Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-29
HARRISON AND MORTON.
THE TICKET NOMINATED AT CHICAGO
MONDAY.

THE TICKET NOMINATED AT CHICAGO
MONDAY.
The Republican national convention,
which began its sessions on the 10th inst,
on Monday nominated, on the eighth bal
lot, Hon. Benjamin Harrison of Indiana
for President and Hon. Levi p. Morton of
New York for Vice-President, and at s 80
p. M, adjourned without day.
When our report of last week closed
candidates were being presented. This
done and the platform-which will be
found in full on the inside pages-adopt-
ed, the convention at Z 80 p. m. adjourned
to II o'clock Friday morning.
Friday there were three ballots, with
out result. Depew withdrew his name
and the convention adjourned to 10
o'clock Saturday.
Saturday morning Mckinley withdrew.
Two more inconclusive ballots were ta-
ken and then a recess till four o'clock
was voted. Nothing was done on reas-
sembling except to adjourn till II o'clock
Monday.
Monday morning the first thing Mr..
Boutelle of Maine arose and after IA brief
speech read these cablegrams from Mr..
Blaine:
Earnestly request all friends to re-
spect my Paris letter"
81 think have the right to ask my
friends to respect my wishes and refrain
from voting for me. Please make this
and the former dispatch public"
The first was dated Sunday night, the
last Monday morning. The balloting
proceeded. The sixth and seventh show
ed no result, but on the eighth Harrison
won. For Vice President there were two
hominees-Levi p. Morton and w. w.
Phelps of New Jersey. The first ballot
showed this result Morton, 59l, Phelps,
ll9, Bradley, l03, Blanche X. Bruce, IL,
w. F. Thomas, l. Morton's nomination
was made unanimous, as that of Harrison
had been. The convention adopted this
resolution on the temperance question,
introduced by Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, and
adjourned without day:
1.-The first concern of all good govern
ments is the virtue and sobriety of the peo-
pie and the purity of their homes. The
Republican party cordially sympathizes
with all wise and well-drected efforts for
the promotion of temperance and NOR
ality."
THE NOMINEES.
BENJAMIN Harrison was born in Hamil-
ton county, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1888. He
was graduated at the Oxford (Ohio) uni
versity, and studied law. In 1854 he
went to indianapolis, where he has since
resided. His great-grandfather, of the
same Christian name as himself, was a
member of the Continental Congress from
Virginia, and was one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence, twice a
member of Congress and three times a
governor of Virginia. President Harri-
son was his grandfather. Mr.. Harrison
was elected reporter of the Supreme
court of Indiana in 1860, but gave up the
office to go to the war. He entered the
service as lieutenant and was mustered
out, in 1865, brigadier general. He then
resumed the place of reporter and served
four years. He was appointed on the
Mississippi River commission in 1879.
Mr.. Harrison was elected United States
Senator for Indiana in 1880 as the success
sor of Joseph f. Mcdonald, and took his
seat on March 4, 1881. His term of SER
vice expired March 3, 1887.
Hon. Levi Parsons Morton is Ver-
monter and a native of Addison county,
too. He was born in Shoreham, May l6,
1924. He received an academic education,
became a merchant in Hanover, n. H.,
in 1850, afterward went to Boston and in
1854 removed to New York, where he has
since resided. In 1878 he was appointed