The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-26

scribed in gold letters Chicago leads t.
win" John s. Wise, of Virginia, exer
cised his muscular power in waving al
immense yellow fan Spon which wa
inscribed in large letters Harrison.
Chauncey M. Depew exhibited his en-
thUsiasm with large American flag
and wide open mouth, shouting for the
nominee of the convention. While the
enthusiasm was at its height, a fora
horse shoe six feet high, surmounted
| by star composed of red white and blae
| flowers, was carried to the plat
form and confronted the convention
with the motto in red upon a back
ground of immortelles, 1.-The ladies OF
Chicago to the California delegation
In the centre Of floral star surmount
lug the horseshoe, were the letters
"B. H." A silk flag resting against the
horseshoe bore the inscription Oregon
leads the way" After ten minutes OF
unadulterRted enthusiasm the Chair
mans gavel and rcmonstrances Of q
number of delegates reduced the out
burst to comfortable dimensions, after
which the roll of States was once more
called, simply for the verification of the
vote. The Chairman then announced
that Harrison had received a majority
VI bAO fOlO0 VI O1G SOnfSuG1OA dbO
asked if his nomiestion should be made
unanimous.
Hon. Redfeld Proctor, OF Vermont,
spoke briefly and promised so 600 Re-
publican majority in Vermont in No
vember.
John R. Lynch, of Mississippi, then
assembled the platform and addressed
the convention. l am instructed by the
delegation to second the nomination, or
rather to second the motion to make the
nomination OF General HARRISON
unanimous. We came here from the
south not so much to secure the nomi-
nation OF any particular one as to con-
tribute our votes and our influence to
promote the success of the Repu bliean
party. (Cries of good). We are with
you for the protection of American
labor. We want you to be with US in
the protection of human life. Cheers
We are with you for the protection of
American capital. We want you to be
With US for protection of sanctity and
purity of the ballot (Cheers). We are
with you tor prO,ection of American
homes; we Want you to be with us
in advocacy of the system of
public education which will lift the pail
of ignorance from the southern land
and spread the great white light OF in
telligence over that section of our
country. (Cheers) We are with you
for whatever you say; We know you
N n want 10 promote the welfare of our
people nd to advance the materia;
interests Of our country. ""heers.) We
Wal you to be with lis lg enforce
ment Of laws for the ,-v.sution, rights
and privileges of American citizens
from one end OF this country to the
other. Cloud aDpIsuse) Gentlemen
are you with us2 (Cries of yes. and
applause.) Then give Z 2 ujanlin
Harrison, and the Bepu can party
will be victorious and " will all b.,
happy.
Thurston, of Nebraska, ,xt spoke.
He said: Gentlemen Your 5isdUm has
found Douglas Fox, our Bruce. knight
lier than be of old; he won his spurs on
the battleheIds of the republic for coun-
try and humanity. He will be elected
(Applause.) because the American peo-
pie believe and know that under his
administration our affai.g VIII be SO
managed that America industry and
American prosperity will Der 1eld snd
sustained. Cloud applause - will be
elected because the Republican party
knows and the country knows that IN
der his administration every American
citizen, on the land or on the sea,
at home and abroad in the
north and in the south, will
be protected in the exercise of his every
political right by the full power of the
national administration (Cries of
good, good, and applause) He will be
elected because American people are
tired of ayoirdupois, Qaughter) and
want loyalty and craftsmanship. We
will blazon upon his shield a great white
cross of hope and fellen it under
the stars and stripes, will make a
new crusade to that Jerusalem
of victory where the old bandana never
has and never will. (Applause.) Out
in the west, the name OF Harrison will
set up their lights and light the prairie
in one of those great flames beneath
whose glory and heat there will be
burned not only the present Democratic
oFep, but the whole future seed. cloud
applause and laughter.)
1th6 assurances received soon after
the withdrawal of Allison, that his vote
would go to Harrison, took the
last hope from the friends of Sherman,
and; Senator Quay, finding the game
w, IOlu LIS 1IlChOo w lhll III Inc, anu
as soon as it became known that
New York would, now that
his nomination was IN sight,
desert Harrison, there was no
longer any doubt Of the result and the
calling of the roll was mere formality.
Harrison was nominated after the Ten
nessee vote had been cast, giving him
431 votes. Only single vote stood by
Sherman in Pennsylvania, and after
that States vote, the Harrison move
ment became a landslide. The result
was received with burst of applause
and the great audience arose to It's feet
and shouted until it tired itself out.
One of the officers of the convention
climbed on the chairman's desk, waved
a banner bearing portrait of Harri-
son, and a scene of enthusiasm fol-
lowed. Cries of He's all right were
heard in the din. Finally, with three
cheers for Harrison. the convention be-
came quiet enough to hear the official
announcement of the result.
Governor Foraker then took the plat
form and said:
Gentlemen of the C0nUenti0n:
The delegation from Ohio came here
all Sherman men, they are all now Har-
rison men. 1t is easier for US to be so
when We remember that General Harri-
son had the good sense to be born in
Ohio. l am directed by the unanimous
vote of the Ohio delegation to move