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. | |
| [[74]]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 | |||
| [[74]]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 | |
| [[74]]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 | [[74]] | ||
| 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 | |
| [[75]]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 | [[75]] | ||
| 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. | |
| [[76]]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[[77]] | |||
| 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.