A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3

by De Alva Stanwood Alexander

[956] New York Times, April 21.

For delegate-at-large to Cincinnati the convention selected the following: Amasa J. Parker of Albany, William Dorsheimer of New York, Jeremiah McGuire of Chemung, George C. Green of Niagara.

[957] New York Tribune (correspondence), April 21.

[958] John Bigelow, Life of Tilden, Vol. 2, pp. 265, 271.

[959] Tilden's Public Writings and Speeches, Vol. 2, pp. 502-506.

[960] John Bigelow, Life of Tilden, Vol. 2, p. 272.

[961] Ibid.

[962] The vote of the delegation stood as follows: Paine, 38; Tilden, 11; English, 11; Bayard, 6; Hancock, 3; Randall, 1. Under the unit rule this gave Payne the entire number, 70.

[963] The first ballot gave Hancock, 171; Bayard, 153½; Payne, 81½; Thurman, 68½; Field, 65; Morrison, 62; Hendricks, 49½; Tilden, 38; with a few votes to minor candidates. Whole number of votes, 728. Necessary to a choice, 486.

[964] Before changes were made the second ballot gave Hancock 319; Randall, 129½; Bayard, 113; Field, 65½; Thurman, 50; Hendricks, 31; English, 19; Tilden, 6; scattering, 3. After the changes the result was as follows: Hancock, 705; Hendricks, 30; Tilden, 1; Bayard, 2.