Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-06-27
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

CHICAGO CONVENTION.
The national republican convention
met in Chicago on the 18th inst. and
temporarily organized by naming Judge
Thurston, of Nebraska, as chairman.
An adjournment was taken until
Wednesday. AT that time Clark NJ.
Estee, of California, was made perma-
nent chairman. On Thursday the plat
form was reported and the candidates
placed in nomination. Blaine's name
was not presented, though, as the bal
lots show, he was voted for. Friday
morning the first ballot was taken with
the following result:
Sherman, DO; Alger, 81; Allison, ~;
Depew, 80; Blaine, 50; Gresham, Ill;
Harrison, so; Phelps, 25; Rusk, 25; Lin
coin, 3; Mckinley, 2, ingalls, %.
The second ballot followed with
Sherman, 249; Alger. 116; Allison, IS;
Depew, 80; Blaine, 33; Gresham, 1OS;
Harrison, Is; Phelps, Is; Rusk, 20;
Lincoln, ?; Mckinley, 8; ingalls,, Is.
The third and last ballot that day
was without material change, though
Ingalls, was dropped and Judge Miller
received votes.
AT the night session Friday Depew
withdrew his name for the reason, as
he stated that he was informed that by
reason of his vocation and associations
lie would not be satisfactory to certain
republican states.
The convention adjourned until 10
O'Clock Saturday. THIS was done in
the interest of Blaine. his friends hop
ing to get the support of other "favorite
sons" The calculation did not work
out, for on Saturday the fourth ballot
was taken, resulting as follows:
Sherman, 235; Harrison, 2l7; Alger,
1876; Gresham, 9s; Allison, IS; Blaine, AZ;
Mckinley, IL, and votes scattering.
Another ballot, the fifth, was pro-
ceeded with with nearly the same re-
suit and the convention took a recess,
and Immediately on re-assembling, adj
journed until Monday morning at IL
| o'clock.
The convention re-assembled Monday
morning when Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine,
had read the following dispatches:
EDINBURGH, June "a.
Boutelle and Manley, Chicago.
Earnestly request all friends to re-
spect may Paris letter.
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
The second one was received Monday
morning and said:
think have the right to ask my
friends to respect my wishes and re-
train from voting for me. Please make
this and former dispatches public.
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Another, the sixth, ballot was had
without any material change from the
fifth, Blaine getting 40, Harrison 81
and Sherman pa.
The seventh ballot showed Harrison
27S, Sherman 23l, Alger 100, Gresham
81, balance scattering.
Allison's name was withdrawn and
the eighth and last ballot was taken
resulting as follows: Harrison, 544;
Sherman, lis; Alger, 100; Gresham, 50;
Blaine, 8; Mckinley, 4. Harrison was
declared the nominee.
After the excitement had died down
the convention proceeded to nominate
a candidate for vice-presdent, Phelps,
OF New Jersey, VIM. y. Bradley, of
Kentucky, and Levi. p. Morton, OF
New York, were named, but Morton
captured the prize by big majority.
Chicago was full of strangers, the
number being estimated at 25O. 900
Everything was crowded. The wealth.
er was hot. The delegates and visitors
were wild. The crowd was for Blaine
first. Gresham was the choice of Chi
and excepting for those two, there was
little demonstration.
The ticket is not strong one. Har.
rison is very distasteful to the Pacific
slope and 1t is not believed he can carry
California, Oregon or Nevada. New
York was for Blaine and cared nothing
for Harrison. Illinois was for Gresham
and is very sore. Indiana was divided
on Harrison and Gresham, the better
class of republicans of that state favor
ing Gresham while the g-tag-and- bob
tail wanted Harrison. No democrat
has any idea that Harrison can carry
Indiana. lie was a very unpopular
soldier and one of the men under him
when he was colonel of the 9th Ind
lana regiment, who lives in Medicine
Lodge now, not democrat either, told
us this week that he had no idea that
ten men of the regiment, if living,
would vote for Harrison. Old Blue
Jeans Williams carried Indiana over
Harrison in 1876 by 1000 majority. He
is no more popular now, while the de.
mOcracY is much strnnnar nnur thn.-