The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-19

In 1874, New Jersey furnished, Thco-
dore Frellnghuysen as his associate.
The issue then was the restoration Of
the tariff and was more nearly like
that OF to-day than at any other period
which can recall. In the nations po-
fftIcai history. In 1856 when the freedom
OF man brought the Republican party
in existence and the great Pathfinder"
was called TO lead. New Jersey furnish
ed for that unequal contest William L.
Dayton as the vice presidential clndi-
date Since then. counting for MOTH
ing, we have asked for nothing. During
this period Maine has had q candidate
for President and a vice President;
Massachusetts, a vice President; New
York four vice Presidents, one OF whom
became President for almost a full
term: Indiana President, a candi-
date for President. and vice President:
Illinois a President twice and vice
presidential candidate; Ohio two Pres
idcnts and now q candidate for the
third time; Tennessee n vice President:
who became President for almost full
term.
We believe that the vice presidency
OF 1895 should be given to New Jersey;
we have reasons for our opinion. We
have ten electoral votes. We have car
ried the states In the elections Of 1898.
'94 and '95. We hope and believe, we
can keep the state In the Republican
column for all time. By your action to-
day you can greatly aid US. Do you
believe you could place the vice presi-
denny In a state more justly entitled
to recognition. or one which 1t would
be OF more public advantage to hold
In the Republican rank?
II the party in any state is deserving
Of approval for the sacrifice Of Its mem
bers to maintain It's organization. then
the Republicans OF New Jersey IN this,
the hour OF their ascendancy, after long
years OF bitter defeat feel that they
cannot come to this convention In vain.
We appeal to our brethren In the
south who know with US, what II Is TO be
overridden by fraud on the ballot box:
to be counted out by corrupt election
officers; to be dominated by an arro-
CANT, unrelentIns Democracy.
We should have carried our state at
every election for the past ten years. u
the. count had been an honest one. We
succeeded IN throttllnE the ballot box
suffers and imprlsoning the corrupt
election officers only to have the whole
raft OF them pRrdoned in n day, to
work again their nefarious practices
upon an honest people. But to-day un-
der ballot reform laws with an honest
count we know we can win. It has been
long. terrible strife TO the goal, but
we have reached It unaided, and I'M
assisted from without, and We como
to-day promising to the ticket here Sc
lected. the vote OF New Jersey whether
you give US the vice presidential candi-
date or not. We make II no test OF our
n a
date. We have been too long used to
fighting for principle for that; but wo
do say that You can by granting our
request tighten our burden and make
us n confident party with victory In
sight, even before the contest begins.
In the name Of the Republican party
unconQuered and unconquerable, undi-
vlded and indlvlsable. with our united
volcn speaking for all that counts for
good citizenship In our state I nomt-
nate to you for the office Of Hce Prcsl-
dent OF the republic, Garrett \, Ho-
bart. OF New Jersey.
The speech was loudly cheered. The
New Workers. Joining with the New Jer-
sey men In the nomination. J. Otis
OF Illinois, seconded HO-
bart; w. X. Allen. " Rhode Island,
nominated Gov. Charles T.. Lppett.
Delegates from the southern states
when Tennessc was called and upon Mr..
presenting the name of Henry
Clay Evans. Evans was seconded by
4 coloTed delegate $. Il. Smith, Of Ken
lucky, whose effort was loudly checrcd.
Ex-ConEressman Robert NJ. LaFdi-
Iette also seconded Evans. nrouslng en-
thuslasm by his prediction that the
party would gain In the south all II had
lost in the WRIST,
YIrglnla presented tho name Of Gen.
James A. Walker, the only Republican
OF Congress from that state.
who served jim the Confederate army
under Stonetali Jackson. who was
nominated by y. +. Bailey. NJ Virginia.
4, B, White, OF West Virginia, spoke for
Hobart,
The roll call began ten minutes after
scvcn, and the ballot resulted as fol-
lows:
Hobart $685.; Evans g75is; Buikelsy
10; Walker e; T. Il. Reed 3; Fred
Grant .; ThurstOn =; Dcpcw s; Brown
.: Morton /; absent %,
The adhcrCnts % Mr. Evans were very
and loudly chrcrcd every
vote announced FOR him. When Penn
sylvanla cast her SiNty-four votes Tor
Hobart, his nomination was gained and
delegates began to leave.
Pending the announcement Of tho
vote q resolution was adopted making
Chairman T'hurston chairman OF tho
1nmmittep 10 Inform the presidential
i1mincc Of his election and temporary
lhnirmnn Fairbanks, had VI the COM
nlttCc TO walt on the vice President for
mo same purpose. 4 resolution was
llOptel thanking the city VI st. Louis
.or fulnlllng all its promises I'm tho
Entertainment W the convention. Be-
'orC the announcement VI the vote
ynN given had hccu made there was
'ush from the hail The nomination OF
Hobart was made unanimous
Aftcr the announcement " the mem
Iers OF the committees tn walt on tho
iomlncPs FOR President and vicc PrC-l-
lent the convention adjourned at 40
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