The Democratic National Convention

This body assembled at Chicago, in the Exposition Building, on Tuesday, July 8th, 1884, and was called to order by Ex-Senator Barnum, the Chairman of the National Committee. The Committee presented Governor Richard B. Hubbard, of Texas, for temporary chairman. After his address a notable contest followed on the adoption of the unit rule, the debate being participated in by many delegates. Mr. Fellows, of New York, favored the rule, as did all of the advocates of Governor Cleveland’s nomination for President, while John Kelly opposed it with a view to give freedom of choice to the twenty-five delegates from New York who were acting with him. The contest was inaugurated by Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, who was instructed by the National Committee to offer the following resolution:

Resolved, that the rules of the last Democratic Convention govern this body until otherwise ordered, subject to the following modification: That in voting for candidates for President and Vice-President no State shall be allowed to change its vote until the roll of the States has been called, and every State has cast its vote.

Mr. Grady, of New York, offered the following amendment to the resolution:

When the vote of a State, as announced by the chairman of the delegation from such State is challenged by any member of the delegation, then the Secretary shall call the names of the individual delegates from the State, and their individual preferences as expressed shall be recorded as the vote of such State.

After discussion the question was then put, the chairman of each State delegation announcing its vote as follows:

THE VOTE IN DETAIL.

States. First Ballot.

No. Delegates. Blaine. Arthur. Edmunds. Logan. Sherman, John. Hawley. Lincoln. Sherman, W. T.

Alabama 20 1 17 1

Arkansas 14 8 4 2

California 16 16

Colorado 6 6

Connecticut 12 12

Delaware 6 5 1

Florida 8 1 7

Georgia 24 24

Illinois 44 3 1 40

Indiana 30 18 9 1 2

Iowa 26 26

Kansas 18 12 4 1 1

Kentucky 26 5½ 16 2½ 1 1

Louisiana 16 2 10 3

Maine 12 12

Maryland 16 10 6

Massachusetts 28 1 2 25

Michigan 26 15 2 7 2

Minnesota 14 7 1 6

Mississippi 18 1 17

Missouri 32 5 10 6 10 1

Nebraska 10 8 2

Nevada 6 6

New Hampshire 8 4 4

New Jersey 18 9 6 1 2

New York 72 28 31 12 1

North Carolina 22 2 19 1

Ohio 46 21 25

Oregon 6 6

Pennsylvania 60 47 11 1 1

Rhode Island 8 8

South Carolina 18 1 17

Tennessee 24 7 16 1

Texas 26 13 11 1

Vermont 8 8

Virginia 24 2 21 1

West Virginia 12 12

Wisconsin 22 10 6 6

Territories.

Arizona 2 2

Dakota 2 2

Idaho 2 2

Montana 2 1 1

New Mexico 2 2

Utah 2 2

Washington 2 2

Wyoming 2 2

Dist. of Columbia 2 1 1

Total 820 334½ 278 93 63½ 30 13 4 2

States. Second Ballot.

No. Delegates. Blaine. Arthur. Edmunds. Logan. J. Sherman Hawley. Lincoln. G. Sherman

Alabama 20 2 17 1

Arkansas 14 11 3

California 16 16

Colorado 6 6

Connecticut 12 12

Delaware 6 5 1

Florida 8 1 7

Georgia 24 24

Illinois 44 3 1 40

Indiana 30 18 9 1 2

Iowa 26 26

Kansas 18 13 2 2 1

Kentucky 26 5 17 2 1 1

Louisiana 16 4 9 2

Maine 12 12

Maryland 16 12 4

Massachusetts 28 1 3 24

Michigan 26 15 4 5 2

Minnesota 14 7 1 6

Mississippi 18 1 17

Missouri 32 7 10 5 8 1

Nebraska 10 8 2

Nevada 6 6

New Hampshire 8 5 3

New Jersey 18 9 6 1 2

New York 72 28 31 12 1

North Carolina 22 3 18 1

Ohio 46 23 23

Oregon 6 6

Pennsylvania 60 47 11 1 1

Rhode Island 8 8

South Carolina 18 1 17

Tennessee 24 7 16 1

Texas 26 13 11 2

Vermont 8 8

Virginia 24 2 21 1

West Virginia 12 12

Wisconsin 22 11 6 5

Territories.

Arizona 2 2

Dakota 2 2

Idaho 2 2

Montana 2 1 1

New Mexico 2 2

Utah 2 2

Washington 2 2

Wyoming 2 2

Dist. of Columbia 2 1 1

Total 820 349 275 85 61 28 13 4 2

States. Third Ballot.

