Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-21
Br PRESS NEWS ASSOCIATION.
LOOKS LIKE HARRISON.
THE DEPEW BOOM HAS ENTIRELY
 PETERED OUT.


 Now York and Indiana Form Combina- tion-The Platform Goes For Cleveland
 and the Democrats and Caters for the Irish vote-Probably no Ballot Before Tomorrow.
 CHICAGO, June 11.-A trip through the various headquarters this morning indicates that New York, Indiana and perhaps Illi- nois had entered into a combination to control the first choice. The Depew move ment is practically dead; Gresham move ment is already squelched; Alger isn't strong euough; Allison has. no shrewd workers, and besides comes from a state which cuts no figure in the campaign. The New York-Indiana move means liar rison for the head of tho ticket and Morton for the tail, or if not Harrison, dark horse from Ohio will be sprung ley. New Workers sprung this deal in order to have Morton out of the way and let Warner Miller have free track for gov ornor.
 Tho platform declares fight between protection and free trade, and welcomes the issue made by the presidents message. It favors revision of the internal revenue taxes, abolishing the tsx on tobacco, ex- cepting cigars, cigarettes and cheroots; criticises the civil service of the present administration, and denonunces election frauds. It sends a greeting to Brazil on the emancipation of it's slaves, and to the home rule party in Ireland. It demands the reduction of letter postage to one cent; condemns the administration for it's at tempt to demonetize silver, for the sur render of the fishing privileges, and for its hostility to pension legislation. The plat form also scores the democrats for not al- lowing the admission to the Union of Da- kota, and says the Mormon church should be abolished.
 At 11:2O Warner, of Connecticut, nomi- mated Hawley without speech. At 11:21 Leonard Swett of Illinois, took the plat form to nominate Gresham, saying in sub- stance that the convention recalled the convention of twenty eight years ago when Lincoln was first nominated. He said Judge Gresham would draw largely from all classes; that he was an ideal leader of the American people, and dwelt at some length upon the excellent war record ot his candidate "But it is not in his mili- tary career that we find the crowning req son for his nomination. He aided in re- ducing the letter, newspaper, and parcel postage, thereby saving millions to the public. He was also the first to vigorously enforce the laws against lottery vendors. ' Tho speaker went on to say that Gresham was more like Lincoln than any man hv- ing, and strongly urged the convention to place him in nomination. The nomination of Gresham was seconded by Davis o1 Minnesota, and Lynch of Mississippi.
 Ex-Governor Porter then took the plat form to nominate Harrison His speech was long and eulogistic. Ills said that when the republican party was thoroughly organized, Indiana was seldom doubtful state. The late convention ut St Louis disappointed the people of Indiana in re- fusino to place candidate from that state on tho ticket. He spoke of Harrison's wal record, saying he was in the thick of the fight, and marched with Sherman to the sea. As statesman Harrison had few equals. "He possesses all that you should desire in president-soundness in repub lican doctrine, comprehensive grasp, O. mind, calm judgment, firm principles unquailing courage and pure character.
 At 12:49 the convention adjourned to o'clock