The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1888-06-23

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committees.
General Fremont. Fred Douglas and
others delivered short addresses, but calls
for Gov. Foraker and Bob" Ingersoll
were not responded to. The Committees
on Resolutions, Rules ainl Credentials
were announced. aud lhea the Convention
adjourned for The day.
WEDNESDAY,
Another night and morning Of uncef
tainty and speculation as 10 the outcome OF
the Conveniion-sp seemingly as
barren of positive daia upon which 10 base
anything tangible ms ut any time since MIR.
Blaine's Paris letter few weeks ago.
True, the Convention was composed of men
bent upon being an intensely dcllberatiye
body, anxious 10 do the right thing and
the safe thing yet there could be no deny
ing the evident strong undercurrent in
favor of Blaine against the field. Busy
rumor kept the Blaine enthusiasm up to
the boiling point and il looked as though
it might hurst forth At any time in an ut
slightest pravocation. This was The stun
tion when the following cablegmm was
promulgated. which, however. did not re-
lieve the strain:
LONDON. June 30 Mr. Blaine asks me to say
that all rumors in the United States pretending
to give letters or dispatches from him or any of
his party touching political topics of any kind
may be promptly discredited unless signed by
Mr.. Blaine himself He has sent nothing what
ever on the Presidential question except his
Florence and Paris letters. and has no correspon-
dence of any kind with any gentleman named in
connection with the Republican nomination.
Mr. Blaine is now on the borders of Scotland
pursuing his coaching tour G. w. S.
The first business of the day was the re-
port of the Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, which report submitted the
name of Morris M. Estee, of California. for
Permanent Chairman. The announce
ment was received with demonstrations of
applause Mr.. Estee in a short, sensible
speech. devoid ofunnecessary rhetoric and
pyrotechnic flights of cheap oratory,
thanked the Convention for the honor con
ferred, and then proceeded to business.
| Gen. Hustled, of New York. secured the
admission of Union veterans to the hall.
There were two sessions held on Wed
nesday, and routine matters were brought
directly up to the nominating point for
Thursday-with nothing new as to the
probable ticket up to this time.
THURSDAY.
Thursday morning dawned with doubt,
heavy doubt, still holding sway There
was strong disposition manifested, how
ever, to get to work and solve the great
problem, in measure at least, by an infor.
NAL ballot ere the day passed. The gen.
eral impression prevailed that something
akin to dead lock would ensue soon after
the balloting commenced and then-and
then comes the solution of the great mys :
terry What would it be +?
One of the first things done upon con-
bers of the New National Committee. Gar
rett A. Hobart being named for this State.
The platform was presented and adopted
unanimously and amid great enthusiasm,
but owing to lack of space we defer lis
publication in full until next week.
The roll being called for nominations,
~. 10 Cor, Warnor
Gen. Hawley. of Connecticut.
Leonard SWEET, of Illinois. then nomi>
mated Walter Q. Gresham, in an eloquent
speech concluding as follows:
I'm behalf of the laboring man, of whose
struggles he is the living embodiment, in behalf
of capital, whose rights he has guarded and adj
justAd; in behalf of the soldier. whose garb he
has worn with honor; in behalf of patriotism and
loyalty, of which he is the shining representa-
tive and example, and for the State of Lincoln.
Grant and Logan. nominate as candidate for
President of the United States the son of Illinois
by adoption, Walter @, Gresham
Senator Hiscock. of New York, nominat>
ed Chauncey M. Depew, in long but not
particularly brilliant speech.
Ex-Governor Porter of Indiana nominal
ed Benjamin Harrison, grandson of Tip
pecanoe, " as the man of all men most likely
to carry Indiana this Fall.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, nominated Wills
liam Allison.
Mr.. Frazier. of Michigan, nominated
Russell A. Alger, the soldier and warm
friend of Lincoln and Logan.
Gen. Hastings, of Pennsylvania. nomi-
mated John Sherman, of Ohio, and Gov.
Foraker Of that state seconded the nomina
ton in speechin which he said: ri have
not heard any breezes signing for Sher-
mans nomination, but have heard call
for him from all over the United States"
Charles Emory Smith, of Philadelphia,
nominated Mayor Filter of that city.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, nomi>
mated Governor jeremiah M. Rusk of that
State.
At this juncture the Convention adjourn
ed for the day without ballot having been
reached.
FRIDAY.
Soon after 10 o'clock noon the ballotting
commenced, up until which time nothing
new or tangible as to the situation was
known. There were three ballots taken,
when the convention adjourned to O'Clock
8 o'clock here. The balloting resulted as
follows:
First ballot--Alger 81, Allison 7s, De-
pew 80. Filter "a, Gresham ia, Harrison
10. Hawley 10, Ingalls, 49,, Phelps %, Rusk
25. Sherman 800, Blaine SO. Mckinley q.
Second ballot-Alger 116. Depew 80,
Gresham 1Os, ingalls, 16. Rusk 20, Lincoln
g. Blaine SO, Allison rs, Harrison 90,
Phelps 1, presumably the vote of H. o.
Marsh,) Sherman 249, Mckinley 8.