No. Delegates. Blaine. Arthur. Edmunds. Logan. J. Sherman Hawley. Lincoln. G. Sherman

Alabama 20 2 17 1

Arkansas 14 11 3

California 16 16

Colorado 6 6

Connecticut 12 12

Delaware 6 5 1

Florida 8 1 7

Georgia 24 24

Illinois 44 3 1 40

Indiana 30 18 10 2

Iowa 26 26

Kansas 18 15 2 1

Kentucky 26 6 16 2 1 1

Louisiana 16 4 9 2

Maine 12 12

Maryland 16 12 4

Massachusetts 28 1 3 24

Michigan 26 18 3 3 1

Minnesota 14 7 2 5

Mississippi 18 1 16 1

Missouri 32 12 11 4 4 1

Nebraska 10 10

Nevada 6 6

New Hampshire 8 5 3

New Jersey 18 11 1 6

New York 72 28 32 12

North Carolina 22 4 18

Ohio 46 25 21

Oregon 6 6

Pennsylvania 60 50 8 1 1 1

Rhode Island 8 8

South Carolina 18 2 16

Tennessee 24 7 17

Texas 26 14 11 1

Vermont 8 8

Virginia 24 4 20

West Virginia 12 12

Wisconsin 22 11 10

Territories.

Arizona 2 2

Dakota 2 2

Idaho 2 2

Montana 2 1 1

New Mexico 2 2

Utah 2 2

Washington 2 2

Wyoming 2 2

Dist. of Columbia 2 1 1

Total 820 375 274 69 53 25 13 8 2

States. Fourth Ballot.

No. Delegates. Arthur. Blaine. Edmunds. Logan. Sherman. Hawley. Lincoln.

Alabama 20 12 8

Arkansas 14 3 11

California 16 16

Colorado 6 6

Connecticut 12 12

Delaware 6 1 5

Florida 8 5 3

Georgia 24 24

Illinois 44 3 34 6

Indiana 30 30

Iowa 26 2 24

Kansas 18 18

Kentucky 26 15 9 1 1

Louisiana 16 7 9

Maine 12 12

Maryland 16 1 15

Massachusetts 28 7 3 18

Michigan 26 26

Minnesota 14 14

Mississippi 18 16 2

Missouri 32 32

Nebraska 10 10

Nevada 6 6

New Hampshire 8 2 5 3

New Jersey 18 0 17 1

New York 72 30 26 9 2 1

North Carolina 22 12 8 1

Ohio 46 0 46

Oregon 6 0 6

Pennsylvania 60 8 51 1

Rhode Island 8 1 7

South Carolina 18 15 2 1

Tennessee 24 12 11

Texas 26 8 15

Vermont 8 0 0 8

Virginia 24 20 4

West Virginia 12 0 12

Wisconsin 22 0 22

Territories.

Arizona 2 0 2

Dakota 2 0 2

Idaho 2 0 2

Montana 2 0 2

New Mexico 2 2 0

Utah 2 0 2

Washington 2 0 2

Wyoming 2 2 0

Dist. of Columbia 2 1 1

Total 820 207 541 41 7 15 2

States. Yeas Nays

Alabama 15 5

Arkansas 14

California 16

Colorado 4 2

Connecticut 2 10

Delaware 6

Florida 2 6

Georgia 12 12

Illinois 22 22

Indiana 30

Iowa 6 20

Kansas 3 15

Kentucky 20 6

Louisiana 16

Maine 2 10

Maryland 16

Massachusetts 21 7

Michigan 12 12

Minnesota 14

Mississippi 18

Missouri 18 24

Nebraska 5 5

Nevada 6

New Hampshire 8

New Jersey 14 4

New York 72

North Carolina 10 12

Ohio 25 21

Oregon 6

Pennsylvania 21 39

Rhode Island 8

South Carolina 3 14

Tennessee 17 7

Texas 12 10

Vermont 8

Virginia 6 18

West Virginia 9 3

Wisconsin 5 17

The Secretary announced the result of the vote as follows: Total number of votes cast, 795; yeas, 332; nays, 463.

The report of the Committee on Permanent Organization was then made; the name of W. H. Vilas, of Wisconsin, being presented as President, with a list of vice-presidents (one from each state) and several secretaries and assistants, and that the secretaries and clerks of the temporary organization be continued under the permanent organization.