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The Convention Chilled DO Order.

President Stevenson arrived ut ll.2 A. NJ,
but the delegates seats were only halEiilled.
The organ and military ban occupied the au.
dicnce with many admirably rendered Inusi.
cal selections.
The Chair called the Convention to order ut
1895 a. NJ.
Prayer was offered by Rev. pr. Taylor. OF
the NJ Mf PscFism hP Of sew S SoHFei Rose so to make n
statement in behalf Of the New York dclcga.
ton. That delegation hnd heard with great
emotion tcrics OF platform" and he took tho
desk the votes given yesterday for the honor.
cd statesman OF New York, s. j. Tildcn.
[Great appluusc.)
The Chair rebukcd the interference with tho
proceedings BY outsiders, and promised that
II would ask the Convention TO preserve orGer
ut any and all hazards.
Pcckham resumed. The delegation had re-
ceived II letter from Tilden. In which he re-
nounced himself as u candidate for nomina-
ton. Knowing him to be honest In purpose
and action, We accept his letter us q rchuncia-
ton OF all claim and. all candidacy. He now
presented the letter for such action us the
this morning agreed upon another candidate.
and he named Speaker Randall. Applause.
The Chair asked IL the Convention would
have Tildcn's letter read. (Crics Of "fes!''
and mol" but In a ,ira roce vote decided
Thomas, of Kentucky, offered q resolution
~denouncing MS unconstitutional and unrrpub-
lican any State law affecting any citizen on
uSSou"e. " ASi6'oNo VI 'AS"o'
Referred.
rho Second Ballot.
While the second vote was being taken Hull
stated In obedience to instructions thnt the
Ohio delegation cast forty-two votes for Thur
man.
announced the vote and said the delegation
are now consulting as to how Ohios vote
would be cast. [Cheers.]
Ohio when again called gave fifty-four for
Before the official vote was announced WIS.,
consin aske ed permission TO change Its vote.
,lCries agreed" and some "NO."l
Somebody raised the question Of order that
the vote could not be changed.
The Convention agreed to 1T and Wisconsin
cast for Hancock twenty votes. lGrcat
cheers.
There wns now q scene of grcat confusion.
New Jersey changed TO Hancock eighteen
votes.
| Immense cheering. Long, continued and
great confusion which the Chair vainly tried
for several minutes to SUPPRESS.
The chairman of the Pennsylvania delcga-
ton rose finally and said that Pennsylvania
was proud of her ~sons-both OF them-one Il
great soldier, the other m able an eminent
Statesman. She would gladly vote for either,
and then changed her whole vote to Hancock.
Immense cheers and excitcInent.I
Great Enthusiasm for Hancock.
A great portion of the nudicnceand the Con
~vention rose cheering, waving banners, fans
uIlu lOSSlnS Illus.
Hancoclt's banner was brought to the front
Of tho platform amid great enthusiasm, the
band playing Hail to the Chief" The small
banners OF the States voting for Hancock
were brought Onward to salute Hancock 8
large banner.
Virginia changes solid to Hancock. The
chairmen Of many delegations flock To the
front OF the platform to rush In with changes.
Nevada changed six to Hancock. Illinois SOL
Id for Hancock.
Before the official announcement OF the re.
suit a motion was made and carried for u new
call OF the roll Of States.
The Sergeant.at-Arms announced that the
Chair had ordered no applause until the call
should be finished.
Alabama voted solid for Hancock. Misses
Arkansas, California and Colorado ditto.
The announcements of changes TO Hancock
from the Tilden States were greeted with hiss.
es from the galleries. Each State follows suit
with a solid vote for Hancock until Indiana
was called, which Stale voted for Hendricks
solid. Iowa, q for Hancock, l for Tildon;
Maryland, Handbook II. Bayard 2; New York
20 for Hancock (receivcd with cheers and hiss
esq, All the remainder were solid for Han
cock.
The total number Of votes cast was 73S.
Hancock received 705, Hendricks 30, Bayard2,
|Tilden /.
the audience and Convention rise and cheer
and the band plays Hail Columbia"
Motion to Make Hancock's Nomina.
ton Unanimous.
Mack OF Indiana, moved to make Han.
cock'spomination unanimous. He expressed
tue deep feeling OF his State for Hendricks,