The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-06

set the Dali roInng In behalf of Lincoln,
and nrged that the gathering should be
held for once at least at point that was
easy of access to the tens of thousands
Of veterans in Kansas, Nebraska, Min
nesota, Iowa, the Dalfotas and the west
generally. Governor Thayer, Post Com
mander Rae, of Minnesota, and Com
rade Campbell, of Kansas. also spoke
earnestly and at length in behalf of the
Nebraska capital.
Westerners Went Wild.
General Burdette and W. Pipes, Of
Washington, led the oratorical batteries
in behalf of the national capital. Cor
poral Tanner dwelt upon its advantages,
and Edgar Allen, of Virginia, came to
its rescue on behalf of the south. While
the speechmaking was in progress the
Pennsylvania delegation which early in
the day had been scheduled as solid for
Washington, asked leave to retire for
consultation. This filled the Washing
ton people with alarm and they re-
doubled their buttonholing of the dele
gates on the floor of the hall. Confusion
reigned supreme, the noise of the gavel
was drowned in the roar of voices, inter-
mingled with which were sounds OF
warm disputing. When the Pennsyl-
vania delegation filed in again it was
with the announcement that they had
voted 25 to 19 in favor of Lincoln, and
that it had been decided to enforce the
unit rule in favor of the will of the ma
jority. Amid scene of excitement un-
paralleled in the history of encamp.
lnents the roll was called. Illinois,
Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and other large
delegations voted for Lincoln, and when
the last state had been called the tally
showed, apparently, a majority for Lin.
coin and the westerners went wild.
But Washington Won.
Meanwhile the apparently defeated
delegates had been clamoring for a veri.
fication of the vote, and when this had
been done it was found that the thirty.
six votes of New York had gotten in
the wrong column, and the corrected
vote stood Washington 1865, Lincoln $3.50.
The vote in detail was:
For Lincoln-Illinois, 40; Wisconsin,
22; Pennsylvania, G6; Ohio, SO; Maine, l;
California, l3; Rhode Island, 9; Ver-
mont, /; Nebraska, %; Michigan, 8,
Iowa, 81; Indiana, 8; Colorado, II; Kan
sas, 30; Minnesota, IL; Oregon. 2; West
Virginia, 3; Utah, 4; Tennessee, a; Flor.
ida, 5; Idaho, 4; Arizona, 8; Alabama,
4; North Dakota, 4.
For Washington-West Virginia, 9;
Arkansas, 3; Tennessee, Z; Louisiana, 3;
Montana, 3; Texas, O.; Arizona, 1; Geor.
gia, B; Indian Territory, 1; Wisconsin,
81 New York, &c., Ohio, 30; Connecticut,
Il; New Jersey, IL; Maine, 13; Rhode
Island, II; New Hampshire, II; Yer
mont, 8; Potomac, 20; Virginia, 0; Mary,
land, IA; Michigan 10; Indiana, 10; Della
ware, 2; Minnesota, 4; Missouri, 80;
Kentucky, 10. When the correct count
was announced the western men were
for the moment stunned, while the sup
porters of Washington yelled themselves
hoarse. In the midst of the confusion
an adjournment was taken.
Lincoln, of Washington, who was a
prominent candidate for commander-in-
chief, withdrew from the field in order
that the contest for the next meeting
place might not be hampered by his
candidacy. In his place appeared a
new candidate in the person Of General
Samuel II. Hurst, of Ohio, brother
of Bishop Hurst, of the Methodist Epis.,
copal church, and vol known as the
Ohio fighter.