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little squealSng voice in one corner OIL JIG "'i-
amid laughter and applause.
sArkansssl' continued the clerk.
Arkansas has no

amid laughter and applause.
sArhansssln continued the clerk.
Arkansas has no
California; $3.50
On tho direction of where the California delegation
-. prmors had been aaoat for the last twenty
fopr hours that notwithstanding the pro'ese VI
Ar Blaine's friends, some member OF tho 0ah-
fornia DELEGATION would present his name 10 the
Convention 90
. california;. again called the clerk Greed
Raymond was seen to rise.
o. Platform platform" cried hundred voices
Mir. Raymond slowly made his way to the lroh.'
California has candidate TO present.
.,o,,,,,, said Mr. Haymond Shouts and applause
,,roetsd the announcement. Mr. Raymond raised
~. hand Al present. he added, significantly,
and the words were the signal of whirlwind Oh
applause, which swept over the audience from one
end of the hall to the other Colorado ahd Con
necticut were called in succession hawiey'
said everybody to himself, the first NOMINATION.
sneech of the Convention" But everybody was
deceived member of the Connecticut deiega-
,;on s,mplv rose and in decidedly matter-of-fact
manner announced Connecticut presents the
name Of General Joseph R. Hawley." The an
nouncement was received in the same ma'ter-oi-
fact way in which it was made, and the Convention
n. orca n,oceeded TO listen TO the continuation OF
.be roll chill Nothing occurred until Illinois was
rrachcd As soon as the name of that State was
called its entire delegation rose and shouts Oh
sGreshaml Gresham" were heard in every part
nj the hall The tall form Of Leonard SWEET was
seen 70 make its way through the aisle toward ths
chairman's desk. 1t was he who sccohoeo III
Chicago twenty-eight years ago the nomination. Oh
Abraham Lincoln. What "reminiscences must nave
crowded upon his mind as he faced the audieh'c
ito-davp What recollections might not nave IN
spircd him in HIS present talk? But ms speecn
was cold reasoning. unsympathetlc LII was
listened to at first with attention theh III rcspcoV
ful silence, but toward the close the audience
became wearied and voices shouted Time y
" Time,n IT. did not seem as if the speaker hau
his heart in the matter. At least, so it appeared
90 a naior;tv Of the audience. The presentation
of his candidates case was the argument OF
LAWYER before Judge, and not jury ~ iaekeo
fire il had not even eloquerce In ADDITION ME-
S,yctt lost his voice almost completely wheh
nearly half way through his speech. and only re-
Gained il by supreme effort toward lhe emu
The mention Of Grcsham's name, however was
recoiyed with cheers and good deal OF enthusiasm
BY the audience. ,;
FL F. Davis, Of Minnesota, seconded the noun
nation of Judge Gresham He proved hiinseii "
reasonably good speaker, though rs ornate no"erS
and fuStlaQ Mr. SNelO ldu poNh NOAN'
end nnsvmpathetic. His speech and manner sug'
cns,ed long practicc before a mirror IN country
school and occasional references to ha "a \,
with diagrams Oh oratory. The wlld nights W
eloouence surprised the audience into silence anu
when he concluded the galleries rendered. 'neii
Intelligent verdict by giving him liberal applause
IN which ON the floor of the Convention only Inc
Illinois delegation joined. J. H. Lynch Oh MS
sissippi; Mr. McCaull, of Massachusetts anu Ni,
I,Ao POS
Rector. Of Texas also seconded Judge oreSh"Ni ;
.oroirotion The speech of the former was
listened TO with good deal OF interest. lhousn
he was the temporary chairman OF the OohSenV,on
.,,saA he was personally known TO few oil the
,rosert delegates of whom less than 100 prooapiy
were in Chicago four years ago. lie was ais'
the first colored delegate TO ADDRESS o Ii
!. Conyeption. His remarks were prhcip"'J VI
n rected to proving By figures thai Judge Gresham
. when a candidate for Office, always ran niic"u y
his ticket thereby showing his popuiarlS' -
the course Of his speech Mr. Lynch hciuo".-'
brought in the name Of Harrison Inc irieno' y
chat candidate were on their feet in minute
shouting yelling and waving their hats IL ""
.oma time before Mr. Lynch was able to proeee'
with his speech OF the remarks of MesSrs NC
Caull and Rector little need be said They seen
IN have been made for the purpose oil preserving
geographical balance between the dinerehO auNo
cates of Judge Gresham's nomination. III ID per
hans worthy of mention, TOO, that Ooionei i0
Grant. while the Gresham speeches were peih
made. showed his Presidential preferences by shou'
fnelustily whenever opportunity presented IL
seIf, for Gresham and by waving gray nat GOV
cred with Grape AS soon as the chairman had az
certained that no more speeches were 10 DC n''u
for Gresham, Kansas man moved 10 take re
cess. The proposition was promptly Vo'eu uo"'
and the roll-call proceeded with
EX-GOVERNOR PORTER TAKES TIE PLATFORM
Indiana cried the clerk Every Harrison
man was nm in an instant. The hall was tille
with cries of Harrison, Harrison" One ma
with n big red fan, on which was INSCRIBED " lfar
rison." shook il Mt the delegates not standing vi
There was much enthusiastic confusion AooV
the din Dick" Thompson, Secretary OF III
Navy under Hayes, finally managed to make hin
Mr.. Chairman beg TO introduce TO the Con
vcntlon Ex-Governor Porter, OF Indiana"
That gentleman, pOrtiy figure, with sandy hai
and iord complexion. made his way 10 IIe pa, ~,
form amid the applause OF the de!egatcs anu vi
Harrison men in the audience. Governor Porter
sneech made up in common sense what 1T lacket
in eloquence IT was mol inc s tiS.iasm mo' bu
presented the claims OF General Harrison III si IN
PIE lucid straightforward manner; IN lne wnoi y
IL compared very fayoraeiy with the enor .s0o q
preceding speakers IN the course oi Ills spee0'
Governor Porter said
n we have an Indiana candidate"
He did not finish the sentence. Oresham
Gresham" came from the friends of that candidate
IN the hall
Harrison, HARRISON answered the Harrison
mon and for five minutes confusion reigned every
where, the chairman's gave being unable TO pre-
serve order IL was finally restored however
and Governor Porter finished his speech amid grea
applause and much cheering At this point an
other delegate moved 10 take recess until
o'clock A viva voce vote was taken, whlcl
clearly seemed to give it 10 the nays, but TO Tn
intense astonishment Of the Convention. Chairman
Estce brought down his gavel and exclaimed: >,
The yeas have it, and the Convention stahd
adjourned until o'clock this afternoon
D. D. L.
NEW-JERSEY AND PHELPS.
uts ~outSATIoN poR VICE PRESIDENT ADVOCATE