Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-06-16
1T is BENJAMIN.
President Harrison RenOminat-
ed on the First Ballot.
The Opposition Goes to Pieces
r Before the Solid Front of
the Office-HOlders.
Grandpa's Hat IL Preferred to
the Plume.
Whitclaw Reid Is Selected as
HarrISOn'S Running Mate.

The National Republican Conven-
ton which was in session when the
LEADER of last week went to press,
completed it's labors on Friday by the
denomination of President Harrison,
and the selection of Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, editor of the New York Tribune,
for Vice President.
The Blaine boomers, headed by Tom
Platt and Warner Miller of New York /;
Boss Quay of Pennsylvania, and j. S.
Clarkson, of Iowa, confidently claimed
that the Plumed Knight would win
until Thursday night. At that time
the committee on credentials made its
report, and by test vote, the Harrison
contesting delegates from Alabama
were seated and the weakness of the
Blaine cause revealed. From that time
until the result of the first ballot was
known, the Harrison opposition was a
forlorn hope.
When the convention completed its
organization Friday at noon and NOM
| IIdJlOllS WcIc OIuti, CCIldbOl
Walcott, of Colorado, nominated Mr..
Blaine Mr. Thompson, the, venerable
ex-secretary of the Navy, nominated
President Harrison. Blaine's nomina-
ton was seconded by w. III. Enstis, of
Minnesota, colored delegate named
Bell, from Tennessee, w. f. Mollison,
colored from Mississippi {; Warner Mil
Ter of New York, and S. w. Downey. of
Wyoming. Mr.. Harrison's nomination
was seconded by Chauncey NJ Depew,
of New York, in polished and elo-
quent speech. Loud cheering followed
the mention of each candidates name.
At one time the shouting over Blaine
lasted for 20 minutes.
When the balloting began there was
an attempt made by the Blaine leaders
to cause diversion and stampede the
Convention to Chairman Mckinley.
This was the last card the opposition
had to play, but it failed The vote on
the first ballot stood as follows:
I1dTTlSOH ........ ......-.. 3Oo
Blame Observation-Disclosures. ..lo2
Mckinney ............ ........... lS2
Reed (Thos. b. 4
Lincoln L
Necessary to choice, 453.
When it was seen Harrison had secured
the nomination Chairman Mckinley.
who had cast the one vote received by
him from the Ohio delegation, descend
ed from the stand and moved that the
nomination be declared unanimous,
which was carried amid wild cheering
At o'clock Thursday evening the
Convention took a recess until 8, when
it came together again to nominate
Vice-President. The New York dele
cation placed in nomination Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York
Tribune. who had been unanimously
agreed upon by the delegates from
that State. A Tennessee delegate
placed in nomination Hon. Thos B.
Reed of Maine, but on the statement of
Maine delegate that Boss Reed was
not candidate, his name was with
drawn and Mr.. Reid of New York was
nominated by reclamation.
After finishing some minor business
the Convention adjourned sine die.
The platform, which was reported
and unanimously adopted without dis
cussion before the ticket was nominal
ed, is given below in full:
The Platform
''The representatives of the Republi-
cans of the United States, gathered in
general assembly on the shores of the
Mississippi river, the everlasting bond
of all indestructible republic, whose
most glorious chapter of history is the
record of the Republican party, con-
graduate their countrymen on the ma
jestic march of the nation, under the
banners inscribed with the principles
of our platform of 1888, indicated by
victory at the polls and prosperity in
our fields, workshops and mines, and
make the following declarations of
principles:
"We reaffirm the Americ an doctrine
of protection.
1--WE call attention to it's growth
abroad.
'We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our country is largely due