on. Such
influence, however, was at an end. The delegation affected control
when Rufus H. Peckham declared from the platform that as Tilden had
renounced all claims New York would support Randall; but the
convention failed to join in the excited cheers of the Philadelphians,
while the roll-call soon disclosed Hancock as the favourite. Before
the result was announced officially Wisconsin asked permission to
change its twenty votes to the soldier, and in the twinkling of an eye
the stampede began. At the conclusion of the changes Hancock had
received all the votes cast save 33.[1724] William H. English of
Indiana, a rich man, who had served four terms in Congress during the
administrations of Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, was nominated for
Vice-President. The platform favoured a tariff for revenue only,
exploited the election fraud, demanded honest money of coin or paper
convertible into coin, and stoutly opposed Chinese immigration.

[Footnote 1722: 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.]

[Footnote 1723: The first ballot gave Hancock, 171; Bayard, 153-1/2;
Payne, 81-1/2; Thurman, 68-1/2; Field, 65; Morrison, 62; Hendricks,
49-1/2; Tilden, 38; with a few votes to minor candidates. Whole number
of votes, 728. Necessary to a choice, 486.]

[Footnote 1724: Before changes were made the second ballot gave Hancock
319; Randall, 129-1/2; Bayard, 113; Field, 65-1/2; 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.]

After Hancock's nomination Kelly's inning began. The convention had
treated him coldly. On the first day, when New York was called,
desiring to protest against seating a member of the regular
delegation, he sought recognition from a seat among the alternates,
but Hoadley, without the slightest sign of seeing or hearing him,
ordered the roll-call to proceed. The overwhelming rejection of his
delegation was not less crushing. The vote combined a compliment to
Tilden and an official utterance against the action of his great
enemy, and as the States, answering promptly and sharply, dealt death
to bolting and paralysis to Tammany it became evident to the blindest
that Tilden possessed the confidence of his party. In spite of the
friendly relations between Hendricks and