as now ready to proceed. The
New-York delegation, which was believed to be friendly to Chief Justice
Chase, had determined to mask itself for the present behind a local
candidate, and it chose Sanford E. Church for that purpose.
Pennsylvania, whose ultimate design was less certain, put forward Asa
Packer in the same way. James E. English of Connecticut, Joel Parker
of New Jersey, and several minor candidates, were presented as local
favorites. The first ballot verified the claims of Mr. Pendleton's
friends, and showed him to be decisively in the lead, though still far
short of the number necessary to nominate. He had 105, while Andrew
Johnson had 65, Judge Church 34, General Hancock 33, Packer 26, English
16, with the remainder scattering. President Johnson had a higher vote
than was expected, but after the first ballot it immediately and
rapidly declined. On the second ballot Pendleton fell of to 99, but
recovered on the third, rising to 119, and thereafter slowly declining.
The first day of voting, which was the third of the Convention, ended
after six ballots without any material change or decisive indication.

The name of Mr. Hendricks of Indiana had been brought forward just at
the close of the third day with thirty votes, and at the opening of the
following day he immediately developed more strength. The adroit use
of his name, devised by the New-York regency, was fatal to Mr.
Pendleton. Coming from the adjoining State Mr. Hendricks divided a
section on which the Ohio candidate relied. A majority of the Indiana
delegation deserted to his banner. New York, with an air of gratified
surprise, withdrew Church and voted solidly for Hendricks. Pendleton
reached his highest vote of 156-1/2 on the eighth ballot and
thenceforward steadily declined. Meanwhile Hancock had been gaining
as well as Hendricks. South Carolina, Virginia, and several other
States changed to his support. Then Illinois broke from Pendleton
and cast half her vote for Hendricks. On the twelfth ballot the
announcement of 1/2 a vote from California for Chief Justice Chase was
received with a great and prolonged outburst of cheering. It was
suspected that a single delegate from the Pacific coast had cast the
vote at the instigation of the New-York managers, in order to test the
sense of the galleries as well as of the Convention. The day closed
with the eighteenth ballot, on which Hancock had 144-1/2, Hendricks 87,
and Pendleton 56-1/2.