Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-30
HARRISON AND MORTON |
A Strong Ticket And A Winning Platform
Young Tippecanoe and Morton Too
THE SONGS - ISSUES OF 40 REVIVED


Young Tippecanoe and Morton Too !
THE SONGS ~ ISSUES OF 40 REVIVED.
The Chicago Convention adjourn
ed over last Sunday and completed
its work on Monday and Tuesday,
putting in the field one of the strong.
est tickets in the history of the Re-
publican party, considering the con-
ditions of the times and the demands
oflabor and business. No one man
or set of men held control of the
Convention. The delegates were
free and untrammeled, and were di.
vided IN their preferences among q
number of available presidential
candidates. The sincerity of Blaine
is indicated, and he stands to-day
the greatest statesman and most ad-
mired American. He could have
had the nomination, but he refused
it to the last, in view of the many
other good men before the Conven-
ton.
HOW THE BALLOTS STOOD.
Two ballots were taken last Sat.
urday; the fourth stood: Alger 1876,
Allison 8S, Gresham 9S, Harrison
PIT, Sherman 236, Blaine AZ. McKin-
ley IL, Lincoln 1, Douglas 1. Foraker
1. Fifth ballot,--Sherman 224, Har-
rison 213, Gresham 81, Alger 142,
Blaine 4S, Mckinley IA, Allison SO.
Depew, of New York, had with.
drawn on the third ballot.
Monday when the Convention met
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, read two dis
patches from Mr.. Blaine. requesting
that his name be not considered and
that his friends refrain from voting
for him. The sixth ballot was then
taken: Alger 1877, Allison 70, Blaine
40, Gresham 81, Harrison 231, Sher-
man 244. Seventh ballot: Aiger
120, Allison 76, Blaine Is, Gresham
81, Harrison 27S, Sherman 231. AL.
lison was withdrawn and the eighth
ballot resulted: Alger 100, Blame
5, Gresham 80, Harrison 544, Sher.
man lis, Mckinley 4. On motion
of Gov. Foraker Harrison's nomina.
tion was made unanimous.
At the evening session Monday,
the following names were put in
nomination 70: Vice President: LIE.
vi p. Morton, of New York: VIM.
Walter Phelps, of New Jersey; VIM.
A. Bradley, OF Kentucky; VIM. r..
Moore, of Tennessee; B. K. Bruce,
of Mississippi. Before the roll of
states was half completed, Mr.. Nor.
ton had sol votes, and was declared
the nominee.
A resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, that IS the
Republican party cordially sympa-
thizes with all wise and well direct.
ed efforts for the promotion of TEN.
perance and morality" was unani-
mously adopted, and the Conven.
ton adjourned.
THE NOMINEES.
The name of Harrison is we'll
known in the political history of this
country. The Harrisons were among
the first settlers of Virginia, and the
younger generations were among
the pioneers of Ohio and Indiana.
Many of our readers remember The
election of 1910, when VIM. Henry
Harrison was elected over Van Bu-
rem, after an exciting campaign be.
tween the Wings for high tariff
and the Democrats for low tariff.
I" 1t was BETTER" SAID Van Buren,,
" for a poor man to labor for six
cents day and a mutton chop un.
der low tariff, than to get two dol.
lars day and roast beef under
high tariff" So say the free traders
to-day. 1t remains for the voters to
decide.
Ben. Harrison Is a grandson of
VIM. Henry Harrison, and was born
at North Bend, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1888.
He served all through the war in
the Union Army, and then resumed
the practice of law. He has done
good service in his state, and was
an able representative in Congress.
His political views are thoroughly
American, and personally he is
above reproach. This iusures cam.
paign of argument and force of prin.
ciple and not of abuse.
Levi P. Morton, the candidate for
vice president, possesses in his char.
acter many of the features which SO
distinguish the head of the ticket.
He is conservative, straightforward,
honest, thorough representative OF
the business interests of the country,
perfectly familiar with the circum.
stances and requirements of the
American workingman, and has rep.
resented the government with great
credit as minister to France. For
years he has been a favorite of the
Republicans of New York, and has
been placed on the ticket because of
the conviction that his name will
conciliate the commercial sentiment
of that pivotal state and allay the
alarm which the ruinouS free trade
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