, 1888-06-28
lie is General HarrisOn's Trayel.
ing Mate.
New York Captures the Vice
Presidential Prize.
The Republican Ticket Deemed
Certain Of Victory.

name of William Walter Phelps. He claimed
that New Jersey was as much necessary
state as was Indiana. BY the action OF the
convention this afternoon the fifteen cleo
toral votes Of Indiana had been added to
the votes of the surely republican states,
and If to these were added the votes of
| New Jersey the election Of the republican
| ticket would be more than assured. Will.
lam Walter Phelps was not in favor of the
| democratic policy which would take the
roof of the laborng mans house, but was
in favor OF that system which proposed to
put u roof over
THE HOME OF EVERY ToILER
in the United States, and make him owner
| of that house. With the nomination Of
| Phelps the republican party would secure
| the electoral vote Of New Jersey and prob
| ably those of New York and Connecticut.
| The ticket for New Jersey was Harrison
and Phelps. Put Harrison against Cleve.
| land and the New York democracy, and
Phelp, against Thurman and those remin.
! iscences OF dead political heresies would be
entombed. Phelps Is live, aggressive man
| of to-day. Nominate him, and against the
old bandana will be PLACED the starry iag
of America.
As soon AS the enthusiasm had subsidized
| SO that the chair could be heard, amid
general desire to make speeches among the
delegates, the chairman said: Gentlemen
OF the convention, will you all be quiet?
This is "a love feast and you are all gong TO
have show
THEY ALL CLAIM HARRISON.
Mr.. Wise, OF Virginia, came forward
amid great enthusiasm and after waiting
until comparative quiet was obtained, ad-
dressed the convention us follows:
Mr.. Chairman aud gent emen- 1t would
be strange indeed. II Virginia was silent
when the name of Harrison was in the
foreground. have heardthe distinguished
representative OF Ohio speak OF his being born
here and heard him claimed for Indiana,
but 1t was Virginia that reclaimed Ohio
rnder the name OF HARRISON and founded
kaskaskia and NinCennes still under the
name OF Harrison in Indiana. Two hun
dred aud ufty years ago that
RICH AND GLORIOUS BLOOD
was planted on Virginia sshore and spread
ing out it has enriched wherever 1t has
gone. In every state 1T is "a type and
synonym Of gentleman, (applause)
whether for the north or for the south. ON
the deep sti cams of Virginia, where many
gallant un ion soldier here has slept in
days gone by, he well remembers the
stories told him that her broad acres were
patented to the Harrisons. On many an
old battlefield. when the northern soldiers
fevered brow was cooled by tho hand of
woman, many IA time and oft tho tear that
from the eye OF
GENTLE, TENDER HARRISON,
and when we carry that name back to old
Virginia, not all the narrowness, not all
the bigotry, not all the old and dead pas
sons of the past can keep the people OF
Virginia from electing Harrison.
a word more and / am done. Four
weeks have gone and the democratic press
has been putting up horse that was to run
They i,,t bp fat.
lock, coarse in blood to match the leaders
of their party, (laughter), but the horse
that was to be led forth by our party has
been all this time nicely blanketed curiosity
has been excited to see him, and now,
when his coverings are removed he stands
with
CLEANING EYE AND POINTED EAR,
with curving neck and rounding barrel
with bending postern and cupped hoof and
there is every indication that they shall
have their care, and the Virginia thorough
bred shall be pitted against Conestoga."
General Malone was here Justify called
for and in speech characteristic of the
plucky little Nirginian declared his allie.
glance to the nominee, and predicted his
triumphant election.
Gibson, OF Ohio, in seconding the nomina.
ton OF Phelps, said he was the survivor of
eleven political campaigns and was wild
for the twelfth. Phelps was
AN ACCOMPLISHED GENTLEMAN
and tried statesman, and If the ticket was
Harrison and Phelps ii would carry In
lana and New Jersey dead sure, and he
would take the word of Depew that it
would carry New York. The republicans
proposed to carry the solid north and
pluck from the democracy Kentucky,
Tennessee and West Virginia. Egan, Of
Nebraska, earnestly seconded the nOmina.
tiou of Phelps. Oliver, of Iowa, congratu-
lated the convention en- having secured
ONE STRATEGIC POINT
by the nomination Of Harrison and he
argued that 1t would be wise move to
capture the second strategic point by the
nomination OF Phelps for second place ON
the ticket.
Rosenthal, Of Texas, on behalf of the
German. Americans Of the United States,
paid high tribute to Phelps, whose nomi-
nation he seconded. With ~ soldier like
Harrison at the head Of the ticket and .
statesman like Phelps for second place.
victory was sure,
Fuller, OF North Carolina, seconded the
nomination in the name of the young and
progressive republicans OF North Carolin O.
Boutelle, OF Maine, paid high tribute to
Phelps for his ability, his patriotism and
his
TRIED AND TRUE RRpUBLIcANIsM.
William Walter Phelps could carry the
banner of the republican party to victory
in New Jersey this fall II any man living
could do 1t.
There being nolother seconds of Phelps
the call OF states was continued and when
New York was called Senator Warner
Miller responded. Hc referred, and the
audience greeted the reference with warm
| applause, to the candidacy of Depew for
the presidential nomination, and he said
that gentlemans name had been with
drawn in
SORROW But NOT IN ANGER.
He assured the convention that tho repub.
lican party In the state of New York have
often been DIVIDED but all factions had
been In harmony in its action AT