The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-06-24
TICKET COMPLETED.
Garrett A. Hobart Named for Vice Presi-
dent on the First Ballot


Senator Lodge then offered a motion to
proceed to the nomination of a candidate
for yice-president, and that nominating
speeches be limited to 1--WE minutes Not.
withstanding many expressions OIL dissent
and cries to adjourn this motion was de-
clared carried, and at 6:2O p. M, the con-
Vention having now been in continuous
session nearly eight hours and half, the
roll Of states was e2iea tor nominations ,a,s. ,n
reached Samuel ]. Fessenden took the
stand and placed in nomination ex-GoV.
Morgan c. Bulkeley, of Connecticut.
When New Jersey was reached on the
roll Hon. J, franklin Fort, of that state,
arose and said:
claims of New Jersey for the vice-presl'
dency. " 9 come because we feel that we
can for the first time in our history. bring
to you n promise that our electoral vote
will be cast for your nominees. II you
comply with our request this promise VIII
vice presidency in 1886 should be given to
New Jersey. We have reasons for our
opinion. We have ten electoral votes; W.
have carried the state in the elections OF
eS. '94 and '95. We hope and believe We
can keep the state in the republican col
umn for ali time. BY your action to-day
you car. greatly aid us.
mot for himself. but for our state: not
for his ambition, but to give to the nation
the highest type Of public official, do we
come to this convention by the ccommanu
of our state, and In the name of the repub,
lican party of New Jersey--unconquered
and unconQuerabe, undivided and indi-
visible-with one united voice speaking for
all that counts for good citizenship In oui
state, and nominate to you for the office
of Vlce-prcsident of this republic Garrett
A. Hobart, of New Jersey"
The roll call of states was resumed. ano
New York made no nomination; When the
state of Rhode Island was called. Mr. AL,
len, of Rhode Island, came to the stand
and nominated for the vice-presidency
Charles Warren Lppitt. When the stats
OF Tennessee was called, Mr.. Randolph;
delegate from that state, nominated for tht
vice-presidency Henry Clay Evans. Of Ten
was seconded by Mr.. Smith, of Kentucky
Ia colored delegate). Mr. l. c. Walker, Q
Virginia (colored), put in nomination hi
fellow delegate, James A. walker. -
| gan. The call had only proceeded as IA
| as South Dakota when 1t became eviden
| that Hobart had been nominated on tn
| first ballot, and the delegates ana TN
: crowd in the galleries began to. leave.
| The chair then formally declared Gar
| rett A. Hobart. Of New Jersey. the nomtne
| of the convention Tor vice-president of th
| United States.
The Convention Ends.
The chair informed the convention tha
| 1t would be necessary to appoint two com
| mittees to wait upon the nominees TO
| president and vice-presldent and motif
| them of their nomination, and he request
! ed the delegations from the various state
to choose two of its members to act o.
these committees, which, he said. woul
meet this morning at the Southern hote
| Resolutions were offered and agreed I
appointing the chairman (Mr. Thnrstoi
| and the temporary chairman (Mr. Fair
banks( chairmen, respectively. Of the tw
committees to notify the nominees 70
| president and vice-presldent.
The roll call for the committees bein