The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-30


with the wildst.enthusiasm. The result
of the first ballot was us follows:
| l1luen
Allen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ................. %
| thurman. 80. ..........,....
hendricks ........"..............."..... ..liO9
Dayaru 80
IL
Hahcoch 80
Senator Doolittle followed Gen. Smith
in speech in Endorsement of Hendricks,
declaring IL as his opinion that any one Of
the candidates named could carry Wis
consin TOR the Democracy, but that, in
! his belief, Hendricks was the most avail
able man.
At the close Of this speech ballot was
| loudly called tor. aud the suggestion was
acted upon.
The result OF the first ballot showed a
vote OF 1881 for Tilden, and the widest
excitement prevailed.
Before the vote was announced the Mis-
souri, delegation asked leave to change
its vote.
The chair ruled change to be in or
der, and the delegation then asked leave
to withdraw for the purpose of constslta-
ton. This was refused.
The Indiana delegation also announced
its intention to make a change.
-, a.
delegations all went into consultation,
and the friends of the various candidates
circulated freely in the crowd, making a
canvass.
a motion 10 adjourn tailed.
Missouri announced a change of her
ballot to lG tor 1'ilden and II for Hen
bricks.
The result OF the vote was then an
nounced as 4l7l for Tilden, li0i for Hen
bricks, 80 for Bayard, Is for Parker. 50
for Allen, IS for Hancock.
This was received with tremendous
cheers, and Hendricks friends tried to
secure an adjournment. The convention,
however, was in no humor to adjourn.
SECOND BALLOT.
Amid the widest excitement the sec
ond ballot was proceeded with, the an
nnnncoment of zach State creating oven
greater sensation than before The
ballot resulted as follows:
lllden. 467
Alien. Observation-Disclosures. -
lhurman.......... ...... ............... 2
los
Dayard ........... Is
Iarher'''''''' Is
Totsl...........,.,,........................738
The changes iron the first ballot were
In Iilden's tavor az follows:
Z in Alabama.
6 in Colorado.
10 in Georgia
, in Illinois.
2 in Iowa.
2in Kansas.
10 in Maine.
3 in Michigan.
l6 in Missouri.
in North Carolina.
p in Texas.
lie lost in Nevada snd in Maryland.
When the roll was called on the second
ballot the chairman OF the New Jersey
delegation claimed the right to east the
vote of the delegation, but there were
six delegates who desired to vote for Til
den. lie claimed tina, under their in
structions they could not do anything OF
the kind.
Ex-senator Stockton asked leave for
the delegation to retire.
The chairman of the delegation said it
was not the wish OF the delegation to re.
tire. They were prepared to carry out
the instructions of their State conyen-
ton.
Before the vote was announced, Iowa
changed its vote to 20 tor Tilden and 2
Hancock.
Illinois changed its vote to &c for Til
den and l6 for Hendricks.
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Tilden. (Cheers.l
Virginia changed its vote 10 % for Til
den.
North Carolina changed to 10 for Til
den and for Hancock.
Nevada cast its entire vote (G) for 5. j.
Tilden.
There was one more change and it be
ing evident that Tilden was nominated.
some one moved to make the choice
unanimous,
The multitude arose and stood upon
their chairs, and such cheering and way
ing OF hats has never been heard or seen
before in st. Louis. 1t was kept up for
fully five minutes, and nothing whatever
could be done in the way OF business.
The motion to make the nomination
unanimous was carried with hurrah.
The convention then adjourned until
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Platform. |
THE REPORT OF THE MAJORITY.