Official proceedings of the National Democratic convention, held at New York, July 4-9, 1868.: Reported by George Wakeman, official reporter of the Convention.

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE
calling for recognition by the Chair. The president pro tem. insisted
upon gentlemen taking their seats.
3Ir. WOODWARD, of Pennsylvania, after repeated efforts, made
himself heard by the Chair and those immediately surrounding him,
that the State of Pennsylvania, having voted uniformly thus far for
two of her distinguished sons, had instructed him, through her delegation, to transfer her entire twenty-six votes to Horatio Seymour.
The Secretary, by virtue of the superior strength of his lungs,
informed the Convention that the State of Pennsylvania had cast its
unanimous vote for Horatio Seymour, of New York.
The wildest enthusiasm continued. Nothing was heard but cheers
from the galleries and floor, and cries of "MIr. President" from
delegates standing in their seats. Fans, handkerchiefs, and hats
were waved, and some took the small banners designating the seats
of different delegations, and swayed them in the air.
Seeing no probability of quieting the clamor, the Secretary successively recognized the chairmen of the delegations from Missouri
and Virginia, and announced that they had changed their votes to
Horatio Seymour.
A scene of still greater excitement and tumultuous enthusiasm followed. All the delegations were standing in their places, and striving for the recognition of the Chair by gesture and by voice, in the
midst of which the announcement was made that Maryland, Illinois,
Texas, and Delaware, had transferred their united votes to Horatio
Seymour.
The announcement of the vote of each State added, if possible, to
the tumult.
At this point the cannon outside the buildingl commenced firing,
and the discharges were answered by those inside the hall rising to
their feet with vociferous cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs.
Mr. SMITH, of Vermont.- Mr. President, Vermont was the first State in
this Conviention to cast its vote for the distinguished citizen of Indiana (Mr.
Hendricks). She now yields to the evident wish of the Convention, and she
finds in the distinguished gentleman from New York all she desires as a
candidate. She, therefore, changes her vote from Thomas A. Hendricks to
Horatio Seymour.
New Jersey, West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Maine, andl Georgia, here changed their votes to Seymour, receiving
the approval of all who heard the Secretary declare the change.
The C[-MAIRMAN of the Kansas Delegation. -Kansas casts her three votes
for Horatio Scymour.
Mr. BIGLER.- California casts her five votes for Horatio Seymour. (Applause.)
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