Year: 1872

peared on the platform and said:


Mr.. President, the gentleman re-
cOgnized by the Chair is not member
of this convention and desires to make
personal explanation to the conven-
ton. As the gentleman has been voted
for by a larger number of delegates as a
candidate for President, the Chairman
submits to the convention whether or
not leave should be granted him by
unanimous consent. Cries of Leave
LeaveW1 Mr.. Chairman, it is Cover
nor Brown, of Missouri.


Hon. B. Gratz Brown then assembled
the rOstTum and was received with loud
cheers. He spoke as follows:


Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the Conven-
ton:


Although delegate to this conven-
tion, it has not been possible for me to
meet with you until to-day, as have
been detained at home by official busi-
ness; and now, when l come in for the
first time find myself in an embar-
RAISING situation. Some of my good
friends from my own State and many
from other States have done me the
honor to cast their votes for me for the
highest office in the gift of this nation.
Now, do not disguise it from myself
that this is worthy the pride and ambi-
ton of any man on the broad face of the
globe, but also recognize the fact that
it requires abilities, culture, expe-
rience, age and many other quali-
ties which my modesty forbids
me believe and which my judgment
cOnvinces me l do not possess. / there
fore, after rendering to you, gentlemen,
my thanks for the compliment which
you have given me, desire to say in
brief that | came to this convention with
no personal end, but was animated sole
ly by desire of victory in this great
contest. Cheers l want the man
nominated who will carry the largest
Republican vote in the nation in def
ance of the regular Grant organization,
and that man in my judgment is Horace
Greeley.


This concluding declaration was
scarcely ended before numerous dele
gates broke forth into uproarious plaud
its, but as these dwindled toward si-
lence a well defined, concerted hiss
crept through the building. As it
began to make itself heard and felt,
the applause again took up its role and
drowned out the opposing utterance, this
cadence dropping in force and loudness.
/
withstanding the tumult, again struck
on the ears and gave a new impulse to
the Kissing demonstration of favOritism.
The struggle continued for the space of
nearly two minutes, when some dele
gate called for three cheers for Greeley,
which were given with an open-mouthed
utterance and which brought the con-
test of appreciation and disappropation
to a close. The effect of the speech
was Immediately seen in the following.
a delegate from Missouri desired to
change the vote of his State-thirty solid
votes for Brown-to be given to Gree
/ ley. Loud cheers.


Objection was made by delegate to
changing votes at this juncture.


The President announced that it was
in order, when the result of the vote had
not been announced.


Several delegates here arose, where
upon the President decided as before,
with explanations.


New Jersey desired to change its vote.
A delegate requested that the vote as
recorded be announced, amid consider
able confusion and shouts of "No, no.
etc.


The President at length made himself
heard, and remarked that he did not feel
himself competent to stop the change of
votes, but suggested that for the sake OF
harmony and order it would be best to
have the vote announced as it now
stood, and then proceed TO a second bal
lot, which was received with cheers.


The Chair-No candidate having re-
ceived majority of all the votes, there
has been no nomination.


A Delegate-Is that before or after the
ehRnges2


President-It is after the changes.