Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-17
Hayes, OF Ohio, Nominated for President
on the Seventh Ballot, and Blaine
ETectually Ker1umuxed.
Wheeler, Of New fork, Nominated fol-
yice-President by ACclamatlOn,
and a-General Rejoicing.
Cincinnati Wild Over the Resuit-CO
gratulatOry kilograms from the
Defeated Aspirants, Etc.

CINCINNATI, June I6-Ths conven-
ton was called TO order by President
MCPHERSON at half-psst tsa O'clock, thiT-
ty minutes later than regular time.
Tne Chair-Persons occupying seats
set apart for dsleg 8te3 will please retire.
Tais rule will be absolutely enforced
during the sessions Of this day.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Nor
gan, of the Episcopal church.
The Chair-Bef0re proceeding to gen.
ersi bus ne7s, the chairman desires to
call the attention Of the delegations from
Alabama aud from the District Of Co.
lumbia to the fact that it is their privi-
lege to name q member OF the national
committee for their respective districts.
The order relative to the announcement
of the committee having been passed
prior to the settlement of the contest,
the chair has been requested to have the
following announcements read:
The secretary read an announcement
Of the meeting of the national executive
committee Of the Union League OF
America that evening at the Burnett
house; also an announcement that
morocco pocket-bOOk had bsen lost
Thursday by a delegate, who wished Il
left at the stand; also the following,
which was received with great applause:
"I am requested by the board OF direct
Ors Of the house of refuge TO extend
cordial invitation to the members of this
convention to visit that institution in
a body, or individually, as their oonve'
nience may dictate"
THE BALLOTIEG COMMENCED.
The Chair-The business OF bal
ioting for 8 candidate for
President of the United States is
next in order. The secretary will pro-
ceed to call the roll OF States, and the
chairman Of each delegation will an
nOunce, as distinctly as possible, from
his place, the choice of his delegation.
The roll.call for ths first ballot was
then had. During the call Of the roll
the people in the galleries iDterfered
considerably with the dispatch Of bJsi-
nest by applaudiBg when the votes
.1ere apn,onnced, So noisy we're they
that the CHAIR was obliged to remind
them OF the imprOPyiety of their conduct.
The ooIosates were mach annoyed by
the cheers and applause, and rSbuksd II
by kissing, which led the char 10 re-
mark: fhe chair thinks he will take
the responsibility Of saying that there Is
an obnoxious imprOpriety in hlssiDg,
whatever may he said ss to the propuety
Of cheering" [Cheers The votes OF
the successive States were, however
still greeted with manifestations OF de.
light, and the chair again reminded
those in the galleries that they were In-
terfering with the transaction oil the
business Of the convention.
Main i
suggest that the chair notify the occu-
pants OF the gallery that business WI!
be suspended unless order ls preserved
ISeveral delegates, "GOod, Good."l
The Chsir-It is very likely that the
chair will reach that point in very
short time unless there be modlnca-
ton Of the conduct of the galleries.
The announcement Of Minnes0ta's ten
VOTES for Blaine was received with
shouts of applause from the galleries.
One of the Mississippi delegates was
sbsant, making the total vote fifteen, di-
vided into three for Bristow and twelve
for Norton, The cheering was not par.
ticuIarIy noticeable when Mississippi
cast IA for Blaine, II for Morton, for
Bristow, for ConkIing and l for Hayes
The Blaine men from all parts Of the
hall EXPRESSED their unbOuuded appro-
baton, and the Morton men plucked up
considerable courage. Nebraska cast
solid vote for Blaine, aud the announce
ment was heraided with applause. Me-
ystia split up into for BristoW, for
Copkling and for Hayes, and the re-
suit brought ont no enthusiasm. The
Blaine men cheered when New York
cast votes for their favorite and only 3
for Bristow. Applause followed the ar
nouacement of New Jerseys vote OF IL
for Blaine and for Hayes; but the
greatest shouting proceeded fTom the an.
herents OF the former. The friends oil
the latter seemed somewhat d0Ynca5t
about this time. New York went al
most solid for Conkling, casting 69 for
that favorlte son, and only l for Is 1s-
tow. The COnkling men shouted for
plsaness. North Carolina cast votes
for Blaine, { for Conking, for Bristo "
aud 2 for Morton. The Blaine and
Conkling men ware TtJoiced al
the new accession Of strength,
!. nj applauded exceedingly. Ohio
her Al votes solid fo- Hayes,
ttao am. auncement being received
l.s,, we nhac,s and hisses from some i'll
WIN iroraJ O nao,.le in the loits.
0.aanD rg came uu Snusrely with
S,v votes for Bialb@, but
when Pennsylvania went in "it4
fiftv-eioht votes for HaTtranft, the cheer
inc came from another Eart OF the house,
and the Hartrsnfl white hats were
twung with q good deal Of enthusiasm,
Rhode Islands vote of six for BristoW
and two for Blaine was cheered by the
friends of the former, and at the next
turn MOrton's fIien6s cheered also AZ
South Cardinals vote Of thirteen Ioi
tn, ir favorite. and only one for Brlst0"'
BristoW and Morton we're even on len
teseae,s vote, ten votes being cast IOr
each. and the remaining four for Blame
Tha BristoW men were more hopeful
Texas voted two for Blaine, six for Btls-
tow. three for COnkling, five for Mor-
ton. and the cheering was pretty even.
VeTnopt had eight for BristOw, one lOI
Blaine and one for Hayes, and the Bris'
tow men were again juOilaut. Blaine's
friends rejoictd at Virginia's sixteen ioi
their candidate, at West Virginia
eight and WiscOnsin's twenty. Inc
| Territories voted for Blaine with the ex'
ception Of Wyoming, which went fol
| Bfistow. The District of Column 6is
voted two for Morton. At the coneiu'
! sion of the ballot the hall Tesounded
| with cheers.
AS soon as the rOIl-csl was completed
| Senator Alcorn Miss. stated that h'
1 wished to change the vote OF that State
The Cheir-Under the rule there car
be no changs at present.
Senator AlcoIp-We desire to correc
| the vote OF one Of our delegates, Who wa
| ab eat when our State was called, bu
subsequently came IN.
/ The Chslr-The convention vii
/ please come to order, as very impor
| tant point is involved ia the pending
| proposition. The gentleman from Mis-
| sissippi made the announcement OF to-
vote es reported from the desk. Suisse
| quentIy member from Mississippi
Who was reported ss absent when IL
| vote Wss taken in the delegation, cam
| into the hall, and the proposition iron
the Gentleman now is 20 correct the vot
so AZ to include the vote 0i the gentle