New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-26
HOW THE TICKET WAS NAMED.
THE DEADLOCK BROKEN BY SLOW DE-
GREES.
THREE ADDITIONAL BALLOTS REQUIRED TO END
THE WORK OF A wEEK-QUICKLY CHOOSING
THE yICE-PREsIDENT TEMPERANCE

THE WORK OF A wEEK-QUICKLY CHOOSING
THE vICE-PREsIDENT "A TEMPERANCE
! PLANK ADDED TO THE PLATFORM
Chicago, June 25.-Three ballots were taken to-
day-the sixth, seventh and eghth-in the series
begun last Friday in the Republican Convention,
and the result was the nomination of Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, for President. The result
was received with great enthusiasm, and on the
| motion of Governor Foraker, of Ohio, seconded
in vigorous speeches by many other gentlemen
of the Convention. was promptly made unani-
nous.
With the Presidential nomination out of the
way, that of the Vice-Presidency presented no
special difficulties. Here, too, the wishes of
| New-Yorl contributed to bring about speedy
result. In view of having yielded to the remon-
strances of the West and withdrawn Depew, New
York now asked that the ticket should be strength
ened in the State by the nomination of Levi p
Morton To this in Ohio and Pennsylvania at
! least majority of the delegates readily assented
especially as New-Yorll supported the claims Of
Morton as q unit. This threw an apparently in
surmountable obstacle in the way OF the candidacy
Of William Walter Phelps, whose chances of Sc
curing the nomination, if New-Yor< had not unani-
mously supported Mr.. Norton would have been ex-
cellent The result of the first balot-59l for
Morton to 119 for Phelps-decided the contest in
favor of Levi p Morton. OF course, the nomina-
ton was afterward made unanimous.
Great interest was aroused in the convention
after the Vice-Presidential nomination by the ap-
pearance Of Congressman Boutelle upon the plat
form, holding in his hand telegraph blank Every
one supposed that he was about to read a telegram
from some eminent parsonage, but instead he read
| the following resolution as additional plank to
the Republican platform:
IL G,-+ Of oo1 l., tIo
virtue and sobrety of the people and the purity of
! the home The Republican party cordially SYM
pathize with all wise and welldirected efforts for
the promotion of temperance and morality.
Mr.. Boutee said that he offered the plank in
behalf of large number of delegates, and he moved
that the rules should be suspended in order that 1t
might be adopted. Henry w. Oliver ir, of Pitts
burg, one Of the delegates-atl large from Pennsyl
vania, having imperfectly heard the resolution,
objected to its reception, and moved that it be
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions There
was ample time given to submit such a resolution
to the Committee Resolutions he
said in an excited manner land L
hope that the chairman will enforce the rule
that such resolutions shall be referred without
debate to the Committee on Resolutions
Mr.. Boutelle calmly said he thought the con-
vention would adopt the resolution If all the dele
gates would hear it read Mr. Oliver clambered
on his chair and furiously objected to the resolu
tion being read. Addressing the convention with
out regard to Chairman Estee, he said: l hope
the convention will stick TO its platform and not
permit the inroduction Of new planks into it
Chairman Estee, after cooy informing Mr.. Oliver
that he was out of order, finally said: The gen.
teman from Pennsylvania will take his seat The
sergeantatarms will put him in his seat il he does
not obey applause and cries OF Sit down.
addressed TO Mr.. Oliver from the Conventionl
Cogswell and Johnson, Of the New-York delega-
tion, also objected to the reading Of the resolution
before 10 had been examined by the Convention.
Hustled Of New-YorlS, differed with them and made
the point that the resolution could be read for the
information OF the convention. Meanwhile
Oliver after taking his seat in obedience TO the
commands Of the sergeantat-arms, had again
jumped upon his chair and had appealed to the
delegates near him TO resist the reading OF the
resolution But the thunder was very brief one