The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-06-18

Alabama, Delaware, Indiana, Louisi.
ana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska,
Nevada, North Carolina, PENNSYLVANIA,
| Texas, Oklahoma and Utah asked for
further time in which to make their
| selections.
CONVENTION HALL, MINNEAroLIs, June
9.-Ihe third session of the Republican
convention was called to order by Char
| man Mckinley at ll:3o, although ! / was
the hour tor beginning business. The
invocation WAS pronounced by the Rev.
William Bush, after which the regular
| order, the report of the credentials
| committee, was called for by the chair
Gen. Cogswell reported that the com
| mittee was still in session, but had not
| yet completed its work, and desired
iurther time Gen. Sewall, of New Jer-
sey moved a recess till o'clock. Be
| lore action WAS taken two resolutions
| We're offered and referred to the com
nllttee, one favorlng government aid
Tor the Columbian Exposition, and the
| other admitting members Of the
q. \. Il. without tickets to standing
| room In the convention Aali. The first
WAS presented by Senator CullUm aQd
the second by Delegate Robarts, of Hi
| nols. The yeas and nays were demand
ed, and on rising vote the motion for
recess YVES carried, 407 to 300. Some
capital was made by the friends OF
Blame over what they claimed was G
test vote, but the vote has no signiti-
cance whatever as indicating the
strength of the two leading candidates.
At $3.50 order was again called, and
| lhe credentials committee was heard
from. There were two reports, bat the
division was over the contest in Ala
bama alone. BY the majority report
| the contesting delegation was seated
While N minority report the sitting del
egaton remained in possession. After
an interesting debate the minority re
| port WAS rejected by vote of 1922 to
l25. As the adoption OF the maioTity
report meant a gain of six for Harrison
this was looked upon as a test vote, and
the administration party are CORE
spondlngly iubilant
The platform was then read by cx
Gov. Foraker. and Immediately adopt
| ed, after which the convention ad-
| lourned till | | O'Clock to- morrow
CONVENTION HALL, MINHEArcLIs,
Mimi, June l0.-The convention was
| called to order at 1880, and the chair
| announced that al! opposition TO the
MAJORITY report of the committee on
credentials had been withdrawn. Mis-
J. Ellen Foster, OF Ohio, president o.
the Woman's Republican Association %
| the United States, wasinvited 10 address
| the convention, which she did III q
graceful manner. Then the regular
order was resumed, and the roll OF states
was called for nominating speeches.
| Senator Wolcott, Of Colorado, placed
| the name Of James G. Blaine before the
| convention. When Indiana was reached
| Richard W. Thompson. ex-seCretarv Of
| the navy, rose and in brief address
nominated PcnJanin Harrison. No
| other names We're presented, and
| ballotlng began as soon as
the seconding speeches were
| finished. Only one ballot WAS taken,
and when Texas was reached in the call
of states Harrison had already received
| enough votes 10 nominate him, and the
| choice OF the convention was tele
! graphed all overthe country. As much
| OF Blaine's strength had been thrown
| TO Mckinley, the contest in the ballot
| ing was three-cornered one, althoug Ii
| the Ohio man had refused to allow his
name to be presented. When the fight
was over Harrison had $50 1-6, Blaine
| Isl 5-6, Mckinley 1S2, Reed and Lin
| l. The vote of Wisconsin showed ~
| for Harrison, for Blaine and for Nc
kinley.
When the vote of Texas had been re-
corded giving Harrison a majority Of the
convention, Mckinley called Elliot f.
Shepard to the chair, and taking the
| floor moved that the rules be suspended
and the NOMINATION of Nh. Harrison
be made by acclan alton.
This was objected to, because there
were states that wanted 10 record their
vote and the roll call proceeded to the
end, states voting as shown in the table
| The secretary announced the totals and
| the cheering WAS resumed. The vote
was made unanimous amid long con
| tnued cheers. and on motion of Mr..
| Depew adjourned until 5 z. NJ.
At the evening session the roll was
| called for the presentation Of candi-
| dates for ice-Prcsident. Senator War
ner Miller, of New York, presented the
name of Whiteiuw Reid SccJnding
| speeches were made. \ motion to sus-
| pend the rules and make the nomina-
| ton by acclamation was carried. and
the work Of the convention was done.