The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-27

m ne sedate than it had been a any
I ne during he session. Spectacle
and delegates wee too much INFER.
ested in noticing changes from the
previous ballot to make any demon.
stration Senator Quay had evident.
~ doae good work among Me Penn-
sslvania delegates last night. Sher.
man gained "a votes from that State
most Of them being votes which on
the first ballot. had been cast for
Filter. This was the most impor.
tant event of the ballot and consid>
efably elated the Sherman men,
who had been disappointed at the
vote for their favorite on the first
ballot.
Filter was Withdrawn aud Peans
sylvania gave SO votes to Sherman,
Connecticut scattered her votes al
so, 4 gong to Allison and s to De
pew. Numerous small changes were
made IN States not having iayorite
sons.
Third ballot-Alger 122, Depew
so, Harrison 81, Phelps 5. Lincpln 2,
sherman pa; Rusk is, Blaine 80,
Mckinley 81.
On the third ballot Arkansas cast
Ia for Alger.
New Jersey split her votes up, Civ.
ing Phelps but 4
North Carolina, Harrison l, Sher.
man IL, Phelps |, Alger 8.
South Carolina, Alger IL, Harrison
!, Sherman s, other small changes.
When this ballot had been an
nounced Senator Miller, Of New Y ork
moved that the convention take re,
cess until 2 O'Clock 10 might, which
was agreed to.
EVENING sIsSIoN.
The convention was called 10 order
at 7:l5 p. m. by Chairman Estee. wht
had recovered his voice to- certain
degree. The hand struck up insuir.
ing national airs, amongst them beins
.nixie, Nhlch, however, did MOI
create enthusiasm which the ever,
rendition excited 1T the recent St
Louis convention. my County ii.
of Thee" was greeted with appiauss
as was. also Marching Through
Georgia" AS the music ceased
Depew assembled the platform aud re.
ceiyyd an enthusiastic greeting from
the delegates and audience.
Depew withdraws and tie an.
noancement is greeted With tremea.
dous applause.
Mr.. Wise announces than Virginia
has elected him chairmaa II The dele
CATION. (Applaase
Hastings takfs tho plufprm aul
moves 10 adjourn till l0a H. 4, t.yI-
row. Calls for the roll.
Fllley, Of Maryland, seconds the
motion also Henderson,, IL Iowa.
New Yory, Missouri and MARYLAND
second the motion. Great ces,asiQn
roll Is called Oh motion 10 adjourn.
The vote resulted 525 yes and - no
The convention adjourned amid
gre It confusion. Cries we're made
FIR lngersoll, who took the platform,
Ill the delegates and audience re-.
mining to hear him. Ingefsoil mad,
y speech fayoring protection. lie las.
ored the nomination Of Gresham
(Tremendous applause and Kisses Il
through the hall Amid the great,
est confusion the delegates leave tht
ball. when cries u Blaine are mingled
with yells from the crowd and III.
confusion grows intense. Ingersal
turns and shakes hands with Fred
Douglass aud sits down. when III,
band struck up to down the noise
llgersoll leaves the platform. Whel
Fitch, Of California, takes the plat.
form, most Of the New York and
Ohio delegates left the hall. CrIel
made or,Douglass who takes the plat
form while Chas. Pope of 81. Louis !,
reciting SHERIDAN Ride" DougIas,
raped 10 order and introduced Fitch
Of California, % speak but whll,
Fitch Was speaking the crowd rapid.
y left the hall.