The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-27
GET TING down TO WORK.
CANDIDATES NAMED -soME GREETEr
WITH WILLS SOME WITH KISSES.

WITH YfLLs SOME WITH Kisses.
taicAGo, ,Iuae II After organ,
~ q and the adoptioasof the llat,
inrGi towing t,ss It's length w
hayen'e space for i, to-day-EDs
ircoHnER)- 1.-THE chairman ated
HAT the next order of business was
thecall OF States for the presentation
0f names II aominees Tor President
Alabama and Arksnsas were called
with a. response, when.the Calif,rnis
delegation, whose position WAS well
known, asked The convention 10 pass
California on the roll ell for Presi-
dent.
MIR. Warner, Of Connecticut, when
Connecticut was called, presented.
without further remark, the uame Of
don. JOS. R. Hawley.
When Illinois was called a bnzz of
expectancy broke out, which grew IN
10 "A shout of greeting when Leonard
sse't stepped upon the platform to
present the name of Walter Q Ores,
ham. Mr.. SWEET spoke with grea,
delihelatinn snd without any attempt
az artificial oratory. He could be
heard all over the hall. and while he
did not often excite enthusiasm he
was listened to with great attention.
When he reached the climax of one
of his perio Ia with the name of Ores.
ham. there was q wild demonstration
of applause.
Mr. Gresham's nomination was Sec
onded by Messrs Davis, of Minueso
IA, Lynch, of Mississippi, Mccall, Of
Massachusetts aid Doctor, of Texas
Gov. Porter then made bow TO the
audience and Was given a warm re.
ception. He has fac, dignified pre-
sence, full reddish beard all over his
face AMI reddish hair. He spoke
with impresslyrness and force and ap
pealed more to the judgment of the
convention than to its sentiment. AS
Gov. Porter is regardedas within the
possibility Of a nomination should
there be a dead -lcek, he was curious
" examined by the delegates aud
their impressions Of him were decid
edly favorable. The Gresham men in
the galleries cried out the name oil
their fsyorite when Gov. Porter men.
toned Harrison as Ipdiana's choice.
Ia which he responded with emphasis
that be yeced the Unanimous and
earne-t sentiment of the Indiana de.
Legation N preserving ex-senator
HarTison's Dame.
At the conclusion Of GOV. Porter's
speech. on motion Of Mr.. Hogan Of
Ten essee, the convention took a re-
cess until 3 O'Clock.
AFTERNOON sEssIaS.
The air was cooler III the afternoon
and the hall not so deusely packed a
10 the morning session. The chai '
manner in which tue applause was
distributed at the mention If the
names of the various candidates
seemed 10 place matters more at see
than ev:r aud prophecies we're not re-
garded with much apparent belief
The chairman carried out Eis threat
OF calling tue convention promptly "a
order and at 8 O'clock precisely the
gravel fell. Bat no work was done
for some minutes and the convention
waited patiently rs the delegates
strOlled leIsurely IN and the galIerie.
began TO Il ] with tardy spectators
TWAS twenty minutes before the con.
yention came into working trim and
then The chairman stated that sc the
time the recess was taken then The
name Of Gen Harrison had beer
presenied 10 The convention and he
asked whether there were any sec,
0nds
Mr. Terrell. Of Texas Was the tirs,
10 respond. He declared that Indi.
ana was ibe pivotal State Of the com
ing contest and that Benjamin Har.
rison was the man who could with
certainty carr, the s ate I 7 thr Re
pubican party. The hand If destiny
had marked Gei erl Harrison ~ the
man % lead tie party on to victory
lAppia1se).
DR.. GaIlirgpr, # Net Hampshire
also secof ded the DsminaCna Of Gen.
Harrison. Tie frst real striking
seen IN the cBnyentI8n - far was
prr'ipitatef by the mention of the
ha'oe of Blaine by Dir. Challenger al
'hs ci"sc "t his speech. The gales
''es hn1 mauY II the delegates spra 2
e 'h"ir ut and shouted f0r nearly !
mtnu'e. Flags were waved and the
a'm'n uatInn finally became really
IMPOSING. There was no Other sec.
ond % Mr. HanIson'- non,nation
During a speech by Mr.. Hepbu,n
q reference 10 tie name Of kIIison
was halted with eothusia.rn hy ne
friends ef the Iowa s,s,ssna. "a
tie speaker himself Was compliment.
ed With a round u applause a. he
clnsed bis presentation speech. Nr
BnswU'tb, Of ilIttl. Island, seconded
Allifon's non instiun
When blirhigHB was reach a IN IL.
man Horn, of that delegation. arcs.
and ssfI that Ns,tffs..s. la . -