL,
Parker Is, Allen 81, Hendricks 60, Til
den 334. Total vote, 1888; necessary to
Il choice, 492.
The announcement of the vote for Til
den was greeted with tremendous APP
plause and cheers, which were kept up
for several minutes.
Several Delegates-I move to make
the nomination of Tilden unanimous.
Mr.. Wallace-Pursuant to the orders
Of the Pennsylvania delegation. Imove
to make the nomination of Mr.. Tilden
unanimous, and as the second State in
Union, although we should have pre-
ferred one born on our soil, still she will
not slack one nerve nor weaken one effort
for the nominee of this convention and
when the ides Of November come we feel
assured that victory will crown our ban
ners with success.
At the end of the roll call for Vice
President, Indiana was called, when Mr.. /
Williams arose and said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNv ENTIoN.-The
Indiana delegation are not authorized to /
say that Governor Hendricks will accent
this nomination; they are not authorized t.
say that he will not accept it. [Cries OF
Good :" and cheers We have no riVht 10
do so, but in view of this mighty demon
stra'lon the delegation from Indiana ac-
qulesce in the decision of this convention
! Loud cries and cheers of NGood !" and
voices: Announce the voterl
Chair-0rder. The Secretary will
announce the result of the vote.
Clerk-The announced vote is as fol-
lows: Total number of votes cast, 100
Chair-Eight blank
Mr.. Bell-Yes; 1888, of which MIR. I
Hendricks received 730. Tremendous
cheers and waving of hats
BOSS KELLY GIVES IN HIS ADHESION.
Mr.. Kelly IN. VI rose to address
the Chair. Applause, and loud calls
for Kelly He proceeded to the plat
form amid cheers.
ME. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF TUE
CONVENTION There is no m4u holding a
seat in this Convention who has worked
more streuously against the nomination OF
Samuel Iilden than my self. | did it in rho
full belief that IL was I'M possible foE us TO
carry the election with al Eastern candf-
date. | gave my opinion to this Conven-
ton yesterday that this nomination should
have gone to the Western States. The
Convention has decided otherwise. ! sub
NIT my opinion 70 the decision OF this con
vention tcheers i and now that Mr.. Tilden
is the candidate Il our party, promise you
and tell YOU that / am capable of work
ing [chcerS THAI there is no man in the
who will work harder for his
election than myself. In the convention
my mind ran toward that eloquent, that
honest, that upright statesman of Indiana.
Applause. | heard him twenty-five
years ago in Congress. have watched las
course from that DAY 10 this. s there an
individual in the whole cbuntry that can
Cries OF mot oIae'1 aud applause There
fore, the nominations Of this convention
have been made, aud il now becomes the
duty of every Democrat in thia country TO
use his best endeaV9:s and exertions to
eject INN. Applause | believe ii that
question.
Atr. brown tHenn. offered a resolu-
ton appointing committee consisting of
the president Of the convention and one
delegate from each State to visit the
and notify them of their nomi-
nation. Adopted.
The States na-ed their members of
the committee.
q. G. Prewitt, Esq, was selected to
Mississippi on this committee.
NATIONAL E%EpUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The chair slid the resolution was not
in order, as the next business was to call
the roll of States for the National Conl.