The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-16

the galleries were particularly demon
strative. After ten minutes the conven-
tion subsided, and General Harrison
spoke as follows:
GENERAL MANSIONS SPEECH.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention-When received your invita-
tation to appear for moment before you,
l feared that what you asked could not
involve any indelicacy, and it has offered
me the only opportunity l shall have
to look into the faces of my Indiana re-
publican friends here assembled. 1 could
not find it in my heart to deny myself
the pleasure of spending moment in
your presence. Applause.
This enthusiastic and kindly re-
ception crowns long series of friendly
acts on the part of my republican friends
of Indiana. To have your confidence is
very grateful to me; to be worthy of your
confidence is the highest ambition you
can set before me. Applause. What
ever may befall me, 1 feel
that my fellow-citizens of
II diana have crowned me, and made me
forever their debtor. Appleuse. But
I must not detain you from the business
which brought you here. Cries of go
on. Such an assemblage as this is charac-
teristic of America. What you she'll do
to-day will influence the prosperity and
welfare of the state. Such meeting is
notable historical event. We, have to-
day, transpiring in this country two
others that are attracting a wide interest.
At the chief seaport of our
orH thot
great American, james G. Blaine,
returns to his home. Applause. We
shall not be disappointed, hope, in hear
ing his powerful voice in Indiana before
the campaign is much older. Another
scene attracts our solemn and eventful
interest; for, while you are transacting
your business here to-day, draped train
is bearing from the place of his sojourn
by the sea to the place of his interment at
Washing ton, the mortal part of Philip
Sheridan. From the convention at
Chicago we sent him our greet
ings and earnest prayers for
his restoration; to-day we mourn
our hero dead. You called him the favor
ite child of victory, and such he was. He
was one IF those great commanders who,
upon the field of battle, lowered a very
god of war. Applause. He was one
of the earnest fighters for his country,
who did not at the end of his first days
fight contemplate rest and recuperatiOn
for his own command. He rested and re-
freshed his command with the wine of
victory and found recuperation in the dis
persion of the enemy that confronted him.
Great applause. This gallant son of
ireland and America great applause has
written a chapter in the art of war that
will not fail to instruct and develop when
exigencies may come again for Others who
shall repeat in the defense of our flag his
glorious achievements. And now, Mr..
President and gentlemen, am sure the
heat of this hall and the labors that are
before you, suggest to you as
they do to me, that 1 shall
close these remarks and bid
you goodbye. Long and continued ap-
plauses.
The regular order of business was then
resumed and the names of Col. Robt.
Robertson and ex-Gov. G. Porter were
placed in nomination for governor.
Recess was theu taken.
| On re-assemblidg the names of VIM.
Camback, Congressman Geo.. W. Steele,
Rev. Ira j. Chase and General Alvin p.
Hovey were also put in nomina-
ton. Congressman Johnston placed
General Hovey's name before the
convention in speech that
elected great enthusiasm. Delegate
Posey, who had nominated Governor
Porter, withdrew his name. The first
and only ballot resulted as follows: (nec-
essary to choice 5S1 Total number of
votes Gust, 1,159, of which General Hovey
received 563; Colonel Robertson, 221;
Major Steele, 11S; Ira Chase, 100; William
Camback, 1O3: Governor Porter, 80; scat
tering, 3. Before the ballot was an-
nounced several counties changed to
Hovey swelling his vote to 595, and in the
midst of clamor for additional changes,
Chairman Colkins announced that General
Hovey was the nominee OF
the convention, which brought the 5000
people present to their feet in burst of
prolonged cheers and applause.
On motion of Ira Chase, seconded by
friends of Robertson, Steele and Cam
back, General Hovey's nomination was
made unanimous, and the chairman was
requested to telegraph the general at
Washington.
Ira j. Chase, of Danville, was then
nominated by acclamation for lieutenant
governor, and no other name being pre-
sented, the ticket was completed as fol
lows:
For Judges of the supreme court.
First district: Silas 7. Coffey, OF Brazil
Second district: Jno. G. Berkehlrd, o1
North Vernon. Fourth district: Walter
Olds, of Columbia city.
Secretary of state-Chas. f. Griffin, o.
} Tate county.
Auditor-Bruce Carr, of Orange county
Treasurer-Julius A. Lemeck, OF Van
derburg county.
Superintendent of public instruction
, Harvey M. Lafollette, of Boone county,
Attorney -generaI-Lewis I. Michener
of Shelby county.