The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-13
NINTH CONVENTION.
The Nomination or Harrison aud Morton
ut ChIeRgn.

NJ NhlcuEOs
The ninth Republican national con-
vention assembled in the Auditorium.
Chicago. June 10. 1855. The convention
was called to order at 1880 p. M. by Hon.
b. +. Jones who presented Hon. John N.
ThurstOn. OF Nebraska, IA temporary
chairman. Among the incidents Of the
first session OF the convention was the
Introduction OF General John c. FIRE.
mont. the first candidate OF the party for
President. General Fremont made Il
short address. closing with the sentence:
u am happy 10 know ihnt the Republic
can party has resisted the tests OF time,
aud that II has come down 10 me with all
It's Old-lime cordially Mi Frederick
| Douglas was then introduced. He said,
among other thiugS:"A government that
can give liberty IN It's constitution ought
10 have power to protect liberty IN Its
administration. ! speak In behalf ~
millions who are disiranchlscd to-day.
The first controversy Of the convention
was over thu contest In Virginia. The
national committee had placed upon the
| list OF delegates the delegation headed
by General william Malone: this was
objected To- by John 5. Wise, who claim
| uI 20 6e chairman ~ the lawful virginia
delegation. Aftrr discussion the matter
Nuh referred 10 ANlF AANAlAlAltkkNN hAN Wv
| l-ntialg. on June Goth the committee
! on permanent Organization named Nor
RE M, Egtce. Of California, ~ permanent
chairman. The Virginia controversy
came W again. the committee on ere
| deHtiais reporting IN favor OF the Ma
| hone observation-disclosures, and all the Ma
hone district delegates, except those OF
J Thu Ninth coRgI slpnnl district. headed
| by Hon. John $, Wise.
The report af the committee on reSulu-
| tons WIS pr.Ientcd by William Mckln-
| ley. NJ Ohio. June q. The platform de-
clared uucOmpromislngly In favor oil the
| American system ~ protection: con-
| dgmngd the proposition Of the Demo
cratic marty to pI;s wool on the free list;
| declared hostility 10 the Introduction or
foreign contract labor. and Of Chinese
labor. declared opposition TO all com
hInailarg OF capital organized In trusts;
declared that the Republican party l7 In
favor " the use Of both gold uni SILVER
AZ money. and C1ndcmu=i the policy %
ths Democratic administration 10 de-
mOrr'iEc silver; denounced ~" hostile
| spirit shown by President Cleveland to-
ward tho old solder and pHne.onE
on ne roll call Tor the persecution Of
candidates FOR President Samuel J..
warner. VI Connecticut. nominated
| Joseph r. HawIey, Leonard SWEET, III
Illinois. nominated Judge Walter @.
Gresham. ~ Indiana: Governor Albert
q. Porter. OF Indiana. nominated BerJa-
min Harrison; General Henderson, OF
Iowa. presented William r. Allison.
Robert L, Frazier. OF Michigan, present
cd the name uf Russell 4. AlRer; Frank
Hiscork, OF New York. npminnted
! ChauHcey 81 DTprw: General y. II.
Hastings. Of Pennsylvania. nominated
John Sherman. Of Ohio, and this waI
seconded 10y General Joseph y, Foraker
Charles Emory smith, OF Pennsylynnla'
nominated Edwin II. Filter: John e.
Spo0nrr. 0f Wisconsin. nominated Jere-
miah NJ. Rusk.
on the first ballot Sherman received
g2g votes. Gresham lO7. Depew ~. AtErr
st. Harrison So. Allison u. Blaine 10, In
gals ~. Phelps q, Rusk % Filter a.
Uawlny ~. Lincoln .. Mckinley :. on
tho second ballot sherman received 2i9
votes. Algcr liG. Gresham JOS. Harrison
%. The fourth ballot on Saturday gave
Harrison ZIG, Sherman e3j, Algcr la5.
and Gresham gS on the fifth ballot
Harrison had 2l2 votes, Sherman u.s.
AIgrr lE3. and Gresham 81.
By "a vote Of i93 60 go the convention
ON Saturday evening adjourned until II
O'Clock Monday, on the sixth ballot on
Monday. June q, Sherman received go
yofng. Harrison 23i. AlErr 237 Gresham
81. on tho seventh ballot Harrison had
g74 votes. sherman 22n. Aigrr 100. HrrEh-
am o. on the eighth ballot Harrison
was nominated. receiving Jli votes pflS
Tor sherman. 100 FOR AfE-r. W Tor Hfn9h-
am. . for Blaine and 4 for Mckinley.
At the evening session Levi r. Morton
was nominated Tor Vice President on
the frat ballot, receiving a32 votes, 10
"a HNlFE IL for