Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-06-25
M'k1NLEY AND HOBART.
CHOICE OF THE REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
THEY WILL LEAD THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY To VICTORY AND THE COUN-
TRY TO RETURNING
PROSPERITY.


For Vice President, Carrot Hobart, of
New Jersey.
These are the men chosen by the re-
publican national convention at st. Louis
last Thursday to lead the republican
party to victory and this great country of
ours to returning prosperity.
They will stand on a platform sound in
every plank platform which stands for
American industries and the American
people.
THE CONVENTION.
The republican national convention
was called to order Tuesday of last week
The first days session was short, and was
occupied in organization and preliminary
work of the convention. Wednesday and
the greater part OF Thursday were occu-
pied in the preparation and adoption of
the platform, There was show OF fight
on the financial plank and a threatened
bolt OF the silver states if the gold stand
ard was adoptd. Gold won by an over
whelming vote. a number OF delegates
from the silver states left the hall, but
the bolt did not assume anything like
the threatened proportions. Many dele
gates from The silves states declared ale
glance to the platform as adopted.
THE NOMINATION.
The presentation of names of presiden-
tial candidates began at p. M. Thursday.
The nomination OF Thomas b. Reed, of
Maine, WIS made by senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, and seconded BY Charles
f. Littletield, of Rockand.
The vote was announced as follows:
| Mckinley, 6613; Allison, 35is; Morton,
IS; Quay, 6l@ Reed, ST.; Cameron, l;
Blank, /. Total, 9O6.
The demonstration that followed the
announcement of William MckinIey's
nomination lasted over half an hour.
The nomination was made unanimous.
The result of the vote was disappointing
to Maine who hoped her candidate would
show greater strength. Maine was of
course loyal to Reed. Massachusetts gave
him tweuty-nine OF her thirty votes.
Rhode Island and New Hampshire We're
solid. Connecticut gave him five of her
twelve Votes Vermont was solid for
Mckinley. The only states from which
Mckinley did not have al least one dele
gate We're Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Iowa and the District of Columbia
FOR E-PREsIDENr.
When the demonstration following the
announcement of Mckinley's nominal
| ton had subsidized the convention pro-
ceeded to fill the second place on the
| ticket. The vote was as follows: Hobart
/ 5331 "a; Evans, 2S0la; Buckley, %; Walker,
"a; Lipptt, s; Reed, 3; Grant, 2; Depew,
3; Thurston, 2; Morton, /.
Garret a. Hobart, of New Jersey, was
declared nominated, and the nomination
was made unanimous.
Maine was absolutely impartial in the
vote for vice-president, dividing her
twelve votes as follows Hobart, .; Bulk
/ ley, 2; Evans, 3; Depew, =; Morton, /.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Joseph II. Manley, OF Augusta, will con-
tinue as Names representative in the
/ national committee. The majority of
! Names delegates, and OF Maine republic
cans, believe that Mr.. Manley committed
more OF Il blunder than crime when he
came out the week before the convent ion
with statement conceding Reed S defeat,
which resulted in discouraging his sup
/ pOrters.