Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-07-01

announcement of the vote of Louisiana, Mas.
slchusetts, Maine, and Minnesota. When
8lissOuris % votes were cast for Hancock
there was another rOusing cheer. Wisconsin
received permission to change her vote and
cast 20 votes for Hancock, whcreupon there
was another wild scene of excitement New
Jersey followed, casting her Is votes for Han
cock Instantly the whole convention and
the galleries became electrified and cheer up
on cheer was given for Hancock. When order
had been partially restored Mr.. Hale, of Penn
sylvania, mounted n chair and shouted that
Pennsylvania was proud of her son. He eulO-
gized Hancock in glowing terms, and closed
by changing the vote of Pennsylvania, and
casting the So votes of that state for Han
cock. The cheering was again repeated, and
when LOuisiana's banner with HancOcks ppr-
| trait upon it was born to the front
of the platform, the enthusiasm knew
no bounds. The state banners over the whole
house were waving in the air. Above oil
could be beard the monotonOus anthem of the
great organ, swelling and falling as the efforts
of the chairman to stop the uproar increased
or slackened. The climax of excitement
was reached when all the banners of the states
rushed to the ohairman's desk and surround
ed the banner bearing the portrait of Han
cock. When fully ten minutes had been
spent in this exciting outburst, the banners
went baok to their piRcos. Then Mr. Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky, with great difficulty,
| changed Is votes of that state to Hancock.
Nebraska changed her 6 votes to Hancock.
Virginia. Nevada, and Rhode Island followed,
and the work was done.
A delegate from New Hampshire moved that
the roll of states be called anew. The motion
was quickly adopted, and the roll was again
called. The following is the ballot as officially
announced and recorded: Alabama, Hancock
20; Arkansas, Hancock II; California, Hancock
12 Colorado, Hancock 6; Connecticut, Han
cock II; Delaware, Hancock 6; Florida, Han
cock 8; Georgia, Hancock22; Illinois, Hancock
AZ; Indiana, Hendricks 80; Iowa, HancOck 2l,
Tilden Il Kansas, Hancock 10; Kentucky,
Hancock 81; Louisiana, Hancock lG; Maine
Hancock IA; Maryland Hancock H. Bayard 2;
Massachusetts, Hancock 70; Michigan Hancock
%; Minnesota, Hancock 10; Mississippi, Han
cock l6; Missouri Hancock 30; Nebraska,
Hancock G; Nevada, Hancock g. New Hamp-
shire, Haucoc; 10; New Jersey, Hancock lS;
New York, Hancock 20; North Carolina, Han
cock 20 Ohio, Hancock 20; Oregon, Hancock 6;
Pennsylvania, Hancock So; Rhode Island Han
cock 8; South Carolina Hancock II; Ten
nCssec, Hancock "a; Texas, Hancock lG; Vcr-
mont. Hancock 10; Yirginia, Hancock %;
West Virginia, Hancock TO- Wisconsin, Han
cock 20. Total--IIancock, 705; BaJard 2;
Hendricks, 80; Tilden, l, Whole number of
votes. 1888.
The announcement OF the result of the bal
lot was made at $50. The band PLAYED
"Hail Columbia" and Yankee Doodle" and
again the house rang with cheers of the thOus-
ands. William Mack, of Indiana, moved that
the nomination of Gen. Hancock be made |
unanimous, and promised that Indiana would |
cast her vote in November for Hancock. Mr. |
Mack's motion was seconded in short speeches |
by Mr. Randall and Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsyl- |
vania Senator Hampton, of South Caro-
lima, and Judge HOadley, of Ohio. The Chair |
then Put the motion, and it was adopted |
unanim1u9ly. Immediately the band struck |
up the Star Spangle1 Banner the great |
organ added the oycrpoweriug volumes Of its
tones in accompaniment, and the effect was
thrilling. When quiet was again restored Mr.. |
Voorhees,, of Indiana, addressed the cOnven-
ton briefly. and wRR followed by Mr. Falcon
or, of NeH York, and Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky. At the conclusion of Mr.. Breckcn-
ridges Tamafks, John Kelly appeared coming
down the main Hislc. Instantly Il great shout
arose. The band chimcd in and the organ
took part. by the time Kelly had reached the
stage the excitement was almost equal to the
scenes Of the earlier moments of the cOnvcn-
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