The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-09
NEW SERIES---NO. 299.

West Virginian was abandoned. Garfcld's
name was injected into the ballot by Penn
syyania, and Hayes name by Virginia.
The design was obviously either to intro.
duce possible dark horse or to pay an
empty compliment.
On the fifteenth ballot Grant ran up to
SOB, and Blaine fell 10 $751; The next bal
lot the balance again changed; Grant fell
back to 800 and Blaine advanced 1888. A
delegate here again moved recess, which
was put and rejected by q storm of noes.
On the seventeenth ballot there were only
fifty votes announced by New York for
Grant, and seventeen for Blame. This was q
LOSS or ONE
from Ccnklings own force and the Blaine
men yelled. One vote on this ballot was
thrown for Davis, of Texas. The total re-
duceci Grants vote to 303. This was the
lowest vote yet, and the Grant men looked
disturbed and anxious. On the eighteenth
ballot New York voted for Grant again.
Gen. Sharpe rose and questioned the cor
rectness of the vote and called for the roll
of the delegation. This was granted and
resulted as follows Grant so, Blaine is,
sherman, p The call was proceeded with
prefaced by roar from the Blaine men. At
the close of this ballot recess was again
called Tor and put by the chair The vote
was about even, but it was declared carried.
and the convention adjourned until
o'clock in the evening
The close baloting between Grant and
Blaine during the afternoon excited much
interest in the city. The hour approached
for the reassembling. A confused torrent
OF human beings poured through the
streets for the convention hall. Tickets
were at premium, and there we're GOOD
many Of them for sale. 1t is said many Of
the colored delegates sold the few they OBJ
tanned, endeayoring thus, suppose, to
| cover in part the unusual expense Of ex-
tending so protracted convention. The
hall looks well when lighted up, filled with
people and resembling with band music.
The incidents and scenes of the convention
have been so fully described that further
meatlon would be hardly interesting. The
novelty OF the occasion has to great ex- x
tent worn of, and many people left for
home during Saturday and Sunday. The
crowding of the hotels is not nearly as
great as it was during last week.
SCENES OF THE EVENING SESSION.
1t is little after O'Clock and the hall
Is nearly full, and most of the delegates
are in their seats. Silence and order are
finally raped out of chaos by President
Hoar's gavel. This gavel, according to
note read to the convention by the secrc-
tary on Saturday, is formed of wood taken
partly from the home of President Lincoln
and partly from Mount Vernon Jim Root
Is authority for the affecting statement. and
he presents it to Mr. Hoar as a memento of
this occasion.
The nineteenth ballot started off with
little sensation. Florida was announced
solid for Grant-eight votes. There was
rush Of applause, and the president said If
the disturbance was repeated the galleries
would be cleared. Pennsylvania headed
the new departure, and while the Grant
ana Blaine vote remained as before. one
vote was cast for Hartranft. The result was
about the same as before recess, viz. Grant.
800; Blaine, 219; Sherman, SO; Washburne.
80; Edmuuds, 81; Window, 10; Hartranft,
l; Garfield l.
AT the close oftae twenty.sevcnth the old
general mounted up to e06. Then gen
tlemen from Massachusetts, moved that an
adjournment be taken to 10 o'clock to-mor-
row morning. The chair put the motion
and said the ayes seemed to have it. Conl-
ling sprang to his feet and disputed the an
nouncement. Hoar said the chair had
made no announcement. Conkling called
imperiously for the roll Of states and it was
seconded by several delegates. The de-
mand OF states is necessary under the rules
to call the roll. Conkling's object was to
exhibit confident and aggressive spirit.
There was much confusion, and finally the
Boston man, foreseeng inevitable defeat.
the motion and the twenty eighth
ballot proceeded. At this point the Grant
men are certainly the most confident and
the feeling generally is in their favor. The
tweuty'eighth ballot closed with Grant at
COZ and immediately Massachusetts, re-
newed the motion for adjournment. On
this Conkling aud several Others called for
the roll, which was ordered. The result
was s446 ayes, nays 1903, so the convention
until ten o'clock tomorrow
morning.