Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-06-28

DepeW OF New ork. General HaStlng:
of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Henderson of Iowa
Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, Mr.. Raymond
of California, Mr.. Davis of Minnesota
MeSSrs. Wise and Malone of Virginia
Mr.. Proctor of Vermont, Mr.. Lynch O.
Mississippi, Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska
Mr.. Harris of North Carolina. Mr.. vii
liams of Arkansas, and Mr.. Bradley O.
Kentucky, also addressed the Convention
in support of the motion. The Chairman
then put the motion, which was adopted
with shout, whereupOn the Chairman
declared Mr.. Harrison the unanimou'
nominee of the Convention and of tht
party for President.
Mr.. Thompson, of Indiana, thought i
was desirable for the convention to takt
a recess, and he therefore moved one un
til 3 o'clock this evening. The chairman
stated that the motion was not seconded
and directed the clerk to call the roll Of
States for the presentation of names Of
nominees for the Vice Presidency. The
clerk proceeded to call the roll of State:
amid much confusion, OccaSioned by the
frantic efforts of the chairmen of variOu:
Southern delegations to persuade the
chairman that they had seconded the
motion.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, finally sue
ceeded in getting recognition from the
chair and renewed the motion that re
cess be taken until o'clock. The motion
was seconded by several States, but the
Convention by an overwhelming vote
declined to adjourn and went on with tht
regular order, the placing in nomination
of candidates for Vice Presidential nom
inatiOn.
When Kentucky was called, Mr.. Denny
of Kentucky, aScended the platform, anC
declared that the nomination of a South
ern Republican for the Vice Presidency
would send thrill of confidence and hOpt
throughout the Republicans of that sec
ton who had so long been the "hewerS o.
wood and the drawers of water" He
placed in nomination VIM. o. Bradley, Ot
Kentucky, and the nomination was sec
onded by Mr. Giffin. of Kansas. Mr.. War
ner, of Alabama, and Mr.. HOuk, of Ten
neSSee. Mr.. Houk charged that the SOutf
was solid, much because of the neglect o1
the Republican party to look after tht
Republicans in the South.
While the nominating speeches were be
ing made Chairman Estee resigned tht
gavel to General Hastings, of Pennsyl
vania, who presided with dignity anC
success.
Mr.. Watt, of Georgia, joined in the sec
onding of Mr.. Bradley's nomination.
Mr.. Atkinson, of Michigan, on behalf
of large part of the Michigan delega
ton, seconded the nomination of Mr.
Bradley.
When New Jersey was called Senator
Sewell stated that it was the intention Ot
New Jersey to present the name of vii
liam Walter Phelps for the Vice Presi
Dental nomination. There would be, he
said some brief seconding speeches an6
as the members of the Convention were
tired, he would move recess until {
o'clock. This motion was at 800 agreed
to.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassembled at 6.10
and proceeded to the regular order-the
presentation of candidates for the Vice
Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Riggs. of New Jersey, presented the
name of William Walter Phelps. BY the
action of the Convention this afternoon
the fifteen electoral votes of Indiana had
been added to the votes of the surely Re-
public States, and if there were added the
votes of New Jersey, the election of the
Republican ticket.
General Gibson of Ohio, Patrick Eagan
of Nebraska, Mr.. Oliver of Iowa, Mr. Ro-
senthal of Texas, Mr.. Fuller of \ Orth Car
olina,. and Mr.. BOutelle of Maine, warmly
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Phelps.
Ex-senator Warner Miller presented
Levi p. Morton, of New York. The can
didate whom New York proposed to pre-
sent for the Vice-PreSidency is man with
whom he (AIiller) had crossed swords. If
the Convention would accede to the wish
es of New York and give her this man as
its candidate for Vice-PreSident, their
swords would only be drawn in the com
mon cause [applausel and he could give
the same pledge for every section and fac
ton of the party in the State, all repre-
sented here tonight.
Mr.. Gage, of California, seconded the
of Morton, saying he can poll
more votes on the Pacific Coast than any
other living American except Blaine.
Governor Foster of Ohio, Mr.. Oliver of
South Carolina, Gen. Hastings of Penn
Sylvania, Mr.. Marsh of Illinois, General
Chalmers of Mississippi, and Mr.. Treat of
Delaware also spoke for Morton. A cur
sorry remark by General Chalmers that
half the Mississippi delegates were ex-
Confederate soldiers was wildly applaud
ed
Pending the roll call, Mr.. Denny, of
Kentucky, moved its suspension and the
of Morton by acclamation.-
Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, seconded
the motion, and it was put and carried
with Whirl.
Tke cEaif declared Levi T. Morton the
of the Convention for Vice-Pres-
ident.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
with enthusiasm:
The first concern of good government
is the virtue and sOhrfety of the people
and the purity of their homes. The Re
publican party cordially sympathizes with
all wise and well directed efforts for the
promotion of temperance and morality
4 vote of thanks was then rendered to
the Chairman and other officers of the
Convention, and then on motion of Sena-
tor Hiscook the Convention at 8.52 ad-
journed without day.