Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-12

Montana .... -. 1 80. -. -.
New Mexico. : ..... -. .
Utah 2.... -. -..- -,
Wash. Terry ....... .... .... -.
Wyoming 2... --..
Total 334s 27S SO 6ss 30 10
Robert Lincoln received one vote each in
Kentucky and New York, and = in New Jersey.
Gen. W. Il. Sherman received 2 votes in
Michigan.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The convention then at II 20 proceed
ed to the second ballot. Its changes
from the first we're as follows: Alabama,
Arthur II, Blaine 2, Logan /; Edmunds
loses 3; California. Colorado, Connecgi-
cut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, and Iowa, same as before; Kan
sas: Blaine gains ], Arthur loses ., John
Sherman loses 2. Logan gains 2, Hawley
gains /; Kentucky: Arthur gains /;
Blaine loses a half vote, Logan loses a
half vote; louisiana, Blaine gains 2,
Arthur loses l, Logan loses /; Maine, no
change; Maryland, Blaine gains 2, Ar
thur loses 2; Massachusetts, Arthur
gains l, Edmunds loses l; Michigan,
Arthur gains 2, Edmunds loses 2; Min
nesOta and Mississippi, no change; Mis-
souri,, Blaine gains 2, EdmInds loses 1,
Logan loses 2, one absentee; Nebraska
and Nevada, no change; New Hamp
shire, Arthur gains 2, Edmunds loses /:
New Jersey and New York, no change;
North Carolina. Blaine gains |, Arthur
loses l Ohio, Blaine gains 2, Sherman
loses 2; Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas,
Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia
same as before; Wisconsin, Blaine gains
/, Edmunds loses l.; Arizona, Dakota,
District of Columbia, Idaho, Montana,
New Mexico. Utah, Washington Terri
tory and Wyoming.
The result of the second ballot was
announced at 20, and the increase of
Blaine's vote was the cause of An exu-
audience. The convention then proceed
ed to the third ballot.
The official footings at the end of the
second ballot are as follows: Whole
number of delegates, $40; whole number
of votes cast, SIS; necessary to choice,
All; Blaine $40, Arthur 276, Edmunds
S5. Logan 81, John Sherman 2S, Hawlsy
Is, Lincoln 4. Gen. Sherman 2.
THE THIRD BALLOT.
The changes in the third ballot from
the second were generally in favor of
Blaine, to the loss of Arthur and Ed
munds. Before the official result of the
that Logan had telegraphed his mana
gers to change his votes to Blaine. The
excite menI and confusion WAS great.
....I 60 Nka - ~
ballot were: Number Of votes cast, s19;
Blaine 3T5. Arthur 274, Edmunds 81.
Logan 50, John Sherman 25, Hawley IL,
Gen. Sherman 2. Lincoln 8.
SCRNE OF WILD CONFUSION.
The result of the third ballot was an
nOunt ed at 2:lO. The gains made on
the Blaine vote and the understanding
that the Logan vote would probably be
to Blaine produced another
storm of cheers and wild excitement.
Bingham, of Pennsylvania, and w. W.
Phelps, of New Jersey, and one or two
colored delegates endesvered to get a
hearing, and vOciferated and gestieulated
without being heard. their voices being
drowned in tumultuous yells, cheers AMI
demands for call of the roll. Not de-
New York, carried away by the excite
ment, got up on bis seat, waved his arms,
and appeared as if he was saying some
thing, but not a word was heard from
him.
Before the vote Of Alabama was given
there was another uproarOus scene, in
which butcher. Roosevelt, and other
New York delegates took prominent
part. 1t arose upon a technical point
that u motion To take RECESS had been
made and had been decided by the Chair
in the negative. u though calls had been
made for Il ,O,e by States. They appeal
ed to their friends to have ths vote on
the recess taken by States, and Ut 80
the vote by States began.
The Illinois delegation requested few
moments for consultation as to its vote,
and then il was announced as 20 TO Is.
The vote was challenged. showing that
it was regarded rs important. and the
result of the polling Of the Illinois dele
cation WAS, for recess 81. against Is.
The vote ~ New York was pOllad anu
resulted Q, AZ, nays 29. The vote OF
was polled and was, ayes
II, Nays As. Tennessee gave 24votes in
.he negative, so that, although the vote
till goes on the motion for a recess il
defeated The result Of the vote ON the
potion for a recess was, yeas S64, noes
$50. The announcement was hailed with
applause as Blaine triumph.
t was long tine before order was re-
tored sufficiently to have business pro-
eeded with.
An Ohio delegate proposed to nomin-
Its Blaine by acclsmstion, but Burrows,
# Michigan, insisted that the taking OF
he ballot should 60 on.
The DECISIVE BALLOT.
Finally at S:I5 the Convention pro-
eeded to the fourth ballot, the changts
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