Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-26
EVENING sESsION.
Levi i. Norton, of New York, Nominated
for Vice-President.

CHICAGO, June 25th.-Thc Convention reas-
sembled at ten minutes past six and proceeded
to the regular rdcr, the presentation of names
for the Wee Presidential nominal on.
Griggs of New Jersey presented the name of
William Walter Phelps He claimed that New
Jersey was as much necessary State as was
Iudiana. BY the action of the Convention this
afternoon the fifteen electoral votes of Indiana
have been added to the votes OF surely RepubIi-
can States, and if to these were added the votes
of New Jersey the election of the Republican
ticket would be assured Williams Walter
Phelps was not in favor of a policy which
would take the roof off the labOrng man but is
in favor of that sys EN- which proposed to rut
roofs over the laboring men of the United States
and make them an offer of their own
homes. With the nomination of Phelps
the Republican party would secure
the electoral vote of New jersey and probably
those Of New York and Connecticut The ticket
for New Jersey was Harrison and Phelps. Put
Harrison against Cleveland. the New York
fetch of Democracy, and against Thurman, the
reminiScence of dead political heresies would
be placed PHELPS, live aggressive man of
to-day.
Egan of Nebraska earnesly seconded the
nomination of Phelps
Oliver of Iowa congratulated the Convention
on having secured one strategic point by the
nomination of Harrison, and he agreed that il
would te a wise move to capture n second
strategic point by the nomination of Phelps Tor
the second place on the ticket.
Rosenthal of Texas on behalf of the German
Americans, paid high tribute to Phelps, whose
! nomination he seconded.
Fuller of No tn Carolina seconded the nomi-
nation in the name of the young and progressive
Republicans of North Carolina. applause
Bouteile of Maine paid Il high tribute to
Phelps for his ability, his patriotism and his
tried and proved Repub .icanism.
MORTON PUT IN NOMINATION.
There being no further seconds of Phelps. the
call of States was continued, and when New
| York was called Senator Warner Miller re-
| sponded. He referred-and the audience greeted
| the reference with warm applause-to the cam
d 1i6lrV a npnpW al no ina
| ton, and he said that gentleman's name had
| been Withdrawn in sorrow, hut not in anger
| 'pplausel He assured the Convention that
| the Republican party in New York had often
| been divided, but all the factions had been
| in harmony in its action at Chicago The
| candidate which New York proposed to present
| for Nice-President was a man with whom he
! (Miller) had crossed swords If the Convention
! would cOncede to the wish of New York aud
/ give her this man as its candidate for Vice
| President, their swords would only be drawn in
| the common cause lapplausel, a. d he (Miller)
| could give the Convention the same pledge for
! every sectional faction of the party in that
! state. All were represented here tonight. BY
| It's action the convention had made it potsible
| for the Republicans to carry Indiana BY its
further action II could make it possible to carry
/ New York. lApplause.I This g, eat battle was
to be fought out in New York. The Democratic
| party had thrown down the gauge of battle and
II the Convention would help the Republicans
OF New YORK they would carry the fight to a
successlul conclusion lApplauseI If the New
| lork delegates were refused this boon they
, would go home and do all that gentlemen
could do but they would go home sick at heart
and discouraged. He appealed to the Conven-
tiOn to hear the voice OF New York. If the Con-
! vention would name tonight the man of their
choice, they would go home and inscribe upon
their banners, American wages for American
workingmen American markets for the Amer
lcan people, and protection for American
homes"
Aud in this sign they could not be defeated.
In behalf of the united delegation from the
State OF New Iork-aye, in behalf OF the
united Republican party Of the State of New
4ork-I name Hon. Lew p Morton"
Senator Millers speech was delivered with
great eaFnestness and with great :orce, and he
was frequently interrupted by applause
Gage OF California seconded Mortons NOM
ipation. he said: We came here in the in
terest OF the whole Republican party Ieries of
! Good J! !. and, sir, from the very moment that
we arrived here we have been actuated bv that
idea IN ali our deliberations and we believe
that, so far as this whole Convention is con-
cerned, the b lief that it was the outgrowth of
that idea actuated you this morning in the
domination of that great statesman and patriot
Ben Harrison. Some one said a few dayv ago
that II the Republican party was wise enough
TO select the men who could carry New York
and Indiana we could sweep out the Democratic
candidates, Cleveland and Thurman ICheers |
IN the Sc ection which you have mace this
morning you have aceor1p ished one of those
results, aud believe that the battle in Indiana
Is practically won. | believe that she is
oaTs, politically, TO day Now let us