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During the ballot :

On the call of the State of Alabama.

Mr. GEO. TURNER, of Alabama. Alabama casts sixteen votes for Ulysses S. Grant, three for John Sherman, and one for James G. Blaine.

Mr. WARNER, of Alabama. I rise to again challenge the vote of Alabama, as announced, for the same cause as before.

The PRESIDENT. The vote being challenged, the roll of that State will be called.

Mr. GEO. TURNER. Mr. President:. .I ask the Chair whether or not the chairman of the delegation has the power to cast the vote of an absent delegate-only temporarily absent-who authorizes him to cast that vote. I have now cast the vote of that delegate; but if the Chair rules that I have no right to do so, that will obviate the necessity for the call of the roll of this delegation.

The PRESIDENT. The Chair is of opinion that the vote of no delegate can be cast by any person except himself; and that the vote of no alternate can be given except by the alternate.

Mr. TURNER. I change the vote of Alabama, then, to fifteen for Ulysses S. Grant, three for John Sherman, and one for James G. Blaine.

The vote was so recorded.

The result of the thirty-first ballot was announced as above recorded. The PRESIDENT. No person having received a majority of the votes cast, another ballot will be taken. The Clerk will call the roll.

THIRTY-SECOND BALLOT.

The roll of States was again called, and resulted:

Total number of votes cast, 755. [Necessary to a choice, 378.]
Of which-

Ulysses S. Grant received 309; James G. Blaine, 270; John Sherman, 117; George. F. Edmunds 11; Elihu B. Washburne, 44; William Windom, 3; James A. Garfield, 1-as follows:

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The PRESIDENT. No person having received a majority of the votes cast, another ballot will be taken. The Clerk will call the roll.

THIRTY-THIRD BALLOT.

The roll of States was again called, and resulted:

Total number of votes cast, 755. [Necessary to a choice, 378.]
Of which-

Ulysses S. Grant received 309; James G. Blaine, 276; John Sherman, 110; George F. Edmunds, 11; Elihu B. Washburne, 44; William Windom, 4; James A. Garfield, 1-as follows:

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On the announcement of the vote of the State of Georgia.

Mr. GEO. TURNER, of Alabama. Mr. President: The absent member of the Alabama delegation is now here, and I desire to record the vote of Alabama-sixteen for Ulysses S. Grant and four for James G. Blaine.

The PRESIDENT. The Chair deems it too late on this vote.

At the conclusion of the roll-call, and before the announcement of the result.

Mr. GEO. TURNER, of Alabama. Mr. President: I rise to ask whether it is now competent for the absent delegate from Alabama, who has returned into the hall, to have his vote recorded?

The PRESIDENT. The Chair holds that it is not.

Mr. STEVENS, of Alabama. I question the correctness of the announce

ment by the chairman of the vote of Alabama.

The PRESIDENT. It is too late now to make that question. The Chair will direct the last portion of the seventh rule to be read.

The Secretary read as follows:

"When any State has announced its vote it shall so stand until the ballot is announced, unless in case of numerical error."

The PRESIDENT. No person having received a majority of the votes cast, another ballot will be taken. The Clerk will call the roll.

THIRTY-FOURTH BALLOT.

The roll of States was again called, and resulted:

Total number of votes cast, 756. [Necessary to a choice, 379.]

Of which

Ulysses S. Grant received 312; James G. Blaine, 275; John Sherman, 107; George F. Edmunds, 11; Elihu B. Washburne, 30; William Windom, 4; James A. Garfield, 17-as follows:

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On the announcement of the result of the ballot.

Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio. Mr. President

The PRESIDENT. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?

Mr. GARFIELD. I rise to a question of order.

The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from Ohio rises to a question of order. Mr. GARFIELD. I challenge the correctness of the announcement. The announcement contains votes for me. No man has a right, without the consent of the person voted for, to announce that person's name, and vote for him, in this Convention. Such consent I have not given.

The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from Ohio is not stating a question of order. He will resume his seat. No person having received a majority of the votes cast, another ballot will be taken. The Clerk will call the roll.

THIRTY-FIFTH BALLOT.

The roll of States was again called, and resulted:

Total number of votes cast, 756. [Necessary to a choice, 379.]
Of which-

Ulysses S. Grant received 313; James G. Blaine, 257; John Sherman, 99; George F. Edmunds, 11; Elihu B. Washburne, 23; William Windom, 3; James A. Garfield, 50-as follows:

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