Evening journal., 1888-06-25

CHICAGO, Juno 25.-The great copven-
tIon Of 1888 was called 10 order on its sixth
days session at II Oh a. m The sensation
OF the week awaited the delegates as Con-
gresham Boutele OF Maine, an uncam-
promising Blaine man, ascended the
platform and said that he wished
TO read cahlegrsm from MIR.
Blaine. The convention became
hushed at once. when 10 clear ringing
tones Mr.. Boutelle read message from
Edinburgh 10 which Mr. Blaine earnestly
requested his friends to refrain from voting
for him. The reading OF this was received
with great applause.
At li.22 a. m. the sixth ballot began.
when Alabama started Off with one vote
for Blaine. When California was
reached the solid vote, 10 In number. wss
put into the same pot Georgia raised a
cheer by casting one vote for Colonel Fred
Grant, aud Maine made the root ring bv
| giving Foraker one and Mckinley
two votes; Maryland cast three snm
Blaine. But the Hcoslers rsised
the roof when New York pumped ~ solid
into tho Harrison pile. Tennessee gave
Blaine ?, upon which the roll call for the
/ state vas demanded,
The sixth haliot resulted A foIIows.
Alger, 1877; Allison. Is; Gresham, Gil Har-
rison, 2Sl; Sherman. 244. Foraker. 4,
Blaine, 40; Grant, L; Mckinley, 10
On the seventh ballot Ohio voted solidlv
for Sherman as usual. when It's vote wan
challenged. J. B. Luclrey voted for Harrs-
son on the Ohio vete being polled. Hence
tho vote stood Sherman 20 and Harrison /.
California voted 10 for Harrison, but ON
the vote being polled, 1t stood Harrison Is.
Alger l.
The seventh ballot resulted in Aleer. 100.
Allison, &c; Blaine, IS; Foraker, /; Gres-
ham, 9l; Harrison, 27S; Lincoln, 9; Me
Kiniey, ID; Sherman, 23l; Raymond
trexasl, l.
Henderson Of Iowa then withdrew
Allison from the course and the eighth
ballot began. Colorado broke the column
by giving Harrison 9, and Connecticut
followed with IL for the Hoosler. Iowa
gave Aigar l, Gresham g. and Harri.
son. %.
Kansas gave Harrison is, and now the
Hoosier had gained as, while Sherman had
. lost 49, This told the tale. New Jersey
gave Harrison IS. aud this with New
York's ~, put his aEure up 10 825, gain
OF 1l6 His nomination was now certain,
Pennsy lvania. Tennessee and Texas sst
I tied It He had then, at 102 .. m, ali
|. votes, which was as good as a nomination
Two minutes later Vermont and Virgins
: had ended the great contest.
The eighth ballot resulted as follows
Harrison, 544; Sherman. Iis: AIser, 100
: Gresham, 50; Blaine, s; Mckinley, 4. Ne
I cessary for choice. 4l6.
!, On motion OF Governor Foraker th
I nomination Of Harrison was made unanI
NOUS.
y Il ls stated this morning upon kh
y authority OF Mr.. Phelps that all the cAnd
datss excepting Sherman we're ready /
- call upon Mr. Blaine TO make the rae
again, but that Sherman and bis friends bel
out against t. Mr. Phelps was then uuds
the circumstances for Mr. Sherma an. NJ
Manley gave it out that Mr. Blaine woul
q accept il the nomination came to him spo
taneoualy. Otherwise not. This was OF
OF the question, he said. and therefore
, hoped there would be no more voting
H. him. Mr.. Blaine's cablegram later show.
. that Manley spoke from the book as to Il
last part OF his remarks.