Francis Marion was elected one of the twenty captains and stood third in the balloting and was assigned to the Second Regiment, ranking second to Capt.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James
But you can't understand the election at all, and the conventions and the campaigns and the nominations and the balloting, unless you first appreciate the peculiar complexion of politics in Mariposa.
"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"
Stephen Leacock
In the history of national conventions there is no more touching incident than that of Mr. Seward awaiting at his home in Auburn the result of the balloting at the convention of 1860, which nominated Mr. Lincoln.
"From the Easy Chair, series 2"
George William Curtis