The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-09
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THE CONVENTION

CHICAGO, June THE populace is now,
at III o'clock a. m, pouring III and filling
the ample spaces of the vast hall, and the
noise is like the roar of the ocean after
storm. There is upon the faces of many of
the delegates careworn and stold express
sion which plainly shows that yesterdays
Sabbath was not day of rest to them.
There are more ladies in the galleries than
OF former occasions, A band at the far end
OF the hall is discourslng martial airs. The
mornings rumors are that the Grant men
are going to make a combination with the
Sherman men or with the Edmunds vote.
but | have no confidence in any Of those
stories, nor could ascertain any SAT STAG
tory evidence respecting the ade. The
Grant faction VII go in with a strong, re-
liable vote Of about three hundred and
their chances of success depend upon hold
ing firmly together. The heart of Conkling
must at this moment dilate with pride, for,
as he enters the hall, roar of applause
rises and swels end is prolonged in every
portion of the vast auditory. He does not
look confident; his face wears fierce, anx-
lous AMI defiant expression, and
THE GAvEL SOUNDS
and voice from the stand is heard calling,
The convention will be in order. Gentle
men standing will please take their seats"
The Rev. Mr.. Everest Of Chicago offers
brief and fitting invocation to the Throne
Of Grace. The sergeant-at-arms announces
that all railroad aud steamboat lines have
extended their excursion tickets for twen-
ty-tour hours after the adjournment of the
convention. Two sections of the platform
adopted on Saturday are read to correct a
misapprehension. Mr. Hale of Maine
moves that we now proceed to ballot, and
Conkling Of New York seconds the motion.
The president makes titt'1g speech, i'm
ploring that this important proceeding be
conducted with order aud dignity, accord
ing to the rules. The motion is unanimous.
ly adopted. The chair directs the sccre-
tary to read for the information of the con-
vention that of the rules which regulates
the balloting and which abolishes the unit
rule.
At last we have got to ballot after over
O week Of weayying excitement and hustle. |
The clerk begins the long-wished for work
and the roll is started by the calling of
Alabama When this call begins the
first noticeable thing is the breaks in the
instructed delegations, showing how truly
it is that instructions do not always in.
struct. Breaches appear in Alabama, Ken
lucky and Missouri When New York is
reached, the astute Conking rises and re-
quests that the roll of the New York dele.
gates be called, for though he is instructed
by the convention, which appoints the dele
CATION, to cast the vote OF the entlra dele
cation for Ulysses S. Grant yet he is in
formed that some of the delegates desire
to vote for other candidates. His real OBJ
ject is to get an undisputable record on the
apostate delegates. The fact that 81 votes
are cast for Grant and but 10 for other can
didates shows that
SOME EFFECTIVE WORK
has been done on the machine since the
votes of last week. When the vote of West
Virginia is reached there is some difficulty
which the chairman Of that delegation de.
,ires to explain, but this is not permitted
under the rules, and but nine votes are re.
corded from that state--one for Grant and
eight for Blaine. Great credit must be &C
corded to the convention tor the orderly
conduct of delegates--and, what is better,
he vast Misunderstanding the ballot.
The first ten ballots were taken without
IN incident of any special Importance.
measured announcements of the
tote Of New York began to be initiated by
campbell, of West Virginia, and excited
ome laughter The stately New Yorker,
however, was quite undisturbed, but modi-
led his form Of announcement so as to
imply make the popularity be ia the in !
lexion Of the voice. Being in this quite