Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-08
THE CONVENTION.
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con, OF Colorado, and seconded by Mr..
Shanklin, Of Indiana, that Allen q.
Thurman, Of Ohio, be nominated by this
Convention by acclamatiou; those IN
favor Of that motion will say aye. Al
this point the Convention rose en- 0tasse
and shouted forth long and loud and
unanimous aye. The Chair then put the
other side Of the question, but there we're
none left to vote
Chaif-The Chairman OF this Conven-
ton declares Allen Il. Thurman, Of Ohio,
10 be unanimously the choice OF this Con-
vention for the office Of President
OF the United States. Loud applause
and cheering
After the passage Of resolutions Of re-
spect to the memory Of General W. y.
Hancock, Samuel J. Tilden, Horatio
Seymour and General George B. McClel-
Ian, resolutions OF thanks TO the various
officers of the Convention, and various
minor resolutions, the announcement OF
committee meetings, etc, Chairman
Collins, at 2 :09 p. NJ, on motion of Geo.
Albeit, of New Jersey, declared the Con-
vention to meet at the polls in November.
Adjourned.
CLOSING SESSION IN BRIEF.
f0.S0 a. a.-Coa=eatien called TO
order.
10 .33 A, M.-Invocation delivered by
Rev. DR.. Brank6eld, Of St. Louis.
10 AS A. M.-Henry Watterson takes
the platform with the report Of the Com
mittee on Resolutions. The preamble
endorses Cleveland,s Message.
IL 100 A. M.-Reading Of the platform
concluded. German takes the rostrum.
I1.17 A. M.--Gorman finished speaking.
Watterson demanded the previous ques-
ton and the platform was unanimously
adopted.
IL 20 A. M.--Lehman, OF Iowa, from
the Committee, presented resolution,
endorsing liberal policy toward the ter
ritories, recommending the admission OF
Washington, Montana, Dakota and New
Mexico. Carried.
IL :25 A. M.-Scott, Of Pennsylvania,
presented from the Committee resolu-
tion endorsing and recommending the
early passage of the Mills bill. Resolu-
tion passed.
II :3l A. M.--The roll call began for
Tarpey, of California, took the platform
to nominate Thurman.
1l:47 A. M.--Tarpey was interrupted
ny CdllS vi dTdy uufliik HIS spttCu.
Patterson, of Colorado, then took the
platform.
IL :58 A. M.-Patterson referred to
Blacks war service and to his action in
the Chicago Convention Of 1884. He
then presented telegram from General
Black withdrawing in favor OF Thurman.
1900 P. M.--Piggott, of Connecticut,
followed, seconding Humans nomina-
t;n,, Nz0rbaac fnok fba t,Iof amid
cheering to nominate Gray.
1927 p. M.--Voofhees finished at 10 :23
p. NJ, and was followed by Albert H.
Cox, of Georgia, who seconded the nom-
ination of Gray.
10 AS P. M.-Evan f. Settle, OF Ken
tueky, seconded Gray's nomination, and
is followed by Matt Dryden, of Missouri,
who seconded the nomination Of Thur
man.
1858 p. M.--Governor Gray, of New
Jersey, J. w. Dorsey, Of Nevada, and
George G. Haines, of New York, seconded
the nomination OF Thurman.
1:25 p. M.--Maginnis of Montana, sec.
onded the nomination Of Thurman. The
roll-call completed, the clerk called the
names Of Thurman, Gray and Black as
nominees for the Vice-P Presidency. Roll
call commenced.
1:42p. M.-Thurman nominated.
1:56 p. M.--The nomination made I'm
animous.
2:11 P. M.-Convention adjou . ms sine
die.
THE NEWS AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS, June THE news OF Thur
mans nomination was quietly received
by about 100 people assembled in front
OF the Western Union office. No COM
ment of any kind was made by the
crowd. The news of the nomination had
been discounted here for several days,