The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-19


 'I have the honor and pleasure of naming for the second place on our national ticket a Connecticut man, a man who represents the sentiments of the republicans, protectionists and sound money, a staunch and tried re- publican, a man equally distinguished for his rare courage, his energy, his in tegrity and his ability, I nominate Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley of Connecti- cut for vice president of the United States"
 Judge John Franklin Fort of New Jersey placed in nomination Hon. Gar rett A. Hobart.
 MT. Humphrey of Illinois briefly sec onded the nomination of Mir Hobart in the name of Illinois.
 The roll call of the states was resun- ed, and New York made no nomination. When Rhode Island was called MT. AL len nominated for vice president Hon. Charles Warren Lippitt.
 When Tennessee was called MT. Ran dolph of Tennessee nominated for the vice presidency Henry Clay Evans of Tennessee.
 The nomination of MT. Evans was seconded by MT. Smith of Kentucky (colorcd), who declared that the repub- lican party was the grandest organiza- tiOn this side of eternity. Laughter and cheers)
 l. c. Walker of Virginia (colored) put in nomination his fellow delegate, James A. Walker. He told the COnvel- tion that the financial plank in ;he platform was strong medicine for the southern states, but they proposed to take it like little men"
 The balloting for vice president then began. The call had only proceeded as far as South Dakota when it became evident that Hobart had been nomi- mated on the first ballot and the dele gates and the crowd In the galleries began to leave the building.
 Resolutions were offered and agreed to, appointing the chairman, MT Thurs ton, and the temporary chairman, Mir. Fairbanks Chairmen respectively of the two committees to notify the nomi- nees for president and vice president.
 Resolutions of thanks were also of fered to the chairman, the temporary chairman and the officers of the con- Nention and suitable acknowledgement were made by Messrs. Thurston and Fairbanks
 The chair informed the convention that it would be necessary to appoint two committees to wait upon the nomi- nees for president and vice president and notify them of their nomination and he requested each delegation to choose two of it's members to act on these committee, which, he said, would meet tomorrow morning at the South ern hotel
 The result of the ballot for vice presi- dent was announced by the chair as follows: Hobart 533la, Evans 277Is. Bulkeley 39. Lippitt 8, Walker 24, Reed 3, Thurston 2, Frederick Grant ,, Depew 3, Morton 1, absent 23.
 The chair then formally declared Garrett A. Hobart the nominee of the convention for vice president and at I'll the convention adjourned sine die.
 St. Louis, June 1S-At half-past ten all the delegates were in the hall most of them in the seats assigned their re- spective states, but many still surged up and down the rather narrow aisles, chatting pleasantly with each other or consulting about possible combinations As to the galleries, they were closely packed-the fair sex being well repre- sented. While the convention was waiting for the president to announce the opening the time was passed pleas antly in listening to the strains of the band stationed above and behind the platform. In the preliminary discus sions among delegates on the floor in terest in the vice presidency overshad- owed all other considerations. The be- lief was that the Mckinley forces would be held with practical solidity in line against Governor Morton. A prominent Reed delegate said that the settlement of the vice presidential question lay for that reason in the hands of Mir Mark Hanna, the leader of the Mckinley men. MT. Hanna's preference is MT Hobart of New Jersey. It was stated that the Massachusetts delegation would hold caucus on the convention floor during the day after the presi- dency had been disposed of to decide what action they should take with re- spect to the second place It was agreed that the solid vote of the dele gation should be cast in accordance with the wishes of the majority.
 At 1:55 the president Senator Thurs ton, announced that the divine blessing would be invoked by Rev. John R. Scott of Florida. MT. Scott very short, dark negro, delivered a short and feel ing prayer.
 No dissenting voice being raised the three alternates, Lyndsey Rogers, Webb Greene and A. Smith, were seated as delegates from Utah.
 The chair next recognized Mir Bur leigh of Washington.
 Mir. Burleigh, speaking from the platform, said the young state of Wash ington yields her place for patriotic de- votion to loyal allegiance to this gov ernment and to the tenets of this party to none.
 We did not come here. he said, for inspiration on the silver question. We brought our inspiration with us We believe in the single gold standard be- cause we believe that the money which pays the banker in Wall street his in terest is none too good to pay the la borer in Montana. Then, he added, with protection, reciprocity and the chosen standard bearer, William Me Kinley, Washington would give good account of herself in November.
 This was the first time McKinley's name had been publicly mentioned in the proceedings and it was received with cheers.
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