Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-07-18
FOURTH DAYS SESSION.

CLEVELAND THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.
CHICAGO, July R-Thc convention was
fa,iea prae1 to order ,o at eleven & & a. M Yesterday
Locke, OF Grace Church, Chicago.
A delegate from the state of Pennsylvania
moved that the convention now proceed to u
second ballot. So ordered.
Then Mr. Snowden, OF Pennsylvania, with
thanks to those who had voted for Samuel j.
Randall, withdrew that gentlemans name.
The second ballot commenced at lI:g0, with
the following result: Alabama gave Bayard
"a cheers; Mcdonald, Il, Cleveland, 8. Ar
for Thurman, is. Colorado, for Cleveland,
q. Connecticut gave Cleveland II. Delaware,
for Bayard, o. Florida gave Cleveland6; Bay
Illinois gave Hendricks /. Here there sud-
denly broke out scene ofwlld. general and
enthusiastic cheering and waving of hats.
fans and handkerchicfs. ltwas impossible for
the Chair to suppress 1t, although he tried.
Most of the delegates ana spectators took part
IN it, 1t was the first exhibition of genuine en-
thusiasm In the convention. 1t was re-
moved again and again, and finally the
band Joined I'm the demonstration with "Hail
Columbia and other patriotic airs. Umbrel;;
banners were carried around, and in fact,
the Blaine demonstration of five weeks ago
was repeated. The interruption of proceed
lngs must have occupied fifteen minutes.
Hendricks himself was not present, having
left the hall lust previously.)
AZ the end OF a quarter OF an hour, and
while the uproar was Mt its height, Mr.. yoor-
hees mounted tho platform and announced
that, ut the request of the Indiana dccga-
ton. he withdrew the name of Joseph Il. Nc
Donald for the purpose ut n proper time, of
asking the vote OF Indiana Tor Thomas A.
Hendricks. This renewed the cheering, which
wns kept up for still several minutes longer.
Al length the rest of the vote of Illinois
was announced as follows: Cleveland 3S. Now
was the opportunity for the friends of the
New York candidate, and they availed them
selves of IL, the delegation from that State
rising TO their feet and cheering Justify,
while they waved fans, hats and handker
i'm hnF
onstr alton, but not to the same extent as
in the case of Hendricks After n while the
% nome Until % morning m Which seemed to rtl stm, sp
late enthusiasm. This scene lasped thre, or
four minutes.
aid. !. Illinois had one vote less than the full
number
Indiana gave Hendricks 90. Iowa gave
Cleveland -, Hendricks 4.
At this point tho Pennsylvania delegation
asked leave 10 retire for consultations.
A New York delegate objected, but the
Chairman decided that tho Pennsylvania dele
CATION had tho right to retire for consultation;
and II did 80 amid great excitement
During the confusion II was announced
that another vote had been gained In Illinois
for Hendricks; tho vote therefore, stands:
Cleveland, 3s; Mcdonald, 1; Bayard, 0; Hen
Tho can of the roll proceeded. Kansas
When Kentucky was called, Mr.. Mckenzie
th"at no%iuasion @ and urss announsod Hafi s,s
vote OF Kentucky as follows. For Thur
man /; Cleveland ., Bayard7, Hendricks lb
iand %; Maine gave Cleveland IL; Maryland
Shusetts gave Hendricks lsR cieye
saye Hendricks Hendricks y, Cleveland 10; Mlnnsssot.
lana land, r. = 6sya,a 2, l. HsndrGIsEs 9; Mig
Hendricks, y; Nebraska gave Bayard /, Cleve
land o; Nevada gave HendrIcks 8. Thurman