The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-06-17
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The great republican quadrennial national
powow for the nomination OF presIdehuai
candidates has been in session at Clnclnnali
since Wednesday. Mcpherson, former CLERK
of the house from Pennsylvania, is president
Some 7G4 delegates are in attendance, beng
full representations from all the states anu
territories to say nothing of about twice as
many blowers and strikers from most OF 'he
states. and thousands from Maine, New YORK,
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, Indiana, &c.
The business done on Wednesday consisted
entirely of the appointment of committees
and other preliminary steps to permanent
organization. On Thursday the first buSi-
ness was to dispose of the report OF the com
mittee on credentials, the only disputed dele-
cation being from Alabama-one headed by
Spencer being for Blaine and the other OPP
posed to him. Blaine won his first victory
by securing the admission OF this delegation
An hour was gwen to Mrs. Sarah j. Spencer
to make a dreamy speech IN favor of wo-
mems rights Then rules were adopted; ana
then the platform. THIS consists OF II
blanks, the only notable ones OF which are
first, that while declaring in favor OF an ear
" resumption Of specie payment, it lodges
the Sherman resumption bill; and 2dly, 1t
declares in favor of prohibiting further chi
nese immigration. Both resolutions were
earnestly opposed but the opposition was
borne down.
Then came the naming of candidates. K.
w. Thompson, of Indiana, was the nrs' 10
get the floor and put in nomination Hon "
| p. Morton, making a ten minutes speech IN
his favor. Pinchbsck seconded 1t IN ike
10 minutes speech. Gen. Harlan, of Ky,
nominated and made his little speech Tor
Bristow. Stephen w. Kellogg, OF Conn,
nominated and dlttoed for Hon. Marshall
Jewell: Bob Ingersoll nominated Blaine;
Stewart Woodford Of N. Y nominated Roscoe
Conklinp; Ben Wade nom mated Gov. Hayes,
Of Ohio; and Linn Bartholomew nominated
Gov Hartranrt,-each,:a as he named his man
of course making his little speech. But OF
all the speeches made that of Bob lngersoll
N favor of Blame is admitted to have been
the hest. In the evening, Times correspon'
dent saws, "at all the hotels and on the street
Ineersoll was the uppermost topic. lie
made wha, show people call the hit OF the
season. and was above all others the hero OF
the convection. It is not likely any other
man could have awakened so tremendous an
outburst of enthusiasm"
After the presentation of the candidates
the convention adjourned TO 10 o'clock nex'
day.
Friday morning, all being ready, the vaTi
Gus nays formally entered the evening before
we're turned loose to make their run over lhe
course. The first ballot resulted as follows
} Blaine 2s5, Morton ia, Bristow 1l3, Conk
ling 90, Hartrauft So, Hays 81, Jewell H.
Wheeler g. Whole vote IA; necessary to
choice 373.
Second Bdlot-Blaine 206, Morton ia
: Conkling 90, Hartranft 63, Hays GA Wheeler .
Third Bdl!ot-Blalne 293, Morton 1l3, Bris
tow 12l, Conkling 80, Hartranft 81, Hayes 81
? Fourth Bdll1t-Blaine 292, Morton los
/ Bristow 1876, Conkling a. Hartranft1 Il, Hayes
6s.
: Fffh-Blane 2S6, Morton 80, Bristow Ia
Conkllng SO, Hartranft 60, Hayes lO4
Wheeler 2, Washburne 3.
.Sirth-Blaine 3l0 Morton 81, BrisioW lOi,
HAYES ll6, Conkling 81, Hartranft 50.
7th-Baiee 351, Bristow 81, Hayes 3e4,
nominating Hayes.
Subsequently W. B. Wheeler, OF Now York
was nominated for vice president,
is all last evenings dispatches at Ottawa
vouchsafed TO bring us.