Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-24
CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

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or Connecticut Nominated for Vice
President.
Tho Nomination Made Unanimous.
Convention Adjourned at 8 o'clock
p. II. without Day.
Especial to the Gold HM Daily Nsvs.l
CINCINNATI, June 24-l0 A. M.-Ths
result Of the first ballot yesterday was
as follows:
Whole vote cast. 7s5H. Bayard 1851,
Field e5, Morrison 60. Hancock III.
Hendricks 1917. Thurman esH. ssy.
mour 8. Lovsland s. Payne 81, McDon.
aid 8. Randall 3. Tildsn SO. Lathrop !,
Mcclellan q. Black 1. English l, Parker
l. Jswstt /, Ewing 10.
While the clerks were adding up their
lists the band played "Di1ie." the first
strain Of which took . large part OF the
audience to their feet with cheers. 70.
doubled a. Yankee Doodle followed.
The chair announced that NO one hav.
ing received . two-thirds sots there was
no choice.
Breckenridge OF Kentucky moved TO
adjourn to 10 A. n. tomorrow. Adopted,
and adjourned at 6:lo P. n.
The Committee on Platform Anishsd
their work last evening and will report
today. The platform. as II now stands,
rsafarms the platform adopted at 81.
Louis, and Ii In its main features on the
line Of the late Pennsylvania resolutions
adopted at Q convention Of the party .
few months ago. and from the pen Of
Jsrs Black. There il also . strong anti.
Chinese plank. . resolution In praise OF
Tildsn and Hendricks and an eloquent
arraignmsnt OF the Republican party for
the fraud Of 1876. The financial plank
declares for gold and silver convertible
into coin. The anti.C Chinese resolution
in the platform has been adopted BY the
committee In the precise form demanded
by the Pacific coast members.
The Commercial Of this morning says:
Ohio and Indiana will 60 for Hancock
today. and that hs will probably be nom.
mated on tho second ballot. The Eaqui.
rer says the nomination lies between
Hancock or English. with chances In
favor Of Hancock. It also says that II
Bayard's friends break this morning
Hancock 10 sure Of the nomination.
1t claims that Morrison. Of Illinois, will
probably be nominated for Vice Prssi.
dent.
10 O'Clock M.-The convention was
called to order at 1881. Hall crammsd.
Weather sultry. Psckham, Of Albany,
took the platform and stated that the
New York delegation had received Q
letter from Tildsn In which he 70.
nouncsd his claims for the candidacy.
Mr.. Psskham then presented . letter
from Tildsn. which has been published,
and said that the New York delegation
had agreed upon . candidate. and his
name WAS Randall. Of Pennsylvania.
The roll Of States was called for the
second ballot with the following result:
Hancock SIG. Bsyard 1l3, Field esq,
Hendricks 81, Thurman 80. Tildsn 6h,
Randall 1919, Jewett /, Parker 2, Eng
lish 10.
Wisconsin changed her vote TO 20 for
Hancock, making 326 for him. Great
excitement. confusion, and cheering.
New Jersey then changed her vote TO IS
for Hancock. making his vote 344.
A number Of the ohairmen Of the dit.
fsrent delegations nov on their chairs,
and trying to make themselves heard.
Great confusion. Pennsylvania now
changes her vote to Hancock. All del.
sgatss on their feet, and have pulled up
their banners. Intense excitement.
New York now changes her 70 votes Tor
Hancock. Nearly al Of the States have
changed their vote TO Hancock. His
vote now sol.
The official vote Of the second ballot
was a. follows: Hancock 705. Hendricks
30. Bsysrd 2. Tildsn !.
On the announcement Of the vote Inn
msnss cheering prevailed for . long
time. After order was restored the nom.
ination Of Hancock was made unani.
nous.
O'Clock P. M.-John Kelly In speak.
ing Of the nomination Of Hancock says
the nomination will unite the Dsmoo-
racy Of New York, and asksd that al
past differences be iorE ottsn.
$50 P. x.-Jamss E. English was
placed In nomination for Vice President.
Nomination made unanimous.
3o'clock P. M.-Convsntion adjourned
without day.
The names Of the members Of the
Democratic National Committee, u far
as sscsrtainsd. are " follows: Arkansas,
William R. Miller; California, Senator
Farley; Connecticut. William II. Bar
mum; Illinois. W. O. Doudy; Indiana,
Austin h. Brown; lows. II. n. Ham;
Kentucky. Henry D. MoHsnry; Maine.
Edmund Wilson Michigan, Edward