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CANDIDATES.
Necessary to a choice All.
FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE BIRD.

FIFTH DAY, SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD.
In the morning session on Saturday two
more ballots were taken, being the 4th and
9th. The 4th ballot resulted as follows
[oficial]: Alger, 1856; Allison, So; Gresham,
So; Harrison, 217; Sherman, 235; Blaine,
AZ; Mckinley, II; Lincoln, 1; Douglas, 1;
Foraker, /.
The convention then proceeded to another
ballot.
When the State of Virginia was called a
call of the roll of delegates was demanded,
which resulted as follows: Malone, OCon-
nor. Wise, Houston, Hines, Brown, and
Bryant for Harrison; Watts, Allen, Harris,
Foster, Lee. Gee, Langston, Wood, and
French for Sherman; Libbey, Riddieberger,
and Lewis for Allison; Scott, Pettibone,
and Jackson for AIger, and Frazier for
Blaine.
The 9th ballot resulted as follows: Sher-
man, 224; Harrison, 213; Gresham, 81
Blaine, As; Mckinley, IA; Allison, 3d.
Alger, 142.
A recess was then taken uu til O'Clock
Saturday afternoon. When that time ar
rived, as soon as the body was called to
order, Mr.. King. Of Nd. moved that the
convention adjourn until II O'Clock on
Monday morning, which was carried by a
vote of 400 to 1872, and the convention was
then adjourned accordingly 20 meet at II
O'Clock Monday morning
SIXTH DAY, MONDAY, JUNE 25TH.
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, takes the plat
| form TO withdraw the name of Blaine.
Boutelle gays no one in the convention has
any doubt as to where the allegiance, affec
ton, and devotion of the Republican party
l,@fN Mo- L. H.,
plause.
Boutelie says, without attempting to give
construction to the language, he will read
dispatches from Blaine.
Boutelle read the following dispatches:
| Edinburgh, June 24.-Boutelle and Man
ly: Earnestly request all my friends to re
speet my Paris letter.
[Signed1 BLAINE.
| Edinburgh, June 25.-''I think have q
right to ask my friends to respect my wishes
and refrain from voting for me. Please
make this dispatch public
Signed.] "Baine."
The sixth ballot was then taken which re
suited as follows:
Alger 1877; Allison 70; Gresham Of; Har
rison 231; Sherman pa; Foraker 1; Blaine
40; Fred Grant /; Mckinley 10.
The seventh ballot resulted as follows
Alger 120; Allison 76; Blaine Is; Foraker
| |; Gresham 81; Harrison 276; Lincoln 2
Mckinley IS; Sherman 231; Raymond 1.
| Allison's name was then withdrawn.
The eighth ballot nominated Harrison
of Indiana, as follows
Harrison 544; Sherman 11S; Alger 100
Gresham SO; Blaine Z; Mckinley 4.
Foraker moved to make the nomination
unanimous which was seconded by Horl
of Michigan.
| NOMINATION OF VICE PRESIDENT.
VIM. Walter Phelps, of New Jersey, VIM, o
Bradley, OF Kentucky, and Levi p. Morton, o
N. L. were placed in nomi nation for the wee
presidency. The vote of the candidates was
Morton $751; Pae!ps ll9. Bradley l03 and 3. X
Bruce II. After the nomination of a candidate
| for Vce.Presldent and the adoption of mild
| anti saloon plank last Monday night the con
vention adjoorned sine die. Chairman Cooper
ofthe Pennsy lvania state committee states
that on Sunday night the blaine men had as
| surances of six hundred votes in the conven-
ton, and plan to nominate Mr.. Blaine was
fully arranged. Before the convention met a
| second dispatch from Mr.. Blaine was received
and they determined to throw the Blaine vots