Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1876 — National Democratic Convention. [ARTICLE]

National Democratic Convention.

. { THIRD DAY. The Convention was called to order at 10:20 in the morning, and was opened with pragwr. The Chair announced as the next business - in order the nomination of a candidate sos Vice-President. Tbe roll-call was tlyen proceeded with, and when Indiana was reached, the delegates from that State falling to name a candidate, one of the Illinois delegates presented the name of Gov. Hendricks. The first ballot resulted as follows: Total vote, 738. Thomas A. Hendricks, 730; blank, 8. Mr. Hendricks was then declared nomi nated by acclamation. The' roll of States was then called for a National Committee, with the following result:

Alabama, Waiter L. Bragg; Arkansas, John J. Sumter; California, Frank McCoppin; Colorado, Beta M. Hughes; Connecticut, Willtam H. Barsum; Delaware. Roberson Hickman; Florida, Gen. MoCall; Illinois. William C. Goudy: Indtana,Thowas Tolln; lows. U. M. Ham: Kansas, I. E. Eaton; Kentucky, Henry D. McHenry; Maine, E. Wilson; Marytaud, O. Horsey; Loulsiana, B. F. Jonas; Missouri, John G. Priest; Massachusetts, F. O. Prince; Michigan, Edward Tatntor; Minnesota, Wstt. Loch ran; Oregon, Jno. Whittaker; Nevada, R.P. 8. Keating: Nebraska. Geo. L. Miller; New York, Abram 8. Hewitt; New Jersey. Miles Ross: New Hampshire, A. W. Salloway; Rhode Island, Nicholas Van Slyck; Ten nessee, William B. Betas; South Carotin*, James H. Ryan; Mississippi, Ethel Barksdale; Vermont, §jf Wisconsin, William F. Vilas: West Virginia, Alexander Came Dell: Texas. F. S. Stockdgle. A committee was appointed to notify the candidates of their nomination, A resolution was adopted recommending to future National Democratic Conventions to abolish the two-thirds rule, as unwise anfi unnecessary, and that the States be requested to instruct their future delegates on Utfe question, and that attention be called to this suggestion. -mm The usual resolutions of thanks were; adopted, and too Convention adjourned siue die.