The morning times., 1896-06-19
EJSEwAN BROS.

now had in Congress the father of the Nc
Kinley protection act lmeaning Senator
Aldrich).
When the State OF Tennessee was called
| Mr Randolph, delegate from that State,
nominated for the Vice Presidency Henry
Clay Evans Of Tennessee. He said:
- Mr.. .RANDOLPH's SPEECH.
..Mr. President and Gentlemen OF the Con
ventIon: II las been more than thirty years
since any citizen OF the States organized
cither of the great national parties for the
office of President or Vice President.
When the great armed cou!llct for the ma
tons life was entered upon the Republican
party had Just assumed control Of the gov
ernment.
ut became the champion OF the union OF
the States and the preservation OF the gov
crDment under the Constitution. AT the
close of the contest the success OF the
national armies was regarded as the special
triumph of tie Republican party. The peo-
il was but natural that for q time after
active hosiilities had ceased the Repub-
lcau party and those people should distrust
each other. The one found the great ma.
jority of its voters in the States which had
adhered to the Cnion, and therefore Sc
-lecred its candidates for President and vice
President from those states
The Democratic party had been the
dominant party in the States of the South
for many generations, and the people re-
garded that party not only as their tradt
exponent OF tfeir political views. A sold
South in the Democratic column or elec-
torai votes WAS the necessary consequence.
and FOR many years the Republican party
has entered upon every national contest
handica pped with 159 electoral votes abb
soiutely certain against its nominees.
Ito overcome this immense vote thus
fixed against ii required the carrying OF
t..t n carf a m In SfatPsnY Nnrrh
and the failure to carry any one of these
doubtful States, as was demonstrated in
the defeat OF Mr.. Blaine in the contest OF
1884. meant the election of the Democratic
nominees.
Now is the time for the great Republican
party to make its first serious effort to build
itself up and put itself in position of im-
pregnable siren 9Th among the people of the
South. The Southern states are now its re-
cruitiDg grounds. The solid South is reliably
solid for the Democratic party no longer.
Kentucky. Tennessee. Maryland. Della
ware. Virginia, Missouri and North Caro-
lima have given unmstakable Indications
of drifting away. and, with proper en-
conragement and suitable recognition. they
may safely be placed in the Republican COL
umn. not only when the result OF the election
in November is announced. but in future
oon1ssss as they sSe sou.,
proper. the great battlefield Of the Civil
War, the State which voted by a large ma
iority against secession when the question
to join itself to the Confederate States
and the first State to return to its loyalty
to the Union, now presents to you one of
ats distinguished citizens for the second
place on your ticket.
They believe he is worthy Of any office
within the gift of the American people.
Reprssenting them here name for vice
President of the United States Henry Clay
Evans"
denomination of Mr.. Evans was seconded
by Mr.. Smith ofKentucky. a acoloreddelegate,
who declared that the Republican party was
''thc grandest organization this side of
eternity" Laughter and cheers.) No Re-
publican convention for the last thirty years
had fuiied to declare for the sanctity of the
ballot. but IL was necessary to do something
more than words.
The convention had an opportunity to do
for Southern Republicans that which it had
done for Northern industry. by giving them
candidate for the Vice Presidency who
should bring to them renewed courage and
hope. Elect Evans to the Vice Presidency,
he said. and there would be n new fence of
States in the South.
Mr.. 1. C. Walker of Virginia tcolored),
put in nomination his fellow deleglte,
James A. Walker. He told the convention
that the financial plank In the platform
was "strong medicine for the Southern
States, but they proposed to take it like
little men,"
A delegate from West virginia reported
that that State was solid for sound money,
solid for Mckinley and solid for Hobart of
New Jersey, for Vice President. The
bailotiBg for Vice President then begun.
The call had only proceeded as far as
South Dakota when 1t became evident that
Hobart had been nominated on the first
ballot. and the delegates and the crowd
IN the galleries began to leave the building.
CONVENTION ADJOURNED.
Resolutions were offered, and agreed
and the temporary chairnan, Mr.. Fair
banks, chairnen respectively OF the two
committees to notify the nominees for
President and Vice President.
Resolutions of thanks were also offered
to the chairman. the temporary chairman,
aud the officers of the convention, and
suitable Acknowledgements were made by
and Fairbanks
The chair informed the convention that
L would be necessary to appoint two
to wait upon the nominees
FOR President and Vice Presidei and notify
hem of their nomination, and he requested
he delegations from the various States
10 choose two of its members to act on
these committees, which, he said, would
meet tomorrow morning at the Southern
Hotel
The result ofthe balIotfor vice President
vas announced by the chair as follows:
Hobart, 1913 1-2; Evans. PIT 1-2: Buikeley.
So; Lppett. 8; Walker, "a: Reed. 8: Thurstou,
2; Frederick Grant, 2; Depew, 8; Norton.
|; Absent, %.
The chair then formally declared Garrett
A. Hobart, of New Jersey, the nominee
II the convention for vice President of
he United States, and the convention
adjourned. sine die, Of 7:56 p. m