The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19
TAIL OF THE TICKET.
Garrett A. Hobart Nominated for
Vice President.

vice president.
st. Louis, June 1s.-When the applause
which greeted this announcement subsid-
ed Senator Lodge moved to proceed
to the nomination Of a candidate for vice
president, and that the nominating
speeches be limited to five minutes. Not
outstanding many expressions of dis
sent and cries to adjourn, this motion
was declared carried, and at $40 o'clock,
the convention having now been in con-
tlnuous session nearly eight hours and a
half, the ron of states was called for
nomination for vice president.
When Connecticut was reached Mr.
Fessenden took the stand and in a brier
speech nominated Morgan F. Buckley of
Connecticut for vice president. Mr.. FEES
sender Sketched Mr.. Bulkeley's success
tul career, and said he was now at the
head Of one of the largest business enter
prises OF the state, and had been thrice
elected mayor Of the democratic city OF
Hartford and had given them a magnifl-
cent administration.
Judge John Franklin Fort of New Jer-
Hobart.
Mr.. Humphrey of Illinois briefly sec
onded the nomination of Mr. Hobart in
the name of Illinois. The roll call of the
states was resumed and New York made
no nomination
When the state of Rhode Island was
called Mr.. Allen came to the stand and
nominated for the vice presidency Charles
w affen Llppett
When the state of Tennessee was called
Mr.. Randolph, delegate from that state,
nominated for the vice presidency Henry
Gay Evans of Tennessee. The nominal
TON OF Mt. Evans was seconded by Mr..
smith of Kentucky, a colored delegate
VINO declared that the republican party
was the ''grandest organization this side
OF eternity. daughter and cheers) No
republican convention for the last thirty
years had failed to declare for the sanctity
OF the ballot, but il was necessary to do
G0mAfh1nQ than WI I'd ta.a
ton had an opportunity to do for south
ern republicans that which 1t had done
for northern industry, by giving them a
candidate for the vice presidency, who
should bring to them renewed courage
and hope. Elect Evans to the vice presi-
dency, he said and there would be a new
fence of republican states in the south
l. G. Walker of Virginia, colored, put in
nomination his fellow delegate, James A.
Walker. He told the convention that the
strong medicine for the southern states,
but they proposed to take it like little
A delegate from West Virginia reported
that that state was solid for sound mon
ey, solid for Mckinley and solid for Ho-
The ballOting for Vice President then
begun. The call had only proceeded as
far as South Dakota, when it became
evident that Hobart had been nominated
on the first ballot and the delegates and
the crowd in the galleries began to leave
the building.
Resolutions We're offered and agreed to
appointing the chairman Mr.. Thurston,
and the temporary chairman, Mr. Eair-
banks, chairman respectively of the two
! committees TO notify the nominees for
the presidency and vice presidency.
Resolutions of thanks were also offer
| ed to the chairman, the temporary chair
man and the officers of the convention,
and suitable acknowledgements were
made by Messrs. Thurston and Fair
banks.
The chairman informed the convention
| that it would be necessary to appoint two
| committees to wait upon the nominees
! for President and Vice President. and
| notify them of their nominal ton, and he
requested the delegations from the vari-
| GUS states to choose two of it's members
| TO act on these committees, which, he
| said, would, meet tomorrow morning at
/ the Southern hotel.
| The result of the ballot for Vice Pres
! ident was announced by the chair as fol-