The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-26
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hour of my life. (Uproar and laughter
and applsuse.) Mr.. Chairman, is this
reality or is it a dream. Laughter
Am talking to thousand Republic ans
and white ones at that? Laughter No,
| ask you to be quiet. didn't come
here 10 tell joke, bu. to tax
business. Mr.. Chairman and dele
gates, "a Voice-weu go on, Mr..
Speaker,) when L appear on
this floor to a magnimous magnamity
OF this convention. (Uproarous
laughter. Mr.. Chairman-I see that
| one of the prominent delegates.
| daughter and confusion
Chair-Will the gentleman presery
| order.
Spears-Oh, if you will just let me go
on [ will get to the point. (Laughter.)
Chair-Does the gentleman rise to
place in nomination
Spears-I will, if you will only give
me a chance. daughter and cheers
Chair-Allow the gentlemen TO second
the motion.
Spears Yes, sir.
Chair-You will proceed then.
Spears-l see the gentleman has
nominated our standard bearer and
amused at my using the word magni-
nous, magnenimity l presume he
wanted to say; magnificent magnan-
unity. Renewed laughter and cheers
But, MIR. Chairman, when | remember
that Pennsylvania seconded the nom
lnation with her 100000 strong majority
for the Republican ticket, when l re-
memb Der too, Mr.. Chairman, that New
York with Republican ON the ticket
gave her electoral vote to The Republi-
can ticket, when l remember in 1872
she gave her Repuhl;can-no her cleo
toral vote La lighter. to the Repubs
llcan ticket, when l remember that in
1876 while she did not do that in 1881
Il Delegate--1880 you mean. [Laug-
ter.
spears-1SSO or 1882. (Laughter.l
said then, Mr.. President.
with all this III view, it is the duty of
this convention to nominate Levi P.
Morton. cloud Applause.) Connecticut
will be satisfied. New Jer:ey will be
Satisfied, New York will be satisfied,
and Ohio with this grand old banner
Indicating the fag) he Will be at the
bandsna. (Applause). The Honorable
Benz. Z. Morton cloud laughter) and
Levi Harrison (roars of laughter) will
win the victory cloud laughter and ap-
plause) land was it proper and if it
may be permitted, l will move his
nomination by reclamation Great
laughter aud cheers during which the
delegate sat DOWN
s11Chandler, of Mississippi, seconded the
nomination Of Moore. The roll call Of
States was completed and the conven-
ton WAS about to proceed to the call
when Moore withdrew his own
name. He said he wanted no office, but
desired TO see that political incubus
moved from the White House, to have
that great free trade jumbo, that
clumsy behemoth of bourbon Democ-
racy who occupies the place of honor at
Washington abolished from that high
station.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot.
BALLOT FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
The ballot, first and only ballot, for
Vice-President resulted: Morton sol,
Phelps 119, Bradley 1O3, Bruce II, w
f. Thomas I.
The details are as follows: Alabama
Bradley 5, Morton Is; Arkansa s-Mor-
ton 4; Connecticut-Morton u; Colo
rado-Morton 6; Decentralization 6;
Standardization 10, Phelps 3; Flor
4. Bradley 4 Georgia
Morton l, B. K. Bruce 4 Bradley Is;
81, Pnelps Is, Bradley
2; Naturalization 80; Iowa-Mor-
ton 10, Bradley 2, Phelps IA Ken
lucky Bradley %; Kansas-Morton II,
Bradley /; Louisiana-Bradley 8,
Phelps 2, Morton l Massachusetts,
Morton %; Maryland-Morton IL,
Bradley l. Phelps 3; Maine-Phelps 5,
Morton Z; Mississip pi-Morton 5,
Phelps 3, Bradley 8. Bruce 3; Mime
sota-MorEon IA; Michigan Morton Is,
Phelps 2, Bradley 8; Nebraska-Phelps
5. Morton 5; Missouri-Bradley 5,
Phelps 2, Morton %; Nevada-Morton
6; New Jersey-Phelps Is; New Hamp-
shire Morton 7, Phelps l New York
Morton I; Ohio-Morton 80; Bradley 8,
Phelps s.; Oregon-Mor:on 6; North
Carolina, Morton IA, Phelps 5, Bradley
3; Pennsylvania - Morton 81,
Phelps 8; Rhode Island-Mor-
ton 8; South Carolina Nor
ton 7, Phelps 1; Tennessee-Brad-
Phelps 1, Thomas /; Nsbraska-Mor-
ton 6; Virginia-(roil call demanded)-
Phelps 5, Bradley 2. Morton 16; West
-; Wisconsin-Mor-
ton IS, Bradley l, Phelps 8; District of
olumbia-Morton 2; Dakota-Morton
10; Arizona-Morton 2; Idabo-Morton
2; New Mrxico-Morton 2; Montana
Morton 2; Utah-Merton 2; Washing
5, Phelps l; Wyoming
Morton 2.
After further discussion the conven-
ion adjourned sine die.
HOW HARRISON RECEIVED THE NEWS.
INDIANAPoLIs, June 25.-While balloting
1t Chicago for Harrison, when it be-
came apparent that his nomination was
probable. the excitement in the streets
became intense. When Tennessee made
MS nomination certain, tremendous
cheers broke forth, and crowds from all
The bulletin boards made frantic rush
or General Harrison's law Office on
Market Street, shouting, waving hats,
and canes as they went. In
an incredibly short space of time the
broad street was packed with thousands
Of excited cheering men, many Of whom
rushed into his Office, crowding around
him, cheering themselves hoarse. The
halls and rooms were packed, and in
front of the building many people we're
waving flags, hats, canes and hal dker-
chiefs. continuous stream Of people
pushed around the General as he STOOD